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It's Progress, Alright.

Last weekend, I went to a workshop about fixing mistakes at my LYS. I learned a lot: picking up stitches from any row, fixing twisted stitches, knitting looser, etc. At the end of the workshop, my swatch had a very obvious gauge change. I can't wait to attend more events! While I was there, one of the owners was nice enough to spin my new yarn for me. It looks so much nicer than I could have done.

This Thursday I finished my mother's first striped sock. I'm glad that she likes it. The only problem is with the bottom stripes and the many color changes. I don't know how to avoid the bumps from weaving in the ends. Does anyone know what to do? I'd appreciate any advice before I reach that part of the second sock. Here is the first:

By the way, everyone should check out the giveaways going on:
Octopi Crafts Ends May 9th
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Taking a Chill Pill

Instead of a basket for Easter, I received $20 and immediately thought yarn. After searching everywhere for something that would look gorgeous, I came across this. The reviews usually don't lie, and the worst I've heard was a tiny bit of shedding happens. Two hanks are on the way to my house. This is the motivation that I needed for finishing my mother's socks, as I can't wait to get these on the needles. I don't know if the designer is just not well-known or what, but it is truly shocking that this pattern was only raveled by one other person! The woven diamond stitch is stunning.

On a non-knitting note, it seems that during the school year, weekends are passing way too quickly. I have to say that my junior year of high school is kicking my butt! Forget senioritis. It happens to us, too. I am scared to death of the major upcoming AP tests (Calculus, English), but not so much Psychology. English has been particularly annoying as our teacher is not here (she had her twins on Easter!) Thank god for my little sanities: knitting and music. Things are even going wrong musically. A few weeks ago, I was walking with my iPod, and the earphone cord snagged on something. The iPod flew out of my hand. The damage only gets worse and worse:

I then checked the price range for replacing the screen. From what others say, buying a new iPod would be cheaper! I'm just SOL. I hope that everyone had a better weekend.

Almost Too Cute for Words...

While browsing through the groups on Ravelry, I came across amigurumi knit and crochet. I never knew of this Japanese-originated art before, but I am now hooked! My new interest in crochet could not have come at a better time. There are so many patterns dealing with amigurumi and all of them are soooo cute. Some of the best patterns person-doll-wise (in my opinion!) come from Owlishly:

There's also a really cute free pattern from stitch (picture is the link):

As a plus, from what I've heard, these patterns require mostly basic skills. They don't take long, and the hardest part is the hair! I can't wait to cast on/chain!