tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542657022305317422024-03-19T09:26:49.441-07:00Tales of a Jr. High Knitting TeacherA place where I talk about teaching knitting to junior highers and showcase their work.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-22359281914570617382009-05-07T15:59:00.000-07:002009-05-07T16:15:16.939-07:00Thank You Helping Hands!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftLhlKQ-Kt5I_GDYpgAlf9oZO7p_-XTEVDKD8d23RZqRglqgakEwaICXYc7jyOmk2mGqHNmfuF_hIhrFLiNaP6-tooRdlvsjaRWYrwAU97-IEWsp8qACDoxFYeS_LTmCmgZKmn5CjUGdA/s1600-h/IMG_6055.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftLhlKQ-Kt5I_GDYpgAlf9oZO7p_-XTEVDKD8d23RZqRglqgakEwaICXYc7jyOmk2mGqHNmfuF_hIhrFLiNaP6-tooRdlvsjaRWYrwAU97-IEWsp8qACDoxFYeS_LTmCmgZKmn5CjUGdA/s200/IMG_6055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333220885310864386" /></a><br />We are so grateful to the Helping Hands Foundation for donating a knitting kit to each student in all three of my classes at both schools. The kits included an instruction book, needles, and yarn. The students really enjoyed getting their gift and the supply of yarn was helpful in these last weeks of the school year when the yarn supply was dwindling.<br /><br />Meanwhile, projects and creativity are alive and well in our neck of the woods. Here's a recent showing from the junior high.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnabGDcFxWUSg6L8sBRnGQMqncdkBvXazb5gmnjuUDrMVTcf72azsF7e9NZVh2lfOd27zS6PUqgWjn21KtQId5Ic3shLII54ZwckyKdxVGNg-ZUG4LFyN0MgppvsaiBBsLv1c9kTzRBu3/s1600-h/IMG_6069.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnabGDcFxWUSg6L8sBRnGQMqncdkBvXazb5gmnjuUDrMVTcf72azsF7e9NZVh2lfOd27zS6PUqgWjn21KtQId5Ic3shLII54ZwckyKdxVGNg-ZUG4LFyN0MgppvsaiBBsLv1c9kTzRBu3/s200/IMG_6069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333221842690243986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxGG6LwkEGCGBjrjUDiU8dFPejQlOWbWxqASNn1P56o6L89aU0fNVqsO9VtdIQ1tw7GivrIU7YTvmQz4tfKRVJwhwdx7aXveGXqpAz0d83nQ40OhfaE7rxg5MzJRsTZ_paWDrynshhqVy/s1600-h/IMG_6052.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxGG6LwkEGCGBjrjUDiU8dFPejQlOWbWxqASNn1P56o6L89aU0fNVqsO9VtdIQ1tw7GivrIU7YTvmQz4tfKRVJwhwdx7aXveGXqpAz0d83nQ40OhfaE7rxg5MzJRsTZ_paWDrynshhqVy/s200/IMG_6052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333221839578160306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8MKFhll_QS0aGOZiGTrFmmP3y1cbHRk1nHiEnIrPMMWKhqZm6SqA_qj2Zk5lCpfD75-kr6pxiDc5HzNx97_QZYucPqOhWxOvlug1RsI_USzV3cl0NdW05RM_K0hNA6TrEh-CgEuK9Gyx/s1600-h/IMG_5993.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8MKFhll_QS0aGOZiGTrFmmP3y1cbHRk1nHiEnIrPMMWKhqZm6SqA_qj2Zk5lCpfD75-kr6pxiDc5HzNx97_QZYucPqOhWxOvlug1RsI_USzV3cl0NdW05RM_K0hNA6TrEh-CgEuK9Gyx/s200/IMG_5993.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333221834645853890" /></a><br /><br />And some nice work from the high school.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JlYBzsKfEe90QzkQvyEfipoJmBpz2FqfDRmCfXMQFo2dMpIZr3ZhInaHJQrTf2YV3bpFOcNojhaZZPUux7fn4eLFCZKBru9JmItx31VYaJXvdv-Tq1OUyJZcGAdZB72FmkjvaDTLjaEl/s1600-h/IMG_6063.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JlYBzsKfEe90QzkQvyEfipoJmBpz2FqfDRmCfXMQFo2dMpIZr3ZhInaHJQrTf2YV3bpFOcNojhaZZPUux7fn4eLFCZKBru9JmItx31VYaJXvdv-Tq1OUyJZcGAdZB72FmkjvaDTLjaEl/s200/IMG_6063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333221857559299058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOP1CKWhhTNd9Ovhhhu6crPEGdaR9SxF_xEFOeo3y-otMZBv2or_Sh4QiZ_WoaeBmZpi36hc8GW5BE_HcHXvyqHtRrsEuKMP_XYBT8duzDM-ChxoqPDcmbLWnB2WKzA-fMvi5Tuk9c08TM/s1600-h/IMG_6059.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOP1CKWhhTNd9Ovhhhu6crPEGdaR9SxF_xEFOeo3y-otMZBv2or_Sh4QiZ_WoaeBmZpi36hc8GW5BE_HcHXvyqHtRrsEuKMP_XYBT8duzDM-ChxoqPDcmbLWnB2WKzA-fMvi5Tuk9c08TM/s200/IMG_6059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333221853454140658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gWO3f3N-SmN0BxfZiAz2M8he35CcVv30CFdXH9_HC2BRa8SNU4S85T3_GZ7C8FRnGatsHw343M3nlskQ_-QXlvJhsGiO6qZHSYvYD7Px9lRPTJTVUO5iVljV-S7r1VOLu2p1owvP8vxC/s1600-h/IMG_6067.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gWO3f3N-SmN0BxfZiAz2M8he35CcVv30CFdXH9_HC2BRa8SNU4S85T3_GZ7C8FRnGatsHw343M3nlskQ_-QXlvJhsGiO6qZHSYvYD7Px9lRPTJTVUO5iVljV-S7r1VOLu2p1owvP8vxC/s200/IMG_6067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333222456995489138" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-70949892503452190022009-04-16T10:36:00.000-07:002009-04-16T11:00:41.485-07:00Not Just Jr. High AnymoreThis spring has brought a new opportunity for me and that is to teach knitting to high school students in addition to the junior high. It has been fun getting to know my new students as well as having some of my old students take my class again. As before, I am adjusting to working with this age level. <br /><br />First lesson: Senior girls are a sub-culture of their own. <br /><br />I'll just leave it at that for now.<br /><br />One thing is the same, though: KIDS CAN KNIT! In just a few weeks, look what the high schoolers have whipped out.<br /><br /><br />Representing for the boys:<br /><br />A fun dishcloth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQVxwpIHko8awBrXJb22NuvT6hN3VG_H1UHJ_QekAmQovSfsi8SujTiCbxVWBGpgwq_spHF_we8macQEM-9dWv_t93Hg4kc1KntWFREwslmqykPNKPBeA2Ih4x16zSjNyUtmF9hhCyJ5M/s1600-h/IMG_5980.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQVxwpIHko8awBrXJb22NuvT6hN3VG_H1UHJ_QekAmQovSfsi8SujTiCbxVWBGpgwq_spHF_we8macQEM-9dWv_t93Hg4kc1KntWFREwslmqykPNKPBeA2Ih4x16zSjNyUtmF9hhCyJ5M/s200/IMG_5980.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325346197261599218" /></a><br /><br />And a sock.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHstWwF_CDJ6WgWJRkJXJAfj9RbNykGnOgz07C1Bxpw3ecKG0jgK6VLla108QbTpC1ul4zGuKcGi59axmJG_8dGtKTdOr_MFXgGX0KQBoxDj01GKdgrW91nlH6cEJTifu1YHFYbLhajWu/s1600-h/IMG_5979.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHstWwF_CDJ6WgWJRkJXJAfj9RbNykGnOgz07C1Bxpw3ecKG0jgK6VLla108QbTpC1ul4zGuKcGi59axmJG_8dGtKTdOr_MFXgGX0KQBoxDj01GKdgrW91nlH6cEJTifu1YHFYbLhajWu/s200/IMG_5979.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325346193533833858" /></a><br /><br />And the girls are amazing:<br /><br />Dishcloth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_giJnSgJ2YObI9VoQDKYgYkPlWoWWKD899mNmSqxLxdG28GyClj6sNqNbVG1KP9bOzgsIgRvNcFP3LsPC07ZpTg4D4USgIG5LFr2kkNeNCZ_R-bv8fBHCugZHUz31LaJ2tghJv9q253D/s1600-h/IMG_5978.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_giJnSgJ2YObI9VoQDKYgYkPlWoWWKD899mNmSqxLxdG28GyClj6sNqNbVG1KP9bOzgsIgRvNcFP3LsPC07ZpTg4D4USgIG5LFr2kkNeNCZ_R-bv8fBHCugZHUz31LaJ2tghJv9q253D/s200/IMG_5978.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325346188622202162" /></a><br /><br />Octopus...of her own design.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhle9Yvt5BfkKiKVjz0OePrgbQzazemiefynPzsbgMkbFwgfDJ4Q4ewdQe0B-pGyUUfe1WNc1OCjh99NvBlKqXUb-tRHdQtDUGWvOvT2Vm_aaUHl1cxltiBUbg45R9MNNAgXbkEF139aB_m/s1600-h/IMG_5977.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhle9Yvt5BfkKiKVjz0OePrgbQzazemiefynPzsbgMkbFwgfDJ4Q4ewdQe0B-pGyUUfe1WNc1OCjh99NvBlKqXUb-tRHdQtDUGWvOvT2Vm_aaUHl1cxltiBUbg45R9MNNAgXbkEF139aB_m/s200/IMG_5977.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325346182215344738" /></a><br /><br />A gorgeous Tam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ09vKXDDo-0rsr8kg9AGV6tUrWOahniT-ErSTnPKtP1NF85HIWZyrgWyLUlP4pSBJKm7a5IDr0jL3A2PZ6LCoZeaSXnlrf_dzCpVELFiz6G3TZmzDtRUX2ZYaCn79D87k2zEWxqMlv_6/s1600-h/IMG_5924.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ09vKXDDo-0rsr8kg9AGV6tUrWOahniT-ErSTnPKtP1NF85HIWZyrgWyLUlP4pSBJKm7a5IDr0jL3A2PZ6LCoZeaSXnlrf_dzCpVELFiz6G3TZmzDtRUX2ZYaCn79D87k2zEWxqMlv_6/s200/IMG_5924.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325346184511864706" /></a><br /><br />Lace Hat...another of her own design.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6nzbc7z2OBBRonCiM2P3PAKe490ZAk66xiyehzdpNbMKTP71sgwyJYnHOrlq_QoVYZkusVEy6z7KZp0U67vxKpB0UN1XoSbZn3XqLa8IY4LMyGXVbUEKaO_1t6wxE5JI0lMy89rYwcIp/s1600-h/IMG_5922.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6nzbc7z2OBBRonCiM2P3PAKe490ZAk66xiyehzdpNbMKTP71sgwyJYnHOrlq_QoVYZkusVEy6z7KZp0U67vxKpB0UN1XoSbZn3XqLa8IY4LMyGXVbUEKaO_1t6wxE5JI0lMy89rYwcIp/s200/IMG_5922.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325345448667482610" /></a><br /><br />Dishcloth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfqHDDW1Ra1Bkx8BOxie0KB09ZJGUaOxypUbRuVYiDHuXY7DaFVMvZCnD33ViFZAxsFGrG4wEnhM-d63bBPsUJpn6rnSwroQ1mPILGe9iLBxWUOqTmGWnrUR4lY0YRsgTUC9zAjOKZ_Ym/s1600-h/IMG_5920.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfqHDDW1Ra1Bkx8BOxie0KB09ZJGUaOxypUbRuVYiDHuXY7DaFVMvZCnD33ViFZAxsFGrG4wEnhM-d63bBPsUJpn6rnSwroQ1mPILGe9iLBxWUOqTmGWnrUR4lY0YRsgTUC9zAjOKZ_Ym/s200/IMG_5920.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325345449667961330" /></a><br /><br />Earflap hat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhUAoJ6LBS-R15vyqnm2yQ6Ki9eChg5hpGJ0ksqH7Fl9NuaVm46Zua0KcEMZQ-Ap1XQtvTtDWAmR9zODWOuMJwELKz8ysrWk3Q9Mo-xa5BZrKuaK96XP9Lt8KSVMi7_R_7xjd7rLnuMvl/s1600-h/IMG_5917.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhUAoJ6LBS-R15vyqnm2yQ6Ki9eChg5hpGJ0ksqH7Fl9NuaVm46Zua0KcEMZQ-Ap1XQtvTtDWAmR9zODWOuMJwELKz8ysrWk3Q9Mo-xa5BZrKuaK96XP9Lt8KSVMi7_R_7xjd7rLnuMvl/s200/IMG_5917.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325345441075377458" /></a><br /><br />Handbag and a Slice of Cake...more of HER designs...do you see a budding designer here?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7m4_RgAXvd75tHYHfux6cn673EStOD7w1zkYGo_3YRcmp0kexbaEuQ0YWvrNPpmRGkVXT62SKgDcCLX0QSGg-YfGQHPL77W9EpUIUPF9dqLXsta5uXDQoVLYT2u2PcDK2dglsEf_fxOXC/s1600-h/IMG_5913.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7m4_RgAXvd75tHYHfux6cn673EStOD7w1zkYGo_3YRcmp0kexbaEuQ0YWvrNPpmRGkVXT62SKgDcCLX0QSGg-YfGQHPL77W9EpUIUPF9dqLXsta5uXDQoVLYT2u2PcDK2dglsEf_fxOXC/s200/IMG_5913.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325345438080453714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8CTaaZ6Q7kyyVcn_yyUU5whuqNVpIJs40WhxYsE7yN5FYqEqc_k_Lx1QMG7fgNvNyNLexERqiZvtZtgpSo9gUaFts5f3jBbqFmbapxLGTrORNXgUxMRs5mBsCyUYCajmsOMbMqafEtQK/s1600-h/IMG_5911.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8CTaaZ6Q7kyyVcn_yyUU5whuqNVpIJs40WhxYsE7yN5FYqEqc_k_Lx1QMG7fgNvNyNLexERqiZvtZtgpSo9gUaFts5f3jBbqFmbapxLGTrORNXgUxMRs5mBsCyUYCajmsOMbMqafEtQK/s200/IMG_5911.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325345437055550002" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-41007092659073410152009-01-22T11:28:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:30:50.859-08:00FirstsThis past quarter was seriously a time for firsts. <br /><br />I suppose that happens when students are taking seconds and thirds at their turn of a nine week knitting quarter. Look and see what we have.<br /><br />1st Baby Blanket<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_QWmNFti-xtwsvAxMbXm1vIUJqF6HIufy5mgaZnhAKvaRLBIlA9fIkqqq5rhT09NDTDZCeZvQw06fvW1EwARvhu5NXZeVNUoFTiwALktYc4o4TeMjYbeVPZDSriUiT-O_q6y7sB7NoRE/s1600-h/IMG_5613.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_QWmNFti-xtwsvAxMbXm1vIUJqF6HIufy5mgaZnhAKvaRLBIlA9fIkqqq5rhT09NDTDZCeZvQw06fvW1EwARvhu5NXZeVNUoFTiwALktYc4o4TeMjYbeVPZDSriUiT-O_q6y7sB7NoRE/s200/IMG_5613.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294206386076588722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVzidSb6OXGFbstHAUArqSj7YXT39qxYGCMNaP_xYeZuOSVHHyvQ26AnTeiwLf3_v5MWSTFeacpUhwZIo7c-csmATBflLl23mxzy9N5cjLgFR5sMOlSce3wxIrmS5Ie873o5PhHSGEqn5/s1600-h/IMG_5610.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVzidSb6OXGFbstHAUArqSj7YXT39qxYGCMNaP_xYeZuOSVHHyvQ26AnTeiwLf3_v5MWSTFeacpUhwZIo7c-csmATBflLl23mxzy9N5cjLgFR5sMOlSce3wxIrmS5Ie873o5PhHSGEqn5/s200/IMG_5610.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294206380045664146" /></a><br /><br />1st Hot Dog<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjQacXTWiDSPMbgdMQFAAmy_qY_OnoEw2evnmvHtW8fkmSexKPXRa-aagyFToE6PGTvD3mZCNsYM3YBt-okLxhi2is5X93rGWMo55XqAlUiAaIw9hvaFufvmp1_3dKkuf8u3AS-DsR-vZ/s1600-h/IMG_1771.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhw5fJFTAwa9-929RoR4V1W-bY1vInqH5ttQpX1tXTXw1EqWrpqJneo1Lkie5W0Mo1jWLtfl5w7gnygDGsNan5GqKHiQEKHJgTZtzaWbffN5EwoUE-BZj-zYdYGeeOAVF-qckErFkPxf2/s200/IMG_5648.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294208149407077746" /></a><br /><br />1st Personalized Coasters<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6CPERinAlene0QbERcX9uE8MdT3YdkioBTq-2Lp5D5wFTWATIT3v9b8ox-nRWfxgpA8OHvT0NyXRxbSzapZWA20zFz0F8aC2AFhoTXCHotdmKaNTwRRkn52I7hGu2D9-DHu7jcvyFpPI/s1600-h/IMG_5649.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6CPERinAlene0QbERcX9uE8MdT3YdkioBTq-2Lp5D5wFTWATIT3v9b8ox-nRWfxgpA8OHvT0NyXRxbSzapZWA20zFz0F8aC2AFhoTXCHotdmKaNTwRRkn52I7hGu2D9-DHu7jcvyFpPI/s200/IMG_5649.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294208141977677650" /></a><br /><br />1st Santa<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLTPBXogNtUj7_oOAQ4lnWowYN_4wuU0SNVxBwIQUDiRSyqoq6xfsn8bi-jsId-ujtFhvLRFheateqsPw9W-kBx5XQYsr2olAgzxjtoSbBUPvOavpfSUJq9mWjnxmD0dxZ2PVIFvv3not/s1600-h/IMG_5646.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh893G2JEnLOwfejw41_94HO4sOEgA24bD5Dr8boUzbhmHANtXlLsxtrbCQNBZ95wdIbgouK9Y7i6mJMI-Ea5CKg7IZP2FVP9OJTQdUUPwB_ITWRK5MGkRz8-g1zR5JWiQ9ruoo8Zwd4ruU/s200/IMG_5644.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294207531171741746" /></a><br /><br />1st Sweater--Complete with hood and pocket<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYen6s26Vg8EeeTqwRMIDF4nSVQGWw907S9VobIGUDvgMAmBK0M-mjOW-JZgx75FP7dpW5oapKxGZTMrA3kcCvfoLZKz16cy8gsNcL-ZJszOw7U0uKdCyUqek8xkdEr851g7N-GD7CevHh/s1600-h/IMG_5636.