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According to the thesaurus, you could also say, "behindhand, derelict, disregardful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, lax, lazy, negligent, regardless, remiss, slack, thoughtless, uncaring, unmindful".

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Table of contents for UFOlympics

1. UFOlympics! the Summer Games
2. UFOlympics! the Decathlon
3. UFOlympics! the first event
4. UFOlympics! the second event
5. UFOlympics! the third event
6. UFOlympics! the fourth event
7. UFOlympics! the fifth and sixth events
8. UFOlympics! the seventh event
9. UFOlympics: the eighth and ninth events
10. UFOlympics! the tenth and eleventh events

UFO #1, the fifth bear mitten:  FINISHED 07/09/08.

Final time:  2 days!

Yarn:  donated acrylic stuff.
Pattern:  from Twisted.

announcer’s voiceover:  She’s certainly maintaining a very competitive pace thus far, but can she possibly keep it up throughout the whole event?  We’ll have to wait and see.

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Table of contents for Knit for the Bears!

1. Let’s Knit for the Bears!
2. More Knitting for the Bears
3. Now Them’s Some Mittens!
4. Mo’ Mittens
5. Harlots and Mittens and Bears, Oh My!

On Tuesday, I and several hundred other PDX area knitters spent an enjoyable evening with the Yarn Harlot!

I didn’t win the Oregonian’s contest to tag along when they interviewed her, but I did get an honorable mention –

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Table of contents for Knit for the Bears!

1. Let’s Knit for the Bears!
2. More Knitting for the Bears
3. Now Them’s Some Mittens!
4. Mo’ Mittens
5. Harlots and Mittens and Bears, Oh My!

In no particular order, here’s some great pix I’ve received of bear mittens, in response to the free Polar Bear Pattern offer!!

In case you still haven’t heard, here’s the short scoop: 

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Table of contents for Knit for the Bears!

1. Let’s Knit for the Bears!
2. More Knitting for the Bears
3. Now Them’s Some Mittens!
4. Mo’ Mittens
5. Harlots and Mittens and Bears, Oh My!

I’m pleased to announce that my first "cheater" bear mitten is completed!!

These things are BIG.  I happened to have my once-a-day can of Coke with me, so I included it in the picture for scale.

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Table of contents for Knit for the Bears!

1. Let’s Knit for the Bears!
2. More Knitting for the Bears
3. Now Them’s Some Mittens!
4. Mo’ Mittens
5. Harlots and Mittens and Bears, Oh My!

It’s Saturday night of our designated "Fun Day", and DH is out at a buddy’s house watching college tournament hockey, drinking beer and eating crap.

What am I doing?  I’m turning my studio into a bear mitten factory.

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Table of contents for Knit for the Bears!

1. Let’s Knit for the Bears!
2. More Knitting for the Bears
3. Now Them’s Some Mittens!
4. Mo’ Mittens
5. Harlots and Mittens and Bears, Oh My!

The title of this post may sound like the title of an adorable childrens’ book waiting to happen:  but the reality is just sad.

OK, while they aren’t exactly my favorite POLAR BEARS…  there are some Malayan Sun Bears on the other side of the globe that need some help.  Knitted help, in fact.

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