Because my hands are really not prepared for close-ups on TV. Yeah. I said TV. Pretty much the most exciting news ever is that I have been chosen to be a guest on Knitty Gritty. Not one of the Knitsters on the couch. An actual guest like Stephanie, Shobhana, Stefanie, Amy, Drew, Cat, Islea, a whole bunch of other people and me. Li’l ole me. I’m trying really hard not to question it. I still don’t really believe it even though I just booked the flight/hotel/car. I don’t know when it will hit me really. Maybe it won’t until I’m standing there on the set seeing the Knitsters knitting with the yarn I dyed and Vickie introduces me? Oh, did I tell you that I’m taping in just a few weeks? I leave in 3 weeks. What the hell am I going to wear? Oy.
I’m really tired but wanted to share the news with all of you so I’ll talk more about this tomorrow. It’s been hard not posting about it but we were just waiting for network approval. I also wanted to see if any of you have Scout’s Swag all knitted up and might be willing to part with it for a few weeks so I could bring it on the set to show off? I’m envisioning a basket full of socks knit with my swag along with a number of other cool things I have in the works. I’ve already talked with a few of you but I really want a good variety if I can so please let me know if you would like to help.
There are a trillion details I need to work out in the next few days. Sleep is first on my list. Did I mention that I got the Indie Swag all out in the mail today? (at 7:00am nonetheless) I’m afraid to think about how I’m going to get the next month done with all of this going on. I know I can do it, but still. Anyone know how to clone a person? Maybe that’s the ticket. Oh, hello. It’s 8:14pm and I haven’t eaten dinner yet. Maybe I should go and do that. More tomorrow.
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Woo Hoo!! Congrats! You’ll do fabulous!!
WooooooooHoooooooooooooo! You go, girl!
(doing happy dance for Scout)
Congratulations! That will be for the 2007
season, right? I’m sure it will be a ton o’ fun for
you and us viewers! Are you knitting something
or dyeing your yarn? Have the knitster’s been
chosen yet? I’m a hop-skip-jump, 2 hours away
from L.A.!!
Wish I could help you out with knitted swag,
alas, I’ve only knit half a sock of the first swag
I got from you. Ok. I admit it. I’m really just a
yarn collector…
I still wish I could fly out with you!!!
xo
Can’t wait for my package to arrive! I guess it won’t get here by tomorrow…right?
I love Aveda’s cuticle cream. It comes in a small tube, and you just put a drop on each finger a couple of times a day and rub it in.
Wish I could help you with the cuticle issue as well as the swag socks. I’m only on my first sock and awaiting help from mom when I see her Thursday to finish it (and I was doing so well, dang picking up of stitches!). You’ll do fine no matter though.
P.S. I’m so going to be stalking my mail carrier!!!! SWAG’S COMIN’! *giddy smile*
I’m so excited for you. You’re a supahstah, baby! xxxx
Congrats!
Wow! That’s awesome!
If you can find the time, you should knit something out of your own dyeing stash to wear on the show
Yay!!! I am so excited… I guess I better keep working on that 2nd Appletini so that
it can help as on of your many wonderful basket of props:)
Congrats! That is awesome!
As for the cuticles, I’ve got that same habit.
I swear by Burt’s Bees cuticle cream to keep them from getting dried out and wanting to bite them.
Can’t wait to see you on TV! So excited for you.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Oh, but -seriously- cool. SERIOUSLY.
Congrats! How exciting!! Can’t wait to catch you on TV.
Woo-Hoo! Congrats, that’s so exciting!
wow. you amaze me!! congratulations, i know a lot of hard work goes into everything you do, i am glad it is paying off for you (even if it means you forget to eat dinner sometimes!). yeah for scout!
Congrats! Can’t wait to see the episode.
As far as the cuticles, you could try putting pepper oil on them. The kind that really burns if you get it on your tongue. I know people who have done this to break the habit of bitting their nails…? Just a thought.
