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• Voyager Sign-up runs through Sept 15, 2009 [CLOSED]
• Voyager Clan Assignments posted Sept 22, 2009
• Sporrans mailed by Nov 23, 2009

Outlandish Swap III: VOYAGER!

Scottish clans were originally a Highland way of life. The Highland clan was, above all things, a family; a family in which everybody believed they were all, from chief to blacksmith, descended from one founder or progenitor. They regarded themselves as very close kinsmen. This Swap is dedicated to such clan families and will be organized into four clans.

What's in Your Sporran?

A Sporran is Scottish Gaelic for ‘purse’ and served as a wallet and container for any other necessary personal items men might need. For this gathering, a sporran is the package you put together for your spoilee. Instead of dwelling on the clan colors, sporrans will focus on Voyager-inspired themes, such as oceans, pirates, the Caribbean, turtles, and photographic themes, etc. In that spirit, your “sporran” should include at a minimum:

• a hand-crafted item – it doesn’t even have to be yarn-crafted. For example, it could be a glass ornament in the shape of a Scottish thistle, or some homemade shortbread with recipe. The item should be inspired by a character or theme in Dragonfly in Amber. Please remember to include a brief explanation of your inspiration. NOTE: This item is separate and distinct from the themed item below
• Yarn
• a Voyager-themed object – for example, stitch markers, row counter, tape measure, journal, recipe, bookmark, etc. The item should be inspired by a character or theme in Voyager. Please remember to include a brief explanation of your inspiration. This is not your hand-crafted item.
• Something sweet/savory (keep in mind the distance and environmental conditions)
• Optional: any other tempting goodies you want to include

Total value of your sporran should $25 to $30 before shipping. Remember, this is the value of your box, not necessarily what you spend – I am all for taking advantage of a bargain. Packages must be mailed no later than November 23, 2009, the Monday before the U.S. Thanksgiving.

NOTE: Delivery confirmation for packages mailed within the United States during this swap is required and must be PM'd to your chieftess. Delivery confirmation costs less than $1 at the US Post Office or is free when you use click–and-ship at the USPS website. If shipping internationally, you MUST provide your clan leader with the Customs Declaration Form Number.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Murray Challenge

OK, the technical challenges have been solved, I hope. Since the posting of this challenge has been delayed by almost 24 hours (well close enough for a full day for government work) we're giving you until midnight on Nov. 13 to complete this challenge. The Beauchamp challenge will be delayed one day, too. Since this challenge includes lots of charts and blogger doesn't like charts, I've posted the main instructions for the puzzle, and a link to open files (in a pdf format). If you have difficulties, contact Kellan (knitmo) at Ravelry and she'll help you out.

~Kellan

Here's the PDF document. You can also click on it here or print it from what should be embeded below.



Tis game night and the Murray Clan is inviting all of our Good-Sisters to join us at our campfire. But dinna fash yerselves. There are several games here, but you needna play them all. Some of the games are worth 2 points, some only one. The most you can get is 10 points.

We love our Jamieisms, but Herself gives many others memorable quotes. The theme of our games tonight is quotes. Let’s see if you can solve a few of these. We ask only that you earn 10 points. The Quotagrams and the Cryptograms are worth 2 points each. The Quotefalls are worth 1 point each. You get to pick the puzzles that you like best. To submit your answer, you only need to send me the quote. Please have MURRAY in the subject line of your email, and kindly let me know which lass is submitting her challenge. Your answers should be sent to highlandergames@ymail.com

To solve the quotagrams, solve each of the clues below the chart. Put the letter for each of those answers into corresponding box in the chart directly above it. Each word in the quote is separated by a solid box, so the third word on line one is 4 letters - the first two letters of the word are on line one, the last two begin line two.

Murray Challenge 1
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