Friday, February 6, 2015
Darling Owl Hat
I just had to share this adorable owl hat Trisha finished for her daughter. Her first try at cables and it turned out splendidly! Great job Trisha!! :)
Sadly, the pom pom's didn't last long, little Hannah would prefer playing with them to wearing them. LOL
PPRH Knit Wits 1st KAL
Our little hospital based group has been growing strong now for 6 months. Everyone's advancing right along...well almost everyone :0) so we thought it would be fun to tackle a little more challenging project all together, hence the knit a-long (KAL). So we started our first sock class today. What fun teaching how to use double points! Some lovely malabrigo and other assorted sock yarns. It will be exciting watching how these evolve. Something to definitely look forward to every Friday. One of our members even came in while she's off work for an injury. Now that's dedication.
Stay tuned to watch as the sox emerge.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Masters Program Concluded
A month of lessons went by fast. Thanks Nikki Parsons for filling in while I was gone and Tricia Sichmeller for helping out also. Phew! Couldn't have done it without you ladies. Thanks to Nana Annie for tirelessly working with the kids each week as well.
I'm glad I volunteered, it was a good experience to watch the kids intently learn this (in my opinion) one of the best stress relievers of all time. A couple of the girls talked about making things and selling them online - I love an industrious kid!!! A few learned purling already too. When you have a group of 25 eight and nine year olds, it's incredible how different they are socially from one another and how quickly they learn...or not. All seem genuinely interested and a couple were excited to teach their mothers.
When they arrived for class, they were nearly vibrating with exciting that this would be the day they'd get to take their yarn, needles and projects home so they could work on them and show their families. Many wanted to continue learning, which is a good opportunity for a local class (hint hint Nikki).
Overall, it was an experience for me, glad I did it but don't see it as my life's work. I just don't have the patience for their exuberant amount of energy. Yikes. Bless all the elementary school teachers for they surely have a place reserved in heaven!:)
I'm glad I volunteered, it was a good experience to watch the kids intently learn this (in my opinion) one of the best stress relievers of all time. A couple of the girls talked about making things and selling them online - I love an industrious kid!!! A few learned purling already too. When you have a group of 25 eight and nine year olds, it's incredible how different they are socially from one another and how quickly they learn...or not. All seem genuinely interested and a couple were excited to teach their mothers.
When they arrived for class, they were nearly vibrating with exciting that this would be the day they'd get to take their yarn, needles and projects home so they could work on them and show their families. Many wanted to continue learning, which is a good opportunity for a local class (hint hint Nikki).
Overall, it was an experience for me, glad I did it but don't see it as my life's work. I just don't have the patience for their exuberant amount of energy. Yikes. Bless all the elementary school teachers for they surely have a place reserved in heaven!:)
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