WOOT!!!!!! how cool are you! I am soooo happy for you, and I can’t wait to see the
episode. I have socks that were knit up with your montana lilacs if you want to use them. I also have a
half a pair done from fizzle fo shizzle.
Woot again!
Joycelyn
wooohoooo!! Congratulations :). When I see you, I am going to give you a big huggie
That is some AWESOME news!!!
You so totally deserve it. You’ve worked for it
Congrats Scout! You are amazing! You have taken your passion and creativity and have gone SO far in such a short period of time. ON TV! HOLY cow! Way to go!
Laura
Yay, girl! You’ll knock ‘em dead, fer shure!
Remember to breathe….hehe
Woo hoo! Congratulations!
My best advice for the hands is a really non-sexy one, but it totally works. Get a pair of plain white gloves (or hell, even socks can work for this, as long as you can keep them on) and before you go to bed, lotion up, put on gloves/socks, go to sleep. If you do this a few nights in a row, that will go a long way to getting those hands in supermodel shape.
I chewed my cuticles for, um, about 40 years. Which was when I finally realised the main problem is that I have dry skin. When the cuticles dry out (which is almost all the time given all the things I do with my hands), they split a bit, which niggles, so I try to bite off the niggling bits. First, you have to stop them drying out. Get a really good hand butter, one of the solid wax&oil things like Rocky Mountain Hand Butter. USE IT. During the day rub it well into your cuticles, frequently, and use the overnight gloves thing, too. It seems (to me) horribly girly, but start getting good manicures because the cuticles are thickened by all the scarring and they’ll carry on cracking open for some time. Then, as a reminder until you break the habit: use the foulest anti-thumbsucking/nailbiting liquid you can find. I quite like the ones full of chilli, but Bitrex works. Good luck!
Wow! Congratulations!! I think that’s like, the crazy-awesomest thing I’ve ever heard!
I feel so honored to have gotten the sneak preview of this news.
How about a manicure?
What awesome news!!! Waaa, I wish we got DYI here.
I’ve worn my Appletini socks so much I’d be embarrassed to send them to you - but my Daisy socks are almost done. You are more than welcome to borrow them if you’d like. 
Woohoo! Congrats!
Now, about the cuticles? Since you’ll be representin’, THAT should be incentive enough for you to stop. Every time those fingers go near your mouth, remember that WE will all be watching. And millions more. Go get a manicure TODAY to get started.
GO NOW.
WoooT WOOOOT!
I’m so happy that it is final!
Gimme a call later. I’ll be here all day. (Yesterday I had to pick the Bells up from school & then that P/T confrence.)
Let us know when it will be on the air so I can watch it. That is way to awesome. YOU GO GIRL!!!
That is great, Scout! Congrats!!
Congrats!!!!! Heh, sounds like someone’s going to need a manicure, eh?!
Very cool! How very exciting, though I can imagine the nerves! I would be a wreck. Sadly, I have no cuticle hints, but if you get some, let the rest of us know!
Next you’ll be hosting your own show!
I would suggest chewing gum if it’s an oral thing, or if it is a hand thing, get a good cuticle oil (or just olive oil or vitamin E oil, frankly), a deep moisturizer, and some cotton gloves. It sounds so cheesy, but it really does work - I am barefoot suzie ALL YEAR LONG and my feet can get pretty dry, but I’ve been religious lately about the foot cream & socks before bed (along with a little massage & reflexology) and it has made all the difference in the world.
Give yourself a week of that, and then get a manicure the following 2 weeks before you go! They can keep your nails super short but just clean everything up & if you can maintain with oil & moisturizer in between, your hands will be looking fabulous in no time!!!!
EEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I am so happy for you and I am so thrilled! I can’t wait to see you!!!
Hooray for you! This is so awesome that I’m thinking it’s time to order the big cable package. I don’t want to miss seeing you! Are you flying
back alone? This is going to make your Swag really take off big time. And we can all say that we knew her when.
Yay for you! It’s too bad that I can’t get away to come see you!
