Happy Easter, Happy Blogiversary and a FO
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 in blog, blogiversary, hat by bethtoons || 71 Comments
My blogiversary this year is falling today, on Easter. Happy Easter! Whether you celebrate the religious events of this day or you’re all about chocolate bunnies and eggs or it’s just another Sunday, enjoy!
It was today two years ago that I started my blog. I’ve also mentioned once or twice, that I started the blog within a couple weeks of my mom’s worst accident to date. She fell and hit her head and suffered major bleeding around her brain. She also somehow survived the whole thing with minimal side effects. She still has a bunch of medical issues unrelated to that accident, but she’s a fighter and she’s still here and I’m grateful.
Of course, it’s a blogiversary, I have to have a contest. Leave a comment on this post before April 12th and you’ll be eligible. So, what’s worth your comments? Well, for the knitters I have two prizes. Both will win a copy of my Kiss That Frog Mittens pattern plus their choice of two colorways of either Paton’s Classic or Cascade 220 to make a pair. As for the non-knitters, I pretty much expect them to be comprised of my coaster geek friends mostly (and I may figure out an alternate prize if the winner isn’t one of my coaster geek friends). So, the non-knitter prize is a set of one each of the amusement park themed dishcloths that I’ve designed knit in the colors of their choice including the three I haven’t quite gotten around to finishing up yet (a total of 6 knit dishcloths).
I also have a new FO to show off. I suppose it’s my Easter hat since I finished it last night. Shedir from Knitty in the called-for yarn, Rowan Calmer. I love it, it fits pretty well, but its a little too deep for my head. If I make it again, I’ll leave out a cable repeat on the sides. It was a nice not-sock interlude between sock madness rounds. I actually had started it before Christmas, and just picked it up and added a couple rows here and there over the last week or so. Fairly quick for the most part, and really lovely finished. It’s just hard to take photos of the top of my head!
71 Responses to “Happy Easter, Happy Blogiversary and a FO”
Hi! First time in your blog, and I love it. I will come back! Your Shedir was so nice! Maybe I should try one for myself. It looks so hard…
Happy blogiversary! And I’m glad that your mother are still here with you. And yes, happy easter!
Congrats on your blogaversary!!!!
And that Shedir is great. Mine all came out too small!
I’m following the link for shameless self promotion…
Happy Blogiversary!! See you in Sock Madness round 2
Happy Blogiversary! Love your shedir, that’s on my todo list again now that I’ve finally discovered some yarn my silly forehead can tolerate. Thank goodness that’s the only part of me that is so sensitive.
Happy Easter! And happy Blogiversary!!
That hat is just beautifil, the colour is lovely!
I’ve only recently discovered your blog, through the wonder that is Ravelry, but now I’ve found you I’m here to stay!
Happy Blogiversary… Nice hat too, it’s on my someday list and seeing a finished version like yours helps me figure to actually start it…
I’m visiting from SockMadness, but I’m glad you linked — it’s great blog to visit, and I’m envious of all the FO’s in your posts!
Lovely hat! And what a great idea for a Blogaversary contest. Pick me, Please!!!
Happy blogoversary!! Nice hat.
Beautiful hat! And happy blogiversary!
Those mittens are hilarious, and thanks for the contest. Happy blogiversary, and good luck in the next round of Sock Madness!
Happy Blogiversary!!!
I think the hat is lovely.
Happy Blogiversary! And lovely Shedir.
Happy Easter, Bethie!
Happy Blogiversary Beth. I need to win those Park Dish cloths just to keep them away from Craig.
Ed
happy Blog-O-Versary!!
Happy Blogiversary, Beth!
Like Ed said, I wouldn’t mind winning just to keep them away from Craig
Happy Blogiversary! I’m so glad I found your blog, and I always enjoy reading your adventures (coasters and knitting both!). Love the hat – very pretty!
Happy Blogiversary! Fun. . Roller Coasters. Since I left Michigan, I get totally bored at amusement parks . . . I was spoiled growing up near Cedar Point. The last time I was there was when the Millennium Force first opened!
w00t! Happy Blogiversary Beth!
Nice piece of pinkness you’re wearing there
Whilst I admire the efforts of Ed and Greg to keep the dishcloths out of Craigs hands I can’t help but feel the best way to ensure this is to get them off of American soil altogether.
There’s only one man for the job…
Happy Easter Beth!!
