Jen’s been looking at puppies for awhile now. I’m not the most keen on having a lot of animals running around the house, but she has a soft spot for the critters. Yesterday, we made the decision to go find another puppy to (hopefully) be a playmate for our other dog. So we went out to the pet store (I know, we shouldn’t buy dogs from pet stores because it supports puppy mills) and found this little mug that we had to bring home.

Obi is a 12-week old miniature schnauzer. As you can see from the picture, he’s already got his own blanket. She made him a coat, too, but I don’t have pictures of that as of yet.

I do have to admit, he’s a cute little fuzzball. I’m not looking forward to the potty and obedience training, but Jen did agree to take on that responsibility herself. I can live with that. He gets along great with our daughter, Rebecca. Hopefully Duke - our lab mix - will eventually accept him.

I admit it, I’m a serious nerd! I actually did a Google search on “knitted video games”. Who would do that? And what would would I have expected to find, anyway? Actually, I found exactly what I was looking for - go figure. This is so hilarious (Did I mention that I’m a nerd?).

I think I found something for Jen to do with that extra yarn she’s been wanting to use. (more…)

Scots Mum Crowned World’s Best Knitter In US Contest - The Daily Record

I saw this article on our Knitting News and just had to link it. I’m partially amazed that Hazel Tindell (55 from Scotland) was able to average nearly 90 stitches per minute in front of 50,000 spectators. But I’m even more amazed that 50,000 people attended the event at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota! It’s so cool that a knitting competition had a better turn-out than most rock-and-roll concerts. And it was televised, to boot!

After her win, Hazel had this to say: “There’s plenty that can knit fast - I’m sure I could be challenged. But sadly, probably not by anyone under 50 because hand knitting is a skill which is rapidly vanishing.” Now, maybe I’m a bit biased but my wife is only 27 this year. I’d like to see her give Ms. Tindell some competition! Hand knitting is a rare skill these days, I think.

How can we get more young ladies (and gentlemen) into it? Share your ideas!