My "Everything" Post

That's right... my brain hurts, my fingers are still numb from last night, and I want to go back to bed!!  I'm just getting too old to be drinking and out til 2:30am!

So, I've rolled "everything" up into one jumbled post....just because I can.....and in case you haven't heard....the bird is the word.... I'm a mean Aussie [laughing].

I'll start with my my Kitty Catnip Critters.  The original pattern is Friendly Little Bugs, by Dawn Finney.  It's a very easy pattern that knits up in no time at all - an hour or so tops.  And it's great for using up little bits of left over yarn (5-10g).  You can use any weight yarn and needles.  Since I was filling mine with polyfill and catnip for Sandi, Shelby, Sterly and Gin Gin, I used worsted weight yarn and 3mm needles so they'd last longer [hehehe].

Kitty Catnip Critters

Oooooh, yes.  I got a couple of photos of my friend Kanna's baby wearing his little knitted outfit.  So cute!  I knit this for him when he was born in October.  The pattern is:  Cable Cardigan and Hat SRK 164 by Sandi Prosser, and the yarn is S.R. Kertzer Angel Baby.  He's big enough now to wear it.  It's wonderful to see recipients wearing knitted gifts.  I often wonder how many gifts are worn and how many are shoved into a deep, dark drawer!

Cable Cardigan and Hat

And last night I went to an "Evening of Murder"!  This, of course, ties in with my opening paragraph!  I'd never participated in a murder/mystery before and didn't have any idea what to expect.  All I knew was that I needed a costume.  My character was "Cookie Daniels" and my costume suggestion was: tight, revealing dress, black nylons, high heels, long blonde wig, strong perfume, makeup and large diamond ring.

So after a couple of hours between Goodwill and the Dollar Store, I had almost everything I needed.  The wig was the one big hurdle, but thanks to Erinkate's brilliance and means of transport, I found a perfect wig at a party store in north London.

Cookie Daniels (not a great pic, but you get the idea!)

Our evening of murder began as follows:  Our friend and fellow gambler, Chuck Mavery, had been murdered.  I was a suspect, along with seven others, including my billionaire fiance, Nick Lucopoulos.  I was there in Las Vegas gambling at Wizard's Casino when this dastardly deed was committed.

We all had scripts to follow, and as the investigation unfolded, we all found it harder and harder to read our scripts!  Damn that barman!  In the end, the murder was solved, the winner receiving a wonderfully inscribed trophy, and poor little Cookie Daniels was hauled off to her jail cell, kicking and screaming!

It was a totally fun night!  Can't wait for next year's!

Can I go back to bed now??