Wendy Knits

Pardon the indelicacy of my phrasing, but that says it best.

I have to close comments on my blog entries after a few days, thanks to hackers going in and leaving links to porn sites. And yesterday I removed my blogroll (list of links to other blogs) thanks to hackers.

And when the blogroll service was restored, my blogroll was empty, even though they were supposedly restored from a back-up. I hadn’t gone in and deleted anything after the hack attack, so I don’t know why my list disappeared.

I initially decided to not use the blogroll service from now on, but it’s considerably more convenient then hardcoding links, so it’ll be back. Slowly. Because the ability to add links was down for most of yesterday, and still is unavailable.

Sigh.

Yarn Diet

Some people seem to have misunderstood and thought I was commanding everyone to stop buying yarn. Those of you who left rather vehement comments on my blog understood that I wasn’t recommending a yarn diet for one and all. The comments were all in good fun. But believe it or not, I got a couple of downright nasty emails about it. Along the lines of “How dare you tell me what I can and cannot buy?”

Sigh.

Okay, I’ll stop whining about stuff.

I am proud to announce that I have bought no yarn since November 6.

Lookie here!

It’s the Big Booga Bag, ready for felting! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

And the pieces after felting.

Lucy was surprisingly “paws off” during this process.

Knitting Baskets!

We have gone over six baskets! Wow!

In an attempt to follow the good examples set by Steph, Kate, and others, I’m attempting to put myself on a yarn diet.

Uh huh. We’ll see how long this lasts. I an renown for my lack of willpower.

I’ve put this button in my sidebar.

Do you think that’ll work? I’ll let you know.

Kindly note that yarn sent to me by others doesn’t count! Mom, if you’re reading this, I still am yearning for that yarn I put on my Christmas list!

What also doesn’t count is yarn that’s on its way to me. I’ve got some . . . ahem . . . Kureyon coming to me via a trade.

I also have not mentioned some recently obtained yarn. Ahem.

Ahem, ahem.

Amphora

Precious little knitting was done due to the lingering presence of my migraine of the week. But here it is. There’s a shadow over the top of it — the colors don’t change.

Lucy likes snuggling under it.

Ooh! Ooh!

Check out the Knitting Basket total!

Don’t forget — November contest entries are due today, by 5:00pm EST. Winner (drawn at random from the entries submitted) will be announced Monday.

Y’all have a good weekend, hear?

Are you guys familiar with Heifer International? You can “purchase” animals or a share of an animal to go to impoverished families around the world, to help them feed themselves and or earn income.

One of the gifts you can purchase is a “Knitting Basket” — here’s what Heifer International says about the Knitting Basket:

Your gift of a Knitting Basket will include two llamas and two sheep — one male and one female of each — four animals famous for their warm, income-producing wool.

From shearing to spinning, weaving and finally selling woolen goods at market, your gift of a Knitting Basket will help four struggling families earn extra income to break free from the grip of poverty and hopelessness.

Over time, as your gift multiplies and more animals are passed on to help others in need, entire communities will be warmed by the precious wool of your Knitting Basket.

Teresa Mowery and I have joined forces for a holiday season charity project. On behalf of the Knitblogging Community, we would like to be able to donate at least one Knitting Basket to families in need. A gift of a Knitting Basket for four needy families is $500. With many of us pitching in, this is not an unreasonable goal.

Teresa has set up a Paypal account to receive donations for the Knitting Basket — there’s a link to it on the Knitbloggers Knitting Basket Project page. By clicking on the paypal button on the bottom of this page, you can donate to this cause. It doesn’t have to be a large donation — many people donating just a few dollars will quickly add up.

If you have room in your heart and in your wallet, please consider contributing to this worthy cause.

There’s a button over in my sidebar (picture me gesturing to the right) that will take you to this page that Teresa created. Teresa and I encourage you to copy this button and host it on your blogs if you’d like to show your support.

Thanks!

Because great minds think alike, yesterday Deb suggested donating to Heifer International for a Knitting Basket!

Lucy Visits With Grandma and Grandpa

I had lunch with my parents yesterday, after which they spent some quality time with Lucy.

I also finally stuffed my Extreme Hedonism neckwrap.

And I worked on Amphora.

And I got a much needed haircut on Monday, so my sassy curls are back.

This staying home from work stuff is really cool. Too bad I’m heading back to the office this morning. Sigh.