running out of time...
Dec. 16th, 2003 01:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
purleweThese past few days have been so full of good knitting and knitting happenings that I thought I would share.
I joined the phillyknitters this weekend for a S&B and met some very nice people. I got quite a bit done on my project and frogged back to the correct spot on my unfortunate ever- decreasing sweater. After leaving the S&B I babysat a 1 yr old who fell asleep within an hr giving me plenty of time to finish that silly frogged sweater!
The sweater particulars: I made it out of chunky superwash merino. I am making 2 and have already gotten 1/4 of the 2nd one done. They will both be chocolate brown and going to each of my sisters. It is the Teva Durham design I knit for her book. It is very form fitting, but the way it is knit makes it stretch over your curves, very shapely!
So on Monday I started out the morning with getting my Tangled Web newletter(www.tangledwebb.com) and yippee! Mary promised me a bead knitting class and there it is. There is also a fair isle class and a cabling class. I want to take both. *sigh. As class costs go, they are very reasonable. So I am excited about my next knitting adventure with them.
Next, my mother had sent, and I received, my Kureyon package from Threadbear Fiber Arts!! (threadbearfiberarts.com) Not to sound repetitive, YIPPEE! I bought 4 different colorways and each one will be a new purse. One for each of my family members and perhaps one to sell. I need to start making some to sell again. It helps me pay for my next yarn stash, and gives me satisfaction out of seeing someone happy. With these I am going to make my own designs instead of following patterns.
Then last night I went to see Debbi Stoller, the author of Stitch & Bitch (and editor of Bust magazine) talk about her book. I was there with some of the S&B people I had met that weekend, they kindly let me have a place beside them. It was great to hear her in person, and see the projects too. Everyone loved to hear her talk, and she is very engaging. She had this way about her, sort of a mix of her self confidence and intelligent wit, that I really enjoyed. I don't have any cash right now, between the England trip and the shaft I am getting from my job (I am on a 5 week pay hiatus, don't ask) So I didn't buy the book and get to speak to her. I don't do well in those situations anyway. I get up there and act like a stupid fool, while all of the intelligent sentences in my head run with fright to the next available brain cell. It was probably best that I stayed on the floor and knit my project instead of acting like a doofus in front of an intelligent woman I admire.
Over all, an excellent knitting weekend. And tomorrow I will be at the knit along at the Tangled Web. I hope to get some more done on my project and maybe see some beautiful yarns. (both my mom and aunt want yarn from them, but neither want me to pick it up. Weird!)
I joined the phillyknitters this weekend for a S&B and met some very nice people. I got quite a bit done on my project and frogged back to the correct spot on my unfortunate ever- decreasing sweater. After leaving the S&B I babysat a 1 yr old who fell asleep within an hr giving me plenty of time to finish that silly frogged sweater!
The sweater particulars: I made it out of chunky superwash merino. I am making 2 and have already gotten 1/4 of the 2nd one done. They will both be chocolate brown and going to each of my sisters. It is the Teva Durham design I knit for her book. It is very form fitting, but the way it is knit makes it stretch over your curves, very shapely!
So on Monday I started out the morning with getting my Tangled Web newletter(www.tangledwebb.com) and yippee! Mary promised me a bead knitting class and there it is. There is also a fair isle class and a cabling class. I want to take both. *sigh. As class costs go, they are very reasonable. So I am excited about my next knitting adventure with them.
Next, my mother had sent, and I received, my Kureyon package from Threadbear Fiber Arts!! (threadbearfiberarts.com) Not to sound repetitive, YIPPEE! I bought 4 different colorways and each one will be a new purse. One for each of my family members and perhaps one to sell. I need to start making some to sell again. It helps me pay for my next yarn stash, and gives me satisfaction out of seeing someone happy. With these I am going to make my own designs instead of following patterns.
Then last night I went to see Debbi Stoller, the author of Stitch & Bitch (and editor of Bust magazine) talk about her book. I was there with some of the S&B people I had met that weekend, they kindly let me have a place beside them. It was great to hear her in person, and see the projects too. Everyone loved to hear her talk, and she is very engaging. She had this way about her, sort of a mix of her self confidence and intelligent wit, that I really enjoyed. I don't have any cash right now, between the England trip and the shaft I am getting from my job (I am on a 5 week pay hiatus, don't ask) So I didn't buy the book and get to speak to her. I don't do well in those situations anyway. I get up there and act like a stupid fool, while all of the intelligent sentences in my head run with fright to the next available brain cell. It was probably best that I stayed on the floor and knit my project instead of acting like a doofus in front of an intelligent woman I admire.
Over all, an excellent knitting weekend. And tomorrow I will be at the knit along at the Tangled Web. I hope to get some more done on my project and maybe see some beautiful yarns. (both my mom and aunt want yarn from them, but neither want me to pick it up. Weird!)
