Those are PRICELESS!!!
Posted by AlisonH at March 3, 2005 1:38 PMWow. Those really do stop the chatter in its tracks. Truly an interesting and memorable gift.
Posted by alison a. at March 3, 2005 1:41 PMThose are awesome. I forsee lots of "wool pig" searches at eBay this afternoon.
Kat in Boston
Posted by Kat at March 3, 2005 1:44 PMYeah for wool pigs! Will they help in the seasoning Ken's pork chops? Sorry, had to ask.
Posted by Andrea at March 3, 2005 1:45 PMThank you for making me laugh out loud. I needed that!
Wool Pigs!
Awesome!
Posted by Luna at March 3, 2005 1:46 PMthat hat pattern is awesome. I'm going to the LYS and getting the yarn within a week. Or, I'll stop the Harry Potter scarf I'm making early and throw in a hat.
You rock. My short, ferret-like attention span will ADORE THAT HAT.
Posted by Bippy at March 3, 2005 1:48 PMFAB-U-LOUS!!! Those are just...so...perfect. Love them.
You are very fortunate to have a friend like Ken, But then again, I think he is probably pretty fortunate in having a friend like you-pork chops and all.
Posted by Teresa at March 3, 2005 1:51 PMDaaang those are cute! Thanks for the hat pattern, too-- the Dulaan Project seems to inspire new and clever hats, doesn't it?
Good luck with the pork chops. As a fellow vegetarian, I don't think I would know the first thing on how to cook something like that. I would probably just treat it like tofu!
Classic. The pigs are priceless. My family has taken it's share of grief for our collection of barfing-animal ceramics (long story; blame it on the original cow creamer), but these pigs really take the pork... er, cake.
Posted by Tracey at March 3, 2005 1:56 PMYAY! You finally got them! I thought some postal employee may have absconded with them and, knowing of the Yarh Harlot and the legend of the Wool Pig, would hold them for ransome, demanding a jumpsiut of freshly hand spun yarn in exchange for their safe return. Phew, I'm glad I was wrong! I hope you enjoy them! It seems fitting that little pigs should show up on pork chop day. Maybe you could get by without handling meat if you just put some parsley on these and try serving them to the lucky and wonderful Ken.
Posted by Debbie at March 3, 2005 2:00 PMWow, I totally cannot spell today. Forgive my typos in that previous comment (and any in this one, please).
Posted by Debbie at March 3, 2005 2:02 PMHarlot- I have a woolpig christmas ordament at home that I was planning on mailing to you, but, unfortunately, I was feeling selfish. It's very cute. Besides, you've already got some wool pig memorabilia....
Do people really say things like 7 sts to 10cm and then say it's 1.75 sts to the inch? It seems like a metric crime...
Posted by TrickyTricot at March 3, 2005 2:06 PMI think it is completely awesome that Ken keeps his eyes closed while getting a haircut so he gets a surprise. I get the feeling he's the type of guy who gets the most out of life!
The wool pigs are extremely cute and very fitting but I can't help but wonder who would ever concieve of the idea of them (unless they read this blog). Knitted sheep - sure. Cows wearing leather jackets - macabre but logical; but knitted pigs.....I don't get it.
Posted by Renee the Sequel at March 3, 2005 2:09 PMThose, dear harlot, are truly MEANT FOR YOU TO HAVE.
Posted by sue at March 3, 2005 2:12 PMWill you knit a house of wool for the wool pigs to live in? (I'm sure that anything you knit will stand up to the big, bad wolf- besides, I hear he huffs and puffs from a wool allergy so no worries...)
Posted by Tish at March 3, 2005 2:12 PMThe wool pigs are SWEET! They're AWESOME! (Napolean Dynamite is in my head today)
Thanks for the hat pattern! I have had big plans to use up stash to make hats to give away but haven't gotten around to it. With your pattern, I can use up way more stash in a much shorter time period and actually DO IT rather than just think about knitting them and giving them away!
I love that I was totally laughing at the 30 stitches even before you told us to laugh at the 30 stitches. I love a big needle, small stitch count project! The perfect thing to trade off with my complicated-cable sweater that I'm trying not to call bad names.
Posted by Lori at March 3, 2005 2:17 PM**why wouldn't this let me post my comment with the word "Napole o n" (I added spaces here so it would post). Is this some sort of naughty word that I'm not aware of?
Posted by Lori at March 3, 2005 2:21 PMHappy Birthday to Ken! He is indeed special for you to be willing to do the chops.
Thanks for the hat pattern. I have a bunch of wool I can't felt cuz I don't have the hands for hand-felting or the machine (front loader) for machine felting. I will make some of these and send off to the Project.
The Pigs rock! And, might I say, as a Southerner, I am totally enthralled with the snow in the background.
Posted by Sandy at March 3, 2005 2:21 PMThose are the most amazing little pigs- and they arrived in perfect timing- as March 1st was National Day of the Pig here in the U.S. Yes, really.
Well, there goes whatever excuse for laziness I may have had for the Dulaan knitting I've been procrastinating about. Now I just have to figure out if I have needles that big.
Posted by Cassie at March 3, 2005 2:30 PMI forsee Ken's hat being a standby for the Dulaan project... and I love the Wool Pigs!
Posted by melissa at March 3, 2005 2:36 PMShe's got your number! ;-)
Happy Pork Chops, Ken (you gotta theme going there, Steph)!!
Posted by margene at March 3, 2005 2:37 PMAll Hail Stitchy!
*bows*
Now, where the hell did she get them? I want a pair of wool pigs...
