Obscenity and degradation - felting without a top-loading washer *

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The unknown knitter *

The unknown knitter
Originally uploaded by TangleGirl

In my 'jammies doin' the freakin' I-cord thing. It was great to finish the purse body for Alex (niece) but then there were the 9 feet of I-cord to make. Yeah boy - I am the world's slowest I-cord maker. The niece may get the purse by the time she is 20 (she's 14 now).
"This is the cord that never ends, it just goes on and on, my friends. I once started knitting it, not knowing what it was, now I'll be knitting it forever - that's because it is the cord that never ends, it just goes on and on, my friends. I once started knitting it, not knowing what it was, now I'll be knitting it forever - that's because it is the cord that never ends....." Ad infinitum.

* This is a reference to the Unknown Comic from the gong show - if you are too young to remember that, just let it go. You'll never "get" a lot of my comments in this blog.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery

AlexPinkCocoPurse1
Originally uploaded by TangleGirl

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery - I am developing a backlog of gifts requested. Besides that, I need time to learn how to do them.
Thanks,
Your Loving Aunt

Does anyone else remember when everything you ordered took either 4-6 weeks or 6-8 weeks to arrive?

Charming Husband Modeling His Marsan Watchcap

Charming Husband In Watchcap Again

Extra-yummy Blue Sky Royal Alpaca with husband filling. Marsan Watchcap pattern at Redlipstick.com

Rita in a pup bowl

Rita in a pup bowl
Originally uploaded by TangleGirl

This is my furry friend Rita - she is a rescutie (rescued cutie) who belongs to my neighbor. I borrow her for fur love sometimes, plus she helps me knit.

Validation means more work?

My 'twenty-something' niece called this morning. She is a peach - I love her dearly (despite her dreadful and sarcastic ways - perhaps because of them). Apparently she has absconded with the beanie I made for her dad (out of delicious yak yarn). Truth be told, he didn't like it that much anyway - claims to be an old guy who wants a turned up rim sort of hat. Beanies are just too mod and cool for him. His new hat has been made and is one of the items on the table being blocked, so don't feel too sorry for him - his head will be re-clad soon enough.
At any rate, Valerie wanted to tell me how much she "LOVED, not LIKED" the hat and wanted to "order up" some more. YIPPEE! Somebody is truly enjoying the string gifts I'm churning out madly.
Off to the LYS for blue, black and white-ish yarn. Yep, she wants three of the little guys to wear with (apparently) everything she owns. No problem - I'll do it as soon as I finish the obnoxiously hot pink felted purse for my 14-year-old niece. She loves anything pink and girly, so this should be a perfect gift.
To be completely honest, my mother got a steely blue shawl/blanket made of Debbie Bliss chunky cashmerino that she would use all the time if she could retrieve it from her cat. So validation is not that scarce a commodity. Good thing, because neither are my knitted gifts.
Now go out there and annoy someone by being friendly today - you know you want to.
Peace