To choose a winner I printed out the comments, cut them, folded them, then closed my eyes and picked one. Linda E from central Pennsylvania is the winner! Linda, I am sending you an email as soon as I post this, so if you have not received an email from me with Knitionary Gnomes as the subject, please check your junk mail. Please reply back to the email with your address and I'll mail them on Tuesday. If you don't get any email, please contact me through Ravelry. I'm kristenlynnea. Wonderful and congratulations!

Pop Up Party: It's the long Labor Day Weekend here in the states. Our neighbors celebrated last night with a giant last minute happy hour. We do this sort of thing about one a month, year round, and only hard rain will cancel. If this interests you, I really encourage you to start up this sort of thing in your own neighborhood. It could not be easier. Here's our rules: We meet in a front yard and if you forget where it is, you just walk around until you find people! There's no official host, no set date, someone just decides to do it and sends out an email blast. Some people never host, while others do it often. It's all good. It's almost always last minute, there's no RSVP, people just show up. BYOB and your own glass. (One neighbor has an extensive wine cellar and he likes to bring several bottles to taste. Last night I made two big gin and tonics that I figured would last an hour or two, then we wandered home soon after we took our last sip.) Bring an appetizer to share if you want. (Last night I brought a bowl of peanuts and a bowl of cherry tomatoes.) Bring a chair or two if you can. And the most important rule: If you have to go to the bathroom, walk home to do that little thing! I don't know who made that a rule, but I guess it's a pretty good one. We start at 4:30ish and end a few hours later. People come and go. Kids come and go. Our UPS man stops and says he wishes he could stay. It's always fun.