It’s been 6 days since I got stuck on J3’s socks.  I can not find anything to help me understand what I’m doing wrong – so I’m giving up!  I’m going to use Knitty’s “Universal Toe-up Sock Pattern” with a short row heel and be done with it!  I just want to get it done now and if he’s got big roomy heels – who cares?!?!  (well, I do – but as I already said – I’m giving up)

First, let me say that I love, love, love my library.  I love libraries in general…but my local library puts up with our knitting group for 2+ hours each week!  Yes, we are down in the small conference room – but one or more of them always pop in to see what we are knitting each week.  Someday I dream that we can teach one of them to knit but until then I was tickled to find this article online – do you think I should give them a copy?  I’m sure they read the Library Journal – I did and I was only a lowly assistant!

 Knitting in a Digital Age

When I was a pastor’s wife in Oregon I was blessed to know some special PWs.  One of my favorites is Melanie.  It grieves me so much that we are so far away from one another but with the Internet we can stay in touch.  Today her blog touched me so much – I wanted to share it with you…especially this part:

… I know the storms, the hardships, the grief that I must go through in this life. And I know the peaceful, fulfilling, joyous times. Whichever is my lot – at any particular moment in life – it’s OK. Because, my soul- the center of who I am, is safe in God’s hands. And nothing, not storm nor plenty can that away from me!

My heart is saying the same thing – but I couldn’t say it so beautifully!