I am just purely annoyed by those posts that begin, "I'm sorry it's been so long since I posted--you probably thought I'd dropped off the face of the earth."
Ahem. My judgments inevitably turn against me. Being away from home, being abnormally hot (Seattle is breaking heat records right and left), and being camera-less (because I seem to have lost mine) has made me quiet. Plus, I hurt my wrist on the drive from Berkeley to Seattle and have had to curtail my knitting--the ostensible subject of this blog.
My mother's health has bounced back pretty well--I don't think we've spent this much time together (it's been 2 weeks) since I was in my 20s. Trust me, that was a while ago!
I enjoyed the Color in Fair Isle workshop at Village Yarn & Tea immensely--the students were game to try different approaches and I hope they had as much fun as I did.
And I bought a new camera so I can take photos of the 3-day Design a Fair Isle Garment workshop that starts tomorrow.
I'll be baaaaacccccckkkkk!
Hang in there Seatttle has much to offer the Fiber Artist..trust me I do envy you.. I am where they are knitters but not near where I am..I grew up in the Yakima Valley, leaving there many. many years ago, never to return..my son lives in Seattle..that does beckon me. much happeniness in your move.
Posted by: Patricia Dixon | June 04, 2009 at 04:51 PM
You bought a new camera...has the old one shown up yet? You know it will...
Posted by: Linda | June 04, 2009 at 06:56 PM
So when can I sign up for next year's Fair Isle Design class?
Posted by: Denise | June 04, 2009 at 09:43 PM
I'm so glad to hear that your mother is doing better! And even though the circumstances aren't ideal, I hope you appreciate having a long stretch of time with her. I would love to have that with my Mom.
Sorry to hear about your wrist. Mine's been bothering me for almost 3 months, so I sympathize.
Posted by: Karen Frisa | June 05, 2009 at 10:18 AM
You didn't say how you hurt your wrist. If it was just from the stress on it from driving a long distance, then B - vitamins may help. There is a specific B vitamin that helps things like carpal tunnel and tendonitis that my orthopedic surgeon told me about a long time ago. I don't remember which one, but I now take a B-150 every day that is all of the B vitamins. It helps my wrist when it gets sore from overuse. Hope you feel better! I hate it when I can't knit as much as I want.
Posted by: kendall | June 05, 2009 at 10:28 AM
I was one of those Village Yarn and Tea students in your class. I really appreciated your knowledge and wished I could have done more. I'm looking at colors a different way (neutrals, Suzanne, try a few neutrals!) and hope to show you examples of what I learned from you. Thank you!
Suzanne
Posted by: Suzanne | June 05, 2009 at 02:22 PM
Glad to hear that your mom is doing better. Take care of yourself now.
Linda
Posted by: Linda | June 09, 2009 at 08:15 AM
Hello, Ms J&S Discontinued Yarns Expert:
Are they discontinuing more? This is a rather large page of purportedly discontinued shades?? Or are these just what's left of the ones they have discontinued over the past 2 years?
http://www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk/epages/BT2741.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT2741/Products/%22Jumper%20Weight%22/SubProducts/%22Shade%20136%22
Posted by: Caroline | June 10, 2009 at 08:58 AM