Thanks, Peanut Gallery!!
Hey Guys - Thanks so much for the positive vibes (especially you, Marcy, I felt so calm after I read your comment! THANK you!)
It just seemed totally absurd to me that a customer service department would be so involved in taking the time to threaten a customer with legal action (and in such an offhanded, casual way.) Especially on a SATURDAY (wow, that must be some legal department they have! In on Saturday to read negative blogs by customers!)
I've switched to e-junkie - so if you order a pattern, let me know how you like the service!
Rest
I am SO darned tired I hardly know what to do! Sleep seems the intelligent choice...
I taught 2 classes yesterday - they both went really well and I just LOVED my students! They were so engaged, so full of good questions and SO ready to challenge themselves!
Afterward I had a book signing - or singing...
(That Angie Modesitt has SOME voice!)
After teaching all day, Saturday night Robyn Chachula and I went out for dinner - it was so great to spend some nice time with a 'girlfriend' while I'm on the road, just chatting! We had to wait a while for a table (apparently one of the high schools was having a Valentine's Dance - the dressed-up kids were SO sweet and unsettlingly sophisticated!)
So we strolled around and shopped. I got to meet Robyn's husband and in-laws, what nice folks (and her husband is adorable!)
Today my first class was at 9:00, then a book signing at 2:00 and on to Knit One in Squirrel Hill for a lace class at 5:00.
I was worried that the class would be small (my classes at the festival had 31, 13 and 6 participants - quite a spread!) but there were about 18 folks at Stacy's store, and they were ready to KNIT!
It was a hard class - in the good way. My job with this group was to bring everyone to the place where they realized how much they already know about lace. It's harder than just pouring info into them and hoping it sticks. But it's more satisfying because I feel like the knowledge is really ACTIVE, it sticks to them and encourages more.
The students really ROSE to the challenge. It was pretty rough for the first hour - I really demanded a lot from them - but by the end of the class 16 of the 18 were well on the way to having the motif memorized (and the other 2 were almost there - they'd just worked SO hard they needed some space from it!) and we had a spectacular i-cord bind off finish.
True to form, halfway through the class I was told sotto voce by one kind student that I had an - ahem - huge RIP in the seat of my pants! Evidently I caught it on a nail or tack somewhere in my travels (hmmm, now how in the work did I catch my fabulous self on anything..?) and rrrrrrrip!
I'm very sad because I LOVE these pants - they're yoga pants, but with pockets and a nice enough fit that I can teach in them AND fly in them. Not any more - the hole is entirely UNfixable. And I am sad. I mourn my pants.
The view from my Tom Tom leaving Knit One
I miss Gerry.
The drive back to the hotel from Knit One
It just seemed totally absurd to me that a customer service department would be so involved in taking the time to threaten a customer with legal action (and in such an offhanded, casual way.) Especially on a SATURDAY (wow, that must be some legal department they have! In on Saturday to read negative blogs by customers!)
I've switched to e-junkie - so if you order a pattern, let me know how you like the service!
Rest
I am SO darned tired I hardly know what to do! Sleep seems the intelligent choice...
I taught 2 classes yesterday - they both went really well and I just LOVED my students! They were so engaged, so full of good questions and SO ready to challenge themselves!
Afterward I had a book signing - or singing...(That Angie Modesitt has SOME voice!)
After teaching all day, Saturday night Robyn Chachula and I went out for dinner - it was so great to spend some nice time with a 'girlfriend' while I'm on the road, just chatting! We had to wait a while for a table (apparently one of the high schools was having a Valentine's Dance - the dressed-up kids were SO sweet and unsettlingly sophisticated!)
So we strolled around and shopped. I got to meet Robyn's husband and in-laws, what nice folks (and her husband is adorable!)
Today my first class was at 9:00, then a book signing at 2:00 and on to Knit One in Squirrel Hill for a lace class at 5:00.
I was worried that the class would be small (my classes at the festival had 31, 13 and 6 participants - quite a spread!) but there were about 18 folks at Stacy's store, and they were ready to KNIT!
