The Belief-o-Matic

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (97%)
3. Liberal Quakers (94%)
4. New Age (77%)
5. Neo-Pagan (76%)
6. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (74%)
7. New Thought (69%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (67%)
9. Bahα’ν Faith (66%)
10. Secular Humanism (65%)
11. Scientology (62%)
12. Theravada Buddhism (58%)
13. Taoism (58%)
14. Reform Judaism (57%)
15. Hinduism (56%)
16. Sikhism (52%)
17. Jainism (48%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (45%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
20. Nontheist (37%)
21. Jehovah’s Witness (35%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (33%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (27%)
24. Islam (22%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (22%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
27. Roman Catholic (18%)

to my friends who think that I am a secret Catholic wannabe – please note the positions of #1 and #27.

and to Pam, thanks for giving me the tools necessary to prove my dear friends wrong!

I went on a field trip today to Ikea. Kathleen of Katyknits and my blogless friend Peggy came too. Kathleen is an Ikea expert and successfully steered Peggy and me through the store.

I was there to buy the Oppala chair in order to make the Sweet and Lowdown chair from the fall issue of Interweave.

Isn’t it pretty? Wouldn’t you want one?

I fell in love with this pattern when I saw it and was looking forward to making it, even though I don’t really have a spot in my house for it. I figured I would find a place.

Here is the problem: that friggin Oppala chair is uncomfortable – really uncomfortable. The metal bar that runs along the back hits you right across your shoulder blades.

It is only $20. But it sucks to sit in. Beautiful yet useless.

Thank God those swedish meatballs were everything Kathleen said they would be, or the trip would have been a bust!

I went on a field trip today to Ikea. Kathleen of Katyknits and my blogless friend Peggy came too. Kathleen is an Ikea expert and successfully steered Peggy and me through the store.

I was there to buy the Oppala chair in order to make the Sweet and Lowdown chair from the fall issue of Interweave.

Isn’t it pretty? Wouldn’t you want one?

I fell in love with this pattern when I saw it and was looking forward to making it, even though I don’t really have a spot in my house for it. I figured I would find a place.

Here is the problem: that friggin Oppala chair is uncomfortable – really uncomfortable. The metal bar that runs along the back hits you right across your shoulder blades.

It is only $20. But it sucks to sit in. Beautiful yet useless.

Thank God those swedish meatballs were everything Kathleen said they would be, or the trip would have been a bust!

It’s picture time! From left to right we have:

1. The first of my Fuzzy Feet. The second one is almost finished and then it will be time to felt. These are made using my very first effort at handspinning. I bought the roving at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival and can’t truly remember what I bought — I have a hunch it is Coriedale. Besides learning how to spin, I have also learned another spinning lesson – keep track of how many yards you have spun! As I am knitting these, I have a mantra running through my brain
pleaselettherebeenoughpleaselettherebeenoughpleaselettherebeenoughpleaselettherebeenoughpleaselettherebeenough.

It is not pleasant.

2. Fabulous roving from The Dye Pot. It arrived in my mailbox on Saturday – it is so soft and luxurious!! Michelle is a wonderful, talented person and you should absolutely check out her site – I cannot say enough how much I love it! ( I have lost all short term memory and cannot remember what this fiber is made of, so as you can see, I really can’t say too much more about it — whatever it is, is super soft!!) She tied the package with the spun piece you see in the front of the picture. I am new to this game so I don’t know if that is a sample of what this roving should look like after it is spun ….. we shall see, it is a spinning cliff hanger!

3. This next ball of roving I got from Ebay – it is ‘ultra fine english long wool roving combed top in multi colored olive green tones’. I can tell you what is in it ,simply because I managed to save the slip that came with it! note to self: save any & all slips

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