Posted by roggey at March 3, 2005 2:40 PMPlease take the piggies to another room while you cook the pork chops.
Posted by allyson at March 3, 2005 2:57 PMPork chops taste good.
Those S n P's are brilliant!
That Stitchy is THE BEST, is she not??? I'm thinking of mascarading as one of her cats - think she'll notice?
The hat is wonderful! Happy B-day to Ken.
Posted by melanie at March 3, 2005 3:02 PMThis may be old news, but I typed "wool pig" into google and this was the #1 result: http://www.voulgaropoulos.com/US/NEW/ELEVAGES/html/09.html
The hat instructions had me giggling at my desk. Am having two dear friends over for dinner tonight, but now I'll be itching for them to go home so I can start my Hot Head Hat. Knitting at 1.75 st/inch *on purpose* ... hilarious!
Posted by Jennifer at March 3, 2005 3:15 PMHappy Birthday, Ken! I remember your birthday last year, and all the sweet things Steph said about you then. You sound like a terrific friend.
Posted by LauraA at March 3, 2005 3:29 PMHahahahahhah love the pigs! The hat is fab, got to try that.
Posted by kirsti at March 3, 2005 3:53 PMUmm, I think the Dulaan project is a great thing, this is not in ANY way to detract from it, but for the Canadians out there, please remember that homeless folks right here at home face the same situation. Among other places, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, and Winnipeg can all face -40C weather in the winter, so just don't forget that before we get too excited shipping things off to Mongolia.
And I gotta say, I LOVE the wool pigs!
Posted by Aimend at March 3, 2005 3:57 PMThat's a very cool knitting project.
The wool pigs... I have no words.
Posted by Rana at March 3, 2005 4:09 PMTruly gratifying quick knit project you got there. It addresses the "I should do something for a charity project, but don't want to take time away from MY knitting" guilt trip debate I always end up in.
I must find some wool pigs. Too funny.
Posted by Samina at March 3, 2005 4:53 PMwool pigs, amazing... how can it be?
Posted by Judy at March 3, 2005 5:02 PMPork chop worthy-that's a whole new compliment. I have to say, when you said it took an hour I figured that it was a harlot thing. Sure you could make it in an hour, but you knit cultural mittens for gods sake. But now that I've read it I think maybe even I could knit it in an hour. I'm impressed!
Posted by Vicki at March 3, 2005 5:19 PMO.M.G. The mind boggles. "Perfect" isn't quite right, how about "unbelievable". I have to go rest now.
Posted by valentina at March 3, 2005 5:39 PMHappy Birthday to Ken. He sounds like such a great soul friend to have.
I love the hat. I've been needing a quick NBK project and this is perfect and for a good cause too!
I am snickering over the WoolPigs. Hysterical!
Posted by kern at March 3, 2005 5:50 PMAnd a very Happy Birthday and pork chop to Ken! (can't believe I forgot that the first time)
Posted by Cassie at March 3, 2005 6:06 PMLove.those.pigs.
Posted by mk at March 3, 2005 7:06 PMPigs in a blanket!!! Very cute.
Posted by Jean E. at March 3, 2005 7:21 PMGreat minds?
Posted by Norma at March 3, 2005 8:03 PMYou know how you type something and you think to yourself "now that just looks wrong" and then you ignore it and then hours later you realize what it is?
Masquerading. That's what I meant.
Posted by melanie the idiot at March 3, 2005 10:40 PMLove the wool pigs!!! I like the hat pattern too, will have to try it, nice and quick and easy, my kind of pattern.
I made my son a cheesecake for his birthday 2 weeks ago. I am vegan but i did the whole thing, cream cheese, eggs and all. I don't know if I could face bringing raw meat into my house, but I surely do understand your affection for your friend for whom you would cook pork chops.
susanna in Halifax where it has also snowed some more
So...does Ken get to use the Wool Pig salt n pepper shakes on the pork chops or would that just be too weird?
Happy Birthday Ken!!
A beautiful story that proves the old proverb: "O Ye who giveth freely of pork chops so shall ye receiveth the bounty of the spicey wool pigs."
Posted by stephanie at March 4, 2005 10:43 AMWhoa. I haven't been knitting that long (July) and I've been in blog-land even shorter (January-ish), so I had to look up the original wool pig post. Lady, I think someone wants you to refinance your house! Stupid spammers...
I think at this point I'm just a wool piglet, on account of my inability to give away yarn, even yarn I hate, from my stash.
Posted by grumperina at March 4, 2005 11:17 AMThanks for the fab motivitation. Immediately after I read your post I went home and knit me a ken hat. Now I can contribute lots of little hatties to Dulaan. Thanks!
Posted by Keri at March 4, 2005 2:34 PMCool hat. Through bizarre coincidence, I was swayed today by some big-gauge yarn which knits up on size 13's to 3st/in. I wasn't even aware they made 13's, since I'm a sock yarn kind of gal, and make what I consider bulkier stuff on size 4's, so I can relate to the hilarity of the gauge there. 30 st *is* really funny. Tee hee!
Posted by Jenny in NC at March 5, 2005 12:45 AMWool pigs! Imagine that. You couldn't imagine how hard I laughed while most of the household still sleeps this morning. Had to let my hubby in on the joke. All he said "it's not that funny". Men don't get it!
Posted by Barbara from Nova Scotia at March 5, 2005 6:52 AMHurry on over, there's a wool pig on ebay! (substituting the word "wool" for "string", I think that works):
http://tinyurl.com/6nchh
Posted by KarenK at March 5, 2005 12:45 PM