Measuring Acres Online

I've been trying to find someone to cut hay and everyone asks how many acres are in the hayfield. I thought it was roughly eight, but the map I got back from FSA didn't add up, so I went looking for an online tool to measure the field. Google Earth and TerraServer both offer tools to measure area, but they aren't free.

TerraServer actually has satellite images from multiple years, so I could see the farm before, during and after building the house. Really cool. On the most recent photo you can see the horses in the field.

But, being poor I kept looking and found this page. Yes, the field is 8.1 acres and it took only a couple minutes to plot the corners and get an answer for free.

Local Yarn Shop Finder

No more searching for local yarn shops when I travel. Not that I travel often, but when I do it's nice to know where to find yarn for a souvenir.

http://www.knitmap.com/

Pink Christmas Scarf

This year for Christmas I'm knitting scarves for everyone. I really liked this pattern, but didn't want it quite so wide, so I changed the pattern.

I cast on 41 stitches and worked the first rows according to the pattern. For the lace part I created this chart to make the design work out.


KEY:
K=Knit
O=Yarn Over
/=Knit 2 Together
\=Slip Slip Knit
I misnumbered the rows as well. These are the right side rows, the wrong side rows are purled. So the actual lace pattern has six rows.

The end result is here blocking.

States I've Visited

I just found this cool website that lets you create a map highlighting states you've visited.


visited 27 states (54%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or Best time to visit South Korea