Persistent Knitter

Trolling the internet, I found this information on another knitter’s blog:

Turn your change into gift certificates (Amazon, Borders, Pier 1, and more):

http://www.coinstar.com/US/WebDocs/A1-0-3-1

I can’t tell you how excited I am by this. I’ve got a HUGE jug of change that I’ve been too lazy to roll into coin rolls myself; or take in an pay the coinstair rip-off people their ‘cut’.  I had heard that some banks will roll change by machine for you for free; but the last time I tried to do that, I only found one bank in a 100 mile area.

Now if only we can get some great online knitting shops to add themselves to the list of eCertificate issuers :)

Another thing I found, an online magazine (Spun).  This one has interesting articles; and the patterns aren’t anything I’d ever make - A lot of faddish accessories. No sweaters anywhere.  Still it’s interesting to see how popular free online knitting magazines have become since it seemed like knitty was the only one out there.

So what the heck have I been doing this whole month? Well, a lot of being sick with the endless flu/cold that I’ve had forever. I have under-committed myself with holiday knitting which is good. I did finish a really ultra cute hat and scarf set for my oldest offspring.  They are hiding in the basement right now drying from thier quick wash and blocking.  Pictures of these soon; I don’t think the offspring is smart enough to check Mommy’s blog for hints on her Christmas presents yet.

The second knitting for gift project is in progress now. This one is difficult because I can only knit on it while I’m not at home.  Lucikly it’s a quick knit and easy enough for bus knitting. I should be able to finish it this week no problem.

The final thing I should be working on is my mom’s Bjerk sweater. I’ve finished all the knitting except the neckline; and I just need to find the time to sit down and put it together.  She’ll get her Christmas present late; but at least I won’t have to wait in line at the Post Office as long!

Foundry Stuff

I’ve been telling people that inquire that Knit Visualizer is going to be (hopefully, cross your fingers) released in January 2006.  Yikes! That’s coming up faster than I’d like. I have a whole week + 1 day off between Christmas and New years though, and I’m planning on spending most of that time in polishing up the software, finishing the manual and getting it ready for release.  I’m really excited to get it done; but I’ve already got a huge list of things I want to put into a version 2 of it.  Will it never end???