{"id":491,"date":"2006-02-15T11:20:06","date_gmt":"2006-02-15T01:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.randomknits.net\/?p=491"},"modified":"2006-02-15T11:20:06","modified_gmt":"2006-02-15T01:20:06","slug":"491","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/?p=491","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everybody had a nice Valentines day!<br \/>\nLook what DH gave to me.<br \/>\n<center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/archives\/100_6766.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/archives\/100_6766.html','popup','width=700,height=525,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/archives\/100_6766-thumb.JPG\" width=\"398\" height=\"298\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\nA tiny Polar Bear and a bunny in a bottle! For scale, here is the Polar Bear beside a row counter.<br \/>\n<center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100_6768.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/archives\/100_6768.JPG\" width=\"398\" height=\"299\" \/><\/center><br \/>\nThey&#8217;re gorgeous! And I had a most excellent mail day, too!<br \/>\nThe Zhivago that Carol snagged for me arrived.<br \/>\n<center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100_6771.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/archives\/100_6771.JPG\" width=\"398\" height=\"299\" \/><\/center><br \/>\nOnly nine balls, because the tenth is already busy becoming the ruffly cardi.<br \/>\n<center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100_6773.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/archives\/100_6773.JPG\" width=\"398\" height=\"303\" \/><\/center><br \/>\nSomething appears to have happened to my knitting. I have <em>always<\/em> had to go down a needle size to get gauge. On the last 2 or 3 projects, I have gotten gauge with the needle size suggested in the pattern. What is with that? And more importantly, are the Gauge Gods laughing at me, just messing with my head? As soon as I assume that I&#8217;ll get gauge with the suggested needle size, it will change again, won&#8217;t it?<br \/>\nThe pattern for the cardi is from a Patons Australia pattern leaflet, called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patons.biz\/publication_details.asp?SelID=89&#038;ID=991&#038;name=1248\">&#8220;Zhivago Summer Knits&#8221;<\/a>. It&#8217;s a fairly new pattern leaflet, released in the last year or so, and nearly all the garments are knitted in the new variegated shades, which they&#8217;ve already discontinued. Good going, guys!<br \/>\nThere are other shades of Zhivago available, but I like these nice bright colours.<br \/>\nKnitting on the main part of the Mystery project is done, but I can&#8217;t show you until May. Sorry \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nAnd the postman brought me another great letter. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitchesandcraft.com.au\/sydney-15-19-february-06\/show-details\">Stitches and Craft show<\/a> is in Sydney this week, and I entered a competition in the local paper to win tickets, then promptly forgot all about it. Then yesterday, I couldn&#8217;t figure out why the local paper would be sending me a letter.<br \/>\n<center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100_6775.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomknits.net\/archives\/100_6775.JPG\" width=\"398\" height=\"299\" \/><\/center><br \/>\nI won a double pass, yay! There&#8217;s not usually a great deal of knitting stuff available, (it&#8217;s definitely <em>not<\/em> Stitches West or Rhinebeck!) it&#8217;s usually more scrapbooking\/patchwork type of stuff, but a free double pass is a free double pass! And it&#8217;s probably a good thing for my wallet and the stash if there isn&#8217;t too much yarn about!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everybody had a nice Valentines day! Look what DH gave to me. A tiny Polar Bear and a bunny in a bottle! For scale, here is the Polar Bear beside a row counter. They&#8217;re gorgeous! And I had a most excellent mail day, too! The Zhivago that Carol snagged for me arrived. 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