Love the hat and keeping anything away from Craig is…well…fun.
Happy blogiversary and Easter!
Your Shedir looks great!
I followed your shameless self-promotion over here from Sock Madness, and I’m glad that I did.
By the way, thank you for letting me quote you as a voice of reason over on my blog (even if I did follow the “it’s easier to apologize than ask permission” theory). It does surprise me, though, that my voice of reason is a coaster geek — I get dizzy just thinking about roller coasters!
Happy Blogiversary!
Your Shedir looks fantastic! Love the color! I’m enjoying your blog….I’m a new knitter and have learned a lot from reading blogs! What a great resource AND inspiration!
Happy Blogiversary!
I love the hat!
Kenyetta on ravelry
Happy Blogiversary!
The hat is so pretty.
happy blogiversary!
how fun frog mittens are! what excellent taste! and the shedir is beautiful.
i hope your mom is feeling better!
(jumping up and down…) Pick me Beth!
Happy blogiversary! Your Shedir is really pretty!
Happy Blogiversary!
The Shedir looks beautiful (it’s one of my favorite patterns, and I do usually cut out on repeat).
I posted about your contest at http://wiknit.blogspot.com, my knitting contest blog.
Happy Blogiversary, Beth!! Has it really been a year? Gosh!! Glad your mom is doing better. She must be a tough gal (but then, aren’t all moms?).
BTW – love those frogs! Every time I see them, they make me laugh.
See you on Ravelry!
tweezle
Ooo I’ve been meaning to make Shedir forever… now I really have to. Yours is so pretty!
Yay for froggies and bunnies and other spring-time jumpers!
happy blogiversary! i came over here from wiknit. your hat is just beautiful… i really like the colors, too! : )
Congratulations on the blogiversary!
(Love those frogs…)
teabird / Ravelry
Happy blogiversary! And Easter! And FO!
Happy Blogiversary! Found you through WiKnit. I love the Kiss That Frog mittens! Your Shedir is looking fab as well! I checked out your Ravelry Projects Page and wow! those Crazy Monkeys are ELECTRIC!!!
Well, I’ve never been a big knitter myself but how could I possibly resist a coaster-themed dishcloths? The answer is I simply can’t!
Happy blogiversary! (and happy easter, however you feel free to celebrate it as well! smile) Lovely hat, that is on my knitlist for future projects. Found your blog today as i sit home with the flu…yuck! Can’t even focus to knit but can surf!! I am glad to hear your mom recovered nicely from her accident and the two of you can spend more good years together. I would be lost without my mom/best friend. Take care, off to surf through your blog more.
I smell a conspiracy here! Beth don’t listen to all those coaster dorks and pick me! What did I do to deserve all this negative attention? (Don’t answer that) At least the Rev won’t talk bad about me, I think!
Happy blogiversary. Your Shedir is beautiful. It is on my short list of things to do.
Happy blogi-something-or-other-versary.
Pick me for the dishcloths ! ! !
Happy blogiversary! And that’s a lovely hat, by the way.
I love the Shedir pattern – I’ve knit it three times! I had to take out two side repeats for my mom, but I guess that’s because it’s meant to cover all of the hair as a chemo hat.
Happy blogiversary!
Congrats on your blogiversary!
Your shedir is lovely. Someday, I will knit one!
Your contest sounds awesome. Happy blogiversary!
Congrats on reaching the 2 year mark. I knit a lot.
I loved your hat and the color is yummy
Congrats! Lovely hat and great color!
I wld love to knit that.
Great contest!
Happy Bloganniversay !
Love your Shedir, it’s lovely in this color, maybe I jsut need to make one for myself since it’s been so cold these days where I live…
And keep on blogging…
Happy Blogiversary! Congratulations on reaching a noteworthy milestone!
Your Shedir is lovely. That is one of the patterns from knitty that I really like, and hope to make one day.
I see you are quite a sock knitter. I have been brushing up on socks for Sock Wars III… Have you signed up?
Love the new hat!
Congrats on your blogiversary!
Found you through Hanna’s post, saw your frog mit pattern and immediately queued it in Ravelry as a gift for my mom. LOVE them! Now I just need to decide if I’m going to buy the pattern and yarn for it immediately (since Mom’s b-day is the 15th) or wait for a chance to win! Hard decisions! Regardless, I wish you congratulations on the blogiversary!