I think Sally's the only one who'll get the post title. For the rest of you guys, it's a joke-- I don't actually use those phrases in my daily vocabulary.
I've been away from the blog for a while. I didn't realize how long it was until I just looked at the date of my previous post. Yikes, sorry guys. While I was away from the blog I had my spring break, which I went home to Southern California for. Sometimes a little vacation, even if it doesn't include a tropical beach, is just what the doctor ordered. I was able to reset my brain a little. . . and even got a tan while doing so.
I've been back home (the Bay) for about a week, and I'm just getting into the swing of things again. Just as midterms end my final papers start demanding my attention. Boy will I be glad to graduate.
I have exciting knitting progress, but I can't share it with you guys yet. Hopefully in the next few days, or at the very latest by the end of this week, I will be able to post photos and maybe even a pattern. Not sure if I'll post the pattern up here or if I'll try to get it published by Knitty. I still have a hard time convincing myself that I am skilled enough to get a pattern published.
In knitting news I CAN discuss, I started volunteering at an assisted living facility in Berkeley. I help an elder, Barbara, knit. She's a very beginner knitter, so it's kind of a thrill to be able to use some of my skill to teach her about knitting. I've only had one session with her so far, but it went really well and I think it'll be a rewarding experience for both of us. Only thing about helping beginners is you have to help them make sense of what they're doing. Right now Barbara is making a blanket for her granddaughter. Someone gave her some DK weight yarn and some size 11 needles. . . then cast on very different numbers of stitches for all the squares she's knitting. So I'll have a bit of fun trying to put the puzzle together and make the blanket end up fairly square or rectangular. Hopefully a little decorative edging will help. I welcome the challenge that helping a beginner brings, and I look forward to spending time with this lovely lady.
I swear I won't be a stranger like I have been. Next post-- secret FO photos?
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Pretty feirce post, Jeanette.
I've been bad with my blog too. You'd think that now that I'm actually teaching, I'd have lots to write about! In fact, I do, I just don't have the time to write it. Soon, though!
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