The Best Of Plans

Over at ol' Crochetville I'm involved with the Hat-A-Week Crochetalong. I love making hats, everyone knows that. Instant gratification happens to be my middle name. But I can't say I'm too gratified with this little number. Here's ol' Lydia No Face modeling "Denver" from the Little Box of Crocheted Hats and Scarves. The original yarn it called for was Noro "Kuryeon" (I know I've spelt that wrong) and I decided to sub Manos d'Uruguay (that's probably spelt wrong too). But I didn't care for any of the colors that Kuryeon came in. So off I went with ol' Manos which is 100% wool. This hat had real potential with a multitude of different stitches (dc's, popcorn, clusters, reverse single crochet) but when done it's just ... blah. It kind of balances on your head. And it's WAY too short for my fat head.

And the more I look at it ... the more I think ... it looks like a bunny with a pancake on it's head.

The other day I was yattering on about the next contest I was going to hold. It was to be called the "MADE IN CANADA" contest. Some of you may have thought you had to be Canadian to enter. Well given that the few people who do read this blog are probably American, well then that wouldn't be a very successful contest now, would it? No, my Crocheting Goddeses, that is not what the MADE IN CANADA contest is all about. What it IS about is my ongoing mission to educate the Amercian public on their neighbor (neighbour) to the North. Since I've been in the United States it has come to my attention that there may be one or two things about Canada you might not know. So. This is how it works. Each week, on a random day, I will post a question about Canada. The first person to respond correctly will win a FANTASTIC PRIZE. Send your correct answer to Sakkasie@hotmail.com . Basically what this contest is all about is who can type www.google.com the fastest. But you never know, we Canadians are a tricky lot. So here's the first question. How many provinces are there in Canada? Good luck!

In other prize news, if you want your consolation prize from the Heartmade Blessings raffle it would be a really good idea to send your snail mail address to the above e-mail address as well. Please and thank you.

In home decorating / pet furniture news, here's the latest addition to the Campbell mansion. It was originally a wicker basket, it's now known as the "Tabby Tower." Why do Andy's eyes look like that? Because he's FREAKIN' POSSESSED !!!