If you're looking to make friends on Valentine's Day...

If you're hoping to attract the right kind of people, then may I suggest wearing your February Lady Sweater to the Valentine's Day showing of Coraline? Eva and Elie and I went to see the movie today, accompanied by a couple other knitters, and had a lot of fun. The movie is that good, and I am a Neil Gaiman fan from back when I read Sandman in high school. I wore my February Lady and had not one, but two separate people give me a shout-out. Hey Knitta Lady! It gives me a cozy nerdy feeling—internet community extending beyond the internet. Plus as one of the knitters put it, "With so much knitting in the movie, there were bound to be a few of us here." You betcha.

Pre-movie, this lady was sweet enough to invite Beebs and I over to share in their Valentine's Day tradition—decorating cookies. Good fun and good company. Kristin and Co. decorate cookies a few times a year with a different palette for each season. I love the creative abandon within a confined set of colors. Lucky for me, the winter season includes chocqua and red.