Well, this is certainly an unusual occurance – two posts in as many days!  I just couldn’t resist posting again so soon because I have some pretty exciting news:

I am KNITTER!

I’ll bet you’re wondering why I am announcing this.  Of course she’s a knitter you might say – she’s got a blog (partially) dedicated to knitting and she’s an active member of both Knitter’s Review and Ravelry.   Duh! 

 Yes, these things are all very true.  But you’ll notice that I did not say “I am a knitter” but rather “I am KNITTER” denoting that this is some sort of new name for me.  Nope, didn’t change my name to “KNITTER,” but I did manage to snag the name KNITTER for personalized license plates!  Can you believe it? In this state that’s full of knitters, I am the only one who will have this on my license plates on my beloved Honda Element!  WHOO HOO!  Now that’s something worth celebrating (I am such a geek!)

So this all came about after reading about someone else getting the plates “Knit On” in Arkansas.  This reminded me to do my periodic check to see if any of the names I’d like to have had become available in Washington.  I’ve struggled with this in the past because many of the combinations beginning with “K” are disallowed because they’re reserved for HAM radio operators.  And of course “KNITTER” was never available because someone else had it. 

But alas, yesterday when I checked, it was suddenly available! I shot an excited e-mail off to Mr. VirtualKnitter about it and he responded “grab it fast!”  So, off I trotted to the King County Department of Licensing, where you can apply for personalized plates in person.  I wasn’t sure if things were set up so they could process the application in real time, but I just wanted to make sure I was first in line to get this name reserved.  Turns out they can handle the whole transaction right there, so a few minutes later I was happily the owner of “KNITTER” with my new registration form and temporary paper “plates” – now I just have to wait a few weeks for the real plates to be mailed to me.  The nice man who processed my paperwork suggested that the previous owner either moved out of state or just got tired of paying the extra annual fee for the plates.  Well, whatever the reason, their loss is my gain!

In September, I’m doing the Seattle 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk.  I’ll be walking 60 miles over 3 days with approximately 4000 other walkers. In order to participate, I must raise $2200 towards the cause (Susan B. Koman foundation).  At this point, I’m only about 1/3 of the way to my goal.

Anyway, I’m holding a special raffle for my knitting and spinning friends.  Any of you who donate a minimum of $5, between now and my fundraising deadline of October 10th, will be entered to win a “Winner’s Choice” gift basket.  I’m calling it Winner’s Choice because I’ll create a gift basket with a minimum value of $75 for the lucky winner, based on her/his knitting/spinning preferences!  What could be better than that?

Here’s how you enter.  Go to my personal 3-Day Donation page at http://www.the3day.org/goto/knottyknitter and donate $5 or more.  Contact me via PM or e-mail to let me know you’ve entered (make sure I can match you up to your entry by providing me the name or e-mail address you used when making your donation).  You’ll get one entry into the raffle for each $5 donated.  For each $25, you’ll get one extra ticket (so $25 gets you 6 entries, $50 gets you 12, etc.)  When you contact me, let me know if your preference is knitting or spinning, and tell me a little bit about your fiber, color, and project preferences. 

After the donation center closes, in mid-October, I’ll draw a random winner and notify the winner by e-mail so I can get shipping information for you wonderful gift basket!

This is for a great cause. Not only does it raise much needed funds for breast cancer research and detection, but due to the shear size of the event, it raises public awareness of the need and desire of so many walkers to find a cure.  Good Luck!