[Jazzy snazzy 70's game show music]
Well hello again, and welcome to another exciting round of HEK!
Thanks to EVERYONE who played in this silly contest! I really appreciate it. You guys are so much fun, and I thank ALL of you for your nice comments. I am sorry I haven't been able to get back to each person individually.
Make with the answer.
So many of you guessed correctly. I did in fact attend University of Oklahoma! [Ding ding ding!] Me and the hubby, a LONG time ago. Really long. And look at us now!
Uh, What-EVER. So! The hubby is such a cool über-geek that he made a random number generator in Excel and that's how we picked the winners. Everyone got to play, and I wish I could give a door prize to everyone. Maybe next time.
WINNER NO. 1! She ain't Scarlett.
Sarah wins the Grand Prize of a copy of Knitting on the Edge! Sarah, you can thank my cool mother-in-law for this. She found it at a Thrift Store in excellent condition, and being my mother-in-law, knew it was a steal and snatched it up! And as I have a copy, I bequeath it to you.
NO. 2! She LOVES Alias.
But she's getting Koigu. Shell James has won herself some socky goodness. Yay!
NO. 3! ANOTHER cool Allison!
How many excellent knit bloggers named Allison can there be? We know not. But this one done won herself some Svale. I see a scarf in her future.*
And one for me.
And LOOKY LOOKY LOOKY! What I got today:
WHOA! I am Happy.
The ever-fabulous Cara coordinated having these t-shirts made, so GO GET ONE for yourself! It's for charity. Maybe for all you non-swatchers we should make one that says "Gauge schmauge." Discuss.
*I also ask this eight ball questions. So, ya know, grain of salt and all.
You all KNOW I don't do this.
But I have to post this*:
| GRYFFINDOR! You scored 16% Slytherin, 28% Ravenclaw, 72% Gryffindor, and 16% Hufflepuff! You might belong in Gryffindor Gryffindors are known for their courage, |  |
Link: The Sorting Hat Test written by leeannslytherin on Ok Cupid
Alison posted this online quiz, and it was really fun to take. I usually don't take up an entry to do this, but it is funny how if you read the HP books, you know what House you'd be in, I think. Or maybe that's just the Gryffindor in me talking...
You owe us.
Well. Here's where the NBaT is up to:
And I thought you might be interested in my graphs that I made** to visualize the shoulder shaping. I'm going to do short rows and three-needle bind offs, and I have to see what I'm doing:
**I make a lot of graphs.
Ok, I did promise a contest, and HERE IT IS....
CONTEST CONTEST CONTEST!!!!!!
OK. So, in making my NBaT, I had to decide what to put on it, logo- or design-wise. Inspired by Kim's Rutgers shirt, I thought, "I'll put my college logo on it! Whoop-de-do!***"
SO. Given the colors of the yarn in the above picture, which are incidentally my college school colors, WHAT UNIVERSITY did my hubby and I attend for our undergraduate degrees?
- Some hints:
- It is in the U.S.A. (Well, duh.)
- It has generally had very good sports teams. (Ooh, ooh, I know!)
- It was established in the late 1800s. (Hmmm.)
- Lots of chants or songs played at sporting events involve spelling the name. (This might be a give-away.)
- Has the highest number of freshman National Merit Scholars per capita of any public university. (Ok, HEJ, that's just LAME. LOSER.)
BEFORE YOU ANSWER!!!! Do not answer in the comments. Do not, por favor. Instead, email me at nbatcontest@highenergyknits.net.
And here's the deal. I'm giving away stuff. Yarn, a book, maybe? Who can say? But goody goody stuff must go!!!! So all ya'll must try it.
And quite frankly, I don't care if anybody gets it right, we are CRAZY and GIVING AWAY STUFF ANYWAY!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! So GO FOR IT. Lurkers - this means YOU TOO. More than one person will win something. Believe it.
* I changed the html for this table a bit. If you take the test, the outcome you post will be more spread out. You'll see.
***Lord knows, I didn't actually SAY that. Heavens-to-Betsy.