May 29, 2007
Dulaan-a-Thaan Reminder!
(Afternoon Update: TMK pointed out to me that I blogged on a Tuesday. I have no bloody idea why I did this, but don't get all excited. Next posting: Friday, fer sher.)
Reminder!
Join Us at the Dulaan-a-Thaan!
When: This Saturday, June 2, 2007. 6 p.m.–6 a.m
Where: Village Yarn & Tea Shop (may they and their offspring be forever blessed), 19500 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline
Bring: Yourselves, your finished and unfinished Dulaan items, a tea mug, and a snack to share. Wear pj’s, if you want, or just comfortable lounging clothes. I’ll be wearing pink satin pajamas and my Dulaan t-shirt. If for no other reason, come to the Thaan to see me make a total fool of myself in this way.
Important Note: Parking is iffy at Village Yarn. Their Web site says, “Parking in the front lot is limited to spots that are labeled with our shop name and two 30-minute spots on the east side of the lot. Please do not park in any of the Allstate spots on the west side of the lot. If our spots are full, you can park anywhere along 25th Ave." But don't let this deter you. In fact, just use this as an excuse to come early!
F.I.R.E. has sent me these bags, which are as Mongolian as ayrag and buuz, to sell as fundraisers for F.I.R.E. at the Thaan. Yes, you, you can be one of a select few knitters in the world who carry their knitting projects around in bags made from Mongolian Kazakh wall-hangings! Call now while supplies last! Operators are... Oh, wait, never mind; just come to the Thaan and pick one up for yourself.
F.I.R.E. has also sent Mongolian music, two Mongolian movie shorts, and some new photos from Dulaan 2006. We will be blogging live, thanks to TMK and her cool yet jazzy laptop stylings, and, in short, gettin’ jiggy wid it (so jiggy that two Portlanders are even driving up to join in the insanity).
Come be part of Dulaan history!
The Yo-Yo Jacket finally stopped being so damn squirrely and I was able to get the body done this weekend, as you can see from this photo, sadly overexposed thanks to the pitiless morning sun.
How do I describe this jacket? It lacks, well, it lacks subtlety. In fact, it screams:
HI!
I’M STRIPED!
I WAS MADE FROM STASH!
I WAS KNIT WITH SEED STITCH!
I WAS KNIT WITH LAUGHABLY LARGE NEEDLES!
I WAS DESIGNED TO BE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY WARM!
DO YOU WANT TO BE MY SPECIAL FRIEND?
LOOK WHAT I FOUND IN MY NOSE!
Oy.
Two sleeves, a seed-stitch collar, a piece of duct tape slapped over its mouth, and this baby's ready to go.
While I wrestled with the socially challenged jacket, TMK’s weekend was spent wrestling with this…
…five yards of compost that she voluntarily had delivered to her driveway. Voluntarily. As in, this was okay with her. As in, she paid to have someone bring this to her house. As in, when the very large truck showed up, she did not do her best Ma Barker and run them off with a shotgun. As in, when they dumped this on her driveway, this was pleasing unto her. I just don’t get it.
But I must say the results were A-Number-One. Beauty, eh?
For Norma those of you who care about such things, I don’t know what the plant in the front is but, working backwards, slightly to the right is a cotoneaster, behind that are orange poppies, a smoke tree, purple irises, a wine-red climbing rose (in fact, the Dublin Bay that I named the sock pattern after), a mish-mash of pyrethra, dahlias, bachelor buttons and other perennials, an ornamental plum tree (the trunk, anyway), and then the large green blob on the left is a honeysuckle vine and the large green blob on the right is an Arctic blue willow.
And what's the large blank space up front, you ask? Let's just say, if you're a plant in TMK's yard, don't make her mad.
Posted by Ryan at May 29, 2007 11:33 AMIt's a happy little jacket. Just don't look at it too long and everything will be okay. ;^)
TMK is a goddess!
Oh, and you don't have to understand. Just know that there won't be many weeds to pull because of that black gold.
Posted by: Cookie on May 29, 2007 01:37 PMhey, at least you know that the child wearing that jacket won't get lost in a snowstorm!
Posted by: jen on May 29, 2007 02:08 PMOk, now I'm pissed. You taunted me in my blog and now THIS? That does it.
