knitting
I think I've decided what classes to take on my knitting weekend in April. I'm going to take the bead knitting class on the Sunday, that was a no-brainer. Saturday I couldn't decide. There's a 6 hour finishing class which includes learning Japanese short rows. Or there's a 3 hour class on making a wind chime scarf, aka potato chip scarf aka spiral scarf. I don't care about those scarves, I hate them, but the class does teach you to knit backwards, which I've never been able to figure out. The scarf class is free, the finishing class is an extra 45 bucks.
I think I'm gonna be out 45 bucks because that class is going to be intense but fun and I'll learn a lot. I don't think any of my friends who are going are going to take that class either so I'm gonna be on my own, which is fine. They'll just go off and have fun while I bust my ass. Apparently Japanese short rows are tricky to learn, but they are great for doing shoulders/sleeves instead of the usual step-like bind offs. Those step bind-offs make me NUTS when seaming sweaters. I'd love to avoid that, so the finishing class it is. It has homework even, or pre-work since you have to show up with certain stuff finished.
As for my broken projects, I have fixed my fingerless mitt and am halfway done with it. I'd like to finish that this week since winter is back and it's gonna be colder over the next week. It goes pretty fast though.
Next up, I'll have to fix the sock so I have something to knit, then the baby vest, then the Manos cardigan and the River stole will have to fight for 3rd place.
I think I'm gonna be out 45 bucks because that class is going to be intense but fun and I'll learn a lot. I don't think any of my friends who are going are going to take that class either so I'm gonna be on my own, which is fine. They'll just go off and have fun while I bust my ass. Apparently Japanese short rows are tricky to learn, but they are great for doing shoulders/sleeves instead of the usual step-like bind offs. Those step bind-offs make me NUTS when seaming sweaters. I'd love to avoid that, so the finishing class it is. It has homework even, or pre-work since you have to show up with certain stuff finished.
As for my broken projects, I have fixed my fingerless mitt and am halfway done with it. I'd like to finish that this week since winter is back and it's gonna be colder over the next week. It goes pretty fast though.
Next up, I'll have to fix the sock so I have something to knit, then the baby vest, then the Manos cardigan and the River stole will have to fight for 3rd place.