new year's eve, the golden compass knits, and beaded house continued.

last night i went to a new year's eve party, and stayed up way too late. now i generally stay in on new year's eve. so this was a bit of excitement for me. we even opened the attic up to look at the haunted dollhouse! i ate "hot pot" and some yummy japanese rice confections (gluten-free!) and a lot of chocolate. even had a few sips of champagne! the space needle fireworks malfunctioned -- vista strikes again! (i have a macbook, so i have not had to deal with any of that.) all in all a good evening.

today i managed to rise at a semi-resonable hour and went to the matinee of a golden compass. enjoyed that, though i think better editing and continuity of the music score would have helped the move flow and improved the pacing considerably. the creatures were all nicely done and the costumes were quite good. in fact, here are some knitting links, if you are interested:


lyra's hat kit


another version of hat, free pattern.


lyra's coat, knitted with twine and fabric

other knitting i am curious about:
lyra's leg warmers
lyra's wristwarmers and mittens
lee scorseby's scarf and wristwarmers
various gyptian knits

does anyone have any other links?

and, last but not least, i did do a little beading yesterday.. here is the december house in progress.