Saturday, July 28, 2007
Knitting Camp Recap
I attended Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp 2 last weekend, and it was as wonderful an experience as Camp 1 was last year. Maybe even better. The attendees were a mixture of last year's Camp 1 graduates, returning Camp 2ers, and first-timers. It was good to see familiar faces and to get to make new friends (including someone who works in my favorite LYS -- hope to see you soon, Dee!). It's hard to describe exactly how wonderful Camp is -- you really need to experience it for yourself! I don't think I will ever grow tired of listening to Meg, Amy, and Joyce talk about various knitting techniques. And the daily show-and-tell by campers is unbelievable. I came home so inspired, and with so many new projects to tackle. It sort of felt like Thanksgiving -- my eyes were bigger than my knitting ability.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Welcome to My Blog
Hi! I'm Eileen, otherwise known as Knitter106. I live in Madison, WI, have been a runner since 1977, and a serious knitter nearly as long (though I've been knitting much longer than that). I actually can't remember learning to knit, but it was probably in the early 1960s. Running and knitting are two important passions -- running keeps me healthy and knitting keeps me sane and somewhat calm under pressure. I worry about how I'll cope if/when I can no longer run or knit.
I have worked for 34 years, and am preparing to retire in November. Preparation this summer included hiring my replacement, taking the entire month of July as vacation, and returning to work 50-60% time on August 1. The vacation is winding down, but has been a perfect way to disconnect from the office and to let my colleagues discover life without me.
So, what's the purpose of this blog? At the current time I'm expecting it to be documentation of my running and knitting. I'm going to keep track of my KIPs and my finished projects, hopefully throwing in numerous pictures. I might even keep track of my every other day runs. But this will be mainly a knitting blog.
So, that's it for now. More later, and keep running with sticks and string!
I have worked for 34 years, and am preparing to retire in November. Preparation this summer included hiring my replacement, taking the entire month of July as vacation, and returning to work 50-60% time on August 1. The vacation is winding down, but has been a perfect way to disconnect from the office and to let my colleagues discover life without me.
So, what's the purpose of this blog? At the current time I'm expecting it to be documentation of my running and knitting. I'm going to keep track of my KIPs and my finished projects, hopefully throwing in numerous pictures. I might even keep track of my every other day runs. But this will be mainly a knitting blog.
So, that's it for now. More later, and keep running with sticks and string!
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