Monday, January 16, 2012

Hell on Wheels

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Nothing short of demonic possession is evil enough to turn a classic beauty such as Christine into a Mean Girl worthy of this club! Lucky for us, Stephen King is just twisted enough to give her to us, so Christine is the inspiration for October's MGYC installment of all things fire-ragey and HOARifying!
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The yarn is Dizzy Blonde Studios, Dirty Blonde Superwash DK. That's 100g/230 yards of soft and squishy done up in flames, reds, russets and rusts, with matching bad-ass stitch marker and a hotter-than-hot cinnamon-apple nom.
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Even the meanest of hoars get thirsty from time to time, and would she drink just any tea? Hell no. She'd bring her own...along with her demitasse spoon. What better way to keep it all in one place than this amazing Tea-Traveler, hand-made by my SIL, Millie?  BTW, don't let the name fool you, when she started knitting (this year), her first project was Estonian lace.  Millie is the Han Solo of Hoars...she's braver than I thought!
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What if tea's not your thing? Well, too bad...
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...or...You can always turn yours into a Knit Knotions Kneeper 
(Silent "K", Silent "K", Silent "N").

Monday, October 3, 2011

The Crux of the Matter

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Is there any hoar in the Wizarding World meaner than Nagini? Sure, you've got Professor Umbridge and Belatrix LeStrange, one's a major control freak who doesn't like children and the other is just batshit crazy, (who, I suspect likes children, but only served with a nice Chianti). But a snake that invades your dreams, turning them into nightmares? One who does the bidding of the most evilly powerful wizard of his time while carrying a piece of his twisted soul is just downright sinister. BTW, I guess I should have said SPOILER ALERT! to that last part, but I'm mean too, so deal with it.

So, for all you unlucky enough to not be in the MGYC, here's what you missed out on for the August installment:
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 First up is 550 yards of Dizzy Blonde Studios (Etsy store to be reopening soon.  I recommend you bookmark it) Superwash Sock, done in various shades and hues of olive and moss.  Here's a closer look:

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A homemade nom from the kitchens of the HHiC herself.  She's calling it "Butterbeer" even though they taste suspiciously like butter rum.


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 There was a stick perfume in "Poison Apple" fragrance and a "poison pen" also courtesy of Dizzy Blonde Studios, and an equally venomous stitch marker rounds out the installment.








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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Drumroll please!

And the winners of our MGYC Pimps-For-Yarn contest are:

Dyed In The Wool wins the MGYC and Dizzy Blonde Studios Swag for her shout-out and club pimpage on her blog.  Thanks Amy!

RainLover's podcast love and member referral  won her a skein of Dizzy Blonde Studios yarn.

and the grand prize winner is.....

Is the suspense killing you yet?  No?  Well, let me know when it does.

Okay, okay.  The winner of the free MGYC membership is:

Katie of Knitting On The Fly! Double pimpage on her blog, then again on her podcast sent several new members to the Mean Side.  Sweeeeet!

Now, if you all haven't subscribed to the blogs and podcasts mentioned here, what are you waiting for?  They are amazing and well worth your time!

Winners, please send me your mailing addy.  I am KnottyLa on Ravelry & Plurk.  Congrats everyone!