Math, and Crafty Goodness

I had a pleasant day. This morning I taught a class I've never taught before, "Knitter's Math." I was pretty nervous about it, since I wasn't as prepared as I might have hoped, but I think it went okay. There were only two people in the class, which certainly made it easy on me. The class was all about the calculations necessary in designing sweaters or adapting existing patterns, and I think my first example was a little too hard (a raglan - what was I thinking?). But in the end, I think both of them grasped what I was explaining. One of the two has a blog that I've read, CurlsandPurlsNYC. It's so fun meeting other bloggers! She had recently plugged School Products in her blog, and showed me the cashmere sweater she's making from our yarn. It's beautiful! A Kathy Zimmerman design from the current IK that I've vaguely thought about making for myself.

While I was there teaching, Samantha, a former School Products employee from before my time, was buying some yarn. She told me she's been reading my blog, which is cool to hear. Hi Samantha! As I told her, I'm never convinced that anyone is actually reading this thing (despite what my stats say), so I'm happy to know that there are people out there.

Although I was too sick earlier this week to clean my apartment on my days off as originally planned, I had invited my friend Sara over today, so that motivated me to clean when I got home. I love having a clean apartment. I'm taking my place back from the roaches! Sorry, that must sound really gross. And it is.

Sara and I got crafty and made holiday cards with rubber stamps and other cool stuff. Last year I took a class at The Ink Pad, and spent way too much money on stamping supplies. I especially like my embossing powders. Embossing is so cool.

I was going to post a picture of the cards I made, but suddenly my computer and my camera don't seem to be communicating. *sigh*

I've just realized that I've been so busy that I haven't knitted a stitch today! Must correct that now...

Comments

[elisabeth]

alison! a quick post to let you know that i learned a lot from you class! have just "designed" my first hat and have other knitting designs bubbling and percolating in my curly little head.

can i convince you to reschedule your colour knitting class to january? december is kind of a tough month...come one, come on. if you cannot reschedule it, can you at least offer it again in the dead of winter when the obligations of the holidays are not looming so large?

it was great meeting you! and thanks again for a v. helpful and important knitting class.

[Alison]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the class, Elisabeth! I hope as you work on your designs you'll post them on your blog - I'd love to see them.

I've just recently sent out an e-mail to the Upper West Side Knitters advertising my color class, so I don't want to change it now. But since it's my favorite kind of knitting, I'm sure I'll teach it again. In a few weeks I'm going to make a schedule for January/February, and I'll put that class on it.

[athena]

you know, i think i would like to take that math class if you are going to be teaching it again.

i haven't been having people over my house, because i still don't have it completely organized after i moved in july. but, i was getting a little lonely sitting in my apartment by myself all the time, so i just sucked it up and have had friends (one at a time) over. well, it's forced me to tidy up the living room and the kitchen at least (i always keep the bathroom clean).

so the moral of the story is if you need motivation to keep your apartment at least moderately organized and clean on a somewhat consistent basis, make a point of inviting people over.

well, it works for me anyway.