1st day

1st day of substitute teaching for the year. 4th grade. Kinda crazy, bored them to tears in the am with the reading lesson....guess there was supposed to be fun stuff too, but I didn't understand it in the plans...oh well...

Finally got the right front of my sweater re-knit (record number of rip backs for me!) and am working on the decreases and the lapel increases and it should just be "rollin" now.

Got a pork roast in the oven this evening for tomorrows dinner as I'll get home late and at least that will be ready. My crazy schedule begins again in earnest. Job 1 Studio, Job 2 Subsitute teacher, Job 3 - Family. good thing Job 4 - Nutcracker isn't happening this year!

Fair Results

Fair results: All color work marked down because judge said I carried yarn floats more than 3 stitches. I was taught 5 to 7 as the catch down shows a little.
Halloween vest - blue (floats!) “Good job, cute, don’t carry floats more than 3 stitchs)
Sideways cuff socks - blue - “good job!”
Striped child socks - blue (fraternal - judge wondered if miss matched pair!)
Faroese doll shawl - blue
Variaged baby sweater - blue - judge says “nice work, good job knitting”
Variegated baby booties - blue
Open finger hot pink mitts - blue
Brown and pink Felted purse - blue - judge notes no money in purse (ha! She does have a sense of humor!)
Mary Had A Little Lamb Set - red “Don’t Carry floats more than 3 stitches”
Beret - red “Don’t carry floats more than 3 stitches”
Lace dishcloth - red -“edge a little tight” (I agree with this comment)
Lime green hat with flower - red
Felted clutch purse - red “Cute“ (I actually thought this was a better piece than the brown and pink purse)
Firetruck sweater - white “Don’t carry floats more than 3 stitches”
Handspun scarf - no ribbon - “lots of competition”
Sewn tribal hip scarf - red - forgot to take out basting stitches on trim - I felt dumb when I read that! I
Total 8blues, 6 reds, 1 white,