Knitting Is Neat

I haven't posted anything for awhile. My apologizes. Been kinda slacking.

Let's catch up shall we? Alrighty then.

Last week was like any other week, went to work, went home, went to sleep, started back over again right? Not so much.
Thursday morning the basement of our office building caught on fire and we had to be evacuated and all the hub bub that went along with that. Work let out an noon.

Half day FTW.

So, I went home planning on taking a nap or watching tv. something un eventul like that. Found out the Mother in law and sis in law were going to a yarn store to get some inspiration and motivation since the knitting disaster last time left us hopeless. We hadn't touch our needles and yarn for over a week.

I tagged along as not to discourage them. I mean it was MY idea after all to get inot this new hobby of ours. So, we met a very helpful store clerk who answered all of our annoying questions about yarn and needles. Suggested certain things over others. It was all quite pleasent. She also let us in on a little secret. Bamboo needless are the shit. Like for reals. So, the M.I.L took those bad boys out for test drive and the store clerk was kindly offering advice when she saw the M.I.L cast on she paused. It went a little something like this:

MIL- "What?"
Store clerk- "Let me see how your casting on again.'

( MIL shows her again.)

Store Clerk- "Oh, no, no, no, noooo. You don't want to do that, that's how you get holes, and drop stitches."
MIL- *Jaw is dropped* *Has look of death*
Store Clerk- "No. This is how you do it. That way is not our friend."

This store clerk probably taught us more then that stupid teacher at Jo-Ann's did, and it was for FREE!! Sometimes. I just want hurt people. Or in this case, hug them really hard. I mean, we were like this close to giving up! And to think this whole time we thought that we sucked.

Then the store clerk said a little ryhme that i can't remember right now and we were all merry and jolly.

I went home and I was like whoa. These bamboo needles rock my socks. I was able to do this!



Aren't you proud of me?!
I'm knitting! Like for realsies knitting, none of this mansy pansy stuff. I was rockin that shiz hardcore. This my friends, is a dish rag. Uh-huh. Im eco friendly and bat shit insane. I have probably spent 8 hours on this thing. And you know what? It was worth it! I actually followed through and was able to complete a project.

Kinda.

Im not done yet.

But when I do. I'll share.

What have you been up to lately my pretties?