Knitting:
- How to knit socks
- How to finish a pair of socks
- I have uncontrollable urges to buy more yarn, and there is nothing I can do about it!
- To increase and decrease competently
- How to use dpns competently
- That I hate using dpns
- The Magic Loop Technique
- That the Yahoo Sockknitter's List rocks!
- That I love to knit socks more than anything else (I told this to Stu, and he said, "Well, duh, you're a sock knitter")
- That Addi Turbos can be addictive.
- That, hey, I actually am a yarn snob
- It doesn't look like your stash is that big if you keep it in boxes in the closet.
- That handpainted sock yarn is perhaps the most pleasing thing to me EVER!
Spinning:
- It can be frustrating.
- The cat will become afraid of the drop spindle if it always "drops" in his direction.
- Unspun fiber is much more bulky than spun fiber
- I really want a spinning wheel so I can create my own sock yarn.
- I've never used a spinning wheel, so this may not be the best investment.
- Even if your spun fiber is lumpy and stuck together, if you dye it with Koolaid, your friends will be impressed.
Blogging:
- Knitting bloggers are the best people in the whole world!
- I feel closer to people in Blogland than most of the people I know in real life.
- When someone says they will post pictures tomorrow, they seldom do (myself included).
- People actually read my blog!
- My blog is one of the best things that has ever happened to me, and I am eternally grateful for my supportive readers. (Now if only I could get more people to comment!)
- Blogger eats posts, just accept it!
- People would rather read a blog with good pictures.
- I need to improve my photography skills.
General Life:
- I now know that it is possible to be me, but still complete a Bachelor of Arts degree
- I never should have gotten a degree in English, it almost ruined reading for me.
- I had a total of 3 good profs over the course of my 4 year degree.
- I shouldn't get stressed out and be mean about things that don't matter even to me.
- Housework is not really all that necessary.
- I've read one novel for pleasure over the last year.
- If you bitch and whine enough someone will put together a pool for you to get a new laptop (thanks Stu!)
- Friends always do insensitive and annoying things, and those are the days to be thankful that you have blogging friends.
- Things will always work out, so there is no need to make yourself sick with worry.
- My Mom will always think that I never complete anything, and I should just stop paying attention when she says, "Hey! You actually completed something"
- The prospect of getting a "real" job terrifies me.
Thoughts On Next Year:
- I will get a good job that I like, or at least pays the (yarn) bills.
- I will do more reading (especially books from my favorite authors Sophie Kinsella, and Michael Connelly).
- I will not take frustrations out on Stu "just because he is there".
- I will not put undue pressure on myself to vacuum.
- I will make an effort to spend more time with my family.
- I will stop wishing that my fish will die so I can rearrange the living room without having to move the tank.
- I'll get over my shyness and attend a Stitch 'n Bitch or Knitting Meetup meeting.
- I'll enjoy my new found freedom!
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