{"id":148,"date":"2005-01-21T20:10:46","date_gmt":"2005-01-22T03:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=148"},"modified":"2005-01-21T20:10:46","modified_gmt":"2005-01-22T03:10:46","slug":"feeling-sorry-for-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Sorry for myself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve done exactly 24 stitches this week!  Not rows!  Stitches!  \ud83d\ude41  I spent a little time cruising yarn stores online and realized I didn&#8217;t have a clue what I like or how to buy yarn.  I mean&#8230;I know what colors I like.  But how do I know what is itchy and what is soft?  How do I learn how much is an adequate amount to buy for a project?  <\/p>\n<p>I wish I had felt more welcomed at the LYS when I visited&#8230;I&#8217;d like to have a place where I felt experts resided and cared about what I was doing, learning&#8230;.but I only felt that I was intruding on them and I have zero interest in returning.  \ud83d\ude41  <\/p>\n<p>I know I&#8217;m just tired&#8230;.my head in hurting&#8230;.my house is dirty&#8230;.and the laundry pile is growing.  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