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYen6s26Vg8EeeTqwRMIDF4nSVQGWw907S9VobIGUDvgMAmBK0M-mjOW-JZgx75FP7dpW5oapKxGZTMrA3kcCvfoLZKz16cy8gsNcL-ZJszOw7U0uKdCyUqek8xkdEr851g7N-GD7CevHh/s200/IMG_5636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294207519171690018" /></a><br /><br />1st Personalized Hats<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXN-mPAQ9hykXwAMeVXhMS8lhi0VcAGQFDzoQqF7Zf949z3pSY-a73meJQ8Rwa_IE_BwoKK_LWpzmUfYy70UF12GeDWpPfoKkSt_4cAVqyiVnGm-x0RHzJOQGDjRVLkkzGvqX2V01zyr9D/s1600-h/IMG_5633.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOL1AhR527eNH4sMhWl9Zi80Sp3Jikxv14qdeLIej1UiQQ-BtT122CFUMq1ebP2fJsSnAokeev8SmdbGGUELYpaz2AXuCaGmfr7R3gsFKKuR7sAgRdkUkh5i6VZmyUkB8zPXB5S3lPPWyL/s200/IMG_5641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294210369798116690" /></a><br /><br />1st Striped Dishcloth<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjghh_Jj4ExVdqUjEXtdj7ByclmXJrmA6uj0NdoJ0RWYmECq3mjnV_5HDbMgIicX6xq0pOESrApBySxVBS0jH4XjvMAYI8NlRRTBQpobe_OAjq8FCqLzkdcMJPz2RAFrbAWkIZvFGsCGe/s1600-h/IMG_5614.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjghh_Jj4ExVdqUjEXtdj7ByclmXJrmA6uj0NdoJ0RWYmECq3mjnV_5HDbMgIicX6xq0pOESrApBySxVBS0jH4XjvMAYI8NlRRTBQpobe_OAjq8FCqLzkdcMJPz2RAFrbAWkIZvFGsCGe/s200/IMG_5614.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294206391158231810" /></a><br /><br />Though the following are not necessarily firsts...they are also not the least. <br />Great job everyone!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEMxqOtfZ_fBPgyW9DikUCUcoaXjff-0vgB6PvWJQdNYpPth83B9hxxM4l3pIBXD-BILz6EeOlfoU9VWhltQ0eXJwVCaS12q-_8sHi6xhAl3U-WhhWcdbOmf2k8IdRUruUxnOwtSF27kb/s1600-h/IMG_5645.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixetJjLNVie5ra8m78seI2rp5grdLjBBIvQjXxJHz1NFB2CLMyE004oyv1ZqFv6gS4TNVXvDynt6czns8zz2hxji_9w30Ro-871EE7U9k2W9EJqvedbeF8ucdei3oWpaHYaa6pO3hnttza/s200/IMG_5653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294212644137212642" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-12332435391315247502008-12-21T07:20:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:34:20.703-08:00Merry Christmas Fun!Merry Christmas to you from the Denney Family! Our Christmas card this year was a picture taken at The Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. We toured the home in June on our Washington D.C. vacation and the tour was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. The photo was taken by a kind and unsuspecting tourist who did not know we would hold him hostage until he got the shot just right. Thank you to whoever you are!! My son then Photoshopped (is that a verb now?) the photo to create differences in a second photo. Both went out in the card.<br /><br />There are 8 differences between the two shots...did you find them all? Answers are below.<br /><br />1. Santa's sleigh<br />2. Wreath over door<br />3. Missing tourist<br />4. Other tourist's shirt turned pink<br />5. Missing window under gable of the house<br />6. Extra spot on tree where branch was trimmed<br />7. Darin's watch is missing<br />8. A letter on Connor's shirt is changedWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-49678814826803101442008-11-13T14:03:00.001-08:002008-11-22T18:26:22.481-08:00Knitting is TightThis is what one of my students declared the other day. He wasn't talking about tension or gauge, though, of course, sometimes knitting can be loose or tight. No, he was talking about the cool factor of knitting. The Online Slang Dictionary lists this as the first definition for the word tight: very good, excellent; COOL, HIP.<br /><br />When applied to knitting, I must agree.<br /><br />And here we go with our latest gallery.<br /><br />A "very good" dishcloth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjAdvAp75sfp-8zDEpjUtXeAjzbraIC2JXEJR0-OTDNldLHrz7vjEc7lfW254uy2g0ccO0_2hnzpPCPOutPp8wVcQFDx_R54xVHJCBEVf-6WQ5jSn_7vTZMVa-Rn-ChjNNA1synYC9QHv/s1600-h/IMG_5607.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjAdvAp75sfp-8zDEpjUtXeAjzbraIC2JXEJR0-OTDNldLHrz7vjEc7lfW254uy2g0ccO0_2hnzpPCPOutPp8wVcQFDx_R54xVHJCBEVf-6WQ5jSn_7vTZMVa-Rn-ChjNNA1synYC9QHv/s320/IMG_5607.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268270624149838882" /></a><br /><br />A most "excellent" sweater.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUHsEMWFti3Dnepoh7CZ6G9I_B3qBX9uUgTZC7abULEQ_v4wC9BqHBK3tA9vqkP223aNMBPJ13yjHL6PGKx4mz9rLJXbpbV8QlwAYo_LIJXYYJKk4MdPhJF7UQFTdwz8mQc_1OBhVTrJr/s1600-h/IMG_5603trim.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUHsEMWFti3Dnepoh7CZ6G9I_B3qBX9uUgTZC7abULEQ_v4wC9BqHBK3tA9vqkP223aNMBPJ13yjHL6PGKx4mz9rLJXbpbV8QlwAYo_LIJXYYJKk4MdPhJF7UQFTdwz8mQc_1OBhVTrJr/s320/IMG_5603trim.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268620605576285042" /></a><br /><br />A "hip" teddy bear.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OFwG9dcbZ2KRT_QbzhGb7CUKJktsitVr0yFMYB2_2sQR16XTqJylU7rq0NUGQgZGF_JuusReVuNr5JNwLEArwxg2HwxAHvDXMo-jKVoL-ebpGglwUrAB6SSBKl_JFXeSMC7eQq8bYKpS/s1600-h/IMG_5602.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OFwG9dcbZ2KRT_QbzhGb7CUKJktsitVr0yFMYB2_2sQR16XTqJylU7rq0NUGQgZGF_JuusReVuNr5JNwLEArwxg2HwxAHvDXMo-jKVoL-ebpGglwUrAB6SSBKl_JFXeSMC7eQq8bYKpS/s320/IMG_5602.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268270606507232178" /></a><br /><br />A couple of "cool" hats.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEl_uBy2BqXR7WWETkPkvOC0JMRig6uuHFsvvC1ocp8A3zvf2bUytQnFSIkjBwBps4gpEKE8q6m-QTZlTlxbHkdBAznou8tGVb8yLhg_WANIsjMclwoiUnHZRTQKx165Dt3agXoDs7axJm/s1600-h/IMG_5601.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEl_uBy2BqXR7WWETkPkvOC0JMRig6uuHFsvvC1ocp8A3zvf2bUytQnFSIkjBwBps4gpEKE8q6m-QTZlTlxbHkdBAznou8tGVb8yLhg_WANIsjMclwoiUnHZRTQKx165Dt3agXoDs7axJm/s320/IMG_5601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268270599899233490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJun6oCUapD4ygBWBpXKpwAD14WZ215mVIq8w1f_7NRKrLeO5sg8DyYP4dhzDWo9ymYwSg121KxV5ckdg8Jth0P0XI_n5kNgFTtHJSvw2gVkzY0PRxcJxL25NTsWEq1srvIN3xuCYZYDn/s1600-h/IMG_5599.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJun6oCUapD4ygBWBpXKpwAD14WZ215mVIq8w1f_7NRKrLeO5sg8DyYP4dhzDWo9ymYwSg121KxV5ckdg8Jth0P0XI_n5kNgFTtHJSvw2gVkzY0PRxcJxL25NTsWEq1srvIN3xuCYZYDn/s320/IMG_5599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268270589958963970" /></a><br /><br />More "very good" dishcloths.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisam6aCz1tsAaWMf9aCzO70vQt-itTVtND01EeQBYW835OSH6bBe-_aoMuJSFinUi9K2ymYlL8yEPqG9o5D_SpnXXfK9AaCacM67SlbGsGGsI12u1i0UaRB2ni9flokQXC7BFm7j_pYgGm/s1600-h/IMG_5592.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisam6aCz1tsAaWMf9aCzO70vQt-itTVtND01EeQBYW835OSH6bBe-_aoMuJSFinUi9K2ymYlL8yEPqG9o5D_SpnXXfK9AaCacM67SlbGsGGsI12u1i0UaRB2ni9flokQXC7BFm7j_pYgGm/s320/IMG_5592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268269810817877154" /></a><br /><br />A "hip" cell phone holder.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8tOfNLokgKTAfvGqgEoreQyTzxXhf4l0wAULgs2ahjGOExhpbcalt-dKv5_TyvT22gTMYLdLnKYRnKHEohUN8M7HxCnzfeqYTIVwf_xLTqwrz0cETnuzQ2mn8gQOCBpLBTk-NJapSptJ/s1600-h/IMG_5590.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8tOfNLokgKTAfvGqgEoreQyTzxXhf4l0wAULgs2ahjGOExhpbcalt-dKv5_TyvT22gTMYLdLnKYRnKHEohUN8M7HxCnzfeqYTIVwf_xLTqwrz0cETnuzQ2mn8gQOCBpLBTk-NJapSptJ/s320/IMG_5590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268269796812972402" /></a><br /><br />An "excellent" Steelers hat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2N5FA3qxzq0m-f_c4C1cNa0sgd1arYxdjdhPox_wFLD_fJtj73ZhjheTYsd91TRTJ6y1gx2qg-YAVgQgtbWAeatXBsOV6-onQXPep_vMx7oPjZoKtJ2pJ1m2CC5Wb60K_Bra-hQzooQeO/s1600-h/IMG_5539.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2N5FA3qxzq0m-f_c4C1cNa0sgd1arYxdjdhPox_wFLD_fJtj73ZhjheTYsd91TRTJ6y1gx2qg-YAVgQgtbWAeatXBsOV6-onQXPep_vMx7oPjZoKtJ2pJ1m2CC5Wb60K_Bra-hQzooQeO/s320/IMG_5539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268269787223122354" /></a><br /><br />"Cool" Bunny.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNorfnkWgFHAP9_V8YW8ZHZV1ry8_2lQsYyAR1GhcLWon3lhy5l-Bcsu5t_uxcb0aN6Xbn-EmBTns_k6BwM8uMCVOqswD-eamUpEwEZnV32TqhHqpLYDgaCua4N3WdB89_MwUu3iM905S/s1600-h/IMG_5595.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNorfnkWgFHAP9_V8YW8ZHZV1ry8_2lQsYyAR1GhcLWon3lhy5l-Bcsu5t_uxcb0aN6Xbn-EmBTns_k6BwM8uMCVOqswD-eamUpEwEZnV32TqhHqpLYDgaCua4N3WdB89_MwUu3iM905S/s320/IMG_5595.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268269772590220850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNhNNuJXBHbBnBEbhIxMI2Q7e2lc1X0cISyIvKB9g4CU70AvgmeRjhcCT_T0HYG2EGmcGcYURJw9upcPlyLx-tGUtyG3jcYkMHb1naUqRKuziNQm4X5KY8Li0IjSa1ric640eX9VB4IiU/s1600-h/IMG_5594.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNhNNuJXBHbBnBEbhIxMI2Q7e2lc1X0cISyIvKB9g4CU70AvgmeRjhcCT_T0HYG2EGmcGcYURJw9upcPlyLx-tGUtyG3jcYkMHb1naUqRKuziNQm4X5KY8Li0IjSa1ric640eX9VB4IiU/s320/IMG_5594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268269766894576274" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-84980862313564679462008-10-09T14:05:00.001-07:002008-10-09T16:56:32.809-07:00If You HAD ToI used to tell my own kids how lucky they were that 30 minutes of reading was assigned to them for homework each night. That I wish someone told me that <em>I </em>had to read. I would gladly stop housework chores for 30 minutes, plop down on the couch and read. Just think how many books I'd read if someone told me I had to?<br /><br />Now what if someone told you that you HAD to knit for one hour each day. I think I would let out a large exaggerated sigh, "Oh I guessssss so!!!" (So as not to let on that I secretly like the idea--they might not make it my requirement anymore.) Just think how much knitting would get done!<br /><br />This is how it is for my students. They spend one hour (or thereabouts) each day in a situation where they are required to knit. Rough life eh? But just look at how much gets done!<br /><br />A lovely dishcloth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfpJKzeCzrssgbEnldppRBahwaA40YMzHzXX8o8S3stIZGAR0uwiTtk-eevDnLU1miegF8QhWlH98j29fzmHjhnM8u_T7LFLE9_LgtbcA4Bn_qZkg6ze4-_IfFvi0pbtINE12twOVFTYq/s1600-h/IMG_5511dishclthedit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfpJKzeCzrssgbEnldppRBahwaA40YMzHzXX8o8S3stIZGAR0uwiTtk-eevDnLU1miegF8QhWlH98j29fzmHjhnM8u_T7LFLE9_LgtbcA4Bn_qZkg6ze4-_IfFvi0pbtINE12twOVFTYq/s320/IMG_5511dishclthedit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255303911736082194" /></a><br /><br />Some awesome fingerless mittens from 101 Designer One Skein Wonders.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOX5_DKsHmefoUkjjD5Hc5VGWBlGLyyfTcU-lRh0E73ZlOa4y8a3TJlEV8PzusniLNIKkZ35sFiQkMz2-xrviPjq4-DYOsxAveirhZ7HSpLeIPI4ST6BQCvj75BNQIKUioK-f01bTT4fd/s1600-h/IMG_5513fingerlessedit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOX5_DKsHmefoUkjjD5Hc5VGWBlGLyyfTcU-lRh0E73ZlOa4y8a3TJlEV8PzusniLNIKkZ35sFiQkMz2-xrviPjq4-DYOsxAveirhZ7HSpLeIPI4ST6BQCvj75BNQIKUioK-f01bTT4fd/s320/IMG_5513fingerlessedit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255303917664526690" /></a><br /><br />A sweet baby hat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNlivpkv-zeJRkMGapraTbzRpEe0mT_7a0oBseJFL5IgSuoMhhrq6eKxycFRl6iLw4Twt9kkKfHrNHvI6QLl5Dooz-7LS-NZ9V4dsugLbWx6Cb5Wxi1zIZ34bEoZNf2OSbChbPCli9alb/s1600-h/IMG_5427.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNlivpkv-zeJRkMGapraTbzRpEe0mT_7a0oBseJFL5IgSuoMhhrq6eKxycFRl6iLw4Twt9kkKfHrNHvI6QLl5Dooz-7LS-NZ9V4dsugLbWx6Cb5Wxi1zIZ34bEoZNf2OSbChbPCli9alb/s320/IMG_5427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255303658122834242" /></a><br /><br />A racer stripe dishcloth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWeDWhSe_1dxGUepPx8kEvOSVBg2hRtTDrv1BUwlvP-FPZP2WmlrRjxMwECTenuI9wgtukU5V3DV2Uiv-4gJYZ0Tt-EHS4Qi2DfEQJoEbLC3_IuNZ7FWQgNCz6n_0_w6xen2_enZzP5LI/s1600-h/IMG_5474.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWeDWhSe_1dxGUepPx8kEvOSVBg2hRtTDrv1BUwlvP-FPZP2WmlrRjxMwECTenuI9wgtukU5V3DV2Uiv-4gJYZ0Tt-EHS4Qi2DfEQJoEbLC3_IuNZ7FWQgNCz6n_0_w6xen2_enZzP5LI/s320/IMG_5474.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255303661683310370" /></a><br /><br />A very warm beanie.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNyjRCaYuXImlhlOMg9va4A12olB1heQiNGdWqfeWv-UgizO6R5n1OLA_YvUqCHXQ7XsjG6En1WaK5iQUaKd7Ye4IyfZW-ivMXB9ufBwF4iv93rcRweyxhC0Ltek9uEMnWPWUaH1l3bfx/s1600-h/IMG_5416.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNyjRCaYuXImlhlOMg9va4A12olB1heQiNGdWqfeWv-UgizO6R5n1OLA_YvUqCHXQ7XsjG6En1WaK5iQUaKd7Ye4IyfZW-ivMXB9ufBwF4iv93rcRweyxhC0Ltek9uEMnWPWUaH1l3bfx/s320/IMG_5416.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255267204537515810" /></a><br /><br />Monster bear sporting a cool outfit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUtiDqu_qt3IO_lywtj59u5lfqM_Iio1Iw_Cb-5uQUxZG0zOr8k04wEsmW48ZL3dZ8ew6NxVUed7x_hpRRScE4k2K1xSKU2xy6NYLvotyRokht7fGSs5dfweqotvm72lDLCIHIaD8jNa7/s1600-h/IMG_5419.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUtiDqu_qt3IO_lywtj59u5lfqM_Iio1Iw_Cb-5uQUxZG0zOr8k04wEsmW48ZL3dZ8ew6NxVUed7x_hpRRScE4k2K1xSKU2xy6NYLvotyRokht7fGSs5dfweqotvm72lDLCIHIaD8jNa7/s320/IMG_5419.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255267208836408050" /></a><br /><br />Super soft baby blanket.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuyG6rQsqFH0A00KcivXB2srsPcAnbqJecu8JAvQp9RN76JudKW95c-N013IgpmCYYtMj8sqTf6GM19cG8KfL3cyyWSnfVhYZVhPR_DJIth93-ZH7UgwLIYjlT4aISgh0VRP3ZrOxtAt3/s1600-h/IMG_5421.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuyG6rQsqFH0A00KcivXB2srsPcAnbqJecu8JAvQp9RN76JudKW95c-N013IgpmCYYtMj8sqTf6GM19cG8KfL3cyyWSnfVhYZVhPR_DJIth93-ZH7UgwLIYjlT4aISgh0VRP3ZrOxtAt3/s320/IMG_5421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255267208257281922" /></a><br /><br />Yet another great dishcloth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33JqgHgYXof89fitJxH1Vv1fPIkFsDcb9mzkHZDkMG4kfRA0J1yLzdbAVvkFDh_TDQNhe3e39VpaOxefmrYAJfuswh5LG6UcSETNOouRNfwDy1s9bzV-F0j1A6Tsv6KUqn34WsipIGS71/s1600-h/IMG_5423.