Showed my mom how to get on my blog and she asked where I came up with my site name. It's Jack White's "Suzy Lee" and I love Mary Jane shoes. When I was trying to figure out what to use (all the knitting plays on words seemed to be taken and I didn't want to use my real name) the notion that the site was going to be mistaken for drug use or a lesbian porn site (or both) did occur to me. I figured that would make it even more funny when those kind of people went to my web site and only found knitting. And not even naughty knitting. Maybe it will give them an influence that's something better and of higher quality (haha) to do with their time.
Taught Sock Class #2 today and went fully prepared to start everyone over on larger needles while assuring them that they were not the ones with the problem, it's just inexperience. I instead found one (who had worried the most at Class #1) who had not only done one sock leg and changed her pattern to fit her needs (stockinette instead of the 2x2 ribbing) but TWO and had started on her heel, one who had done two legs perfect, and the 3rd who had her one leg done. All were excited and happy to move on to the heel. The first one had gone on a scrapbooking retreat and ending up knitting most of the time and that's where she had figured everything out. She was really excited and did so well with understanding everything (she had also gone online and looked at the video tutorials) she was helping teach the 3rd lady. Everything went so well and they are working on their heels to be ready for the gussett next week. I even had time to knit a little on my sock during everything because they were so self-sufficient and happy.
Makes me happy to teach. Now back to work...
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