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February 15, 2026

From Susan — It’s That Time of Year Again

Filed under: Updates — surly @ 2:34 am

Yes, the day after Valentine’s Day. A much more important day. It’s Happy Surly Day!! Yep, Surly’s birthday has arrived again like clockwork.

if you have followed us at all, you know that Sally and I are besties, knitting peeps, sisties, and whatever else such a sisterhood implies. She is the smart one in the family, which landed her the dubious honor of being the executor of our dad’s estate. She has handled that thankless job tirelessly. We really appreciate her taking that on and doing so well with it. She also puts up with a lot from me on a daily basis.

Her birthday present this year wasn’t much. I sent her a Melt the Ice Hat because I knew she wasn’t going to have time to knit one herself. She looks so cute in it!!

Happy Birthday, Little Sister! Hope to see you in person soon!

February 3, 2026

From Susan — Mini Me

Filed under: Updates — surly @ 6:46 pm

I have been obsessing a bit about the Melt the Ice Hat phenomenon, but I think with good reason. I have also fallen off the deep end into the Mini Melt craze. These little cuties (2×2 inch) are used as pins that show you are pro-democracy, anti-ICE, and anti-this administration. Lots less knitting and great for indoor or sunny climate use.

I describe how I knit mine up on my project page. Even if you can’t knit the big hat, maybe a mini hat!

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