I Changed The Rules

Here it is. The moment you've all been waiting for. I printed off and cut up the comments. Put them all in one of my handy dandy Lantern Moon knitting bags. Shook them up and came up with -

Hmm. Megs. Well, there's a big surprise.

Not enough, I thought. I kind of wanted to send something to someone who'd been here for most of the ride so far. I sorted the comments, put the new set in the bag and came up with -

Kathleen - who I think I remember from the M-D KAL and who showed up here for the first time in September.

I've learned something over the past year; I like how comments turn a blog from a monologue into a dialogue. I happen to be a world-class lurker, myself. Were there an Olympic Lurking Event, I would be a gold medalist, or maybe silver. I almost never leave a comment on any of the "big" blogs. And I don't even leave a comment every time I visit anyone else. Comments, however, make conversations possible. Blogging, by its nature, is a forum. We blog (or at least I do) to connect. Megs and alpineflower both came out of hiding (although I think Megs is pretty new?), but Megs already got a prize and this is a one per household deal. That makes the winner for "Bravest of the Brave" -

alpineflower. Very important to reward good behavior.

So, Megs will get the Sea Silk in the color of her choice with the ribbon of my choice and the copy of Ann and Kay's book. (Colorsong has nice pictures of Sea Silk in lots of the colors, if that helps you decide.)

Kathleen is a self-avowed knitter of skinny yarn. I mined my stash and came up with Lorna's Laces (a fine Chicago-based company) Shepherd Sock. I bought this for the Endpaper Mitts before I knew anything about how far one skein would go in a project that small.

Whew! It'll be good to have those out of the house.

Alpineflower likes to read about the LYS. A Knitche exclusive seemed like a good idea. Having no idea of her color preferences, I went with rich.

The theory being that it will be easier to keep track of (am I the only person who mislays her doo-dad bag?) and memorable.

Of course, what sort of party would it be without cake?

And everybody who came to the party gets cake. If you want a piece, you know what to do.