I’m so glad you are here. This is an exciting move for me. I finally am putting my old domain to use — and most of my older archives are back! You can even travel back to my very first post to see how this blog started out.
On Sept. 24th this blog will be one year old, and to celebrate new friends and a new home, I am giving out prizes. The downside of moving a blog is that many friendly readers are lost in the process. I don’t want that to happen. So…
Everyone who subscribes to my new blog will be entered in a drawing. (There’s a button in the sidebar that will help you subscribe.) This is one way to say a big Thank You! to all my faithful readers for visiting my blog from time to time. You can also be entered in the drawing by leaving a comment or linking.
Looking back over my first few posts, I found some familiar faces who have been encouraging my knitting and blogging efforts from the beginning — and still stop by to say hello once in a while. I want to give a shout out to some of them: Mandy (who commented on my very first post!), Sue, Nessie Noodle, Tosh, and so many others including a Mystery Knitter who has disappeared now. There are newer readers who are much appreciated also: my wonderful Caps for a Cure knitters, the Knit the Classics crew, Swapper Pals, KAL pals and many more — too many to mention by name. I appreciate you all. I hope you will stick around for another year of knitting adventures.
And what about the prizes? Of course, I’ll show you!
There’s a cute little booklet of knit and crochet dishcloth patterns called Kitchen Kolors, Lily Chin’s Knit and Crochet with Beads and Iris Scheier’s Modular Knits.
There’s a skein of Montana dyeable wool that would make lovely handpainted socks and a huge skein of Egyptian cotton that would make a beautiful shawl. (The cotton was a prize from Knit the Classics, and it is shiny and very silky.)
I’m also giving away the project that won this beautiful cotton yarn, a back scrubber and washcloth combo in very bright colors. There are also 2 balls of Dolcetto yarn, a very soft wool blend that I use for chemo caps.
 
 
 
And the final prize is a kit from the Socks that Rock Club, complete with pattern, yarn and and matching emergency sock yarn key ring.This is the Fairgrounds colorway, which I believe is only available in the sock club kits. I love this yarn and I love the socks I made with the Rainforest Jasper colorway. I still have one more skein to knit besides the Fairgrounds and another one will be coming soon, so I figured I could share the love. (Have you seen how long it takes me to knit a pair of socks? Just saying, a lifetime supply for me is a lot less than for some of the speedy sock-knitters I’ve seen.)
After September 24th there will be a drawing to determine the winners of these prizes –
* If you subscribe to this blog’s feed, drop me an email with your ID and the details and I’ll put your name in the drawing.
* If you leave a comment on one of the posts between now and the 24th, I will put your name in the drawing.
* If you link to this party on your blog, I’ll drop your name in the drawing. (Let me know if you do.)
So many ways to win! I will be traveling quite a bit in the next two weeks, but I will try to be here often to keep this party hopping! Thanks for being here! 
Congrats on the big move. This is such a nice contest you are running with fabulous prizes. I’m knitting away on my Caps for a Cure hats. I’m trying to make a new pattern. In the process I’ve knit one cap, but the pattern still needs tweaking. The hat is nice, but just not quite right, yet. Enjoy your travels.
Comment by Sarah — Monday, September 18, 2006 @ 7:51 am
I wondered why I could not get on your blog last night. And now I know why!
I like your new home!! 
Now I have to run ove to my blog and chang your button 
I love the new frog 
Very cute
Comment by Mandy — Monday, September 18, 2006 @ 12:44 pm
Hope I will have more luck with your new blog – la old one was refusing to show pics! Really! I had to wait ages and ages for a single pic!
So far so good – my comp opens all pics within few seconds!
Comment by sandra — Monday, September 18, 2006 @ 1:36 pm
I moved too
Congrats on your wonderful new look…
I have to say though I’m having problems seeing your fon..its huge and jumbled..anyone else saying that? I will update my bloglines! (love green and love frogs!)
Comment by PJ — Monday, September 18, 2006 @ 5:00 pm
Hey Becky, congrats on the new home.
Just curious, what server are you on? I’m looking at finally switching, however, I’ve got issues about where I can go, and for how long – has to do with the boat thing.
and Happy Anniversary Miss Green.