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33JqgHgYXof89fitJxH1Vv1fPIkFsDcb9mzkHZDkMG4kfRA0J1yLzdbAVvkFDh_TDQNhe3e39VpaOxefmrYAJfuswh5LG6UcSETNOouRNfwDy1s9bzV-F0j1A6Tsv6KUqn34WsipIGS71/s320/IMG_5423.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255267213749744466" /></a><br /><br />A very bright and warm beanie.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBrgHivV9UJwDRNScdPXv_iTUF5xRDq1Pis_HNFnyw9_orRxzPGml9GNwjsFXDFyvR1oPGRaKNz_Fj1USCzDWLKGZto0kz4zcnHGKh3T_ZLfZq9liXrCdYkEMYeksT5ax0jIBU7uWpo3Z/s1600-h/IMG_5425.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBrgHivV9UJwDRNScdPXv_iTUF5xRDq1Pis_HNFnyw9_orRxzPGml9GNwjsFXDFyvR1oPGRaKNz_Fj1USCzDWLKGZto0kz4zcnHGKh3T_ZLfZq9liXrCdYkEMYeksT5ax0jIBU7uWpo3Z/s320/IMG_5425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255267216933871410" /></a><br /><br /><br />And the famous sweater that has the whole school talking.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTjr_ztqKzalBQwGAP46P4yLhlh9WGOYZde0xmFUTI98Y8rBxOWntrPmu-BBhFT5T-0ERlUZjLLFWHP_iG4PgntsCx2p_d6ViaWE148JqA4kRO0EugJSluSLkeuvb4y9FU29cvSWWFTHd/s1600-h/IMG_5514swtredit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTjr_ztqKzalBQwGAP46P4yLhlh9WGOYZde0xmFUTI98Y8rBxOWntrPmu-BBhFT5T-0ERlUZjLLFWHP_iG4PgntsCx2p_d6ViaWE148JqA4kRO0EugJSluSLkeuvb4y9FU29cvSWWFTHd/s320/IMG_5514swtredit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255303916555597986" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-8486196670504563212008-09-18T10:35:00.000-07:002008-09-18T10:53:13.437-07:00Back to SchoolThe 2008-09 school year is well under way. Once again I have a great class with a mixture of knitting skills and abilities. Several have returned from last year eager to move on in their knitting and to make some exciting projects and several this year are brand new knitters. I would especially like to welcome our 5th graders who have joined the class and already they are doing quite well. Here is what is in the works already:<br /><br />The Monster Bear lives on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmaKbz07hETQ1NMPCF6fwe47ZMvUtefEZGLTldInwGaZHhyYpe2vBaiVEtE7F-F1NJEWl-6v05G7oNGw_O4E2nyJnsjzAmDGIls6urM_FrFmP1QOUjlmuTA-AmpdlupsuMz0qulEfFf1c/s1600-h/IMG_1302_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmaKbz07hETQ1NMPCF6fwe47ZMvUtefEZGLTldInwGaZHhyYpe2vBaiVEtE7F-F1NJEWl-6v05G7oNGw_O4E2nyJnsjzAmDGIls6urM_FrFmP1QOUjlmuTA-AmpdlupsuMz0qulEfFf1c/s320/IMG_1302_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247419103010312002" /></a><br /><br />Our first class sweater in progress.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACnrUuUZhL9BIlHcdg6KwWd6mC6sGHjD6ag0NvKgBA3AXFnNT-iGa7n_EHiAtdsDE2IbcFLt08BoekVTl-acVrBYSxoynQ8gme3R8SBEEnou2mzP6-1KPjzytrWddIS_f7vXsO4jc3Ltg/s1600-h/IMG_1306_1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACnrUuUZhL9BIlHcdg6KwWd6mC6sGHjD6ag0NvKgBA3AXFnNT-iGa7n_EHiAtdsDE2IbcFLt08BoekVTl-acVrBYSxoynQ8gme3R8SBEEnou2mzP6-1KPjzytrWddIS_f7vXsO4jc3Ltg/s320/IMG_1306_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247419113666088434" /></a><br /><br />A <del>pretty</del> handsome hat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEUXsYO-PA9tDmADZFLI2SVcaBIhlK_CDWny0PO5vrrSOZW7IOO4HINE-xU8bfyl1RtqXaEOp-veJtIW7dqQ5R09R9QcRPb8yunyI9i_hVIXc3PSfdHM_pT1lYVV8dYZBlxhYoKiL06ER/s1600-h/IMG_5411.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEUXsYO-PA9tDmADZFLI2SVcaBIhlK_CDWny0PO5vrrSOZW7IOO4HINE-xU8bfyl1RtqXaEOp-veJtIW7dqQ5R09R9QcRPb8yunyI9i_hVIXc3PSfdHM_pT1lYVV8dYZBlxhYoKiL06ER/s320/IMG_5411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247419112917111314" /></a><br /><br />Go Lemoore HS!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqPqnWdZJxTZLk0YUFJWbN2JVmoy729IWkh2xoFtBoboEN7_3MVzkB7z1buSFO0fGWQHxBg-qQjo28Dy4I45FO6LRmnap4AfjKpKzuVxc1G-r4sEm2IWpli5QDo5uB3FxRSUk3OpX_c25/s1600-h/IMG_5413.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqPqnWdZJxTZLk0YUFJWbN2JVmoy729IWkh2xoFtBoboEN7_3MVzkB7z1buSFO0fGWQHxBg-qQjo28Dy4I45FO6LRmnap4AfjKpKzuVxc1G-r4sEm2IWpli5QDo5uB3FxRSUk3OpX_c25/s320/IMG_5413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247419118712292754" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-55657226403493859292008-05-25T10:36:00.000-07:002008-05-25T11:19:31.010-07:00It's SHOWTIME!As with the end of each quarter and particularly so with the fourth, there is a frenzy of knitting. Students are desperate to finish just one more project. There is a surge of needle and yarn purchasing and discussions amongst themselves of which new tools they now own. The projects came in steadily and now we've had our last day of knitting class until next fall. Here are the goods.<br /><br />These two pair have ended the Second Sock Syndrome for our class. They are the first two seconds ever completed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjfU-fybLeAHSJFkbtaD9TGmjRCGr58WtnxTR_DgKcvP5o8nWSbHFGbPX-esw9Zo_LiqKS3M9PmoXUARW3xXiS5KNXmPcf6kgrnh15jHzYA1eFlGykg-Y8MkX2LvTrRU5h4QvW0HLawp0/s1600-h/IMG_4800.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjfU-fybLeAHSJFkbtaD9TGmjRCGr58WtnxTR_DgKcvP5o8nWSbHFGbPX-esw9Zo_LiqKS3M9PmoXUARW3xXiS5KNXmPcf6kgrnh15jHzYA1eFlGykg-Y8MkX2LvTrRU5h4QvW0HLawp0/s320/IMG_4800.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204373785152797378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKwYV7Hx0JFVcVHqLxxpBHyEP6Rvsq0Pnc4Fn484R6zOYwQarEbif6WZyj7NfnleaoPbylt5R9pOlmw-EN07yozHoqbhfqP7nYNkjsff3F1xuQygFa_xQ675wb5bPEwRVAgEtBQZEUYUy/s1600-h/IMG_4801.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKwYV7Hx0JFVcVHqLxxpBHyEP6Rvsq0Pnc4Fn484R6zOYwQarEbif6WZyj7NfnleaoPbylt5R9pOlmw-EN07yozHoqbhfqP7nYNkjsff3F1xuQygFa_xQ675wb5bPEwRVAgEtBQZEUYUy/s320/IMG_4801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204373798037699282" /></a><br />Here is a fine example of how one mistaken purl row on the knit side becomes a design element when we add another in a strategic spot. We all think this dishcloth is cool.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnGvpdLrc3oVRUmviMRmRUsLzohgXFNCLg0fbnplc-tK7ek8PLlsHPTmuuRZ5pjruhsl-iuwQXGrrlEFz6rr0D3alwU4NsNL6vDrBgpvkwDQjZf9gZ9L5GVUJ-UZY6rIF16eDkiZs2aYP/s1600-h/IMG_4806.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnGvpdLrc3oVRUmviMRmRUsLzohgXFNCLg0fbnplc-tK7ek8PLlsHPTmuuRZ5pjruhsl-iuwQXGrrlEFz6rr0D3alwU4NsNL6vDrBgpvkwDQjZf9gZ9L5GVUJ-UZY6rIF16eDkiZs2aYP/s320/IMG_4806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204373802332666594" /></a><br />Worked with three skeiens of blue and knitted up VERY fast.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuBNxDxYPE7kc0PfHBztibEvZskjhlG3xkiWXEwUfmrySZM2EB-kqQMM44v5KEEcEM-lSpllNqc-1J8AartnksmAv7ISXnzYGJ7dxipQOtKk9AOh04aOdcT-1EAdQ3ZY8kTJUhceQ5GED/s1600-h/IMG_4817.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuBNxDxYPE7kc0PfHBztibEvZskjhlG3xkiWXEwUfmrySZM2EB-kqQMM44v5KEEcEM-lSpllNqc-1J8AartnksmAv7ISXnzYGJ7dxipQOtKk9AOh04aOdcT-1EAdQ3ZY8kTJUhceQ5GED/s320/IMG_4817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204373810922601202" /></a><br />A dishcloth knitted surprisingly fast by a student who wasn't in the class the full nine weeks. Well done!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYXAqdsliTdU8ikO9UYP5QlTze16PEdL9mWQMBKeuepFTs4mqwhoOAfMHeDloYTLoGNwIv329uL4O6lpWpbMRPgEBvxA0_0VUI1QT3EM_UvJL7ejCMjWYXWTyuaCAgG3jjFwaqhX32Q1M/s1600-h/IMG_4819.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYXAqdsliTdU8ikO9UYP5QlTze16PEdL9mWQMBKeuepFTs4mqwhoOAfMHeDloYTLoGNwIv329uL4O6lpWpbMRPgEBvxA0_0VUI1QT3EM_UvJL7ejCMjWYXWTyuaCAgG3jjFwaqhX32Q1M/s320/IMG_4819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204373815217568514" /></a><br />Knitted and embroidered for HIS mom for Mother's Day. Ok everyone say, "Awwwwwww." Who wouldn't want one of these! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGU8xEWlHUk3yk6LP4fUXpWcmKiNgUSqLUTNJQC8pjSlOA60_QZhMDIv44QTwdm8VVSLt1ThiYNMidBMIIt7PK9Th_kG_EuCeWvd7VHwdHKH87YACb-wGSv_JPXgn6GmJtPspp-EITw9h/s1600-h/IMG_4726.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGU8xEWlHUk3yk6LP4fUXpWcmKiNgUSqLUTNJQC8pjSlOA60_QZhMDIv44QTwdm8VVSLt1ThiYNMidBMIIt7PK9Th_kG_EuCeWvd7VHwdHKH87YACb-wGSv_JPXgn6GmJtPspp-EITw9h/s320/IMG_4726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204371676323854962" /></a><br />A Nordic and very well knit earflapper.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCpYvmn4711dnrccWJxSor5_l8i6I3Pg55_sXlf-rzfpNDL5ecMPBZLjx3tOkp08E4LcDTul4g7IBv5nq6gyNPStF5q8HZ8Mv2UDJRZyEEXmHzkqCQg1jQqsFZNmOrSXrjmqeTqjasiNU/s1600-h/IMG_4727.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCpYvmn4711dnrccWJxSor5_l8i6I3Pg55_sXlf-rzfpNDL5ecMPBZLjx3tOkp08E4LcDTul4g7IBv5nq6gyNPStF5q8HZ8Mv2UDJRZyEEXmHzkqCQg1jQqsFZNmOrSXrjmqeTqjasiNU/s320/IMG_4727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204371693503724162" /></a><br />More socks. These socks were knitted by 7th grade boys and both are determined to return to knitting class next year in order to give their socks a mate.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZ69ChFyEsdDnkn6Ihu1IcOYech00aack3mGoxgoux04FFVaPBQKKuKGfbNJTnocyK5beTbqa4UC_n70D469VOKKXjRkVN6Hzb6y61Cjd9efzZ-rFcI3aRgOhs-YbVahbUmI6Y6swQBy5/s1600-h/IMG_4820.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZ69ChFyEsdDnkn6Ihu1IcOYech00aack3mGoxgoux04FFVaPBQKKuKGfbNJTnocyK5beTbqa4UC_n70D469VOKKXjRkVN6Hzb6y61Cjd9efzZ-rFcI3aRgOhs-YbVahbUmI6Y6swQBy5/s320/IMG_4820.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204377242601470738" /></a><br />You'd think I was running a sweatshop for hats if you knew the speed at which these were knit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoGXhyepbW5XZ6rsdT3Lf3lJXWa78dRpPT6aR7XWpz1DbFWdV3sok0RKeytgxT_0BWqs4S1QypH6WtQWu-h58UwlCxrPu4Hr3sgqqdT6dn_FoK4qfnDvCS1pZPVw5520Uo6iRNxFlUUHp/s1600-h/IMG_4821.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoGXhyepbW5XZ6rsdT3Lf3lJXWa78dRpPT6aR7XWpz1DbFWdV3sok0RKeytgxT_0BWqs4S1QypH6WtQWu-h58UwlCxrPu4Hr3sgqqdT6dn_FoK4qfnDvCS1pZPVw5520Uo6iRNxFlUUHp/s320/IMG_4821.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204377246896438050" /></a><br />This one is so soft.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmygLjYXBU_BZ-leXYAeYiNR3A5zu3JMEkMZ6SemA6ayIuI1x7sObvNkbD7HDKgFnGbwTxjurVEQXMBisp6wHChxhd1ldRUl-4CU2X4tzvDREiw44-cCh6Tvugjzhebj_olDtKMYWzjrXv/s1600-h/IMG_4685.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmygLjYXBU_BZ-leXYAeYiNR3A5zu3JMEkMZ6SemA6ayIuI1x7sObvNkbD7HDKgFnGbwTxjurVEQXMBisp6wHChxhd1ldRUl-4CU2X4tzvDREiw44-cCh6Tvugjzhebj_olDtKMYWzjrXv/s320/IMG_4685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204381344295238466" /></a><br />I'm especially fond of this one.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC-YA-Lj88pM0JOAl8t_Vv0x7zLBI_DnozZNipJTvE5oHs_a0OAqR-92LCVKXrPnLA-Y0BdBDKUgD25HMbMAQItHOCOzMph5E5rVkiAo_Wtn3lQReN9deOUpWY6HETwvlYvDhIbz3rLbM/s1600-h/IMG_4827.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC-YA-Lj88pM0JOAl8t_Vv0x7zLBI_DnozZNipJTvE5oHs_a0OAqR-92LCVKXrPnLA-Y0BdBDKUgD25HMbMAQItHOCOzMph5E5rVkiAo_Wtn3lQReN9deOUpWY6HETwvlYvDhIbz3rLbM/s320/IMG_4827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204377513184410418" /></a><br />And finally...the amazing piece of the year is this gorgeous bag! This student sort of designed this as she went adding an inside pocket and a color coordinated bottom. There is a LOT of knitted stitches in this project. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnJRnG4wgJPk9p7xgI9NFrlSPzFGJN_u-OF8GBcCQJgMOZWKrGOSEoC_K2kSb0U7K39EVGR1_rTCKvLaheWdT4Fzd0ZTmwki5T48ue-22bZXjWD38B2zaTFbAJtSbPQmfMJDFSbaDouGp/s1600-h/IMG_4796.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnJRnG4wgJPk9p7xgI9NFrlSPzFGJN_u-OF8GBcCQJgMOZWKrGOSEoC_K2kSb0U7K39EVGR1_rTCKvLaheWdT4Fzd0ZTmwki5T48ue-22bZXjWD38B2zaTFbAJtSbPQmfMJDFSbaDouGp/s320/IMG_4796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204371697798691474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnlaY5e9i01XwqSneZs2PxMNSzpxCFUADJT3La463STuSK4dgWjaVb4xHAiMUiclj4j3tflt0NBUE1OwMvNnUMWto4P38OGmEOhiH9ePnkOthTRUck7wJl6pGu0iN_lkeQKXyz7cf7ptq/s1600-h/IMG_4797.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnlaY5e9i01XwqSneZs2PxMNSzpxCFUADJT3La463STuSK4dgWjaVb4xHAiMUiclj4j3tflt0NBUE1OwMvNnUMWto4P38OGmEOhiH9ePnkOthTRUck7wJl6pGu0iN_lkeQKXyz7cf7ptq/s320/IMG_4797.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204371706388626082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcVtwHGF3bSE0TUMKY0DzM_DHzY1nznLKyl-OzPo010kjjPD695UhgPsoUj8OUi3WUcl2LeK9-Wc6EsdExhyxNEhlmMVPYaYf9EY0eBYQwd1tgbesSXhEyLXRSu9iDdNsmk6Ni8am0K9M/s1600-h/IMG_4798.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcVtwHGF3bSE0TUMKY0DzM_DHzY1nznLKyl-OzPo010kjjPD695UhgPsoUj8OUi3WUcl2LeK9-Wc6EsdExhyxNEhlmMVPYaYf9EY0eBYQwd1tgbesSXhEyLXRSu9iDdNsmk6Ni8am0K9M/s320/IMG_4798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204371710683593394" /></a><br />Way to go all of you! You've done me proud.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-29400879130231579482008-05-15T10:37:00.000-07:002008-05-15T10:52:00.409-07:00Hard Up For a SwiftWell, this isn't a product of junior highers, but it is made of a child's toy. I had heard about this before. It's not my idea. But it is my own design, as I was so desperate for a hank that I pulled out the Tinker Toys and started building without bothering to look up an already established design. I guess I literally was re-inventing the wheel. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn7Y08Jxp__C4-inxEtcl64sj4ad9kQy2WfphRsgxc5S8Qme44jyIpq7Mj-HGtkcRMpQDaBfRMntkQskCb-1rebSMClptlpaeRlloQZPYIgNc-md4t8AYZARioqYBvMwRKGqEOTV7dZFT/s1600-h/IMG_4748.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn7Y08Jxp__C4-inxEtcl64sj4ad9kQy2WfphRsgxc5S8Qme44jyIpq7Mj-HGtkcRMpQDaBfRMntkQskCb-1rebSMClptlpaeRlloQZPYIgNc-md4t8AYZARioqYBvMwRKGqEOTV7dZFT/s320/IMG_4748.