My LYS posted their Spring 2006 class schedule. They heard our request for a Fair Isle class. Yay! But only one two-hour class? Can it be done? Will we be making something useable?
There’s also a Two Socks At Once class! Hey, we were just talking about this on Dave’s blog. They are teaching the method of using two circs or one very long circ. One long circ? Is this what Jonathan was doing? I like the sound of that. I just might have to take the class!
We went to see Tsotsi, which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. It was pretty good. It wasn’t fast paced with twists and turns. But the acting was really really great! Got a few tears out of me at the end. Had to wipe my face quickly before the lights came on. LOL
Went to Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles and got some soul food for lunch. It’s probably not good for your health, but it is VERY GOOD! If you follow the link for the review on the restaurant, you will read about Big Mama. They are not kidding. Big Mama WILL tell you to keep your elbows off the table. I had the honor of being scolded once! But it was all fun. Big Mama really takes care of ya. If you visit L.A., you should get there and try some wickedly tasty fried chicken for yourself.
OK, I should get to my Toe Jazz. I haven’t picked up the needles today and it’s already after 4 PM. I’m beginning to feel that the Reversed Ace of Wands may be right after all.
These are the yarns for the new learning project. They are all Wool of the Andes from KnitPicks. The colors are Fern (looks familiar Dave?), Winter Night, Wheat and Carrot. Chestnut for the borders when putting the squares together. Inspiration for the colors are from our livingroom. But I honestly don’t know if it’s going to be used in there or not. I can’t wait to get started.
I have picked out two patterns from Vogue Knitting’s Baby Knits Two for my friend’s triplets. One is Origami Baby Jacket. I’m making two of these. The other is an Aran Pullover. Both patterns call for 100% Wool. I think I’m going to use Superwash Wool or some kind of Wool blend so they are machine washable. I don’t think she has time to hand wash! 
Now I have to shop for yarn. Oh! And yarn for the Dulaan Project!
Toe Jazz Update
Working on the heel flap now. I haven’t been knitting much in the past few days. I do want to speed up and try to finish it by Saturday.
I have a few Photocasts created with iPhoto on the Mac. The links are in the sidebar. But I have no idea how this works for people not using iPhoto. If I try to open it on my Mac, it just opens it in iPhoto. If any of you click on one of them, let me know how it works for you. Does it open the RSS reader automatically? Is it slow? Are there too many photos? Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!
I’m still knitting Toe Jazz to complete a pair. But I am trying to figure out what to do next. I’m eager to try something bigger! I know I have to knit at least 3 baby sweaters. But they don’t have to be finished until next Fall. I pulled out this book from my book collection:
Learn-To-Knit-Afghan Book
by Barbara Walker
I can’t believe that I haven’t started this. I got this book when I first started knitting. The purpose is to learn numerous techniques through knitting afghan squares. Mosaic, slip-stitch, twist-stitch patterns, cables and lace, to just name a few. I flipped through the book. Holy cow! I’m excited! Why did I put this off for so long, considering that I have purchased all the yarn and notions? And knitting one square at a time will sure to keep things interesting. Yes, I can do this and knit the baby sweaters at the same time. Yay!
Knitting out of Africa
by Marianne Isager
I got this book in the mail yesterday! Some great designs in there! The author also tried to keep things interesting by incorporating different techniques like entrelac, slip-stitch, intarsia, stranded color knitting and double knitting. How fun!
