February 28, 2005
The Bear-Naked Model
The new Mossy Cottage philosophy: If the dog won’t cooperate, use the bear.
Here, three photos of some Dulaan F’d and semi-F’d Os*. First, the finished ecru hat, which is still begging for an adornment, but I’m likin’ Karlie’s idea of a thick, braided topknot.
I notice now that the hat is all twisted on the bear's head, but that's because he refused to sit still. He said the ground was cold and a daffodil leaf was getting fresh with him.
Secondly, 3/4 of the green Coronet, unF’d for lack of a pair of size 8 dpns. Should be finished tonight after a swing by the LYS.
Lastly, and my fave foto, a head and neck warmer knit by a neighbor lady who has been knitting for, by my calculations, 60+ years:
TMK and I spent Friday night feeling quite bloo, wishing we were down in Berkeley with all of Janine's Knit-Iners. By all accounts, it was a noisy, fun, standing-room-only affair, chock full of positive Dulaan karma. To everyone who attended, Cuzzin Tom and I raise our glasses back atcha'!
Now, at the risk of going all officious and Mother Superior on you, a gentle reminder to Brigade members: Mail all items to The Dulaan Project, F.I.R.E., 107 N. San Francisco St., Studio 4, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, not to Cuzzin Tom or me.
*Translation, for non-knitters: Based on FO, which stands for Finished Object, as compared to a UFO, which is...nah, that one I'll leave up to you to figger out.
Posted by Ryan at February 28, 2005 09:15 AMPerhaps it's my years of celibacy giving me a warped perspective, but the first sentence of the second graf reads remarkably naughty. I bet there are whole websites devoted to photos of semi-F'd Os.
*Sigh* Off to confession. Again.
Posted by: Cuzzin Tom on February 28, 2005 10:08 AMCuzzin Tom! LMAO. The thought of a monk having dirty thoughts about semi-F'd Os sent me into fits of giggles.
Ryan and TMK, we surely did miss you at the Knit In. We were thinking that you ought to take the train down for the next one. Please?
Posted by: Nathania on February 28, 2005 02:08 PMI have to apologize for my cuzzin. As much as he wants to be a full-fledged monk, the twisted genetics of my family may be too much for him to fight.
Um, Nathania, will there BE a next one? We're all ears.
Posted by: Ryan on February 28, 2005 02:19 PMOh, I wasn't complaining, Ryan. If anything, it makes the unattainable monk more appealing. And refreshing. I think the preconceived notion of people who take vows of celibacy is that they cease to be sexual beings. That every sexual thought is repressed. As one nun I knew put it, "We nuns have sexuality. Everyone does, celibate or not. We just don't put it into practice."
Posted by: Nathania on February 28, 2005 03:30 PMYour hat model is so cute! Somehow my daughters teddy bear ended up on the mantle after the Friday-afternoon-pick-up, and she is wearing the first project to be finished at our house! Is that great minds thinking alike?
Posted by: laura on February 28, 2005 05:25 PM