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200662854971677442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDklxM2cU8__8Zc-XxB8O-l-5aoHyF1YyC-mNf1BxxLrHCwFp25u5CjIyAhxFJeloLULLMcZFGUhY_i1TZShQ82RZNqld2GhmbmywDPDTDL0c18ike_g-o4v-NdcP5MT-yR3SusvnZXWA/s1600-h/IMG_4739.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDklxM2cU8__8Zc-XxB8O-l-5aoHyF1YyC-mNf1BxxLrHCwFp25u5CjIyAhxFJeloLULLMcZFGUhY_i1TZShQ82RZNqld2GhmbmywDPDTDL0c18ike_g-o4v-NdcP5MT-yR3SusvnZXWA/s320/IMG_4739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200662863561612050" /></a><br />I just purchased nine beautiful hanks of Cascade 220 to make a tote bag to felt. After touching the yarn and admiring the hanks (I do love the way yarn looks in a hank), and making everyone <em>else</em> in the family touch it and admire it, I pulled out my ball winder and began to plan the pattern. With everyone at work and school, there were no extra hands to help keep the yarn in line while winding. So out came the Tinkers. It took only minutes to build and a few adjustments before I was winding. I even saved some for later so the whole family could see what I built and how it works. Of course, my son had to give it a try too. Although I love the way swifts look and have considered buying one, I especially love the resourcefulness of this one. It cost no extra money and will take up no extra space. You just can't beat that.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqvUg2tvTj2Wo2r2LueGS-35nW0w6b_6l4rdxdsPtizuZMJBT0-M6ZNjr9h5LFiv3drNq4PIPH-zlPb-VK_7v-63ZJmXtOWNZjxMLYpmOsKanRA6Vr1kXeIy3SI1hvic7Nlmaq4vhOGra/s1600-h/IMG_4741.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqvUg2tvTj2Wo2r2LueGS-35nW0w6b_6l4rdxdsPtizuZMJBT0-M6ZNjr9h5LFiv3drNq4PIPH-zlPb-VK_7v-63ZJmXtOWNZjxMLYpmOsKanRA6Vr1kXeIy3SI1hvic7Nlmaq4vhOGra/s320/IMG_4741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200662867856579362" /></a><br />Productivity is good for the self esteem.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-85939156773006146102008-04-19T14:34:00.000-07:002008-04-19T15:12:57.901-07:00Tech Savvy KnittersSo I'm thinking it went something like this:<br /><br />Student A: I need some needles.<br /><br />Student B: Get some on ebay.<br /><br />Student A: I don't shop on ebay...I'm...12.<br /><br />Student B: I can get you some needles on ebay.<br /><br /><em>A few days later...</em><br /><br />Student B: I won the ebay auction for some needles.<br /><br />Student A: How much?<br /><br />Student B: $1 (plus $7 shipping)<br /><br />Student A: Cool.<br /><br /><em>A few more days later...</em><br /><br />The needles are in! Six pairs of straight needles, a gauge tool, and a stitch holder.<br /><br />You know how you get excited and motivated when your shipment of yarn or tools comes in? Check out where this guy's (student A) motivation led him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXj7HK_PVddWoCtUmqYsUxyCtxHG8VbpGS0Bv3fVypjSjVdcnIzKBK4V3PB8U5fAS9OR1NnLQ3X7VVlByPvx7mYB5diCWmNXdD4OjGIYx4PZdSWg6jCUGHdZeVIZANdeypMEzFMltU_zv/s1600-h/IMG_4582.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXj7HK_PVddWoCtUmqYsUxyCtxHG8VbpGS0Bv3fVypjSjVdcnIzKBK4V3PB8U5fAS9OR1NnLQ3X7VVlByPvx7mYB5diCWmNXdD4OjGIYx4PZdSWg6jCUGHdZeVIZANdeypMEzFMltU_zv/s320/IMG_4582.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191076438330319746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaZbDiii-T_qayIFPaBXOsQuDOxPNvU-w3YcaZ7TQ77b5fiy-QVqwRi6MmtsiLamakHncFK7HiUu2mK7qJ1aI9-TEuZYxkTI6Y1YHrIagzdaGjKerx2UMpMfPbjP3GqoZSPJty28YXmET/s1600-h/IMG_4583.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaZbDiii-T_qayIFPaBXOsQuDOxPNvU-w3YcaZ7TQ77b5fiy-QVqwRi6MmtsiLamakHncFK7HiUu2mK7qJ1aI9-TEuZYxkTI6Y1YHrIagzdaGjKerx2UMpMfPbjP3GqoZSPJty28YXmET/s320/IMG_4583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191076446920254354" /></a><br />He MADE THIS! His own needle holder out of a binder! Look at the staples to divide for the needles. This is genius. It really is. In addition to the needle holder, he also made this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYvwI65Y880my-xHCxWkoLaBnpAUR1cM6VqzgbSKuwrremIwIEoYo41Pqgy65bsdD3h7A_BE2wxKFJuJeoUrIu-5ztbeJ6wmW9pB8h_QunicaI7xpveQgj_SW1S7CZlMNHnwfP04pOo_A/s1600-h/IMG_4586.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYvwI65Y880my-xHCxWkoLaBnpAUR1cM6VqzgbSKuwrremIwIEoYo41Pqgy65bsdD3h7A_BE2wxKFJuJeoUrIu-5ztbeJ6wmW9pB8h_QunicaI7xpveQgj_SW1S7CZlMNHnwfP04pOo_A/s320/IMG_4586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191076446920254370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNfvIeExcPCRgwVp9FOkAc267HUGd2sPN2TFDq8FfNIa_WpduB84juVSsa2hiOsC_iDBO71fI05g3dcS2Oxwfr8IUqVVSHCecKyz1u1A1HW5mhRfu0TyLn2ez7MY2KaB4Iau7ShtOMRm_/s1600-h/IMG_4591.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNfvIeExcPCRgwVp9FOkAc267HUGd2sPN2TFDq8FfNIa_WpduB84juVSsa2hiOsC_iDBO71fI05g3dcS2Oxwfr8IUqVVSHCecKyz1u1A1HW5mhRfu0TyLn2ez7MY2KaB4Iau7ShtOMRm_/s320/IMG_4591.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191077494892274658" /></a><br />A wallet of his own design. It's two knitted rectangles, from different color yarns, perfectly dollar bill size and very neatly sewn together. And to top it off, he sewed on the coin pocket. At his unveiling of the wallet to the class (he made most of it at home), he was immediately commissioned by another teacher at our school to make an identical wallet for purchase. The wide-eyed class was in awe.<br /><br />I have another tech savvy student who is whipping out iPod socks with cables. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz-f_u3KsZ65LOSg7I_aGLJUhAotaTTnlMUoZGiFlaqpNF3iQBer-FFHOu3ORYZjSMeOVzXR23LW3Xp212mFE6Y_cC7Lck2SgcZpdRj2h-NbtruoML5y8SxMtx6NqB8GHeRcvbPkArdcg/s1600-h/IMG_4590.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz-f_u3KsZ65LOSg7I_aGLJUhAotaTTnlMUoZGiFlaqpNF3iQBer-FFHOu3ORYZjSMeOVzXR23LW3Xp212mFE6Y_cC7Lck2SgcZpdRj2h-NbtruoML5y8SxMtx6NqB8GHeRcvbPkArdcg/s320/IMG_4590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191076455510188994" /></a><br />Her own design and it fits the Nano perfectly.<br /><br />Finally, my fearless beginning knitters are making SOCKS! It took me 15 years of knitting before I attempted socks--before I even thought socks were a worthwhile project (since you can buy socks for $4). But these students have totally bought into the idea and we currently have three socks in progress.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTv7ATXEHRN3fKDWQK8L6veFxwMNdK7bDr-b0OX-joXY6FpfICJza0OHnV-lDvsANxA2BeDt7uu5DxZ5HpeeVVEyuakYjwMklsX9TXxOaNmBAeRwIXJvGISWMj2UDzvXGm6Qa69NrklaqA/s1600-h/IMG_4560.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTv7ATXEHRN3fKDWQK8L6veFxwMNdK7bDr-b0OX-joXY6FpfICJza0OHnV-lDvsANxA2BeDt7uu5DxZ5HpeeVVEyuakYjwMklsX9TXxOaNmBAeRwIXJvGISWMj2UDzvXGm6Qa69NrklaqA/s320/IMG_4560.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191077490597307346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK9m7lvkKNdmHyH0U2hCWCqqlU7GSo9metDleYrJr8BfYJmqnBKDbH4yFsFQAyfsQav8pdtTso85GED_yEfMYtKw7zqQgeYvHXZJiQfpiPG8YtdjgniuENuzyFHqj0VDukf8GHVwLDaKT/s1600-h/IMG_4588.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK9m7lvkKNdmHyH0U2hCWCqqlU7GSo9metDleYrJr8BfYJmqnBKDbH4yFsFQAyfsQav8pdtTso85GED_yEfMYtKw7zqQgeYvHXZJiQfpiPG8YtdjgniuENuzyFHqj0VDukf8GHVwLDaKT/s320/IMG_4588.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191076455510188978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViKljIuqNUKjEcC0HmzK6dE3niI5_ennHMLdimTm6650B5JcWd1QfN64HL9M0RIWp2OvVPJkMUHq1V_3qJ7eSAogqixyk3E-wcA1Rbh1ygPXvwuGGm3QuB1GuyR5UoFZfBX8Bcb5I7NT0/s1600-h/IMG_4597.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViKljIuqNUKjEcC0HmzK6dE3niI5_ennHMLdimTm6650B5JcWd1QfN64HL9M0RIWp2OvVPJkMUHq1V_3qJ7eSAogqixyk3E-wcA1Rbh1ygPXvwuGGm3QuB1GuyR5UoFZfBX8Bcb5I7NT0/s320/IMG_4597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191077499187241970" /></a><br />My students are stealing my heart.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-56886414700894975842008-04-14T15:34:00.000-07:002008-04-14T16:02:49.050-07:00Speakin' Their LanguageOnce the students finish their dishcloth, I have them work on the "Advanced Sample." I implemented this a few quarters into this job as I was pulling my hair out trying to teach K2togs and YOs one at a time to students who were trying new patterns a bit above their level. So I decided to put some common stitchery into this one little swatch and it has really paid off. Now when they graduate on to a pattern of their choice, they shouldn't get too stuck with some of the basic stuff. The advanced sample actually is based on the sample from the <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/sweater%20workshop_BD30595.html">Sweater Workshop</a>, by Jacqueline Fee. In her book, she takes the reader through a series of ribbing, increases, decreases, buttonholes, and more. The idea is that when you're done with her sample, you have all the skills you need to make a sweater. <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjAwF7X9bGRccHwn8GTpDD-_vvMgPUUQE7TS042Am0p_W5HegYmhBSXXFFtvKQJbJADmGNOFwPX-1X7nd4z2AFbhla_FiNbYYzVZOLNshrus9eR9aPIds80JIgOaBuEqlhY-8vz7jILjz/s1600-h/IMG_4559.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjAwF7X9bGRccHwn8GTpDD-_vvMgPUUQE7TS042Am0p_W5HegYmhBSXXFFtvKQJbJADmGNOFwPX-1X7nd4z2AFbhla_FiNbYYzVZOLNshrus9eR9aPIds80JIgOaBuEqlhY-8vz7jILjz/s320/IMG_4559.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189238713653749378" /></a><br /><br />So our sample is scaled down, but same idea.<br /><br />We have a cabling section, ribbing, color change, increases, decreases, fairisle, and YO buttonholes.<br /><br />As one of my students was on the decrease section, she pointed at the pattern and said, "I don't know what that is." The pattern read: k1, s1, k1, psso. So I slowly read it to her pointing to each letter: "knit one, slip one, knit one, passed the slipped stitch over." Her response? "OMG! It's like IM!" I was actually very impressed with myself for knowing what she meant, though I have never texted anything in my life. But it got me thinking. This junior high group of kids, so quick to learn new technology--even when it means learning a new language like text messaging--will learn this knitting technology in the same way. Once they complete their advance sample, I can speak to them in knitting language. When a student asks, "What do I do now?" I can reply, "You will K2tog at the end of needle one and SSK at the beginning of needle 3." And they will understand MY language!! <br /><br />I enjoy their look of understanding as I speak this new language and also the look of confusion and awe from the newbies, which, in turn, adds to the esteem of my more advanced students. <br /><br />Well, got to go, talk to you later. Oh...I mean GTG TTYL!Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-5359200441032552412008-04-01T18:48:00.000-07:002008-04-01T19:26:54.335-07:00Leave It To the Children<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOtHgE2Fe-lHEg3XarsHXybsvGxj7X5w87Bhvrv6JYr0nAPKs6xUiMdEqqvoFScGzQQWZu-fN_MHxb3T5bmncVV2cFOuw6dJe0ufSXb11i48L5oQva3iSmiNq6dd6WrIPYtgszM0p2ToR/s1600-h/IMG_4542brighter.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOtHgE2Fe-lHEg3XarsHXybsvGxj7X5w87Bhvrv6JYr0nAPKs6xUiMdEqqvoFScGzQQWZu-fN_MHxb3T5bmncVV2cFOuw6dJe0ufSXb11i48L5oQva3iSmiNq6dd6WrIPYtgszM0p2ToR/s320/IMG_4542brighter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184459209438150514" /></a><br />One thing I have learned as a teacher is that I don't have to rely on myself for all the ideas and creativity for my knitting class. Junior highers are chock full of them. We have a teacher at our school who had been out ill for some time. One of my students had the amazing idea, all on her own, to begin knitting a scarf for this teacher and to have each of the students in the class have a turn at it. We used the feather and fan scarf pattern from the <a href="http://www.masondixonknitting.com/archives/2008_03.html">Mason-Dixon Knitting blog</a>. The pattern was easy for me to teach to the one student, and in turn, easy for her to teach the four row repeat pattern to each of the other students. I loved watching her take on this project and <em>she</em> motivated the other students to participate. Beauty (sigh).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjUDl99S1LWZq5DxQ5FWpcd8Bk37NXwNGkM1OWJ4uwTaw4XHLzi5p1lh3kirlFqZFI2VafAqbfu8EiGS9OS0NxvOdGaQFy0WGFzyQyvUE1MpyA0X_pS492gH5RBHS8cqpu-V4IUxppr1-/s1600-h/IMG_4544.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjUDl99S1LWZq5DxQ5FWpcd8Bk37NXwNGkM1OWJ4uwTaw4XHLzi5p1lh3kirlFqZFI2VafAqbfu8EiGS9OS0NxvOdGaQFy0WGFzyQyvUE1MpyA0X_pS492gH5RBHS8cqpu-V4IUxppr1-/s320/IMG_4544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184459218028085122" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-6575331599713860352008-03-31T11:54:00.000-07:002008-03-31T15:41:25.341-07:00Knitting Survey<div>I was spoiled by my 3rd quarter knitting class. Not that I haven't enjoyed ALL the other quarters, but in particular, 3rd quarter was exceptionally enjoyable. The combination of students made for a quieter class session each morning--not too much drama or controversy. There were fewer than normal students (about 14-15, depending on the tutoring schedule). And they inspired one another on a daily basis. That was the pleasure. Sometimes I felt I could slip into the background of the class and watch them knit and chat and look at patterns and figure out what they wanted to make next. It was amazing. The teacher who soooooo graciously shares her classroom with me and all the stuff that comes with me suggested I survey the students about some of their experiences while learning to knit. Fourteen students were surveyed. Here are the results.