Well, I must say I am feeling so much better -- mood-wise -- today. I talked with my good friend last night who helped me see things in a much better perspective...thanks Chris! So after I got off the phone with her and got my baby girl to bed, I sat down next to my dear hubby on the couch and picked up my knitting.
I'm working on a pair of socks I started way back in the spring -- a pair of Grumperina's Jaywalkers (hmmm....tried to provide a link for the pattern, but it isn't connecting...). I love the colourway of the wool I'm using (Socks that Rock!) and the wool itself is a dream to work with. I forgot how relaxing the rhythmic clicking of the needles really can be. Ahhhhhh -- life seems just that much better.I also have about two weeks of having my wheel at home before I have to return it to the Spinners' Guild for it to be used for lessons during the month of October. So I'm gonna be spinning like a madwoman this next couple of weeks! I have bags of fleece to get done before the end of the month...perhaps I should set up some sort of counter to keep track of this ominous project...hmmmm....
Other than that I wanted to let all you knitters and crocheters out there know about this great site I stumbled upon yesterday. Some, or most of you, may already be familiar with this site. It's called Ravelry. It is a knitting and crocheting community page where you can organize everything...and I mean everything! A place to keep track of stuff from knitting needles; your ever growing stash of wool; projects that you're working on, complete, or want to begin; knitting books you have; knitting books you want; message boards; and on and on!
It is just in the stages of being set up right now so I put my name on the waiting list. There are currently about 19,000+ people on the waiting list. But I just read this morning they are uploading a bunch of new servers to the site this week and will be able to invite people on the waiting list a lot more quickly. You just type in your e-mail addy and blog addy and you are officially on the list.
Check it out...it looks pretty cool. Well, cool for us lame knitting geeks out there! Stand proudly people!!! Say it with me as you hold up your balls (...of wool) and sticks, "I am a geeky knitter and I ROCK!"
2 comments:
Ravelry is biiiiiig right now. Sadly, I waited to get my name on the list. I thought that I might make it in before my summer vacation ran out, but no dice. :( If you are waiting for your invite, you can fill the hours by getting your Flickr account ready and organizing the stash pictures and whatnot that you want to post. I'm hoping that I'll be in sometimes in the next couple of weeks. Time will tell...
Meanwhile, it's good to hear that you're feeling better about stuff. Happy spinning!!!
I've been on Ravelry a while and it's really wonderful, although it does cut into blog reading time! This morning the site seems to be down, which might mean that the new servers are going online today. In that case, you might be getting your invite sooner than you think.
If that's the case, don't make too many plans for the next few weeks. :-)
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