Well, finally I offer you photos of two socks, one knit by Cyndy in variegated pink Fixation and one by Luann in Zebra-colored Fixation. Nice job, don’t you think? I’m so grateful for the assistance of my online test-knitter friends. Hugs to you all!

Classes: I have three classes scheduled at Threadbear this week. The Tea Cosy tomorrow is cancelling. People like the sample, but after all, Tuesday mid-day is not a great time for a class offering and I’m not entirely surprised.

Friday night is Needlefelted Embellishments. Somehow the price of that class got posted as if it were a 6 hour class, so understandably only one person signed up at that price (bless you, you know who you are and you’ll get a refund). The class is 3 hours on Friday night from 6pm to 9pm, for $25, and I’d love to have a few more folks join us. Anyone want to join us?

Saturday is my Dressy Wrap/Capelet class, starting at Noon, also at Threadbear. This is such a cool, quick knit in three yarns with almost no leftovers. The yarn is pretty darned affordable for this, and it has no finishing, fringe is knotted as you go… anyone want to join me for that one?

You can bring a non-knitter friend and I’ll get them started on a project that is exciting, for their first project. This would be so perfect for a prom or wedding, I am excited to see how folks make it up, which combinations they choose.

Samples and patterns: I finished another rendition of my tea cosy last night (a small size) and although it fits, it’s not as cute as the first one. I think I know what I need to tweak, but I seem to not have my small teapot I once had in the dorm which would be the perfect size for it. Drat. It just doesn’t look cute on any of the pots I do have. And I have a LOT of pots, but since I’m a big tea drinker my pots tend on the large to extra-large size.

I’ll have to go haunt the dollar stores and see what I find… or Target, if that fails. Target is a lot dangerous for me, since they do color so well. I get sucked in every time, so I avoid going there as much as I can.

So… I finished all the changes on the Heritage Heirloom socks pattern and am digging out the addresses of those who have purchased it so I can send them the new rendition. Whew!

I also finished the Fast Florida Footies pattern in 8 sizes. My knitters were the best! The pattern got much more complicated when I had to say how many stitches here and there, and they helped me set up the formatting so it would make visual sense. I’m very pleased.

My Knitting: Now I’ve cast on for another Dressy Wrap/Capelet. It’s a gorgeous spring green with blues and turquoises for accent. This one will be for me, eventually… but since I need to go to Little Red Schoolhouse today and drop by a few samples and patterns, I probably will pick up the yarn for their sample Dressy Wrap and have to do that one first. Pout!

A Day Off (Not): Today I am supposed to have a “day off” but I’m teaching a two-hour make-up class for a computer class that was cancelled for Presidents’ Day. I love the students, they are wonderful, and I’ll have fun… but it is a chunk of time right in the middle of when I normally am starting to get on a roll.

I guess I’m day-off-impaired, I have a very hard time not working when I’m at home (where I work). I do sometimes make appointments to spend time with friends, usually elsewhere, and I can do a five-hour stretch that way with no guilt. Assuming I make the date, anyway!

So next, I’m off to deliver a sample or two of Heritage Heirloom sox to Threadbear and Little Red Schoolhouse, plus samples for my toe-up sock class (doesn’t have a pattern, just a handout at this time) and some patterns for LRSH as well. Then off to the post office to send packages, to test knitters and my beloved Goddaughter Sara, who’s in college about an hour north at CMU. And then off to Haslett to teach.

The good news is that it is a decent weather day. Other than the mud in the driveway, it’s warm and we have had bouts of sunshine between our normal clouds, enough that I’ve noticed.

Music: I’m listening to the Flaming Ukulele Radio Hour as I prepare to venture forth. I’ve had the *worst* trouble with staying connected to the show lately, even with a new DSL “fast” connection. Today I’m trying a different player and it seems to be working OK. One day I heard Uke Jackson start Brian’s tune, “Everybody’s Doin’ It” and by the time I called Brian to tell him he was on the air, I got disconnected and couldn’t get back on. Sooooo frustrating! I’m glad I tried it again today, because so far I’ve had decent luck.

Off to run errands!