<br /><br /><strong>1. On a scale of 1-5 how much do you enjoy the craft of knitting? Circle one.<br />(1 = Don't like it 5 = Love It!)</strong><br />Two gave it a "3"<br />Two gave it a "4"<br />Ten gave it a "5"<br /><br /><strong>2. How difficult was it for you to learn to knit? Circle one.<br />(1 = Super Easy 5 = Really Hard)</strong><br />One gave it a "1"<br />One gave it a "1.5"<br />Four gave it a "2"<br />Seven gave it a "3"<br />One gave it a "4"<br /><br /><strong>3. If knitting was difficult for you when you began, has that changed? Why or why not?</strong><br /><br />Four said "It wasn't difficult"<br /><br />The others said:<br />"Now my hands are used to it."<br />"It was at first then was easy."<br />"Because I had never knitted before and I didn't know what to do at first."<br />"It was hard because I added stitches. It was challenging and after (being pulled out for academic tutoring and then coming back) it was easier."<br />"Yes, but then I got the hang of it."<br />"In the beginning it was hard to know where I was at, but I knit faster."<br />"It took awhile to get the hang of it, but now I am pretty good."<br />"It is really easy to do now. I want to be in it again."<br />"It was easy after I got used to it."<br />"Yes, it helped me a lot with concentrating."<br />"It changed because I practiced it."<br />"I tried really hard to learn how to knit."<br /><br /><strong>4. What have you learned about your learning style from knitting?</strong><br /><br />"It depends on your mood in order to see if you knit tight."<br />"That I do my best by doing it over and over and over!"<br />"It helps me be calm and patient."<br />"I'm not sure."<br />"Purling and knitting."<br />"It helps me relax and be calm."<br />"You can patch up clothes and do other things."<br />"It may take me awhile, but if I dedicate myself, I can succeed."<br />"I have learned many styles like purl, knit, etc."<br />"?"<br />"That I can grasp things really easy sometimes."<br />"Um...not it really helped me."<br />"I watch people."<br />"I learned better when someone showed me and explained."<br /><br /><strong>5. Is there a way you could apply your experience of learning to knit to learning other subjects or life skills?</strong><br /><br />"Yes. Because I know that if I try I can be great at something."<br />"Yes. Because knitting is like life. You have to go one step at a time."<br />"I heard doctors need to know how to knit and sew...might have been just sew."<br />"I don't know."<br />"Yes, my creative ability."<br />"I could use finger knitting to make a rope."<br />"Maybe..."<br />"Yes, to be calm and patient."<br />"When I am old."<br />"Scrapbooking. I can knit stuff into a scrapbook."<br />"BE PATIENT! Don't be in a hurry. It will come to you."<br />"Yes. In knitting."<br />"Take your time on everything."<br /><br /><strong>6. Which words best describe you when you knit? Circle all that apply.</strong><br /><br />Relaxed (10)<br />Frustrated (0)<br />Time flies (4)<br />Proud of my work (10)<br />Stressed (1)<br />Able to think (4)<br />Takes too long (1)<br />I stink at it (0)<br />Calm (10)<br />Bored (1)<br />Productive (7)<br />I could do this forever! (8)<br />Talkative (1 written in)<br />Fun (1 written in)<br /><br /><strong>7. How ofter do you knit at home?</strong><br /><br />Three said "Never"<br />Four said "Once/week"<br />Five said "2-3 times/week"<br />Two said "Nearly every day"<br /><br /><strong>8. What other types of projects would you like to knit?</strong><br /><br />Hat (4)<br />Teddy Bear (1)<br />Anything (1)<br />Monster bear (3)<br />Stuffed animals (3)<br />Scarves (1)<br />Tank top (1)<br />Socks (2)<br />Shirt for monster bear (1)<br /><br /><strong>9. How many quarters have you enrolled in knitting? Circle one.</strong><br /><br />Five said "1"<br />Seven said "2"<br />Two said "3"<br /><br /><strong>10. Circle the two that apply to you</strong>.<br /><br />7th grade (5)<br />8th grade (9)<br />Boy (9)<br />Girl (5)<br /><br /><br />Whew!!! Some fun information there for me to digest. To close I'll showcase some of the final projects from the 3rd quarter and leave you with my favorite survey response. "Knitting is like life. You have to go one step at a time."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kDQqVf1l6sCRZtkt6vtaHJloQFtf20SX2bh3FomnJbTUr5iWmzq9w86HM-YnMMb0yfb9QpgRD-AdIfzo3JtwnzGnvK9hqSEb1pz5jA-wGOKga_qdWzMqYimTnSgPcUVqY7pMMKZNeCXt/s1600-h/IMG_4395hat+crop.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kDQqVf1l6sCRZtkt6vtaHJloQFtf20SX2bh3FomnJbTUr5iWmzq9w86HM-YnMMb0yfb9QpgRD-AdIfzo3JtwnzGnvK9hqSEb1pz5jA-wGOKga_qdWzMqYimTnSgPcUVqY7pMMKZNeCXt/s320/IMG_4395hat+crop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183998144698924882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR_hgkxik7XUJj5K9vnsuWEsqDY5xMmCsPUnbSLp7z8tbZUzd_PdBeaJW7BT7wpVKtOJdeglJsKVvxyugaRsxM32Eg31vz-noMeCsZEZsH9JIfBCPRQHCXAsqlF_JwgCDddnWWIwuj4E8/s1600-h/IMG_4340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183992518291767010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR_hgkxik7XUJj5K9vnsuWEsqDY5xMmCsPUnbSLp7z8tbZUzd_PdBeaJW7BT7wpVKtOJdeglJsKVvxyugaRsxM32Eg31vz-noMeCsZEZsH9JIfBCPRQHCXAsqlF_JwgCDddnWWIwuj4E8/s320/IMG_4340.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTxZp7Lo36SDocITC-xlZ1UGno8FiNCj0TSTabAWGf3cq0VWhyphenhyphenH9655dbTez3uNeAIuHWb2yrq-sNYUbOj04sF0BR67Z4pStXfjkLogwQfKl2H__fKJTuM-L3nubYPzQr0nwPtKEtxaVu/s1600-h/IMG_4424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183992535471636226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTxZp7Lo36SDocITC-xlZ1UGno8FiNCj0TSTabAWGf3cq0VWhyphenhyphenH9655dbTez3uNeAIuHWb2yrq-sNYUbOj04sF0BR67Z4pStXfjkLogwQfKl2H__fKJTuM-L3nubYPzQr0nwPtKEtxaVu/s320/IMG_4424.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoR2PNrXZjuk7Z2E-xqLURnt-Mkwh8Oxjmb7U0Wlv4rs2Ycc8u9rXuOXe27NFlocE_0H8YZxV3B0iQUgHm-viEhU-h4p84pQK4Yqf0kqPcfwL_CLjk8NoL0KNdDNA3ne-f213eD3SpQh_/s1600-h/IMG_4271.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183992539766603538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoR2PNrXZjuk7Z2E-xqLURnt-Mkwh8Oxjmb7U0Wlv4rs2Ycc8u9rXuOXe27NFlocE_0H8YZxV3B0iQUgHm-viEhU-h4p84pQK4Yqf0kqPcfwL_CLjk8NoL0KNdDNA3ne-f213eD3SpQh_/s320/IMG_4271.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tVCtQAc9BmcIZyDeLpqTYH38X5vl1FhXXvjbpn8mtdd1XSArNIwINjsojhoiSbCsxCij2GovzuitC3yooklu5SOXFvcALxrf9i8A5-meOFKasYG4HKywDHmCC2aSzUZVkS6cAsABRa22/s1600-h/IMG_4273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183992544061570850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tVCtQAc9BmcIZyDeLpqTYH38X5vl1FhXXvjbpn8mtdd1XSArNIwINjsojhoiSbCsxCij2GovzuitC3yooklu5SOXFvcALxrf9i8A5-meOFKasYG4HKywDHmCC2aSzUZVkS6cAsABRa22/s320/IMG_4273.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpH1zIUOAMeNf9OvYgJiFTuni0shq4MiXu9VqRf8WutFC2ZWoav0IvTL6Aujnxq77gDYh_upJubYRM1cMflz17VufQTuQSqYQkclfl_OX2bZx72x1_Ai21W_vHuWKXr2DNynKZ_Dsc_8f/s1600-h/IMG_4276.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183997272820563762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpH1zIUOAMeNf9OvYgJiFTuni0shq4MiXu9VqRf8WutFC2ZWoav0IvTL6Aujnxq77gDYh_upJubYRM1cMflz17VufQTuQSqYQkclfl_OX2bZx72x1_Ai21W_vHuWKXr2DNynKZ_Dsc_8f/s320/IMG_4276.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeo3OTdtqZysIS2M0xwNQwvAfBLls0B_PgqbX0ZAzbsQfnT7V6N9s4gfsxmU1Kspmhb5EWguugRH6wMKSNw1Np8crhwK084B9KjBHm9MX3qPN8z0sxeqlqyIpyjYu7gbNNApdTXcg6K7Y/s1600-h/IMG_4479.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeo3OTdtqZysIS2M0xwNQwvAfBLls0B_PgqbX0ZAzbsQfnT7V6N9s4gfsxmU1Kspmhb5EWguugRH6wMKSNw1Np8crhwK084B9KjBHm9MX3qPN8z0sxeqlqyIpyjYu7gbNNApdTXcg6K7Y/s320/IMG_4479.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184039548183658338" /></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-87148310177238618022008-03-22T19:54:00.001-07:002008-03-31T14:12:25.312-07:00FoundationsSo here's something that baffles me. <br /><br />The students in our school get to choose new electives every quarter. During each 9 week quarter, there are three three-week sessions during which selected students are pulled from their electives in order to receive more individualized instruction from their core teachers in subjects they need help in. Great system. It works very well for the students who need extra help. <br /><br />Because of the way our system is set up, I can have students actually attending knitting class only three weeks out of a nine week quarter. The other extreme is that students may return for more than one quarter and stay with me the whole time. Sometimes they're with me for consecutive quarters and sometimes they're gone for nine weeks (or three or six) and then return to me. <br /><br />Obviously there are a variety of lengths of time that students can be in my knitting class, however, time in the class hasn't been the key variable in performance. Some just catch on quickly, while others don't.<br /><br />I've been trying to observe this learning process in order to improve my own teaching abilities. In my observations, the one occurance that baffles me the most is when I have a student (and there have been more than one) who has a very difficult time with knitting. He or she tries daily for the 3-9 weeks that they are with me, but for some reason, the finished product is filled with holes, extra stitches, split stitches, etc. It just doesn't happen for them. Then they leave me for awhile. Then they come back. (Here's the baffling part.) When they return, they pick up their sticks and start knitting at a MUCH higher level than when they left. It's like they've been knitting and practicing the whole nine weeks they've been gone! But of course they haven't. They have no idea why they can knit soooooo much better now than when I last saw them in my class. It's a bit of a phenomenon for me. It has really interested me in the whole learning process. Perhaps we need foundations. Then a break. Then return.<br /><br />Here are some examples of some knitting from these students. You'll see a variety of abilities here, but for me each one has demonstrated amazing leaps in his or her abilities.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFekuwyr92iwfphVJc1UCGDLJFHE8euHsSZVZlpCzQ-2pZLP5wwMMrzYJWN8IC1PgFvz7yfFSTvQ5ITUgA68XbTyScEsqJi8_N1_WXxHwFRiRMnv_-qsJMeu1xezrkU4WVHo7Y6SItYViC/s1600-h/IMG_4300.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFekuwyr92iwfphVJc1UCGDLJFHE8euHsSZVZlpCzQ-2pZLP5wwMMrzYJWN8IC1PgFvz7yfFSTvQ5ITUgA68XbTyScEsqJi8_N1_WXxHwFRiRMnv_-qsJMeu1xezrkU4WVHo7Y6SItYViC/s320/IMG_4300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180770798898527906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eCfm3pLU4WvWuaZeY_y4tJm3K173jhLxqY1DDHSG5JLRhlxeo4b6NUkPBFCyehDmaNeqWHWFm7gpozy6RHMU48nV1F3oyJWyE5yVkYRRt40xnM4sDKSz4YnVxCcajaNuYludS8Gw_-M6/s1600-h/IMG_4302.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eCfm3pLU4WvWuaZeY_y4tJm3K173jhLxqY1DDHSG5JLRhlxeo4b6NUkPBFCyehDmaNeqWHWFm7gpozy6RHMU48nV1F3oyJWyE5yVkYRRt40xnM4sDKSz4YnVxCcajaNuYludS8Gw_-M6/s320/IMG_4302.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180770803193495218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OYWpJxgHBW16n1WGyc60Tl6NatoQTfKFTMErT2IcGp8HEv4d1-SRoPuO_XhTVUcEMz4UY-slgT5nQZ_RJQ498BysBDI_2yCvLZK0RAMCzkQFNz8v5XHMo07WhgqZ4Ahj1KDTcOnG40aX/s1600-h/IMG_4364darker.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OYWpJxgHBW16n1WGyc60Tl6NatoQTfKFTMErT2IcGp8HEv4d1-SRoPuO_XhTVUcEMz4UY-slgT5nQZ_RJQ498BysBDI_2yCvLZK0RAMCzkQFNz8v5XHMo07WhgqZ4Ahj1KDTcOnG40aX/s320/IMG_4364darker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180772813238189778" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sorry...no "before" pictures. That might have been embarrasing at the time. Hindsight is always clearer.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-4507674423055805012008-03-13T12:57:00.000-07:002008-03-13T13:13:38.908-07:00The Monster Ball<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pHDWETvkL7-8Tb0BzsMfgWrbOPPlJ08_itJcVE7yKS5PIZGIuhE2xQtbtSNQlOJPXRBlvl9sFtAPLZkteGjvcSav46Ql3H25M0gHhJ96RqGJKGtj4Sq1F6w1v-SatJjy2VuND3HJ5pHt/s1600-h/IMG_4334.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pHDWETvkL7-8Tb0BzsMfgWrbOPPlJ08_itJcVE7yKS5PIZGIuhE2xQtbtSNQlOJPXRBlvl9sFtAPLZkteGjvcSav46Ql3H25M0gHhJ96RqGJKGtj4Sq1F6w1v-SatJjy2VuND3HJ5pHt/s320/IMG_4334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177321007125808642" /></a><br />The lastest trend in my class is the Little Monster Bear from 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders, edited by Judith Durant. It started with one student who was looking through the book for something to knit. When she showed the picture to me, my first thought was, "Why would you want to knit THAT?!!" But then of course, it became clear when I remembered this is JUNIOR HIGH knitting. Of course! Brilliant idea!! Let's get started. This little project was so fun to watch. She used her increasing and decreasing skills and learned to make I-cords. She also got a heavy dose of finishing by sewing up seams and attaching the legs, arms, and ears. The little guy (gifted to her sister) caught on like wildfire and spawned a huge crop of more Little Monster Bears. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGrD3OSdvXSwP6JRDycnHG9PnBZcaSe_T6eRaA5XYQMyl8Gx_vdkKmXk9uEdyBFJVtWXs7oAOgBO7Xr1I3JrVoA7un_td9LEKncSGUXFQNNtWSrwDIbcEw_us7AdULzz4tu-7V9Vici4g/s1600-h/IMG_4362.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGrD3OSdvXSwP6JRDycnHG9PnBZcaSe_T6eRaA5XYQMyl8Gx_vdkKmXk9uEdyBFJVtWXs7oAOgBO7Xr1I3JrVoA7un_td9LEKncSGUXFQNNtWSrwDIbcEw_us7AdULzz4tu-7V9Vici4g/s320/IMG_4362.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177321020010710546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhu_pyd082yng9dswa3UW1meZ6C0TgAFHEKOndKt2F6WzqTEAWbKLCVSZO12fbxQ6XGEinz0S0wKXgaWgLYw861YvH9VihCWGYb39Qlr053rIZbLBzGzBMpW9Yla0almswzD6FszgyEnQ/s1600-h/IMG_4393.