this week chuck and i started a dance class, waltz foxtrot and east coast swing (which is magically different from west coast swing but we have no idea how). the first class was fun, even if chuck did bounce counting his steps. it was cute.
and i was going to write emails today, to all the poor people i've dissed for so long, but hotmail wasn't letting me sign in until an hour ago when i got distracted by looking for cool things, and now of course, my motivation is gone. so you'll have to wait another day. but i figured posting something might be an acceptable substitute, since i hardly ever post here. i do have pics somewhere to post, but i'm trying to figure out what my limit is and if i should delete some stuff first. we've been trying to print out our digital pics, and there's TONS of them. and we have to go through them first, and upload them (takes AGES). but i might get some in order and up here in the next little while. like in a year or so.
we finally have had plus degrees for 2 weeks, and the snow is almost all gone. there's some roads that are totally clear. gets me twitchy for spring and getting out on a bike again. still no leaves though. they say spring comes and is gone in a week, so i'm keeping and eye out so i don't miss it.
tonight i'm having some church ladies over for a knitting group. it's new and out first meeting had only 1 person show up i was sad. but excited about tonight, when 2 other people are coming. it's an improvement, right? i can knit alone, obviously, but it's more fun to have other people to talk with and trade ideas, see what they're doing. and a few of the people signed up for this group are just learning, which is even more exciting to me. get them all hooked on knitting socks in church. hehehe.
one thing i was super excited about last week was i finally made a swedish easter decoration. i've wanted to since i was there on my mission. it sounds so ugly
when you describe a bunch of twigs with feathers tied on and little eggs hanging from them, but the look grows on you. and i actually have a pic, so i'll attach it right now. tanya, are you impressed? the light in the living room is hard on pics, but this one looks ok. the idea with the branches is to use willow i think, with pussywillows. you set it up the week before easter, palm sunday, and by easter the leaves whould be budding! i think it's a cool symbol of the resurrection and renewed life and all that. so i'm waiting for the leaves to show on mine. it's a week today since i set 'em up though (using birch branches too, no willow to be had up here) and they don't look like they want to cooperate. *sigh* oh well. i still like the look of them.
and the knitting.........right now i'm in the middle of a couple projects and starting to get bored with them. not a good sign. the too many socks syndrome has attacked again recently - i have 3 sets on needles. so i stopped and made a lace headband, loosely based on some other patterns but with my own math. it ended up much looser than expected. still wearable, but not as snug as a headband should be to keep the hair out of my face. so i'll probably rip it out and reduce it a bit, but didn't have the courage to do it all at once and went back to the socks. one pair i'm using mystery cotton yarn from the bargin bin with a pattern that i knew wanted to be made with that yarn, but i wasn't sure the thickness of the yarn would work out. but after a few rows it seems to be doing nicely. yay!! and they're anklets, so i'm even hoping to get them done quicker. wouldn't that be nice.
my fjörgyn sweater jacket (from viking patterns for knitting by elsebeth lavold), with the cool viking braids on it, is too big to take anywhere now so work has slowed down considerably. the worst is finishing it in the spring, when it's getting warm and i won't wear it till next year *sigh* but who knows with the alaskan weather, right? that other turtle neck i started is still at the bottom of my basket, waiting patiently for me to finish the sleeves and sew it up. sometimes i wish i could get paid to knit (but only what i want to knit) because i have so many ideas but not all the time to figure them out and knit them. and lots of people have cool designs i want to knit, which are easier to start becasue, hey, they've already done the math. that's the only disappointment i have in knitting. i feel tricked. who knew i'd have to use math to make scarves and blankets and headbands? maybe in heaven knitting won't need math so much.
when you describe a bunch of twigs with feathers tied on and little eggs hanging from them, but the look grows on you. and i actually have a pic, so i'll attach it right now. tanya, are you impressed? the light in the living room is hard on pics, but this one looks ok. the idea with the branches is to use willow i think, with pussywillows. you set it up the week before easter, palm sunday, and by easter the leaves whould be budding! i think it's a cool symbol of the resurrection and renewed life and all that. so i'm waiting for the leaves to show on mine. it's a week today since i set 'em up though (using birch branches too, no willow to be had up here) and they don't look like they want to cooperate. *sigh* oh well. i still like the look of them.and the knitting.........right now i'm in the middle of a couple projects and starting to get bored with them. not a good sign. the too many socks syndrome has attacked again recently - i have 3 sets on needles. so i stopped and made a lace headband, loosely based on some other patterns but with my own math. it ended up much looser than expected. still wearable, but not as snug as a headband should be to keep the hair out of my face. so i'll probably rip it out and reduce it a bit, but didn't have the courage to do it all at once and went back to the socks. one pair i'm using mystery cotton yarn from the bargin bin with a pattern that i knew wanted to be made with that yarn, but i wasn't sure the thickness of the yarn would work out. but after a few rows it seems to be doing nicely. yay!! and they're anklets, so i'm even hoping to get them done quicker. wouldn't that be nice.
my fjörgyn sweater jacket (from viking patterns for knitting by elsebeth lavold), with the cool viking braids on it, is too big to take anywhere now so work has slowed down considerably. the worst is finishing it in the spring, when it's getting warm and i won't wear it till next year *sigh* but who knows with the alaskan weather, right? that other turtle neck i started is still at the bottom of my basket, waiting patiently for me to finish the sleeves and sew it up. sometimes i wish i could get paid to knit (but only what i want to knit) because i have so many ideas but not all the time to figure them out and knit them. and lots of people have cool designs i want to knit, which are easier to start becasue, hey, they've already done the math. that's the only disappointment i have in knitting. i feel tricked. who knew i'd have to use math to make scarves and blankets and headbands? maybe in heaven knitting won't need math so much.
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