Posted by: Norma on May 29, 2007 02:38 PMCracked me up with the "in my nose" comment. Have a great time at the Dulaan-a-thaan, I'll be over here in Ohio feeling jealous.
Posted by: becky c. on May 29, 2007 02:47 PMYes, and I'll be here in Oklahoma feeling envious.
TMK...definitely the Goddess. Beautiful flower beds and I was drooling over the huge mound of compost.
Love that little sweater!
Ryan: Yep, you got all the plants right! And to everyone else...2 words...Bachelor. Buttons. Oh, they look pretty at the store, all innocent and blue, but beware! Unless you want a thousand of them in your front yard, in the neighbor-down-the-street's yard and probably six blocks away, I beseech you to just walk away. That's right. Walk away. How about a nice pyrethra or a nandinia, maybe some campanula. Something that's pretty but will stay where you want it without invading the city. TMK
Posted by: The Mysterious K on May 29, 2007 03:03 PMTMK, your gardens are gorgeous! Although, I too, don't understand the glee that comes with a large amount of compost, I must admit the finished product is to die for.
Posted by: Nancy O. on May 29, 2007 03:38 PM"Ehn Ehn Ehn"....that's whining, a la cuteoverload. I'm whining because I can't come, and I have some grand jammies, too. {sigh} Oh, and TMK? Bachelor buttons spread, huh? I'm powerful tempted to try. I have a Very Unusual Plant Karma. I have creeping hollyhocks. Tres strange.
Posted by: Dale-Harriet in WI on May 29, 2007 05:59 PMThose Dulaan bags and the mound of compost? Calling my name. Seriously. I have to get my compost 1 yard at a time in my truck. Oh to shovel it off the ground, not out of our big truck bed... and so much black gold...
As for the bags. Well. Stunningly awesome colour riot.
The sweater goes well with them (ducking sideways). And some child will be delightfully happy with it.
Hey! Five hats went in the mail yesterday! I did my five! I did my five!
Posted by: CarolineF on May 30, 2007 06:25 AMHi from Bonaire!
Haven't commented in awhile! The compost - been there done that and it looks wonderful! Its a great feeling and you should be congratulated! No wonder why your plants look so darn happy!
I'm sad to miss the Dulaan-a-thon! Good luck and I hope lots of people are very productive!
Posted by: Naomi on May 30, 2007 09:44 AMRyan, I'm straight & married, but having seen TMK's woodworking & now landscaping skills, I'm getting awfully interested in trying to steal her away from you. Or, maybe just borrowing her....
Posted by: Samina on May 30, 2007 12:22 PMSeriously, the Dulaanathon will go all night?
Would a party platter of sandwiches around midnight be in order? (I thought of pizza, but worried about the greasy mess in a yarn store [gasp].) Seriously, (again) I need something more than a snack to get through the wee hours. Oh. And will there be coffee?
State your preferences and I'll order the platter tomorrow....(the lower left bag is mine, folks.)
Posted by: Gail on May 31, 2007 12:28 PMYep, Gail, it's seriously an all-nighter. But people can come for as little or as much time as they want, of course. I'll be trying to stay all night and TMK will be around for a good chunk of it but she'll need to run back and forth to take care of the dog.
Sandwiches sound yummy! Thank you! TMK, who is a coffee addict of the first degree, has promised to go out and find us coffee when needed. We are bringing, of course, our signature dishes, tofu pie and brie.
I'll put the "Lower-Left Bag" aside for you! I've already put one aside for Elaine, so you're not alone. There will be plenty more bags to chose from, BTW. I have a bunch.
Posted by: Ryan on May 31, 2007 12:49 PMIt's a little distressing for me to know I'll be missing all the fun this weekend, but I'll be off with my hubbie in a jacuzzi, sipping champagne with a wonderful water view and enjoying being away for the weekend. I have such a pitiful social life, how can two fun things be scheduled for the same weekend? MaryB
Posted by: Mary B on May 31, 2007 01:19 PMMaryB, if we'd known, we'd've had a jacuzzi installed at Village Yarn for the night!
We'll miss you! It's very significant to us that you won't be there... :-(
Posted by: Ryan on May 31, 2007 01:46 PM