Knitting get-together
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celticdragonflyI went to the monthly knitting get-together at Jennings Street Yarns today. I haven't been for absolutely ages, because I've mostly been too unwell to do anything like that.
I had a really good time. They were all glad to see me again, and congratulatory about the baby. I got the yellow baby sweater seamed on one side, and more than half the edges woven in, and then set it aside because gah, doing that in cotton is frustrating. I'll try to finish it tonight while I still have the technique fresh in my mind.
I got to show off the lace socks I'm working on to some people, and they were admired. I worked on the skirt for the baby dress, and showed it off, and it was heavily admired!
I bought some pretty hand-dyed sock yarn, in a purples and lavenders color. She extended last week's 20% off sale for the knitting get-together people.
When I was about to leave, Linda's husband who runs the store with her was complimenting me on my knitting and the skirt for the baby dress - saying he could see it was my work, that I'm one of the few knitters who he always sees with such even regular tension, and how my stuff always looks that good. Which is a heck of a nice compliment! I tend to forget that I'm as good as I am. But then,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bkseiver is generally my basis of comparison, which is hardly fair.
I had a really good time. They were all glad to see me again, and congratulatory about the baby. I got the yellow baby sweater seamed on one side, and more than half the edges woven in, and then set it aside because gah, doing that in cotton is frustrating. I'll try to finish it tonight while I still have the technique fresh in my mind.
I got to show off the lace socks I'm working on to some people, and they were admired. I worked on the skirt for the baby dress, and showed it off, and it was heavily admired!
I bought some pretty hand-dyed sock yarn, in a purples and lavenders color. She extended last week's 20% off sale for the knitting get-together people.
When I was about to leave, Linda's husband who runs the store with her was complimenting me on my knitting and the skirt for the baby dress - saying he could see it was my work, that I'm one of the few knitters who he always sees with such even regular tension, and how my stuff always looks that good. Which is a heck of a nice compliment! I tend to forget that I'm as good as I am. But then,
bkseiver is generally my basis of comparison, which is hardly fair.
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Awww!
Date: 2007-04-15 11:46 pm (UTC)Re: Awww!
Date: 2007-04-15 11:59 pm (UTC)Also, I told him I think part of it is the odd combination way I knit, from picking up the yarn continental style yet having picked up using the right forefinger for wrapping. I get incredible control and even tension. The payment for this is that Philosopher's Wool style Fair Isle is impossible for me. But y'know, there's a LOT of knitting out there that I can happily do without ever needing to do Fair Isle.