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhu_pyd082yng9dswa3UW1meZ6C0TgAFHEKOndKt2F6WzqTEAWbKLCVSZO12fbxQ6XGEinz0S0wKXgaWgLYw861YvH9VihCWGYb39Qlr053rIZbLBzGzBMpW9Yla0almswzD6FszgyEnQ/s320/IMG_4393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177321028600645154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpBbehRmlbMf20Ojf8K5-Q3qJB-nsYArtVoyvvVLRzS3cgprhiMUJxPGh6SJVCt1vMZXtAW8ql0EGNqPHOCZ2C55rV16GLm8JDQHzfiQr4ezGV6OmLqn3I2VgN2HTkpaVvi_iyyIapLAA/s1600-h/IMG_4394.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpBbehRmlbMf20Ojf8K5-Q3qJB-nsYArtVoyvvVLRzS3cgprhiMUJxPGh6SJVCt1vMZXtAW8ql0EGNqPHOCZ2C55rV16GLm8JDQHzfiQr4ezGV6OmLqn3I2VgN2HTkpaVvi_iyyIapLAA/s320/IMG_4394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177321037190579762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgep6y8_7hrIuStLdl9hrwDozeZ0Th0w9d-xPrR3cxgArhf1lL2e_Salv5VSkdpHXh3vuKcWqSwnB2bJ9yomeIrrExJVuwfeWDYyxw1_QzBnqTMnYcffoYlNyCg-Rw57Lnhor0L-o6yOTIA/s1600-h/IMG_4398.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgep6y8_7hrIuStLdl9hrwDozeZ0Th0w9d-xPrR3cxgArhf1lL2e_Salv5VSkdpHXh3vuKcWqSwnB2bJ9yomeIrrExJVuwfeWDYyxw1_QzBnqTMnYcffoYlNyCg-Rw57Lnhor0L-o6yOTIA/s320/IMG_4398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177321045780514370" /></a><br />Don't you want one too?Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-40159791361748955142008-03-06T12:46:00.000-08:002008-03-07T19:28:25.058-08:00The One Row ScarfIt baffles me what interests and captures the attention of the junior high knitter. I'm always bringing in ideas, easy patterns, showing websites, etc. Most of the time it's received with lukewarm attention. They're polite. They come over to the computer to look at it. Make a few comments. And then nothing. I thought the ballband dishcloth would be so fun for them to do, but not one took it up. Then I come in with the pattern for <a href="http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2006/10/12/one_row_handspun_scarf.html">Stephanie Pearl-MchPhee's One Row Handspun Scarf</a>. I hand it over to a student on a piece of scratch paper. I say, "Here, try this." She humors me. Next thing I know, she's taken off with this scarf and finishes it in a matter of days (which is warp speed in junior high knitting). Everyone declares it as having the look of "store bought," which in my class is a huge complement. And the NEXT thing I know, there are two more of the same project being started. Here is the first scarf (which has already been gifted) of this little trend. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhToiecN3L6ms6gh5SEZ0EL06-6ZDwQ36_svdmztxSwElzrijK59tleoUI_KR09c1AdTE-9pQZFFiAmUNy00vTNMY086mXrvZW0nqTh3e2ckvWu4lyN8FeLERm4bPTSoMT7SJ3Du9Ghun/s1600-h/IMG_4356.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhToiecN3L6ms6gh5SEZ0EL06-6ZDwQ36_svdmztxSwElzrijK59tleoUI_KR09c1AdTE-9pQZFFiAmUNy00vTNMY086mXrvZW0nqTh3e2ckvWu4lyN8FeLERm4bPTSoMT7SJ3Du9Ghun/s320/IMG_4356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175206641970628082" /></a><br />Bernat's Softee Chunky.<br /><br />And here are the others.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpq0wKq6MkEAIv42NAnZGsQe-OowQ07LMU6HgiCXmGrFC8o2ShNJAwT7ZxX5claNJdLGEoyJtC_RSqmBJbbgBjyVFTL9Xq0kV-KzFTBy-4rOTFIV1gNj5VXAh37CisZNLaQQPDECd70iNm/s1600-h/IMG_4306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174740176266795938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpq0wKq6MkEAIv42NAnZGsQe-OowQ07LMU6HgiCXmGrFC8o2ShNJAwT7ZxX5claNJdLGEoyJtC_RSqmBJbbgBjyVFTL9Xq0kV-KzFTBy-4rOTFIV1gNj5VXAh37CisZNLaQQPDECd70iNm/s320/IMG_4306.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Bernat's Softee Chunky. With a hat of her own design. This set has also been gifted to a lucky recipient.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12tUTox5Xg_9yC-pr8ekCRe763qOcT0FFiYrD9ruK5FpFs3ebAFiLCdi6PkHJfaz8zESr_srttQ8M9BijQQ9m7re8s5PGP6uGrFteRSfz7XnNdQl7U7aBn8GCLqHcVwCOHN9J9KcttBF9/s1600-h/IMG_4331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174738067437853506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12tUTox5Xg_9yC-pr8ekCRe763qOcT0FFiYrD9ruK5FpFs3ebAFiLCdi6PkHJfaz8zESr_srttQ8M9BijQQ9m7re8s5PGP6uGrFteRSfz7XnNdQl7U7aBn8GCLqHcVwCOHN9J9KcttBF9/s320/IMG_4331.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lion Brand's Jiffy.<br /><br />My envy rises as I continue to admire these scarves and I make the comment, "I want to make one of these," when a student promptly reminds me that I keep on saying that. (Smart alec.) So I go home and start one myself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8tOPyW_05FPnvfcvP4j7tS7tq8lUXLhoEmPB3NmDwHmoSUAjp9JjcvcOARCeJb7mvON7y9eH_RiMe-AIE453JFLOR1DY0p99h5kBqspxENhVMeS_oksA9R-VwkMjCBGxQ48gPsXHGxtg/s1600-h/IMG_4353.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174738045963017010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8tOPyW_05FPnvfcvP4j7tS7tq8lUXLhoEmPB3NmDwHmoSUAjp9JjcvcOARCeJb7mvON7y9eH_RiMe-AIE453JFLOR1DY0p99h5kBqspxENhVMeS_oksA9R-VwkMjCBGxQ48gPsXHGxtg/s320/IMG_4353.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Paton's Divine.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-59570096035981372162008-03-01T09:12:00.000-08:002008-03-07T19:23:28.463-08:00A Little Bit of Mason-Dixon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36fbCzRBhCJfj7IxLMYQ6pACtAkBHjC4Hb8fdeyGzl26EVuuDsd996gC-L6PjBl-K8jhsLIJv9wdRQo01PxKGQiBUEuzW0RTg5fAqcVI1nW3Prvzj67majY0j1B1omkFq09KgWN7paAXZ/s1600-h/IMG_4256.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36fbCzRBhCJfj7IxLMYQ6pACtAkBHjC4Hb8fdeyGzl26EVuuDsd996gC-L6PjBl-K8jhsLIJv9wdRQo01PxKGQiBUEuzW0RTg5fAqcVI1nW3Prvzj67majY0j1B1omkFq09KgWN7paAXZ/s320/IMG_4256.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172826495814494674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAXSGjK__b4wRXIg_LPG5NUJo2PN9eP45ptFNQReuzQsUciGZiW83tWTE5Wn84D5PN6uxBfzYcyrgDJHiyCyIYr7jqKJVn-SmyViCt5lCqbBS3O5QaePG4BkL1mBW_sy8FBJNLTWlSF60/s1600-h/IMG_4264.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAXSGjK__b4wRXIg_LPG5NUJo2PN9eP45ptFNQReuzQsUciGZiW83tWTE5Wn84D5PN6uxBfzYcyrgDJHiyCyIYr7jqKJVn-SmyViCt5lCqbBS3O5QaePG4BkL1mBW_sy8FBJNLTWlSF60/s320/IMG_4264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172826504404429282" /></a><br />I had heard so much about <a href="http://knitpicks.com/Mason+Dixon+Knitting_BD30728.html">Mason Dixon Knitting</a>, by Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne and looked through some online pictures that I was quite tempted to purchase the book...but ultimately decided not to because knitting for my home just wasn't appealing to me. Then my neighbor borrowed the book from our local library and let me look at it for a few days. Wow, is it addicting! With three WIPs and two abandoned projects I had no business starting anything new, but what's a little dishcloth? The <a href="http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts/knitting/knit_a_ballband_dishcloth.php">Ballband Dishcloth</a> knit up so fast and was so fun to do that I am tempted to make more. I love pulling it out of my kitchen drawer to use. Then there are the Moderne Blankets, based on Log Cabin quilting. I pulled out every blue cotton yarn I own (some purchased 16 years ago--ouch!) to start my own garter stitch log cabin dishcloth. Thumbing through the book inspires me to play with yarn in new ways and to tap into whatever creativity I might have.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-90643544236484346232008-02-25T13:12:00.000-08:002008-03-07T19:23:28.464-08:00How Do You Like Them Apples?Let me tell you...some of my students are on fire!! There is one boy in my class who particulary cranks out hats like there's no tomorrow. He's fast. He's smooth. A perfectionist (almost). The whole class is amazed at how fast he can knit. Here are just some of his goods.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0m2STBTLV8h5wNz8oPqp-Ns9LAUNX8RKItXPbi1QmigPTQ0nx85iFsjTFuJcSHiRAWJ557BjEusEKaGcGf3gA2i2SuLslL2jS5RrkNdv5znn1UBUdCqyD3pJNu7PumLO9rG5bR6jzNph/s1600-h/IMG_4240.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0m2STBTLV8h5wNz8oPqp-Ns9LAUNX8RKItXPbi1QmigPTQ0nx85iFsjTFuJcSHiRAWJ557BjEusEKaGcGf3gA2i2SuLslL2jS5RrkNdv5znn1UBUdCqyD3pJNu7PumLO9rG5bR6jzNph/s320/IMG_4240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171033870407033906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNEInODO-9CfvmMdQKhhoUvvs0naQIAhyphenhyphenQU_iUuRh8Fpn7xsLuX7mFXqaya0tZcnuZhyphenhyphenx1D1e9oY9kEo9Gbp4Oc6PhsFFTpgPyejEAQbjPz71zTmoEy7Q7wHNd4-AfJfFnOg5REtw44Ax/s1600-h/IMG_4247.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNEInODO-9CfvmMdQKhhoUvvs0naQIAhyphenhyphenQU_iUuRh8Fpn7xsLuX7mFXqaya0tZcnuZhyphenhyphenx1D1e9oY9kEo9Gbp4Oc6PhsFFTpgPyejEAQbjPz71zTmoEy7Q7wHNd4-AfJfFnOg5REtw44Ax/s320/IMG_4247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171033900471805010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLPXNmDB9SYSOMneL-XkHy5o6KVMT4ZiR-UhBhJlpNcpByTBJmfE7aLyGNJYesSMjN-8o46MijQi1yRuWBL7yqyIzKCp6BVzZPBapkb4R8J8aqxpiQbCVMFaofMP8Y5Kj9niVD_6ppNyW/s1600-h/IMG_4248hatcropped2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLPXNmDB9SYSOMneL-XkHy5o6KVMT4ZiR-UhBhJlpNcpByTBJmfE7aLyGNJYesSMjN-8o46MijQi1yRuWBL7yqyIzKCp6BVzZPBapkb4R8J8aqxpiQbCVMFaofMP8Y5Kj9niVD_6ppNyW/s320/IMG_4248hatcropped2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172147662801069234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-ybkkUwF4uuB93yd4WnY-nBsB272L_fpyI7ZTJWAEBpJJv-MjTQd3aV2UrcFANNP8xnlWo5WmtRBpWrKIgFQZ9Nmyny9DctkRzdRvNs1sZJp3tRhVs3DOizPXryoxO_BKhx9f0DONUe_/s1600-h/IMG_4270.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-ybkkUwF4uuB93yd4WnY-nBsB272L_fpyI7ZTJWAEBpJJv-MjTQd3aV2UrcFANNP8xnlWo5WmtRBpWrKIgFQZ9Nmyny9DctkRzdRvNs1sZJp3tRhVs3DOizPXryoxO_BKhx9f0DONUe_/s320/IMG_4270.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171033913356706930" /></a><br />His current WIP.<br /><br />This student was making what seemed like a fancy shower cap as it was knitting up. But now I'd say it's a dandy beret. Not a bad effort.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjeR0AjEERV2WZyaFf1EC7kqND6aMFNWLQaixH65u2fdvKx4IYFiAsw-0Zv85hJ_ZxqpD3IN1AScTTT1GXeLYrfPKOREV6kPsefXKBGsGfR1vo4BYe_Uei7AeiTHnK-ssGdr7BkRRq_RR/s1600-h/IMG_4242hatcropped.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjeR0AjEERV2WZyaFf1EC7kqND6aMFNWLQaixH65u2fdvKx4IYFiAsw-0Zv85hJ_ZxqpD3IN1AScTTT1GXeLYrfPKOREV6kPsefXKBGsGfR1vo4BYe_Uei7AeiTHnK-ssGdr7BkRRq_RR/s320/IMG_4242hatcropped.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171033883291935810" /></a><br /><br />This student is my creative knitter. She just knits away and figures out what it will be later. This is one of her more conventional projects. Her colorwork experiment worked out very well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95d1-mRsjAdxR6AMJT941jGxhFNT4tiFWdrqvAS61xUw8JdRZWnOJZMndLGr_Bo3Q5dn-KeyhPtaB3EX6u4PcjgfVj2zGieZz2l8_bU3vhLNihlzRM0EM9ZYaB8YDafevcIvaIP8GlzYi/s1600-h/IMG_4251.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95d1-mRsjAdxR6AMJT941jGxhFNT4tiFWdrqvAS61xUw8JdRZWnOJZMndLGr_Bo3Q5dn-KeyhPtaB3EX6u4PcjgfVj2zGieZz2l8_bU3vhLNihlzRM0EM9ZYaB8YDafevcIvaIP8GlzYi/s320/IMG_4251.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171038680770405522" /></a><br /><br />Finally, this knitter has truly amazed me. The work she produces is so nice. She tries new projects and new methods. When she comes to a part in her pattern that she doesn't know how to work, and I'm busy across the circle with another student, I can literally describe with words what she needs to do...she looks into space as she visualizes what I'm describing...she knits it up. Very impressive.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwaWHkjU6oEefVO2DXla6epNUcJxaoslNQlclDa-AyIc0W4-gEwswtXhn4e9trXGZroGcbu1CITiEQGfFBb7ZdtphoeXLJm7adMsHQVnRhG3WEZt2OZ3aSpWVKNaS9O8VoCRwX84tWn5N/s1600-h/IMG_4245.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwaWHkjU6oEefVO2DXla6epNUcJxaoslNQlclDa-AyIc0W4-gEwswtXhn4e9trXGZroGcbu1CITiEQGfFBb7ZdtphoeXLJm7adMsHQVnRhG3WEZt2OZ3aSpWVKNaS9O8VoCRwX84tWn5N/s320/IMG_4245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171038676475438210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3aFCUIJSGVdawfYEp8lD_kqEWEzNMqEVYWRMqi8nHwfnAAWVri9wPFUvms0wtTdCMu0YqEM4ggnqeBK7n3muj4hkHqzwE6wZvrXZ53-du4Rcz0IxvZnfdp16vSxfvb2We8JTJ5Pe_0y8/s1600-h/IMG_4268.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3aFCUIJSGVdawfYEp8lD_kqEWEzNMqEVYWRMqi8nHwfnAAWVri9wPFUvms0wtTdCMu0YqEM4ggnqeBK7n3muj4hkHqzwE6wZvrXZ53-du4Rcz0IxvZnfdp16vSxfvb2We8JTJ5Pe_0y8/s320/IMG_4268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171038689360340130" /></a><br />Playing with the loom.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-76502590351561827242008-02-12T13:10:00.000-08:002008-03-07T19:23:28.465-08:00The DishclothAs boring as it may seem, I am still convinced that the dishcloth is a fantastic first project. I explain to the students that they will learn how to use knits and purls effectively to make a simple pattern. They must learn (in order to make a square) that keeping the same number of stitches on the needle in each row really does matter. They must learn in the stockinette pattern how to tell the difference between the knit side and the purl side as well as how to tell which side they are actually on. They learn to even up their tension and that though it may not look exactly even and perfect, a dishcloth can still be wonderfully used. I assure them that making the dishcloth is exactly what they need in order to move on to making something that someone would actually wear. Most of them accept this task, while others balk. But overall, they all seem to do a pretty good job. