Just completed -- "Reade" Pop-Star Poncho (my title) knit with 3 balls of 'winter white' Rowan polar on very cold, very clangy, size US15 aluminum needles. I guess you can tell I'm not a metal needle fan. Happened upon some really mod sequinned flower-power pins at The Gap yesterday that would be so cute on the "READE". Still looking for the perfect accessory to help camoflauge the seam on the front piece.

Piperknits is undergoing a major overhaul. Don't worry, you didn't miss anything over the summer because I didn't pick up my needles for 4 months.
Right now I'm knitting a BOOGA BAG in Noro Kureyon #81 for my SIL for Christmas and have ordered some more colorful Kureyon for a "happier" BOOGA to give to a more perky relative....
Also on my list is the Coty capelet/poncho webbed thingie from Rowan's "Things Just got Bigger" but this project is CROCHET EEK!!!!!!! I am looking for a knit project that is similar -- anyone???
Just sold off most of my aging stash on ebay and then turned around and started replenishing with new fiber from Rowan and Crystal Palace -- I've gotten the ribbon yarn bug and have even resorted to picking up some cheap Patons novelty stuff from my local Hobby Lobby. I have no idea what I'm knitting with all the pink and fluffy new yarn in my stash, but I'm sure my Britney Spears loving niece could use plenty of new pink, fluffy garments and accessories. The poncho above is for said niece. She's 5 years old and loves to play "pop star". The poncho will go great with her new green, black and white Go-Go boots, I'm sure....
In non-knitting news, I've been struck with a severe bout of luck in my photography career. Last month one of my images 
was licensed and published in FAMILY CIRCLE's October 1st issue (last page of the mag, if you want to see). This was my biggest sale to date, and it couldn't get any better, I thought. Last week another image 
was licensed to Georgia Power Conglomerate (official name) -- VERY, VERY COOL. And that's all I have to say about that...
My husband and 18-yo son made it through a full week of B.O.S.S. Boulder Outdoor Survival School back in August. I was so worried about my son, but it turned out to be a great character-building experience for both men.
Yes, that's real MUDDY WATER they're drinking. This was day 2 and they hadn't had any food or water for 24 hours of hiking in the boonies of Utah. Oh, and there were no tents or sleeping bags either. The whole idea was to learn to "survive" hence the name Survival School. They weren't kidding... This is the program the producers of "Cast Away" with Tom Hanks went through to prepare for the film. Nick and Paul did all the same things Tom Hanks did - learned to make fire the same way, etc. Very cool. If you are the adventure-seeking type, you should check it out.
**NOTE: Both Nick and Paul are marathon runners and in excellent shape. They both found BOSS to be challenging, both physically and mentally. There were at least two men who didn't make it past the first day. One was sent to the hospital for heat exhaustion and dehydration. You need to be in excellent physical shape to make it through a week of BOSS hell. Nick was the youngest surviver. I'm very proud of him (and Paul too! :)