The Social Porcupine

Ok, so maybe they don't look like her leggings... but it made a good title! :b This project has been really fun... I knitted both leg warmers at once. For complete instructions click here But this is how you basically do it: #1 cast on half of the first item. #2 cast on all of the second item. #3 bring up the first, and cast on the rest the the stitches. Just keep knitting! Then when binding off; #1 bind off the first half of the first item. #2 bind off all of the second. #3 bind off the rest of the first. You must know how to do the magic loop method. The legwarmers were my own pattern. Advantage: You feel like you got more done... I mean two at once sounds great. Whether you do or not, I have no idea. Disadvantage: It's kind of hard keeping the two different balls of yarn and projects separate and not letting them get all tangled up. ;) Overall : It was a fun experience. I might do it again, but doing one at a time is OK wi...

The Indian Mummy Mystery I really like Troy Nesbit's mystery books. My dad gave me one when I was little, and I've loved them ever since. Just recently I found two more at an antique store! They are very old-fashioned, simple, and full of adventure. 15-year old Joe knows when Fibber, his grandfather, is just telling a tall tale, and this sure isn't one of those times. He and his two younger friends, Huff and Denny are determined to solve the mystery of the lost mummy and earth pots.  But is it even possible when the stuff was stolen over 60 years ago, and everybody else that was involved, but Fibber, is dead? Helping out at Joe's grandfather's Rocking O' Ranch, excavating at a burned down ghost store, and searching in Mesa Verde, the boys track down, clue by clue, the mystery of The Indian Mummy. Likes: Very simple, no-brain read. Though the boys may be silly and immature, and the plot unrealistic, it is still an enjoyable adventure. For me...