If you get the gauge you want on the first try…that’s is the sweater you should make next, right?

Wait. That is half a stitch short.

Nevermind.

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I am a knitter in search of a project.

I thought I was going to begin the new year with Dan in some kahki Cotton Club (Ravelry link, the yarn is discontinued). But I can’t make the gauge work out right, even though the yarn’s suggested gauge and the pattern’s gauge are the same.

It has one more chance. Just one.

So.

I either need to come up with another sweater for Michael with this yarn (time is of the essence, we only have about six more weeks of “winter”), or scrap it and make something for either myself or the house.

Like a vest (for me) in this sport weight Blue Sky Alpaca.

Mom brought it to me as a ski trip souvenir.

Or a Hemlock Blanket (for the house) in this Taupe Cotton Ease.

Is a yarn reclaimed if you never finished the original project?

Or something else entirely.

Well, how do you do, 2009?

I’m going to make 26 more CounterPain Squares.

Happy New Year!

So long, 2008.

You were a pretty good year as far as these things go. We got an Ellie.

I made 24 CounterPain Squares.

I discovered the identity of the Mysterious Cookie Swap Winner: (blogless) Lori in Ohio! Hi, Lori!

There was other knitting and yarn and contests and races and new friends and a lot of great old ones. Some other good things and some other bad things happened. Much the same as every year.

And now I am ready to see what’s next.

I am glad that The Great Virtual Cookie Swap was a random drawing! It would have been tragic if I had to personally sample every recipe and select a winner that way. Deliciously tragic. If we do this again, I may change the rules.

If you haven’t been keeping an eye on the cookie swap pool, I suggest you meander over there to get some ideas for next Christmas. Or next Tuesday.

Tasty thoughts have distracted me!

Drum roll, please.

There were 25 entries, but three were mine.

25 – 3 = 22

So I put 22 into a random number generator.

Out came the number 10!

So I started with the first goodies uploaded and counted up to ten.

It’s ls526‘s Oreo BonBons!

Which sound so easy and delicious (and great for any occasion, just change the decorative colors). But I don’t know who that is! ls526, would you please divulge your Secret Identity and mailing address to me (emily at yarnmiracle dot com) so that I can send your prize?

Who doesn’t need more recipes?

Congratulations to our Mysterious Winner and thank you to the 22 participants! You have boosted my Christmas score by 22 points (and my recipe folder by 22 recipes).

Emily: 31 Christmas: 43 Santa: 10

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