A sock knitter is born

This is L. She is a friend of mine from work.

This is her first sock. It took a year to knit. She was having issues and kept ripping it out. We finally figured out that she was knitting wayyyyyyy outside the box. Like twisted stitches and knitting on the inside of the sock, not the outside. No wonder she couldn't make the heel work. Well, anyhow, she persevered, and did it!!!! And she did cast on a new pair immediately. They are working much more smoothly. Three cheers for L!!!!

A Big Sigh of Relief

My little brother (okay, not so little anymore, but you get the point) is home from Iraq today!!! This was at least his 2nd tour. He needs shoulder surgery, then back surgery. But he's home. Surgery sucks, but he's home. He's home. HE'S HOME!!!!! (Please join me in a moment of silence to pray for those still there and in other areas of conflict) Now for the Snoopy dance!!!

I can still keep up.........

Yep, still a Punk Rock Girl. Got up yesterday at 12:30pm to rent a car and drive Hubster and I to Seattle to see GREEN DAY!!! Opening night of the tour. OMFG!!! They rocked. Just rocked. I love going to concerts. It's interesting to see the emphasis an artist puts on their own lyrics and how they present them. If you get the chance - GO! My present fave from the Breakdown is '21 Guns'. Lots of possible interpretations. I get this one right now - a ballad commiserating with the down trodden, the returning vets, the lost and forsaken, with a call to revolution that does not involve guns. We can do this peacefully. The only winning move is not to play.

Yes, I did knit at the concert. I worked on my Lavalette out of STR Silkie in Tanzanite from my stash. Our usher's mom runs a yarn shop in Seattle. We talked about knitting. She admitted to knowing how, but not much more. More knitters need to come out of the yarn closet. Pick up your needles people!!!