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHkyPXgDDiHyUDL0kEGskeA46VwSeZj7t1-Kt7eYJHyHt3i7NXMDzmFlvjldLn-LZp7295bAxPCeD6tgICut4Ig2MM6QINX64ZWPyNBF7oV5EbMWHIOYdikVmUxLvNvm6zCU1SZ6jtFl9/s1600-h/IMG_2594.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHkyPXgDDiHyUDL0kEGskeA46VwSeZj7t1-Kt7eYJHyHt3i7NXMDzmFlvjldLn-LZp7295bAxPCeD6tgICut4Ig2MM6QINX64ZWPyNBF7oV5EbMWHIOYdikVmUxLvNvm6zCU1SZ6jtFl9/s320/IMG_2594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166207869059589106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXY7igVljTQTIAcIsYMHTHMw9zcDGOtoil6vUuAP0aoMAourf8GISzEZ-lQ_z7q2muOTixEFVsjbNZOPBznh48O25cQoOJos5Ooy-uCuNW2rH3vAvpqgxxGdygon0D39wJwdDwcNSNZBL/s1600-h/IMG_2597.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXY7igVljTQTIAcIsYMHTHMw9zcDGOtoil6vUuAP0aoMAourf8GISzEZ-lQ_z7q2muOTixEFVsjbNZOPBznh48O25cQoOJos5Ooy-uCuNW2rH3vAvpqgxxGdygon0D39wJwdDwcNSNZBL/s320/IMG_2597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166207877649523714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAnqBnrvwzBfvhhNQZVVt73uqXJuB_RsWU9TzgWq9VzN-FLh8pUnTArJ7SodTZJY_atmBizBSt5V24uV7KRAcQpYuHrPV8Xx4ZsOghA8sSlM5NmL97lBM8IetNu6KsRdxYT64iLjmBOnT/s1600-h/IMG_2764.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAnqBnrvwzBfvhhNQZVVt73uqXJuB_RsWU9TzgWq9VzN-FLh8pUnTArJ7SodTZJY_atmBizBSt5V24uV7KRAcQpYuHrPV8Xx4ZsOghA8sSlM5NmL97lBM8IetNu6KsRdxYT64iLjmBOnT/s320/IMG_2764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166207886239458322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnH90lm1t7aj8YqyFbjnvGNy0IDFxKYnRB4wW0nZTc6CLOkyL6HjROrqgokQZ03GX7tcb240CC2BFxn_sAw3qSdrghIESSyE5DvIIQr2AnKaJUqg92xf5y_pKU7AobAu-lby9Fk78KejAN/s1600-h/dishclothcrop.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnH90lm1t7aj8YqyFbjnvGNy0IDFxKYnRB4wW0nZTc6CLOkyL6HjROrqgokQZ03GX7tcb240CC2BFxn_sAw3qSdrghIESSyE5DvIIQr2AnKaJUqg92xf5y_pKU7AobAu-lby9Fk78KejAN/s320/dishclothcrop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166207894829392930" /></a><br />Isn't that a pretty rainbow?Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-28678233202197958142008-02-07T16:14:00.000-08:002008-03-07T19:23:28.465-08:00Busy Little BeesMy husband has been on a bread making kick lately. We use the bread machine that was given to us over 13 years ago. It still makes great bread!! Most of the time we use it to make pizza dough and thus, homemade pizza. But lately...bagels and french bread! Yum!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk729Xp6epNrMPvcH1ot3VwNC0sLlHa3ks8mPCSwYwwsd3GsY-CYW0M8VEF6p_2uVOjzFhxLO_3waEVIpno0tcbmQD2k0d6hdL11fq39ArRy4bRdkia4qvBVfT9uwmPl8ceLyGWrwbveo/s1600-h/IMG_4195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164402504353821314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk729Xp6epNrMPvcH1ot3VwNC0sLlHa3ks8mPCSwYwwsd3GsY-CYW0M8VEF6p_2uVOjzFhxLO_3waEVIpno0tcbmQD2k0d6hdL11fq39ArRy4bRdkia4qvBVfT9uwmPl8ceLyGWrwbveo/s320/IMG_4195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164399738394882642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH_pbM4PelhmrRFyPZeTBMPnKqJh-MQuuHrVy_bLovtxZtOQG_4PAcn1VeNlxUjNRtqaudkSkugbE1IFS8H8q1itbhMnOxYOHSedvyhgeJ0btS7hZhfE1_mYPlUsDxnsB1puffkJuTmt-/s320/IMG_4211.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeVMPuzt00aPkkflHZw3YohqdEmbaNIlEEGmjFJM-lXQyuQvEN7fHZXA7Zf9r4OFzayHRbUKlfpwGT9UckCEvPUJ7bTRokqRAlBX4042cEOc33a09bKoXotqUIWu9kQXyPURfFLEKfFVb/s1600-h/IMG_4217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164399850064032354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeVMPuzt00aPkkflHZw3YohqdEmbaNIlEEGmjFJM-lXQyuQvEN7fHZXA7Zf9r4OFzayHRbUKlfpwGT9UckCEvPUJ7bTRokqRAlBX4042cEOc33a09bKoXotqUIWu9kQXyPURfFLEKfFVb/s320/IMG_4217.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Then, my daughter, after watching cooking shows, was inspired to make these marshmellow creme filled chocolate cupcakes. The recipe is found on the <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart</a> website. Look in the Every Day Food section. They were delish!<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Me???? Here's my first earflap hat. I bought the yarn as a throw in to make it up to a $25 minimum purchase from <a href="http://www.littleknits.com/">Little Knits</a> I had never seen or touched the yarn before, but just liked the colors. My husband had been wanting an earflap hat and when I received the yarn, I knew it would be the hat. The yarn is Noro (I want to say "Transitions," but DRATS! right now I can't find the label). It felt a bit twiney and scratchy at times as I worked it up, but as a hat it is soft enough and my husband has a great head of hair to protect. The pattern is adapted from a baby earflap hat pattern in One Skein Wonders.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwObTSNLQOMqcZFaL-QqoaRoVfioRY2WeZl_CKkIqpOKD2JiWcXbPsjarAYYCC6T1uF2sb3KpwO2NXC0UwgO1eeQT74E35u_92ebJstXnzRgj5i2ZizEBETcLArByUqvaRVJyIPBlUGvl/s1600-h/IMG_4175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164400451359453810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwObTSNLQOMqcZFaL-QqoaRoVfioRY2WeZl_CKkIqpOKD2JiWcXbPsjarAYYCC6T1uF2sb3KpwO2NXC0UwgO1eeQT74E35u_92ebJstXnzRgj5i2ZizEBETcLArByUqvaRVJyIPBlUGvl/s320/IMG_4175.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My daughter snagged it before my husband even had the chance. </div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-36292439406068530982008-01-19T13:21:00.001-08:002008-03-07T19:23:28.466-08:00Getting the Hang of This<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KPfErtIuy5vRlzXpxQPzToTLeUB0OUCLxEc0c_GHwQIipPzoLkcaWBvBTgC7mzq9qjxpn_WAhVwin-RPMtn4X__BmRgRgK97tqTOMRc5ibvYJM2DfE4PYDh2ozP8AD0TMG424byDtVID/s1600-h/IMG_3735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157301925962070994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KPfErtIuy5vRlzXpxQPzToTLeUB0OUCLxEc0c_GHwQIipPzoLkcaWBvBTgC7mzq9qjxpn_WAhVwin-RPMtn4X__BmRgRgK97tqTOMRc5ibvYJM2DfE4PYDh2ozP8AD0TMG424byDtVID/s320/IMG_3735.JPG" border="0" /></a> Okay...so blogging regularly is harder than it seems. I have a new appreciation for those of you who entertain us weekly with your witty thoughts.<br /><br /><br />I just want to get up some of my projects that I've worked on this past fall/winter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These matching hats were for baby Levi and his dad, Jake. Levi was born last fall. His dad is the perfect kind of new dad who would be game for a matching hat with a newborn. The pattern was adapted from a pattern from <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall07/PATTflowerpower.html">Knitty</a> called "Flower Power." The yarn is made up of lots of unknowns from my stash.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC8Hi86vk8bt_4tf9bwhfSucs_ziWpJ-lVBNNGqa973LqsSRzn56G0fYijAnu5Ax4WGgr8QZtZyDkDHtSiOYrATzpPnrv27JW8wrd5Azt4ddMCrJMqkplHACGXmdTUXpNb6E4vAmYigUp/s1600-h/IMG_3614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157304837949897714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC8Hi86vk8bt_4tf9bwhfSucs_ziWpJ-lVBNNGqa973LqsSRzn56G0fYijAnu5Ax4WGgr8QZtZyDkDHtSiOYrATzpPnrv27JW8wrd5Azt4ddMCrJMqkplHACGXmdTUXpNb6E4vAmYigUp/s320/IMG_3614.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is my first argyle. I love it. It was for baby Kaleb. Knit in the round with Lion Brand Wool-Ease (and something white). My own pattern that was scratched out on paper and unlikely to be found or read again. I was very impressed with myself after finishing this one.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMzhaFuJDmhYpOSpLhMn27eiTz9iK_JPGKBLIZ7GWnd2bs0n45K90ETGMkE6yFqIo0Bu98HFDWoiUBYxc-dtKm4s57wEPpCPT43sWbwKB11mgxGkO0cctKGN8_J9NWJBTF-_vMTg6yspe/s1600-h/IMG_4158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157625156610833522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMzhaFuJDmhYpOSpLhMn27eiTz9iK_JPGKBLIZ7GWnd2bs0n45K90ETGMkE6yFqIo0Bu98HFDWoiUBYxc-dtKm4s57wEPpCPT43sWbwKB11mgxGkO0cctKGN8_J9NWJBTF-_vMTg6yspe/s320/IMG_4158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here we go with my scarf and hat pattern that I made for my husband. Being half Greek, I really wanted to knit something with a Greek key design. After searching the web and my old Harmony Guide to Knit Stitches, I came up with this pattern. It's semi-Greek key. You have to look hard with an open mind. I also love this set and am very impressed with myself for designing and making them, but mostly I am so pleased that my husband also loves them very much and has worn them regularly all winter. That really is the best. Yarn is Sirdar Highlander Chunky...purchased soooo many years ago for a vest I made for myself and had a few balls leftover. Now I'm down to one ball left. Don't know what it will become.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOi3wgaR3WTaqtNspZfZakDv1JrnqminvJnqRymqy8w2Q_N9_A8Y1LH3eeqvUngclo2PrZwBsdINdn2MU71BNQGgjpARyg1RRmx9cUA7hOve2ciSAD97qdlpm2koCYRWXlHmpP2VfuA1Cv/s1600-h/IMG_4155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157625010581945442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOi3wgaR3WTaqtNspZfZakDv1JrnqminvJnqRymqy8w2Q_N9_A8Y1LH3eeqvUngclo2PrZwBsdINdn2MU71BNQGgjpARyg1RRmx9cUA7hOve2ciSAD97qdlpm2koCYRWXlHmpP2VfuA1Cv/s320/IMG_4155.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l3WocSOmsY0Bi-u4ugIxDZvcnGLRzx7YiZYJpTen7mRfbDOZ1aR7mfyC2Dolf30Pf3DJFxE4l1Y71RsP5gaF2fI0-HxNlGzguTKB_mAiTTkPlNQElyp6x7LRPynvT0LhE9MGaK8naMGl/s1600-h/IMG_4138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157317349189630978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l3WocSOmsY0Bi-u4ugIxDZvcnGLRzx7YiZYJpTen7mRfbDOZ1aR7mfyC2Dolf30Pf3DJFxE4l1Y71RsP5gaF2fI0-HxNlGzguTKB_mAiTTkPlNQElyp6x7LRPynvT0LhE9MGaK8naMGl/s320/IMG_4138.JPG" border="0" /></a>After purchasing the One Skein Wonders books for myself and my class, I fell in love with this baby sweater pattern and had to make it. I do not have a baby girl. I currently do not know any baby girls. This sweater was truly made for the love of the pattern and for the love of the yarn, which was Sensations (a Jo-Ann exclusive) Bellezza Collection Cosetta. Someday my princess will come. I'm sure I'll know her when I see her. And she'll get the sweater. Until then I will be trying to figure out Zimmerman's method of the afterthought buttonhole to get some buttons in this thing. The hat also came from one of the One Skein Wonders books.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BXo8Wt-VROk98lA7P0LOQg0w-FVaIp8X0o7JgLKxZaTwNqtsGuX4i_ZCitFmhG-kuUnOkbo5306pWoi2rstjAPyDWPBGjHmTDfElLOzCROOa7m0FhfKO1lHJgOTW-cdxrqTafjF7JQww/s1600-h/IMG_3626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157318427226422306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BXo8Wt-VROk98lA7P0LOQg0w-FVaIp8X0o7JgLKxZaTwNqtsGuX4i_ZCitFmhG-kuUnOkbo5306pWoi2rstjAPyDWPBGjHmTDfElLOzCROOa7m0FhfKO1lHJgOTW-cdxrqTafjF7JQww/s320/IMG_3626.JPG" border="0" /></a>I learned to make socks last year (about July/August 2007). I started with some baby socks and then did a hat to match. Socks are amazingly addicting and I've had a pair going ever since.<br /><br /><br /><br />I purchased my first sock yarn at a nice little shop in Fort Bragg, CA. Navarro River Knits. The nice lady gave me much needed encouragement that I could do socks. The yarn is Plymouth's Sockotta. It was also my first self-striping yarn...you can imagine how much fun these were for me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnW1m-T2N5FGyDXQLLCaCtgy8RO2wZzuLpCKMQNH1hR8n_PqaJpGcpKyqlCom02AcACjmL8jR_GZdxoARH4dVNAKYaM9PIsOKc9GuLvo41Vz7WnX1GFb1po95ybhg57gQTlxDU9NCaGfZ/s1600-h/IMG_3625.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157318599025114162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnW1m-T2N5FGyDXQLLCaCtgy8RO2wZzuLpCKMQNH1hR8n_PqaJpGcpKyqlCom02AcACjmL8jR_GZdxoARH4dVNAKYaM9PIsOKc9GuLvo41Vz7WnX1GFb1po95ybhg57gQTlxDU9NCaGfZ/s320/IMG_3625.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Don't let the dolly freak you out. I had to try these things on something...since I didn't have someone. Socks and hat were made for baby Sean.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgUDaCRX2CLWbpgiTrSee3pcUa9FZwqBMrR89bhpOksUEc6LtVQjCcZcUurtlf530-MgoPR2ROgaDZe8iCRqnZ9VuIOBLoV8j34uZNFL8ZOm5O7rDhFLN64Y88zfiJW9BE78DXO4-bCbr/s1600-h/IMG_4132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157317868880673810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgUDaCRX2CLWbpgiTrSee3pcUa9FZwqBMrR89bhpOksUEc6LtVQjCcZcUurtlf530-MgoPR2ROgaDZe8iCRqnZ9VuIOBLoV8j34uZNFL8ZOm5O7rDhFLN64Y88zfiJW9BE78DXO4-bCbr/s320/IMG_4132.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here are the socks I did for my husband and me. He seems concerned about wearing these out and so does not wear them but for special occasions and only when wearing Birkenstocks (unlike his constant use of the hat and scarf set). I wear mine whenever I'm wearing something that will match. His socks are from the Earl Gray pattern from the Yarn Harlot's website. I used Knit Picks Risata in Ash. For mine, I used Knit Picks Felici in Clay. I followed the Yarn Harlot's sock recipe from her book Knitting Rules! (which is perfect and memorizable) with a K3, P1 rib throughout the leg and instep. Wearing them makes me happy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYL1ondolULxTRsz7RJnwdzoOyXSAGrd1iIZnEz-KMU1cmgHauUivGWyiwjMbSyZzPuShTCOoROXgaLQnJQ7plv9CmDj4oBFDA3eadtt6KdbEw6ahHqmC47zf_vgBVrtdNkJsQAmZCD73/s1600-h/IMG_4123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157319999184452690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYL1ondolULxTRsz7RJnwdzoOyXSAGrd1iIZnEz-KMU1cmgHauUivGWyiwjMbSyZzPuShTCOoROXgaLQnJQ7plv9CmDj4oBFDA3eadtt6KdbEw6ahHqmC47zf_vgBVrtdNkJsQAmZCD73/s320/IMG_4123.JPG" border="0" /></a>Finally, my most recent finished project is this felted bag. Oooooooh I love this bag! It's my first felt. Pattern is from Pursenalities, by Eva Wiechmann. Yarn is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky and Noro Silk Garden. Very fast. Very easy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlH4FfI0V73ozCdqEm53LWIFIk_iU1k6xLSIOe-h_u5LKjD6TQ0ZTJZ_1kBhWWknOWysNcTqLoNylHyb48z6slFGzByz64BrbksI1X3G1H1y25QVq5TvRyq3ZoLmugIH9eteCxd6PaRAT/s1600-h/IMG_4151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157319767256218690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlH4FfI0V73ozCdqEm53LWIFIk_iU1k6xLSIOe-h_u5LKjD6TQ0ZTJZ_1kBhWWknOWysNcTqLoNylHyb48z6slFGzByz64BrbksI1X3G1H1y25QVq5TvRyq3ZoLmugIH9eteCxd6PaRAT/s320/IMG_4151.JPG" border="0" /></a>Can't wait til it's all the way dry so I can show it off.