Comments on: Three Things

By: Gryphon

Gryphon — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:04:00 +0000

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By: DeltaDawn

DeltaDawn — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:34:49 +0000

Excellent photo, all three things are awesome, love the picot hem on the socks, and will ahve to look into that garter heel.

The only reason I take knitting classes, and I’ve only ever taken them at Knittapalooza - a weekend retreat - is to meet cool teachers and hear their stories and little pearls of wisdom. I feel absolutely the same way you do - never met a technique I wouldn’t just try.

By: mel

mel — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:07:43 +0000

What a great photo - I love the spring-y splashes of pink!! Funny a friend was encouraging me this morning to get a pedicure (was that a hint that I have ugly feet?) - I’ve never had one! Anyway, pretty toes, pretty feet, pretty flowers - hurray for Spring!! And hurray for new babies - congrats to your friend!

Thanks for your report on the classes - I have never taken one, but am hoping to sign up for one or two at SAFF this year. I couldn’t have learned to knit without someone showing me, I don’t think, but once I understood the very basics of what to do with the yarn and needle, I’ve learned everything else from books and blogs and technique articles - I do fear that I would be at the other end of the spectrum in a class though. Sometimes it takes me awhile to conceptualize something, and my lightbulb moments can be quite random - poring over a technique for days without really getting it or having the sense to just try it on faith, then jumping out of bed and grabbing my needles in the morning because I apparently worked it out in my sleep! Books give me the freedom to get there at my own pace (and read and re-read and knit and rip) until it makes sense! Maybe I have a grasp of enough technique now that I wouldn’t be holding the class back, but the thought makes me a little nervous!

By: beverlyanne

beverlyanne — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:40:22 +0000

What a wonderfully meaty post. I am really glad that your (attractive) pedicure matches your (wildly attractive) socks. I am so with you on classes. I have taken 2 - both crochet. I did need handholding for that. Otherwise I do fine on my own. Some people probably do take classes for comraderie - a good idea - but I’m not that sociable.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:40:55 +0000

I’m with the other photo-oglers, & just gotta say that is a fantastic photo.
Shows off every feature of the sock effectively, and is just a joy to look at.

By: Rosemary in Colorado

Rosemary in Colorado — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:47:55 +0000

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with you about the class thing. I don’t *ever* take classes for just this reason - I sit while others get the instruction, and it burns me up. Often, folks sign up for “advanced” knitting classes when they have “beginner” skills, another thing which irks me. I teach knitting classes and I see the same thing - one or two students ought not to be there, and the ones who could most benefit are miles ahead and it bugs me. I could be miles ahead, too, in my teaching of the advanced knitters, but no, gotta hold the hands of the lag behinds. I don’t often have this problem because my LYS store owner knows the skill level of those who sign up and she recommends accordingly, but every now and then, a new person sneaks in and throws everything out of whack.

On the other hand, I’ve had students sign up for classes which they, in no way, need to take because they are so advanced and it’s an easy, beginner class. So, I ask, “Why???” and they always tell me that they just really like the comraderie of a knitting class and they don’t mind the lesson fee. I just scratch my head over this one, lol.

So, yes, I agree with you about the whole knitting class thing. I learn quite easily from books (and web sites and blogs and…) and have no need. I’m just about done with teaching classes because it is just too exhausting teaching folks who are in the wrong class, through no fault of my own or my LYS owner.