Scarf #2 on It's Way

Scarf number 2 is nearing completion. I'm about 65% done. My goal was to have it finished by tomorrow. I hope I can make the deadline. I'm dying to finish it so that I can start learning how to cable knit. I'll just do a small sample of a cable just to get a feel for it and then begin my next project - A HAT!

So, I'm really starting to enjoy Ravelry even more. I can stay on that site all day. Oh, and get this, there's a forum for people who knit while watching Desperate Housewives! There's a forum for every kind of knitter out there. It's fun posting messages to fellow knitters who also have another completely unrelated shared interest. I also came across a forum for Bollywood loving knitters...the possibilities are endless!

Speaking of Bollywood, I let the ball drop on that one. I've been so out of touch with the Desi community. Eventually, I'll start that up again. For now, you'll just have to suffer through my knitting.

The Magic Unraveled

I'm very excited to announce that I have officially been invited to join the group of beta testers for the web site Ravelry. As a new member of the knitting community, I was overjoyed to find out that such a site existed. It has everything a knitter could ask for in a web site: keeps an inventory of your stash - yarns and needles, endless ways to search for patterns and project ideas, ways to connect with the knitting community, and so much more. It's my knitting NIRVANA.

Since the site is still in beta, the masters are limiting access privileges for the moment. I added myself to the wait list and was delivered an invitation 4 days later. It was much sooner than I thought considering that I was 3,833 on their list. Once it's out of beta testing, the site will be open to anyone who wants to join. For all you knitters and wannabe knitters, jump on the bandwagon and add yourself to the list. There's even a link to check your wait list status. So, if you're a regular reader and you join Ravelry, pass along your username and I'll look you up!

In similar news I recently received an email from work inviting me to a Knitworking event. How great is that? An in-house knitting community. I love it!