It was a hard class - in the good way. My job with this group was to bring everyone to the place where they realized how much they already know about lace. It's harder than just pouring info into them and hoping it sticks. But it's more satisfying because I feel like the knowledge is really ACTIVE, it sticks to them and encourages more.
The students really ROSE to the challenge. It was pretty rough for the first hour - I really demanded a lot from them - but by the end of the class 16 of the 18 were well on the way to having the motif memorized (and the other 2 were almost there - they'd just worked SO hard they needed some space from it!) and we had a spectacular i-cord bind off finish.
True to form, halfway through the class I was told sotto voce by one kind student that I had an - ahem - huge RIP in the seat of my pants! Evidently I caught it on a nail or tack somewhere in my travels (hmmm, now how in the work did I catch my fabulous self on anything..?) and rrrrrrrip!
I'm very sad because I LOVE these pants - they're yoga pants, but with pockets and a nice enough fit that I can teach in them AND fly in them. Not any more - the hole is entirely UNfixable. And I am sad. I mourn my pants.
The view from my Tom Tom leaving Knit OneI was SO pooped when I left Knit One - thank heavens for the Tom Tom (I don't think I could have BEGUN to find my way back to the hotel without it!) And now in my room, having a beer and a fish sandwich, a cup of tea and then into bed. I wonder if Forensic Files is on - for some reason I find it comforting to fall asleep to that show... Odd...
I miss Gerry.
The drive back to the hotel from Knit One
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
13 Comments:
Oh my! I used to live at 2715 Murray Ave. (Sorry to focus on one tiny detail of a photo like that, but once I saw that address I couldn't think about anything else.)
See, we knew your classes would love you and be wonderful! :)
Oh, and that company is odd. Good thing you took your business elsewhere. Ugh.
Thank you so much for the class at Knit One tonight. Okay, 10 minutes ago it was "tonight." I learned so much - and you're right - I also learned how much I already knew about lace! I'll be casting on some sort of lace tomorrow evening. Thanks for all the tips! It was very nice to meet you!
Terri
I'm looking forward to taking your class in NYC in a few weeks :-) See you soon!
Ummm....I like to fall asleep to Forensic Files, too. Sometimes the History Channel will work. Not everything on the former Court TV aill anymore (too many sirens).
Oh, now I'm sad... you didn't sing for us! Wait... yes, you did! All through class... and it *was* lovely. Though you did not sing your books... ;^)
I'm so glad your classes went well. I read how stressed you were about them... but good students can just feed you energy!
And I was going to say something silly about your pants... but I won't. I *hate* pants shopping, so when a good pair bites the dust... it really is a bummer.
Annie - Silhouettes has black yoga pants in their catalogue.
I love them!
Here is the link...
Susan
http://www.silhouettes.com/Parent.asp?product=509830x&dept%5Fid=2500
I always love to fall asleep to Forensic Files too, especially in hotels. I'm so thrilled to hear I'm not the only one!!
Annie: I've been looking at your red carpet conv. dress to possibly knit as my wedding dress? Any comments? I guess I'm wondering how it would turn out and what kind of yarn I would need to use? Do you think it would work or would you have another pattern suggestion? Thanks, JEN
My motivations to switch to E-Junkie were similar. In the past 3 months with EJ, I've had just a couple of issues, quickly remedied (I think it may have been growing pains on their end) and it's been smooth sailing. I hope it works out well for you too!
Thanks for a great class on Sunday morning! My mom and I had a great time and learned a lot! :-)
I used the k2tog-tbl bind off today instead of putting my stitches on a holder!
Angie ;)
Yoga pants with pockets? I love yoga pants and hate pants with no pockets. You've inspired me to look for new pants.
Sounds like an overwhelmingly successful trip. Congrats!
I just wanted to thank you for the inspiring Sunday afternoon class! (I was the giggly chick whose husband is after her to knit a pair of Silk Stockings). It was a total thrill to meet you and learn from you --- my next big project will absolutely be something lace off a big honking chart, and I will kick its butt.
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