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One gift done out of EIGHTEEN handmade gifts planned this year!  I’ve got most of the supplies…but I’ll go shopping this weekend.

I’ve got a massive amount of pictures from this past week, but birthday activites kept me from getting them transfered.

Update on the Aran Skirt: The first piece is done! Cast-on for the second piece.

This weekend Tyrone and I are going to forgo going to the Nebraska v Tex A&M game, even though it is the return of TO.  It is just too painful to watch. That’s why I’m glad it is only going to be on the radio.

We’re also going to power-wash the dome in preparation for more foam to be added over the windows and other seams.  It isn’t anything too exciting.

Sarah and I chaperoned the Pride Prom on Friday night. Everyone should have to volunteer to look after teenagers, and deal with them face-to-face at least once.

When chaperoning, you should either dress like a character from the Mary Tyler More Show or Falcon Crest:

Energize at Super Taco:

Remember your take-charge strut:

Overall we had a good time working the door. Met some nice teachers and administrators. It was good to see students taking advantage of the alternative prom.

Coming up tomorrow: crocheting in the garden? Believe it!

Only 30 hat-making days left before Derby Day on May 5th.

I have no idea what type of hat I’m going to make but I’m searching for options.

The Sewist talks about Amy Butler’s new hat making book.

Maggie Mae Designs has some inspiration. The gal who won at the track last year had a hat like these (in pink).

Genaconti has some younger + hipper takes.

More Kentucky Derby Hats

Last year I crocheted the red cowboy hat from Debbie Stoller’s _The_Happy_Hooker_ crochet book.  Then I put a crocheted flower on the side from the Stich Diva Studio’s Flower Patterns.  I was going to have a picture up today, but I’ll put one up tomorrow.

The new Knitty magazine is up for Spring 2007!

They’ve got space invaders too.  Such a great game to knit.  Aaaah, maybe someday I will knit my own katamari.

In Lincoln, Nebraska….we’ve had over 8-12 inches since 2AM. That’s not counting the drifting either…and it is not stopping. All schools are closed, highways and interstates are closed, my driveway is closed.

The snow is super wet too. The trees are really weighed down, and it is sticking to the dome.
I’m supposed to attempt to get in to work after the plows go by, but there have been snows when the plows haven’t gone by until 2 days later. Luckily, I can work from home.

I’ve got Cinderella on repeat in my head today, and I don’t know why. It needs to get out instead of that high-pitched voice going “don’t know what you got, till its go-ooone.”

STill working on the Airy Wrap-Around. SHOCKED that the pattern has you do 12 inches X 90 inches of st/lace. I figured that there would be some sort of decreasing before 45 inches of the st/lace on each side. But that’s what’s cool about these patterns — the surprises in construction you don see coming. I’m going to run out of the blue color, but I have a relly cool contrasting mohair to supplement. One picture of the Airy Wrap-Around (I’ll take more this weekend):  

Compiling more photos for a weekly “SWATCHY” feature here.