Awesome video explaining "Affective Context" which explains why we might want to move toward a "pull" learning model instead of a "push" model - because it works better!
Lacy Cocoon Kit - Grey from KnitPicks.com
Lacy Cocoon Kit - Grey from KnitPicks.com
What do you think? good for a "rotund" girl, or not so much?
What do you think? good for a "rotund" girl, or not so much?
Those notebooks I mentioned? STILL AWESOME!
I love my Circa Notebook!!! I think if I had known about this thing longer, I could have been a much more organized person.
Drawback: I have too many projects to fit all in one book! hahahaha :) I've already added a set of 10 tabs, and then added sub-tabs that are stick-on ones from Avery
because I just needed more than 10 divisions - sheesh! do you think maybe there's a lot going on at work? I certainly do...
I have already printed, punched and added documents of my own: a tab index, training program calendar, to-do lists, and a cheat sheet for "SMART" goals. So far, I obviously really like this whole Circa/Rollabind design :)
Drawback: I have too many projects to fit all in one book! hahahaha :) I've already added a set of 10 tabs, and then added sub-tabs that are stick-on ones from Avery
because I just needed more than 10 divisions - sheesh! do you think maybe there's a lot going on at work? I certainly do...
Summer Fair Isle
It's done! And I think it turned out quite well - not perfect, but for a first attempt, I'll certainly take it! :)
Fair Isle Jacket by Debbie Bliss, from Essential Knits for Kids.
She likes it, and is willing to wear it, so that's a good thing ;)
Fair Isle Jacket by Debbie Bliss, from Essential Knits for Kids.
She likes it, and is willing to wear it, so that's a good thing ;)There's a funky messed up part right in the center next to a button, but oh well!
I think next time I make it, if I do, I would make the cuffs of the sleeves a little wider - cast on more stitches & reduce the steepness of the increases - because they're a bit tight.
Ultimately, I'm pleased & would do it again! I just have to figure out how to carry the color to another row without messing up my stitches... or maybe I should just cut the yarn on every row, or do an extra stitch or two at the ends of the rows... Advice anyone?
Awesome Notebooks
So, at work recently, we have discovered these really cool notebooks that you can sort of re-arrange & refill, adjust the size, add tabbed dividers, etc., etc., etc. - but the kicker is they flip open to LAY FLAT while you're writing on top of all that - and you can even flip the cover around to the back like a regular spiral notebook! And they're not heavy like a binder.
I am so stinking excited about this!!! I know, I'm a complete dork, please forgive me - but actually, if you read this blog, you already knew that. ;) They are a bit expensive, for sure, BUT, if you use it for work, and can expense it, awesome. Plus, you can get a hole-punch for them, and make your own refills or pages of any type anytime you want.
AWESOME!
Waiting for a co-worker to get back from vacation, and then we're all going to order them! :)
Cool free project instructions from Interweave!
Got an email from Interweave Press (I'm a member of the Knitting Daily distribution list), and though I would share! They are offering 16 free project instruction packages (multiple projects in each) from all their many crafty/artistic facets...
I downloaded a couple of the beading ones, a mixed media art one, a quilting one that had ideas to make things out of ties.
The quilting out of ties is something special for my family because my uncle died a few years ago, and left lots of fabulous ties that we all felt were very indicative of his personality. He was a defense lawyer, and would always dress "to-the-nines" for court, and his ties were really pretty cool. My cousin always wanted to make something special out of them, but I don't know if she's actually done anything yet. I sent her the pdf, so we'll see! :)
