I am a Raveler

Posted by Gwen on Friday, April 18, 2008 with 2 comments
I have been sucked into the world of Ravelry. And what a world it is! I am truly amazed in so many ways. Not the least of which is as a former computer geek type, as I am truly impressed by the user interface. I can see that maintaining my presence on Ravelry is going to take some effort, but I think it is going to be worth it. Who knew?!?!...

A Successful Submission

Posted by Gwen on Thursday, April 10, 2008 with No comments
So earlier this week I sent off my first magazine submission in quite sometime and the first "done to spec". All other submissions were based on something I had already completed and they just happen to like! So this was a different experience for me. And if I were to say it was easy, I would be lying. I had to do a significant amount of ripping a couple of times, because the garment wasn't coming together quite the way I wanted and decided to...
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You Can't Always Get What You Want

Posted by Gwen on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 with No comments
You can't always get what you want (sing it with me...), you can't always get what you want, you can't always get what you want...but if you try sometimes...you just might find...you'll get what you need!!! This was my theme song on Saturday. We headed out to go shopping for Arlis (about an hour and a half away) and working to a deadline, my knitting was with me. But as I got started I discovered that the short circular just wasn't going to work...
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We Love Our Jobs

Posted by Gwen on Thursday, February 07, 2008 with 1 comment
So yesterday was spent in one of the most beautiful places on earth and I was able to call it "working" since I was hosting another knitting teacher! OK, so we really did talk about knitting and teaching, but mostly we enjoyed the wonder that is Yosemite. Chris Bylsma and her husband Charlie arrived Tuesday evening after flying into SFO. Wednesday morning we got up early and headed up to the Ahwanhee for a late breakfast. This was the most fabulous...

Busy Knitting

Posted by Gwen on Thursday, January 31, 2008 with No comments
I have been AMAZINGLY busy the past month (yes, that was the excuse for no postings in a month). January - March always fly by because it is busy season for EVERYTHING that I am involved in. I have to prep for and then attend meetings for our church's Board of Ordained Ministry, it is ski season and I am a part-time ski instructor and then there is all the knitting stuff. TNNA happens in the beginning of January followed by filling orders, sending...