Of course he had to make a comment about 95-yr old ladies but otherwise this was a great clip from down time at Jimmy Kimmel.
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Ravelry . .
Ravelry lets us keep track of things. So far the only thing I’ve been faithful about on Ravelry is keeping track of my books and patterns. As of today the count is 3,914. I guess that’s all I wanted to say about that. Haha.
MFKR 2015
At last we return to the MFKR, Men’s Fall Knitting Retreat! We had to miss last year because I’d taken off too much work around that time to feel comfortable asking off more. 2015 was a great retreat with kudos to Michael and Alexander for all the work they put into it.
Gooseberry
Annual Kilt Parade at Men’s Fall Knitting Retreat 2015, Federal Way, Washington
Tom’s Sweater
Paul’s sweater
Men’s Stitches
Shawl
Show and Tell
Passing around works
Is Nigel insane?
Typical Scene
Yoth Yarns
Knitting
Hanging Out
Sit and Knit
We had a great time. I just wish I could go to more of these!
The Rain in Spain
One thing I think I must make plain,
If you are driving in the rain,
Or if you’re learning ’bout sugar cane,
Perhaps you’re doing this in Spain,
And if you think you’ll go insane,
Then do the same as Auntie Jane,
They’re selling yarn just down the lane,
So go down there and buy a SKEIN!
I wrote this simple refrain to encourage everyone to remember that a title like “Skein of the Crime” is silly. Perhaps something like “Skein Pain” or “Take the Last Skein from Clarksville” or “The Skein in Spain is spun mainly in the plain” would be fun little phrases. But if you try to force me to see “skein” as “skeen” then I’m afraid I’ll hit you before I know what I’m doing. It’s a reflex, you see. I can’t help it. It’s downright autonomic, it is. “Skine” would make sense, etymologically, but “skane” is the proper pronunciation of this word in English and no amount of twisting it will convince me otherwise. Don’t take this personally. I do the same thing when people say, “I seen that!” *shudder*
Yea, BT!
http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/5-reasons-knitting-is-good-for-you-11363936725035
Finally an article in the lay press that doesn’t make insulting comments like “knitting is back” or “knitting isn’t just for grandmas anymore!” I hate when they do that.
This article mentions true benefits from knitting and cites sources. Nice!
My latest TV show binge/knit sessions
My latest TV show binge is The Blacklist with James Spader. I must say however that this is one of those shows wherein knitting should be very simple and chartless. There are a lot of action scenes and conversations that are crucial to the plot, so following a chart would be madness, I say, MADNESS! So it’s good for my sock UFO termination plans. . . bwahahaha. Around and around in stockinette! I can take it!
UFO Socks
Okay. I said I’d never let my knitting become like my crocheting. I’d never have more than one or two projects going at a time. I’m sorry. If you’re all finished laughing and collapsing on the floor with cramps in your abs, you can sit up and take an ibuprofen for the laughter headache you just got.
So now I’m getting out all the socks I’ve let jam up the knitting queue and finishing them. I don’t suppose it’s Second Sock Syndrome because in most cases I’ve either not finished the first sock or I’ve already started the second sock.
Socks currently in active stitch mode
I figure I’ll be better able to concentrate on the Master Hand-Knitting Program from TKGA if I have a few UFOs cleared out of the pipeline and I can burn through socks pretty quickly most of the time. Wish me luck!
(And while we’re at it, I really need to watch my mouth and STOP PROMISING SWEATERS TO PEOPLE!)
