Cottage46 Knitter

So I went to the post office the other day and there was a big priority mail package.  What could it be?  I haven't ordered anything.  So I rip it open and lo' and behold!  It's my Master Knitter level 1 notebook returning from the reviewers!  I wasn't expecting it yet.  Anyway, only 2 swatches to reknit and a couple of questions to resubmit.  The reviewers provide so much feedback on every swatch!  What's good, what could be improved, etc.  I've learned so much already.  I'm hoping to get the resubmits in the mail next week and then on to level 2.

I almost have Oregon's first sleeve done.  Finally.  Very disappointing that I have another one to do though.  Stupid sleeves. 

My cousin has been posting old pictures of our family on Facebook.  What a hoot! 

Here's me in my first wagon.  I think I was a few months short of 2.  Nice bangs. 

Here I am bathing with my cousin Danny.  Nice pigtails.

I love this one because I think it's my first rendezvous with Chex party mix.  Which I love.  Especially with extra Tobasco.  Nice security blankie.

How long have I been knitting swatches?

I started the TKGA Master Hand Knitter Level 1 adventure in 2004.  Yes, FOUR years ago.  I've worked on it off and on since then.  Somewhere in the middle they changed the program so I basically started over.  I finally got serious and knit a bunch of swatches last weekend.  One more swatch to go, a hat and some written stuff and I'll be sending it off either this month or next (depending, of course, on my current indexing project).  I've learned a lot!  Of course when I started I'd only been knitting about 18 months so that's to be expected.

I finished the back of St. Brigid.  About halfway up I realized that I wasn't doing the right &^%%^& chart for one of the cables so my side cables aren't mirrored.  CarrieK had the unfortunate experience of emailing me during my meltdown.  Being the good woman that she is, she talked me down and helped me to rationalize, I mean realize, that it's the back and who's gonna notice.  I have been very careful to do it correctly on the front. 

I often say at the beginning of project that it's my favorite project EVER.  This usually fades pretty quickly.  But here I am at nearly the halfway point and St. Brigid is still my favorite project EVER. 

I'm heading to knitting camp this weekend.  I'll be taking classes from Lorna Misner, originator of Lorna's Laces.  Speaking of which, I better get my homework knit up. 

I've always known that Zoey is the coolest, but this just proves it.  I'll let you just guess how happy she was at this moment.