We started our Memorial Day weekend by visiting a friend and another friend's yarn store. Today on the way to Designer Handknits in Riverside, my daughter and I were very lucky to miss being rear-ended on the freeway by just one car. We heard a horrible braking and crunching crash, only to see the car behind us pulling over to the side of the road. The car behind them had the entire front end smashed in and the windshield destroyed. Then a young boy got out of the crashed car. This was the fast lane. I hope everyone was alright. We called 911 immediately. The car that had been hit stopped and the driver got out. It was a Mercedes SUV so I think they probably were able to drive again on their way once the reports were filled out. It was a place in the road where traffic always slows down due to construction around a poorly designed freeway interchange. We were all slowing at a reasonable rate. The driver who crashed must have been distracted as traffic slowed.
I was too busy describing the accident to the 911 operator to get too worried, but my daughter was shaking until long down the road. It was a good day, we were spared.
Showing posts with label Designer HandKnits. Show all posts
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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Sick Day
Took the day off to go to the doctor today. Yay, maybe I'll get better now. With a little help from Azithromycin. Having a fever the last eight days was a royal pain.
I spent a little time with my circular sock knitting machine. I am trying some feltable sock yarn to make a few little bags for things like cameras and cell phones.
I am getting to the end of the sleeves for my Drop Stitch T-Shirt sweater. I am nervous to drop the stitches and bind off by myself. Perhaps I'll search the web for a tutorial and try it anyway. I just have to decide exactly how long I want the sleeves.
Thought I had to get ready for my mobius class tomorrow, but it is cancelled for the time being. Nancy will be having her anniversary event later this summer when I'll be at camp in New York. I have a class planned at Old Forge Hardware in July. Anyway Designer Hand Knits is having their sale tomorrow. There just won't be the number of classes and events Nancy had in the past. Her anniversary sales/event is so fun! I hope I don't miss it when she does have it.
This week was Spirit Week at our school. My son thought this was a good representation of a nerd for Nerd day. I think it's a little over the top for a nerd. What do you think?
I spent a little time with my circular sock knitting machine. I am trying some feltable sock yarn to make a few little bags for things like cameras and cell phones.
I am getting to the end of the sleeves for my Drop Stitch T-Shirt sweater. I am nervous to drop the stitches and bind off by myself. Perhaps I'll search the web for a tutorial and try it anyway. I just have to decide exactly how long I want the sleeves.
Thought I had to get ready for my mobius class tomorrow, but it is cancelled for the time being. Nancy will be having her anniversary event later this summer when I'll be at camp in New York. I have a class planned at Old Forge Hardware in July. Anyway Designer Hand Knits is having their sale tomorrow. There just won't be the number of classes and events Nancy had in the past. Her anniversary sales/event is so fun! I hope I don't miss it when she does have it.
This week was Spirit Week at our school. My son thought this was a good representation of a nerd for Nerd day. I think it's a little over the top for a nerd. What do you think?
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
No Yarn Deli tonight
My daughter was late getting back from her camp experience so we didn't go to Knitting Night at Yarn Deli.
Hey, check out Designer HandKnits on Magnolia Ave. in Riverside on Saturday. It's Nancy's anniversary sale and event. I will be teaching a class in mobius basket knitting. Last year there were all kinds of fiber and textile booths in the breezeway outside the shop, good food, and always great company! See you there?
I did work on the strap of my green bag from the sock knitter. I wish I knew how to knit flat things on it. This strap is taking forever on size 1 needles.
I have been checking out the Zimmermania blog and am impressed by some of the items I have seen there and the recommendations of knitters to read Elizabeth's books. I am interested in understanding the geometric angles and shaping that she is so good at. With that hope I ordered some of her books. So far a couple of the patterns I've read seem enigmatic. I hope I catch on.
In other knitting news...I knitted the anime cougar I adapted from CraftyAlien's SWAT kitty pattern. Here he is without his eyes, nose and mouth. I think he is going to be great! I had to make a cougar, our school mascot is a Cougar.
Hey, check out Designer HandKnits on Magnolia Ave. in Riverside on Saturday. It's Nancy's anniversary sale and event. I will be teaching a class in mobius basket knitting. Last year there were all kinds of fiber and textile booths in the breezeway outside the shop, good food, and always great company! See you there?
I did work on the strap of my green bag from the sock knitter. I wish I knew how to knit flat things on it. This strap is taking forever on size 1 needles.
I have been checking out the Zimmermania blog and am impressed by some of the items I have seen there and the recommendations of knitters to read Elizabeth's books. I am interested in understanding the geometric angles and shaping that she is so good at. With that hope I ordered some of her books. So far a couple of the patterns I've read seem enigmatic. I hope I catch on.
In other knitting news...I knitted the anime cougar I adapted from CraftyAlien's SWAT kitty pattern. Here he is without his eyes, nose and mouth. I think he is going to be great! I had to make a cougar, our school mascot is a Cougar.
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