It is sad to say...I think it is sad...but I get a kick out of seeing my name in print! Is that lame?! Probably, but true none the less. I probably have some on going need to have my ego fed in some way by this. So what is the latest you ask? The Stitches Midwest brochure just arrived. Since I am teaching, my name is in there. I think it is cool!
I have just a little time off during the event, so I think I may take a class with one of my...
This weekend it was just me and the dogs. Kind of different for me. Not that I mind being alone -- I actually got very good at it after the divorce from the idiot and before the marriage to the most wonderful man ever (7 years worth of being alone). I discovered that the ability to be alone and be happy (at the same time) took a bit of practice, but was a critical skill in becoming content with oneself. I got so good at it -- I never planned...
I have now designed a button/logo for my new web ring. This may not be that exciting for most -- but this is a new deal for me! I love learning something new!! TA-DA!!!
So now I am officially ready to start recruiting potential members to my web ring. There are only a couple folks I know personally and a couple I am familiar with via their blogs,...
Today has been Web Ring Day!!! I finally decided to join a couple of web rings and no sooner did I try than they were closed. So what is a woman to do -- start her own web ring. Hopefully I will get it really working in the next day or two. I decided that there are probably quite a few knit bloggers out there that are trying to make a business of their passion and that others might be interested -- so Knit Biz Bloggers was born. Here's to a...
I NEVER (okay -- rarely ever) design on the needles. It goes against my grain in so many ways. I am a PLANNER always have been a planner, planning is good. Predicting an outcome and then verifying the prediction seems so much more efficient as the "writing" work is already done! Also, although I will always rip out if required, I STRONGLY work to avoid that process whenever possible. All of this adds up to rarely designing on the needles. If...
So in honor of the all time favorite parent saying...since my fellow bloggers are doing it, so will I!!
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the sentence in your journal with these instructions.
"Also look to hardware, electronic, dressmaker, and art-supply stores for unusual knitting materials."
--Dborah Newton, Designing Knitwea...
I am so excited! TWO, yes count'em TWO, great things happened today. Most importantly I FINALLY got my office picked up, organized and cleaned. Okay, so I haven't vacuumed yet, but my husband usually does that -- yes it is true! I feel so much more organized and I think it has freed my mind. Because the second thing that happen is the brown swatch...
I have actually been doing some knitting amongst all the other knitting business related things that go on here. Since you probably wouldn't believe me -- I wouldn't -- I took pictures as proof! The slip stitch patterns are not QUITE right yet, but I have plans for this one!
This one has been percolating for a long time. In fact, I have already...
Compared to my favorite bloggers, I feel so inadequate -- I think that is why my blogging has slowed. I know I shouldn't compare, but some of them are SO GREAT. I love their writing style, the way they tell their tales, the appopriate picture to add just the right amount of punch. So today I am not going to write much, but instead think about what needs to happen here to make this more interesting. I am thinking that more knitting on my part...
It is amazing that a few days missed of reading blogs and you can be so far behind. I have gotten so involved in the lives of these people only one of whom I actually know -- is that weird?? But we all share the love of knitting and the issues of trying to manage our lives around it to some degree. My guess is that no one ever notices if I have missed a few days, because I don't really have any sort of following. It is kind of a strange desire,...