Thursday, February 08, 2007

I'm there!

I think I mentioned the fact that I'm a student and that I had to finish one last course in order to graduate. Well....I did. It was very, very hard. Not so much the work I had to do, but getting myself to do it. I think it had something to do with it being the last hurdle, and getting into unknown territory once I would pass. I never expected myself to make such a big deal of this, but apparently I did, and I'm so glad and releaved it is all over. I did'nt even do a bad job; only three papers were graded higher than mine.
I tended to read blogs and knit rather than work on this paper, hiding my head in the sand. I did'nt permit myself to blog or spin though, so that explains my long absence. Actually, I got some socks done. First I knitted the "gentleman's socks" with lozenge pattern from "Knitting vintage socks" by Nancy Bush for Peter, and after that, I started on some socks for my mother, the "Child's french sock" from the same book. I finished those a few days ago. I really enjoyed knitting these socks; I had only done plain stockinette socks and some ribbed legwarmers before.
The book is wonderful, I will certainly use more patterns from it. But first I'd like to start on a bigger project again. I'm waiting for my first Interweave Knits to arrive, so I may choose a project from that (the equestrian jacket perhaps?), and I will be attending the "handwerkbeurs" (needleworkfair?) in Zwolle next week. There will be some great shops there, selling some of my favorite brands, so that may be an inspiration source as well. Can't wait!
Unfortunately, my computer will not load any of the pictures I took, so this first blog in a long time will have to remain a pictureless one.

Anyway, I'm glad I'm back.