Interrobang!!!

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This crazy thing is called an Interrobang. It is my entry for the Chicago Manual of Style challenge in the HPKCHC. Being Ravenclaws, we generally tend to get excited and geek out over strange things. So why not academia and punctuation and grammar.

This is my very first pattern that I have created and I have to say, I am rather chuffed with it. Three cheers for me. Hip Hip Huzzah! Hip Hip Huzzah! Hip Hip Huzzah!

Some definitions...

The interrobang, interabang[1] (pronounced /ɪnˈtɛrəbæŋ/) or quesclamation mark, ‽, is a nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also called the interrogative point) and the exclamation mark or exclamation point (known in printers' jargon as the bang). The glyph is a superimposition of those two marks. It is sometimes referred to as "the spork of punctuation" due to its internal duality.[citation needed]

The Chicago Manual of Style

Meet Terrence!

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I finally finished him. He didn't actually take very long to knit, but I am new to seeming. On this little guy, there is a lot of seeming. But I love him so much!!

So for as you may know by now, I participate in the Harry Potter Knit/Crochet House Cup. I am a Ravenclaw and many of us in the tower have familiars, or Merry Beasts as they are known. So now as a third year, I felt I was qualified to bring mine to the tower. So here he is! Meet Terrence!


Socks!

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I am loving knitting socks. My last pair, I made in the traditional way on DPN's (Double Point Needles) this time however I decided to try a different method. This method uses one very long circular needle and knits both socks at the same time. I also experimented with toe up, instead of cuff down. It was awesome and I am very happy with the results.

I call these my Muddy Puddle Socks. They are inspired by the April Showers.


Socks and Blankets! Oh my!

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For your viewing pleasure...

I completed my granny square blanket. I've worked on it intermittently over the last three months while I was getting everything else finished. It was my Potions OWL for the Harry Potter Knit and Crochet House Cup. I used the Join as You Go method that I learned from Lucy over at Attic24. If you like crochet, color and a wonderful sense of wonder with the beautify found in a normal day, head on over. She's a total Doll.


I have also completed my very first pair of socks! I adore them I simply adore them. They are so much more comfortable then store bought socks. I am completely amazed with them. They also were no where near as hard as I thought they would be. I used Ravenclaw Colored Sock Yarn since they were also turned in for the HPKCHC. I've learned so much and gotten so much done thanks to the community over there! I'm totally chuffed!

The zodiac, in dishcloths.

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An update full of pictures!!!

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Birthday Goodies!!

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Do you want to see what I got for my birthday!!???

The big box of goodies!



Knit Picks sock kit with yarn and patterns for -7- pairs of socks!!!

Aren't the colors just AWESOME!


My Size 1 circular!


Annnnnnnnnnd... The HARMONIES 5" set of DPN's!!!!


I have the greatest hubby in the world. Thank you my love!

I don't have pictures of it yet, but my sister and her family got me the most wonderful smelling candle in a glass jar. The topper for it... it's a SNOWMAN!!! She even gave it to me in a snowman bag! (Serious snowman crush here)

My mom gave me $$!! I think I am going to get a ball winder with it! OOh, and maybe sock blockers!

Cabled Fingerless Mitts

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I have completed my birthday gift to myself! I made my very first pair of fingerless mitts... with cables!!! I adore the way they came out. Simply adore them. I was so chuffed to wear them last night when we went out to dinner for my birthday, but then I forgot. LOL. Oh well. I am wearing them now and they are awesome. I used this beautiful yarn that changes color from royal blue to almost a burgundy color with shades of blue and red and purple in between them as they mix together. It's awesome.


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