My first blog winner ...

The names were shuffled and my husband drew one yesterday on the last day of my first blog contest. And the winner is: Beth of TX. Way to go Beth. Contact me for your choice of color of O~Wool Balance, 100% certified organic yarn; 50% wool, 50% cotton and it will be on its way to you along with a copy of Knitting for Peace (which everyone should have). Hope you enjoy it. And thanks to all who emailed me or left comments concerning the new website.

I *love* giving stuff away. So much fun that I will dream up some sort of contest soon... Any ideas from you will be most appreciated.

And here for everyone's viewing pleasure ... my finished plain vanilla, toe up socks from Cheryl B. Design. These were out of Cheryl's sport weight and are so soft and squishy I am having a hard time deciding whose stocking these will go in. Maybe mine! Cheryl does a fabulous job of dyeing. Her base for her yarns is Louet, which how can you go wrong with that? Gawgeous... and great to knit. Please notice my martini sock blockers that I ordered from Scout's Swag . They are too fun...

Pictures later from my marathon canning day yesterday. 50# of tomatoes, homemade salsa and dilly beans... My house smells like vinegar and I don't even dye yarns!