Comment by Marji — Monday, September 18, 2006 @ 5:53 pm
Ooh, ooh – I’ve just found your blog (thanks for commenting on mine) – and I’ve subscribed – not _just_ because the goodies you have for prizes are making me drool…
Comment by Anne — Monday, September 18, 2006 @ 8:09 pm
Hi Becky,
You’re new home looks great!!
Comment by Karen — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 12:19 am
Ooooh! I like it. I will have to put you on my sidebar!
Comment by Jenni — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 12:53 am
Hi Becky – I was wondering where you’d wandered off to:)! Congrats – is the frog the peeper on your (or someone’s) thumb?? I love it!
-adrienne:)
Comment by adrienne:) - pixie girl — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 1:02 am
Nice Digs!
I’ll be on vacation for 2 weeks on the 24th, so let me wish you a Happy Blogiversary now!
Comment by ~Kristie — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 2:07 am
It looks great! I’m subscribed as egret17 and I’ll link to you tomorrow.
Comment by Chris — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 4:47 am
Congrats on your move – enjoy your new digs!
Thanks so much for making it easy to follow you as you go :0)
Comment by StarzAbove — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 4:50 am
Hello Becky. House-keeping first….the font is difficult to read the rest is great. The last site did have a problem with pic download so this is an improvement.
On the IT front, I admire you for being able to do so much and have control over your own site and how you do it. I don’t know enough so I’ll stick with blogger for now and see if I can handle the change to my links on the sidebar for your new URL. That’ll be proof that I have improved.
Cheers Gillian
Comment by Gillian — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 6:39 am
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Pingback by Stumbling Over Chaos :: Random Tuesday (shaddup!) — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 11:54 am
Nice new digs. Updated my links.
Comment by trek — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 1:23 pm
Awesome prizes! I just discovered your blog – nice space.
Comment by Julie — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 1:33 pm
New blog looks great!
Comment by Panda — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 2:40 pm
Congrats on the new blog!
Comment by Nicole — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 3:37 pm
I subscribed! As someone else mentioned, the font is kind of large and hard to read, but otherwise your site looks awesome!
Comment by Ariel — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 3:53 pm
Horay! New blog!
Comment by Deb — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 4:14 pm
I came over from Stumbling over Chaos. Congrats on your move and your blogiversary! I’ve subscribed, I’m leaving a comment, and I’m linking to your party on my blog. Best wishes!
Comment by lorinda — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 8:40 pm
Great new home! I love your pics banner.
Congrats on one year and here’s to many more!
Cheers!
Comment by Kelly — Tuesday, September 19, 2006 @ 9:09 pm
Love your header! Wow- one year! Congs!
Comment by tiphanie — Wednesday, September 20, 2006 @ 4:19 am
Happy Blogiversary – and congrats on moving, I so love your new style/design, such cheerful colors – great! Yay for many more years of blogging, sharing pics and all the fun it brings!
Comment by Dipsy D — Wednesday, September 20, 2006 @ 8:05 am
Great new space, I like it! And I just subscribed to you, don’t know how I missed you with all our common participation in things….(I’m sorry, forgive me?)
(((hugs)))
Comment by Knitnana — Wednesday, September 20, 2006 @ 7:36 am
I love your new home! I just changed the link on my sidebar — and, also, thanks for the information about the day of silence. I posted that, too.
Comment by melanie — Wednesday, September 20, 2006 @ 7:59 am
so, i’ve just subscribed as a bloglines reader…i used to just lurk at your old blog…but i don’t know how to tell you what my bloglines id is.
bah!
Comment by cecily s. — Thursday, September 21, 2006 @ 5:59 am
I like the new blog, looks good!! Maybe you can help me figure out how to use my own www site for my blog. Happy knitting!
BTW- I LOVE the mountian picture in your header!!
Comment by Coarine — Thursday, September 21, 2006 @ 9:29 am
First visit and I’ve subcribed to your bloglines. We belong to a couple of the same groups. I’ll be a regular from now on.
Comment by Karen — Thursday, September 21, 2006 @ 11:04 am
Your new blog is great! I updated my sidebar to show your new button and linked your new address to it. I may not always comment, but I do visit often!
Comment by Sue Taylor — Tuesday, September 26, 2006 @ 1:08 pm