sherriknits

This morning we got up early.  Actually, I barely slept last night.  Bunni went to sleep about 6.  She woke up around 10, we watched a movie and i think we tried to go to sleep around 12:45.  I woke myself up this morning scoldingly saying, “Stop it!”  Bunni asked, “What???” and I woke up and got confused about where I was…that was it.

No worries…we had the whole day and I knew we could rest if we needed to.  I told Bunni I was hungry all night, literally, and all I wanted was pancakes.  I guess they have become comfort food when I’m overly tired.  We went to the restaurant downstairs and asked if they had any.  No, waffles.  We decided to go find pancakes.  We drove … and drove … and drove.  We couldn’t find anything open.  At one point we must have been feeling desperate because we both saw this long blue building and thought….oh, a restaurant at last, and lots of people in it.  Then it moved.  City bus.  We both were startled.  lol  At the same time we both said…., “Oh!  I thought it was a restaurant!”

We drove and drove.  We got lost.  We found our way out of our mess and ended back up at our hotel…and went in and ate waffles.   $10 worth of gas later.

We had decided yesterday that we wanted to sign up for a class called “Meets in the Middle Top”.  I must say that *I* read it right, but Bunni spent some time confused over where was the top room we were meeting in?  In the middle of what?

The class actually  was for a top that angles down and V’s in the middle.  We had no idea that we were going to spend 2 hours with Lorna Miser, the original owner of Lorna’s Laces!  What an incredible lady.  We learned alot and I am really anxious to make the sweater we made a practice bear sweater for. (or half of it)  There were only 4 of us in class so we really had opportunity to visit with her and hear about the things she is designing for different companies.

It’s really something to be able to sit with people you admire and learn from them….but to realize they are just real people like you and me.  In Cat’s class yesterday, one of the ladies taught her how to do a ssk bind-off and she was so excited about learning something new.  Both ladies were incredibly encouraging.

We also heard that Jared of  Brooklyn Tweed fame was wandering around there yesterday with his mom, who is a knitter, but we didn’t see him.

We decided this afternoon to buy some woolpets kits and try to make them this evening.  I’ve been working on the one from my secret pal but was afraid I’d ruin it so I wanted to practice on something else before I went any farther.

Here are some of the early stages.

Can you tell what they are?

I had to run to Target to buy needle and thread to put the bead eyes in.  While I was gone, Bunni nearly finished hers.  When I got mine done, we decided we should have a picture shoot even though it was getting dark out and the light wasn’t too great.  I cleared off the couch and asked Bunni where hers was.  Here’s her side of the story taken from a file she put  on my flash drive entitled, “You killed him”

Sherri and I picked up a couple of ‘woolpets’ needle felting kits today.  She got a lamb and I got an elephant.  We worked on them in our hotel room most of the afternoon.  Baby elephant was ready for his finished photo and was waiting patiently on the couch when Sherri brought over her sheep, tossed everything that was on the couch into the corner and posed her sheep for pics.  She got out her camera and was looking around and asked, “Where is yours?”  She had killed him. 

Photos are untouched.   Nothing was moved at the crime scene.  lol

We were able to revive him, and he agreed to pose with sheep for pictures.  

 And the little sheep close-up..

As you can probably tell, we have had some good laughs and some good times this weekend.  We’ve learned a lot from some incredible people.  We have a few fun things planned tomorrow before we head on home.

Bunni and I got to get out of town for a few days and the focus of the whole weekend is yarn and knitting!

We got a great place to stay.  When Priceline gave us the name of the place, we thought we were about 5 miles away from where we were going but this morning I found out we are walking distance.  It might have been smart to check the address.  haha

Today we had a class with Cat Bordhi and I always sit in awe of her when I get a chance to take any kind of class from her.  Her mind is so incredible and it’s like the lightbulb just goes on when she starts telling you her discoveries.  What I love is that her whole intent is to break you free from having to use her book.  It makes more sense to me every time I listen to her.  Here’s our class project today. 

The yarn is so busy that you can’t see the sock itself very well but Cat helped me see what I was doing wrong on my wrap and turns on the heel and by george, I have got it now!  Perfectly concealed wraps and turns.   I’d show closer but you can’t see it for the craziness of the yarn.  It actually wasn’t very pleasant to work with so I won’t say what it was since it was generously donated along with Addi turbo lace needles!

Here’s the top of the sock.

Can you see the increases along the top?  Once again, kinda wild.

Here’s where we spent our day.

And here’s where we are spending the evening.  In all fairness to Bunni, I will not show her studying like the diligent student she is. 

Yep, knitting piles already.  Ravelry bags in use, too.

And of course, gotta be in touch with Ravelry itself!

And now, I am going to go practice what I learned.

It’s been really nice here.  Today after church, #1 son and his girlfriend had barbecue with us.  Afterward we sat around the patio table visiting and I knit a little on my 2nd byob bag.  I have frogged back the mesh twice now.  The first time I forgot to switch to the bigger needles and it just didn’t seem right.  For some reason now I can’t get 3 rows into the mesh without ending up in trouble with the pattern.  I did have to add a few stitches so the pattern would work out, but on the 2nd time around (twice) it gets off.  I don’t get it, but I decided today must not be the day for working on it (neither was Saturday).  After I frogged it, I left it on the table and I think we came inside to watch the Mariners, we actually won a few games! 

When it started getting breezy and clouding over, I thought I’d better get outside and get my knitting and I had to just stop and laugh at the sight.

My jumbled mess of yarn, my melted ice from my coffee and the birthday gift a friend gave me today at church…all exactly as I had left it.

I got the gift early because my friend is leaving this week for the east coast.  She wasn’t sure it was something I’d like but she kept getting drawn back to it.  She didn’t know about my “100 things about me” list, but one of the things was that I love to laugh but that I don’t do it enough.  What a great reminder.  I plan to put it where I’ll see it often!

Later both girls and their hubbies showed up.  #1 son-in-law bought cherries for me from the fruit stand and brought them over to share.  What a guy.  The newlyweds were out riding bikes and stopped in.  I love it.

The day was beautiful but this evening the fog rolled in and it got cold and windy.  We may get some thundershowers tonight and then another nice day tomorrow.  Hubby had to hurry out and put the roof up on the Jeep.

The dog thinks he was helping.

We were scheduled for the imp’s therapy session tomorrow but the OT is sick so the mama-to-be and the little imp and I are all headed out of town anyway to look at baby car seats.  We just won’t have a schedule to meet now.  We’ll meet back up with the OT probably in September because the only day she had open to re-schedule us was our anniversary…no can-do.

And now I am headed to Ravelry to figure out some baby knitting since I can’t get this bag right today.