Mim’s Blog

Teena in Toronto reminded me on Sunday morning that it was my 5th Blogiversary. 5 years. Holy Mother of Meat.

I’ve been meaning to blog again more often and this might just be the catalyst to push me to do it. A broken camera lens and a bunch of crazy are my excuses this time, but really I’ve just been relishing a quiet life as the seasons change. There was nothing so exciting going on that I just HAD to tell everyone. It has also been a bit of an adjustment to have a part-time job. I’m working at my LYS a couple days a week and doing their website. I have to get into some kind of routine again, and To-Do lists have been my friend, but I haven’t got to the point of putting blogging on that list yet. There have been other, more pressing things to do.

I’ve also got some teaching in the works…. if you’re local, you might be interested in some of the classes I’m teaching at the Black Sheep Wool Company. The full class listing is here, but the classes I am teaching are:

Top-down Triangular Shawl Class: Saturdays, October 10 from 2:30 PM 5:30 PM and October 24, from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Instructor: Miriam Felton . $55 class fee
This class will teach you the top-down triangular shaping method. With the option of a knitted-on border, this class can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. Choose one of the top-down triangular shawl designs by Miriam Felton, including Icarus, Seraphim, Foliage, Mountain Peaks, Adamas, Hidcote, Cleite, or Andromeda. Skills needed: knit, purl, yarn over, various decreases. Experience with lace or chart reading would be preferred.

Dimorphous Mitten: Saturdays, November 7 and 14, from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Instructor: Miriam Felton . $40 class fee
Knit this versatile mitten for yourself or as a memorable gift. The inner mitt, knit in sock yarn, can be worked in a number of ways as a mitten, a fingerless mitt, or a glove, while the outer mitten, in Manos Silk Blend adds warmth and elegance. The pattern includes the mitten option, but fingerless mitt and glove instructions will be provided to you in class. This is a perfect project to play with color combinations.

Fixing Lace Mistakes: Saturday, November 21, from 10 AM to 1 PM
Instructor: Miriam Felton . $35 class fee
Do you dread finding a mistake in your lace knitting? This class will cover how to fix missing yarn overs, misdirectional decreases, and ways of undoing lace from ripping whole rows at a time, unknitting, and dropping down and reworking whole repeats.

More late. I’ve actually started taking my Self Portraits again for 365, but haven’t uploaded any of them yet.