Congrats! That’s wonderful news!!!!
I wish i were a faster knitter as I have a bunch of your yarn and i have yet to make anything with it. Sigh.
I’m with Dave, get a manicure TODAY. Then before you leave get another.
You may have to wear soft cotton gloves or something to make sure you knock it off.
Oh yeah and Congrats! *L*
Mazel tov! That’s great news - be sure to alert us when you’ll be on. I’ll actually watch the show.
Congrats!! Yay for you!! Look forward to seeing it…yeah I know
we gotta wait a while!
Hey, congrats! Embarrassingly, I still chew my cuticles, although not as badly as I used to. Aloe is really vile-tasting stuff, and also good for the skin if all those commercials are to be believed, so you might try that. (Break a leaf open and squeeze the goo inside directly onto your skin. I have a plant in my kitchen, luckily they actually prefer it when you forget to water them for several months, and I use it for burns. It probably grows wild where you are.)
I have a pair of socks knit in one of your colorways. Just let me know if you need to borrow them!
WOW!! That’s more than awesome. Look at you. You’ve created a knitting persona that is uniquely you. Nice work.
Yay!
Get the kids to tape socks onto your hands. :p
/runs
Way to go girlfriend, I’m so happy for you. You’ll look good no matter what you wear.
Congrats girl!
Congrats! Woohoo!
Congrats Scout, your yarn rocks and everyone should know.
But have you been reading the Harlot’s blog? Those Knitty Gritty folks have a funny way of showing their love. Please for your own sanity (and the safety of your SuperKids) call the producer and make sure they don’t want anything strange from you…..like a dozen socks, in various stages of production, all knitted with the same yarn, and on wooden needles (’cause the metal ones are noisy). Make sure they don’t want two dozen ’specially dyed skeins of yarn, two days before the show. I believe in preparedness - that’s why I plan the company Holiday party four months in advance!!
That is terrific news!! I can’t wait to see you on TV!! I love watching that show. Will they tell you when it airs? Then you can tell all your fans!!
Woo Hoo, Scout!!! Congratulations!!! I’ll have to TIVO this episode for sure!!!!!
I second Violet: SQUEEEEE! Spring for a nice manicure. You deserve it.
OMG!!!! You rock girl!!! I am soooo gonna tape that episode. Now go get that manicure. By the way, have you seen these purses - http://www.bspurses.com/ . You can have your very own one-of-a-kind purse. I happened to see them while channel surfing and stopped on Style Network.
Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme - I swear by it.
AND LUCKY YOU! AND LUCKY PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY GET THAT SHOW. It’s not in Canada, eh. At least, not in my neck of the woods. I guess I should have satellite access instead of cable, maybe then I’d get the show. Tell them it needs to be in Canada. Seriously.
Very cool! Congratulations!!
Dude! That’s awesome! Sorry, I have no cuticle hints, I’ve just started biting my nails after never having done it before in my life.
CONGRATULATIONS… That rocks!
Oh and best thing I can suggest. get a manicure done now… and sleep with gloves and lotion on. Softer the skin is the less I tend to want to bite or cut the hell out of my cuticles (oh and yeah I TOTALLY do that and pluck hairs like crazy when I am that wee bit stressed
Congrats! You’ll do great!!
Congrats!!!
i live in canada and dont’ have sattelite, so i’m not sure i’ll catch the show, but CONGRATS!
how fun!!!
WOW! CONGRATS!
We’ll be able to say “we used to read her when she was “just” scoutj”.
Gosh will you still write when you’re a superstar!!
LOL! Good luck, I’m sure it will go brilliantly. Such a pity we don’t get the programme here.
Congratulations! Margene just told me about this yesterday. Fab for you, chica!
Margene mentioned this in her Flat Scout post for Thankgiving, and that is totally awesome… I am also glad to see that they are interested in you and your yarn, and branching out a bit in their programming. Deep breaths!!
Congrats! That’s fabulous!
Have a great time!
Yay! Congrats! :o)