I have a gift registry

And it isn't at KnitPicks or Yarn Market! Actually it is with Heifer International. I love the message that Heifer sends out. It's based on the old Chinese proverb "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." They provide animals to hungry people all around the world. With this they also teach the people how to raise the animals and feed them. The recipients are then required to give offspring from their animals to others in their community to keep the giving going. This program has helped millions of families around the world become self-sufficient and saved them from a life of hunger and malnutrition. So this year I decided that I don't really want a bunch of "stuff" that I don't really need. I have more needles, yarn, ink, paper, nibs, fabric and cookware than I really need (or will be able to use in the next year!) But someone else would easily be able to use a flock of geese or a bevy of bees or a sheep (or rabbit or goat or llama or alpaca!) So I set up a gift registry. Maybe my friends and family will decide to donate or maybe they will set up their own gift registries as well. So please consider "gifting me" by making a donation to Heifer through my gift registry. I'd be just tickled pink to have somoene donate a sheep or llama to someone in need. In fact I don't even care if you do it through my registry. I hope that you are motivated to look at Heifer and read what good works they are doing and consider making gifts to other people through Heifer. You can get to my registry by going to Knitncook's Registry

Silver's New Tutorial

My friend Silver from Knitting Help and Ravelry has a new Sock Tutorial on her website! If you have ever wanted to learn to knit socks or knit socks on circs, this is the place to go. Step by step instructions, pictures that are clear and easy to see what is happening and links to places to get help if you don't understand the instructions. She is so cool!

MagKnits November Review

Time for another review of a new issue of MagKnits. First there is Elodea a festive short sock. This is a nice effect with the two colors, but I'd prefer it in blues (of course) and the short row heel is worked over too many stitches for my foot. Would definitely have to take it down some to make them fit my skinny little heels right.

The Chevron Lace Beret reminds me of an ugly doily on your head. Maybe it is the pattern or color or something. It reminds me of something my grandmother would crochet. Probably won't be making one of these.

Fibonacci Cardigan is made using the Fibonacci sequence. Well, first we all know how much I am just bored to tears with stockinette stitch. Yawn! Make me do lace before making me do stockinette. And it truly isn't a true Fibanocci sequence. I've seen other Fibonacci sweaters that utilized this much better. The Fibonacci sequence should go 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13. Of course you can't do zero rows of something (well, you can but no one will see it!) And other sweaters do look more random when the Fibonacci sequence is then reversed so 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,8,5,3,2,1,1 and use at least 4 colors of yarn. It truly gives a more random look while still having a definite pattern. I like the colors used in this, but probably won't make my list of things to make.

Oh joy! more stockinette stitches! And in black. Can we get more exciting? (read tons of sarcasm here). Yep ditto on the stockinette stitch and while this is a flattering sweater on the young and/or thin body, I'd look like a sausage in a too small casing.

Now if I had a baby again (ain't happening folks, so don't get excited) I could really see me knitting up the Seaweed. It truly is cute and looks warm. Oh wait. I don't live in cold temperatures either. So if I ever had a baby again and lived back in Portland or some other cold clime I would definitely make this!

And then there is the Doh!-nut This is nice. Now if I could figure out someone who would wear it. I live with a bunch of "don't put anything too tight around my neck" people. Sigh. The few scarves I already have seem to be enough for our warmer weather. Doesn't get cold enough for long enough to invest in too many cold weather wear things.

We have to go back up to the review of the Seaweed to know that I would not be knitting a Hoodie Baby Blanket at least until I'm an auntie or grandma (uh, let's wait on the grandma part, shall we?) It's super cute and will probably bookmark this to print off at a later time. For someone else, of course.

Well, that's about all. LMK if you make any of them up and how they knit up for you.