I'm famous. Or at least that is what I can tell myself. I saw Stephanie Pearl-McPhee on Monday night and it was a great treat. I laughed a lot, learned a little cognitive psychology (so I can count it as a work-related activity), and met some really nice knitters. I was in line with Paul and Naomi (from Stephanie's website) and had a nice conversation with Paul. He knits 7'x7' 7lb afghans and then mails them to Afghanistan. Quite inspiring.
I've haven't written much about knitting here, mostly because I don't want to scare my family. But I think they know by now that I knit. A lot. I picked it up again (after my Granny and Mom taught me in high school) when we were leaving New Haven for Seattle. And I haven't been able to stop. I even took a class to learn how to knit socks. Then I asked for knitting design books for Christmas. It does have it's benefits though, as people who have received my gifts will tell you. I think my sister Em still wears her hat. And Julia is drowning in handknits/crochets. But I love doing it....there is something very relaxing about it. Plus it keeps me awake in seminars. I just have to remember to ask really good questions so people don't get the impression that I wasn't paying attention. The best though came this week when a friend at work asked me to teach her how to knit. That was cool. I hope she comes to enjoy it as much as I do.
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