a fun filled knitting class
Class was so great last night! The teacher Lynne is really great. She wants us to see the stiches, really see them. I know how to count rows, I know how to visualy see if a knit stich is twisted just by looking at a swatch. Lots of cool little things. I like her attention to the details and our learning the details. So yesterday in class I swatched for a fun little side project:
I am using an Anne Norling pattern as a base for it but it's really my own design. It's going to have a 1 inch rib and then go into normal stockinette. It's going to be a cute little baby hat. I can't tell you how much I love this Tiny Tots Sirdar yarn. It's not as hard to knit with as i would have imagined, it's easy on the hands, and just so cute! Here is what I did last night while watching TV.
In the "it's a small world" strange-zone one of the students came into class late because of work and she was wearing a lab type jacket. It had her spa's logo on it and she was telling another classmate about how where she works they do all kinds of spa things and other full service medical botox stuff.
So just on a whim, for the heck of it I said "Do you work with XXXXX XXXXXX"? You see XXXXX XXXXXX was a bridesmaid in my wedding not to long ago, and she was telling me about her new job at a nice spa and how a lady their was knitting her something. I totally asked just out of a whim, what are the chanses? What do you know, she said YES.. and wait a minute, is that her pancho your knitting?? Why yes it is! HAH! Small world.. and XXXXX XXXXX lives way down on the south side, and this is a big city and it's just CRAZY that here I am in a knitting class with her co-worker. I love the ladies in my class, all so nice and talkative. Much, MUCH better then my last class.
I leave you with.. a cup of coffee..
Thats my shadow over the cup, heh.
Comments
Marta says;
I LOVE your new design! It is really original!
Your Secret Pal says;
Whew! Glad I found your new blog. I'm so happy you're enjoying your knitting classes. I would love to take a few - there's always more one can learn.
I tend to be a "by the book" knitter too - but I'm getting more daring with color and veering from the pattern (gasp!)