Thanks to all of the suggestions on where to find hedgehog eyes and noses. Suzette left a comment telling me about the Doll and Bear Show and Sale on Sunday, so I went there in pursuit of eyes. And eyes I found. There was only one vendor with supplies, but she had exactly what I was looking for. The company is Disco Joints, and although they are not based here in Ottawa, they do have a mail order business for my future eye needs. I took the hedgehog with me, but I still had trouble deciding which eyes and nose would look best, so I bought several different ones and tried them all when I got home. So now I have more eyes and noses, and therefore will need to make more hedgehogs, and other assorted critters.

So today the still nameless hedgehog had a visit to my office:

I am now in a very rare position. I have nothing on the needles. The silk scarf is finished and is blocking (pictures soon). I have made three dishcloths for a friend – I took pictures but they didn't turn out very well (it's not easy to take pictures of black dishcloths!). I never really thought that dishcloths needed to be blocked, but the pictures tell another story.

I've started swatching a few things, but nothing has jumped onto my needles yet. I'm sure it won't take long though. The afghan is, well, umm, looking exactly the same as the last time I showed it. All the knitting is done, but I haven't started grafting it together yet.  (Actually, in the spirit of full disclosure, I do still have Dad's socks on the needles – but I've pretty much abandoned them. I'm just not feeling the socky love).

Hmmmm, maybe I should make another hedgehog.