And the Winners are...

Let me preface this by saying that all entries did indeed correctly translate
Draco dormiens numquam titillandus. Which of course means, never tickle a sleeping dragon. Not only is this the Hogwarts' motto, but Albus Dumbledore himself has been often used this quote.



The names of all 17 individuals who supplied the correct answer were scientifically entered into our state of the art selection machine (aka written on little pieces of paper and put in an old yellow bowl).






Next an impartial judge (my husband) randomly selected the names of the two winners...


And they are Elizabeth Y.! And you've got to be kidding me! Scout won again? I believe that our Dear Scout has had Professor Flitwick perform a fiber charm spell on her behalf!

Congratulations to you both and I will be sending you emails to collect addresses that the owls can deliver your yarn to. Thank you to everybody who participated, this was fun and I hope to do something similar in a month or so.

Kat's Knitting contest...

Here is the contest being held over at Kat-Knit's .

Name 5 places other than your house or a knitting store where you have knit...
Post your list on your blog & put a link to it in the comments of this entry. Whomever has the most original place as picked by my DB will get a little knitting gift packages from me. We'll pick a winner on Friday, April 21.

My list is quite mundane compared to some of the exotic and exciting places where others' needles have traveled, but here it goes...

1. While driving, technically only during construction waits and long red lights
2. At restaurants, both before and after ordering food
3. In the audience while waiting for my daughters' school performances to start
4. At the dentist's office
5. On the train between Tacoma and Portland

Kat has an amazing knitted chocolate bunny on her site and I'm itching to make one. Anyway, thank you for another contest!

Also, tomorrow is the last day to enter here to win Socks that Rock yarn!

Jeff's contest...

In the spirit of blog contests my friend Jeff is holding one of his own. Jeff and his fiance, Katharine, live with their dog and cat in the Boston area. I met Jeff many years ago while we were both attending Air Force Technical School at Biloxi, MS. Anyway,he has been creating animated cartoon strips since he was quite young and he now has a weekly cartoon and has even made several movies. The winner of his contest will have his or her likeness animated and that likeness will appear in his weekly cartoons. If you'd like to give it a try then click on "Weintertoons" in my links column (I'd set up a link through this entry, but my mouse is acting wonky and won't let me). And for the record, I have no idea how a panda ended up in his strip... some kind of dark humor, techy thing.

Silly little death and other quizzes

Which of Henry VIII's wives are you?
this quiz was made by Lori Fury

Our chickens have been quite prolific lately. As a result we have eggs coming out of our ears. This would be a good thing except that my family doesn't care for eggs. That means lots of baking is in order. Perhaps knitting time can be squeezed in during baking... I hope. Yesterday many errands were completed, the laundry was done and the house cleaned, but I didn't knit and now I feel "behind". Sherrill and Ferg have both been cooking copious amounts of delicious foods from scratch and from them I'll take my inspiration.

So far everybody who has entered has easily translated the Hogwart's motto, which is also Albus Dumbledore's favorite quote. And if you're interested in bezoar history go out to wikipedia. Yes, they are for real and yes, they really were believed to be an antidote against magic.

Our old kitty, Tasha, isn't doing well :(. I've taken her to the vet and the diagnosis is that she's old and has a bad heart and respiratory problems. We've tried antibiotics for the respiratory problems but they didn't work. Tasha has been with us for about a year now. She came from a local animal shelter and she is the most loving being I've ever met. Tasha has been getting lots of kitty-lovin' time lately and today will be no exception. Even Bonny (our young, rambunctious kitty) has been gentle with Tasha.

Keep the emails coming for the contest, only two days left to try to win some Socks the Rock yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts!

I'M HAVING A CONTEST!

Because I've been so fortunate recently to have won several contests at other bloggers' sites I've decided to hold one too. As a result I'll be holding a contest this week and two prizes will be awarded! Each lucky winner will receive brand new sock yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts.

One prize will be chosen via a drawing containing the names of all who participate. The second prize will also be from a drawing taken from anybody who correctly translates Albus Dumbledore's favorite saying, "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."

We're reading the Harry Potter series again at our house, hence the question. A1 (oldest daughter) wanted me to pull a Snape and demand to know where one would look to find a *bezoar. However, since few of us in the muggle knitting community study potions (other than for yarn dyeing) that seemed highly unfair.

Email entries and answers to" hpresson at comcast dot net" by 12:00pm on Friday, April 21. And please spread the word to your knitting buddies!

*Yes, I originally spelled it wrong. And there are quite a few of you who know that it is a stone from a goat's stomach. No squibs in this lot! I think some Bertie Bott's Every flavor Beans need to be added to the winnings.

"Twin" socks from the other side of the world.

This morning I was randomly lurking around knitting blogs throughout the world when I came across this site called Lilypily Yarns. There I discovered that a knitter from Australia is making a pair of men's socks very similar in color and pattern to the socks that I've started for my Dad. And what's strange is that I compared mine to a pebbly lake shore and likewise, she describes hers as looking like a pebbly beach. The waffle rib pattern shows up on hers much better than it does on those that I'm knitting though.