Homeschool thoughts and knitting

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Waaaay back in January, TooManyHats asked me why I homeschool.  And, I never replied.  It wasn’t that I didn’t want to, but to be honest, it had been a long time since I had thought about it.  Fortunately with some freetime this summer, I’ve been considering my reply.  I’m not ready to give my answer yet, but I did find some old pages that Eric and I wrote up when we first started homeschooling in 2000.  I’ve put them on this page, but please note they are over 9 years old and are probably due for an overhaul. When we first wrote these we were parenting two kids – and while we knew our boys would probably have some special needs, we as yet hadn’t run smack into the wall of special learning.  So, the pages will be updated soon to reflect our current situation, and philosophy.  But, for now, you can read what we were thinking in 2000.

In knitting news, I’ve been trying to figure out what sweater to knit myself. And, since I can’t decide, I’ve been knitting dishcloths. 3 dishcloths in 3 days! They are like potato chips – can’t knit just one!

Waffle Rib Dishcloth

Waffle Rib Dishcloth

Smocked dishcloth

Smocked dishcloth

Elvish Leaves Dishcloth

Elvish Leaves Dishcloth

Hold onto your socks!

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If you can visit me in Ravelry – you need to do that – because I’ve finally taken photos of all of my stash! Well, the stash I’m going to admit to, anyway! I have tons more cotton and older project yarn…but I’m not going to worry about them right now! I’m Knitnmom on Ravelry if you haven’t added me as a friend yet!

In addition to buying new yarn, I’ve been knitting! I’ve just been bad about taking pictures! 🙂 So, hold onto your socks….here’s a firehose of projects! (Click on picture to make them bigger)
Recently finished….

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Kieran’s Stocking

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Big Shrug

J1’s Socks (no good picture)
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Argosy Dishcloth

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Connie’s Handwarmers

Works in Progress….

Pinwheel Blanket (no new photo)
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Pretty in Pink Scarf
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DH’s Alpaca Scarf
Boxers (no new photo)
Baby Susanna’s Dress (no new photo)

KALs – yes, that’s plural, boxers and finished Garterlac!

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Well, I joined a KAL…another one! The Sock A Month 4 KAL is TOTALLY no pressure – just fun! Each month – August-December – you knit a sock! Or not, if you don’t have time. But if you do you can qualify for prizes! So, I’m planning to get some Christmas knitting done – socks, of course – and have fun too! I added a button to the right sidebar if you want to check it out!

Speaking of KALs – Clue #4 is out for MS#3 – and I’m still at 0%. (sigh) I want to knit lace…but maybe my life is just too crazy for it right now. Ruth is coming over today for a little blog help and knitting – so I’m planning to restart it if possible. She also knows about lifelines so maybe she can help me understand how to use them better! I HAVE done lace – but not lace weight yarn! I want to conquer this!!!

The Boxers are coming along VERY nicely! Ashley from my Knitting Group retyped it for us and it’s much easier to read!! Thanks again Ashley!!!

And lastly! I finished the Garterlac Dishcloth!! What fun it was!! Here are some pictures:

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(Click on the thumbnails to see bigger images)

I love the pattern and plan to make more!!