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-23436190322013435892007-11-14T11:37:00.000-08:002008-03-07T19:23:28.466-08:00Sometimes This is What It Looks LikeSometimes this is what it looks like when you're a junior high knitting teacher.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ravfsYxSHxwfuKy73ZL7vKG33QMBgvpuJx9pr4T8RE6K_S0gN-_QEmHDtdSntw2Q6iM9kCX9w3QvnGFAfwzLAYH2GZ92xDTYBC6p07RizLUd55PFDA2rF1J3-AeX75oCtSGfBqC58ky0/s1600-h/IMG_3919.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132802100052680114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ravfsYxSHxwfuKy73ZL7vKG33QMBgvpuJx9pr4T8RE6K_S0gN-_QEmHDtdSntw2Q6iM9kCX9w3QvnGFAfwzLAYH2GZ92xDTYBC6p07RizLUd55PFDA2rF1J3-AeX75oCtSGfBqC58ky0/s320/IMG_3919.JPG" border="0" /></a>I must have seven or eight of these globs of tangled yarn at home waiting for my time and attention.<br /><br />When I first signed up to teach this class I had no idea that I would spend HOURS untangling yarn.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbToOdiNcpUBri3zIDqUkR_JFdWyR-lVgzWvQnHyXsJVshPCJPRx08S3R7LV08s_1dqh2qo_aZqQ-G3HeCdR_NbH7QxRWutSoX3ICIf4GcMzvZYKSJi2yZ72SclXLSCC7Zwjl3Tq7RyP1/s1600-h/IMG_3926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132802130117451202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbToOdiNcpUBri3zIDqUkR_JFdWyR-lVgzWvQnHyXsJVshPCJPRx08S3R7LV08s_1dqh2qo_aZqQ-G3HeCdR_NbH7QxRWutSoX3ICIf4GcMzvZYKSJi2yZ72SclXLSCC7Zwjl3Tq7RyP1/s320/IMG_3926.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have learned (and learned well) that the average 7th or 8th grader does not untangle yarn. They do not have the patience and perserverance to attack a knot from the inside and carefully follow strands of yarn that seem promising to lead to untangledness. They are, however, in giving me the mass of knot, following the golden rule of my knitting class: WE DO NOT CUT YARN! I learned (the hard way) that as soon as a knot develops in class, the junior high knitter's fingers begin to twitch for the scissors and want to make the knot go away fast. "However," I say, "we, being in a public school, are on a yarn budget, and cannot throw yarn away!" All knots must come undone. Which means, of course, that I will do it. I do have, now after several weeks, a couple of devoted knot undoers, and this makes me happy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxO6bqPvxHTL1d9H3Va_yhv1Q9QiVanM0uZGFo3UTK_Aswk7va-j1dtNXwsKEYoOISLDi6bg2dxju1riFEvAIXsJ5IVk7gZ5zguMyfp6TOOyN6NU9S2TEbYlVt2Vd3YPBl9gR1VZYq6Egt/s1600-h/IMG_3908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132805531731549666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxO6bqPvxHTL1d9H3Va_yhv1Q9QiVanM0uZGFo3UTK_Aswk7va-j1dtNXwsKEYoOISLDi6bg2dxju1riFEvAIXsJ5IVk7gZ5zguMyfp6TOOyN6NU9S2TEbYlVt2Vd3YPBl9gR1VZYq6Egt/s320/IMG_3908.JPG" border="0" /></a>Aside from knots, this is also what it looks like in knitting class. Once the students complete their finger knitting (which takes one or two days), they start on needles. I cast on 14 stitches for each of them with a worsted weight acrylic yarn of their choice. Most of the yarn we use was my mother-in-law's leftover from maybe the 70's???? It's a good beginners yarn. We start with the knit stitch and the little poem that goes with it:<br /><br />"In through the front door,<br />Around the back,<br />Peek through the window,<br />And off jumps Jack."<br /><br />I attempt to teach each one a sort of Continental/English method of holding and wrapping with their left hand. This was all very weird to me since I have been knitting for 15 years with my left hand, as I am left-handed. I realized, though, that it would have been nice to just learn right-handed the first time around so that pattern reading would not require brain acrobatics. I promptly forced myself to learn to knit right-handed in the weeks prior to working with the kids. And I also force all left-handers to knit right-handed. I'm sure they'll thank me later. That being said, since I am not with each student each minute of the class, they all seem to come up with their own weird way of holding/wrapping yarn--only the weirdest of which I correct.<br /><br />With their first 14 stitches, they work on the garter stitch for several rows...until they seem to have it. I try to enforce that 14 stitches must remain 14 stitches, but I think one student made it up to about 43. It looked like a thong. We revisit the poem every so often reinforcing that Jack must jump OFF and not ON to the other needle. Some students become very upset with Jack and come close to cursing him for being the culprit of so many added stitches.<br /><br />From there they move on to purling. This is the point when Jack is not the subject of curses, but the purl stitch itself. I was tickled one day when the 8th grade teachers told me that my students would show up to class not with their usual gossip and complaints of the day but with comments like, "I've got the knitting down, but I can't stand this PURLING!" If only they could hear themselves.<br /><br />When purls are executed beautifully and the students see their ability to stockinette, they begin to build confidence and develop their fondness for knitting.<br /><br />Then we start ribbing.<br /><br />This seems to be the crucial act that separates those who "get it" from those who do not. It tells me if they have ANY idea what the difference is between the two stitches. I haven't figured out a better way of saying "the knit looks like a V and the purl looks like a bump (!!!!!!!)."<br /><br />Oh well, they all seem to eventually get it and they end up making something that looks like this. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUosP26pHC2hUDvno7FPwT__NpVFbAq32jVf3hd4Wkml9FrByx2zNXLIPo4SR3IBEAdAutL7fLP0N52jRNqDhNSO6Uol6WvChQk5rJyS6UehujeT4B6IOg674brgJ_J1RPf9VnwZUR1RFg/s1600-h/greenbluesample.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132803903938944466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUosP26pHC2hUDvno7FPwT__NpVFbAq32jVf3hd4Wkml9FrByx2zNXLIPo4SR3IBEAdAutL7fLP0N52jRNqDhNSO6Uol6WvChQk5rJyS6UehujeT4B6IOg674brgJ_J1RPf9VnwZUR1RFg/s320/greenbluesample.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And it's nice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vkAfI_VAJmJgP4yHlHLQdEZbHEhG97nmkuTYno71zOmJTtDUlF9KKUK_UXDcNcFO1HK4QG1aQKFk1EqXsPnzphrZJ121oFpid7pcMOWfv093JLVWvIJRTGp7Y4LNoO7EiJgVA-actFf1/s1600-h/IMG_3918.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132805836674227698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vkAfI_VAJmJgP4yHlHLQdEZbHEhG97nmkuTYno71zOmJTtDUlF9KKUK_UXDcNcFO1HK4QG1aQKFk1EqXsPnzphrZJ121oFpid7pcMOWfv093JLVWvIJRTGp7Y4LNoO7EiJgVA-actFf1/s320/IMG_3918.JPG" border="0" /></a>Then, finally, sometimes THIS is what it looks like when you're a junior high knitting teacher.<br /><br />He finished it today.<br /><br />I'm so proud!Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-85709105944080398082007-10-24T11:13:00.000-07:002008-03-07T19:23:28.467-08:00Aaaaahhh Finger Knitting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWI_ipUNa61v8SjoRsuhmuwwpkaHBna6gGmxPbxQJBS9dw55RFIu_MlRM1bt6cvj7IzkWaf_pXq3OT6fxxUb-wJ0hLYfImdrcRRYN8HKVXd8LvMTTvWkuIXBTRppFhhP3zge-UNBL5ynoQ/s1600-h/IMG_3746.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124968830275981682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWI_ipUNa61v8SjoRsuhmuwwpkaHBna6gGmxPbxQJBS9dw55RFIu_MlRM1bt6cvj7IzkWaf_pXq3OT6fxxUb-wJ0hLYfImdrcRRYN8HKVXd8LvMTTvWkuIXBTRppFhhP3zge-UNBL5ynoQ/s320/IMG_3746.JPG" border="0" /></a> This week begins the second quarter of the school year and an almost all new crop of newbie knitters. I have a few returnees who will be great helpers with all the newcomers and I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do beyond the beginning projects. But interestingly enough, from the 21 second quarter knitters, 12 of them are boys!!! I love it. Boys in knitting class make for a very nice balance to the what is usually an all female atmosphere. They bring a sense of humor and a calmness. They deal with knitting frustration in a more relaxed “Oh well it’s no big deal,” manner. Whereas girls are more likely to see themselves (and dramatically act it out) as total failures when they drop a stitch. I’m excited to work with a more-boys-than-girls class this quarter to see how they influence the classroom climate. I’ll also be challenged to find projects to inspire them...scarves and purses abound in project books and my boys do not get excited about such patterns.<br /><br /><div>The first project I do with my students is finger knitting on four fingers. Students choose yarn from the class stash that is either bulky weight or they choose two skeins of worsted weight. As I’d never finger knitted before teaching this class, I found some great directions in an article from <a href="http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/FEATfingerknitting.html">Knitty.com</a>. Throughout the class session I repeat, “Behind, in front, around, behind, in front, around…” Finger knitting is a great way to explain and demonstrate to beginners what knitting really is. How you take some yarn and make it into a fabric by making loops and connecting those loops with new loops. I often refer back to it when we move to needles as they take one loop off a needle over the top of another. It seems to work for most.<br /></div><br /><div>And, believe it or not, it quickly separates the fast learners from the not-so-fast learners. I’ve seen some very strange looking fabrics coming off fingers when the directions aren’t followed. While some students are still figuring out how to wrap the yarn for the first time around their fingers, others already have a scarf in the making. While some students are eager to bind off their four stitches and jump to needles, others beg to continue finger knitting for days/weeks on end.<br /></div><br /><div>But, regardless the speed they learn to knit, with confidence I told them all today, “You will all be knitters.”<br /></div><br /><div>And they will.<br /></div><br /><div>Get ready. Here come more junior high knitters.</div><br /><a href="http://knitty.com/"></a>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254265702230531742.post-31951315835848829362007-10-18T11:06:00.000-07:002008-02-12T13:30:52.418-08:00I Would Do it for FreeBefore I ever set foot in a junior high school classroom, I pretty much thought anyone who chooses to teach junior high is a little strange to begin with and spending too much time with 12 and 13 year olds only magnifies those...uh...interesting personality traits. To be honest, I was slightly afraid of the Junior High child. People in that age group have such an unpredictable way at going through life. One never knows what will be blurted from the mouth of a junior higher. We all went through that awkward time in life, some more gracefully than others, and can remember the "weirdness" that took over our personalities for awhile. I've never sought out to revisit that particular time in my life and didn't really want to be reminded of it by seeing too many junior highers at once and certainly not on a regular basis.<br /><br />That being said, I'll admit I was a little excited about teaching a knitting class...so much that I didn't quite stop to think that I would be stepping into the world of Junior Highers.<br /><br />I've taught the Knitting class for two quarters now. I see junior highers every day (the class count averages between 16-18). As with most situations in life, my fears of what it would be like were much worse than reality. I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the time the students are actually quite nice, somewhat intelligent, occasionally really mature, and on most days charming and endearing.<br /><br />After the first few weeks of teaching the class, I was amazed at how much fun it was to teach knitting to junior highers. I would talk about it every day at home to my husband. "This student said this," or "so-n-so learned how to purl," etc. It seemed I should not be having so much fun at work, after all work is supposed to be work. But it was all my husband could bear when I announced one evening that this job is so fun that I WOULD DO IT FOR FREE!!!<br /><br />Since then, it has been the question in our home,regarding any task or job that one might do, "Would you do it for free?" My 12 year old son is in search of finding that magical job that my husband would do for free. Frankly I would wish that everyone (especially those I love and hold dear to my heart) could find that great job in life that is so fulfilling and fun, that they would gladly do it, just because it's great.<br /><br />I love knitting and I find an immense amount of satisfaction in passing on the talent and skill to another, especially a young person.<br /><br />Especially a junior higher.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049570428304463460noreply@blogger.com2