Mitch helps Adelaide into her new sweater. She's quite thrilled with her new article of clothing. Her new pig looks around the corner checking out the action.
Well, having not heard from any of my fellow knitters, I feared I'd be knitting alone tonight. However, just a moment past 7:00 and my first knock at the door came through. It was Jo! And she was in need of instruction.
I hadn't thought about it being Yom Kippur. Well, actually, I knew it was Yom Kippur because the daughter has a whole passel of youngsters spending the night. But I hadn't thought about how Yom Kippur might affect Knitting Night. The 'rule' in Israel is that there should not be any motor vehicle operation on Yom Kippur. Well, the holiday starts at sundown and runs until sundown tomorrow. Therefore, no motor vehicle operation was to take place during Knitting Night!
Jo showed up on a borrowed bicycle! Now is that a trooper or what? In she came with 'twist' in her stocking. She is presently making a Christmas stocking for her nephew, a rather ambitious project, but one she is determined to make happen. Tonight, though, was a blow. You know how most every stock pattern you see says to be careful not to 'twist' when you join in the round? Well Jo is living proof as to why you must heed such warnings. Poor girl! She took off with a twist and ended up with an unusable cuff of cloth. Ripping time. She was a good sport, though, and recognized the best path forward was to simply start again. By the end of the evening, she was well on her way to a new stocking and full of enthusiasm.
A little later, Eileen arrived. Already a bike rider by choice, the Yom Kippur tradition offered no challenge whatsoever. She too was in dire straights on the knitting front. Diligently knitting a pair of felted slippers, she was a bit lost in the development of the upper and a bit distraught at a mistake or two discovered on the sole. Convinced that a total rip out and re-d0 was in order, she was already mentally prepared to start over. However, a little close examination suggested that all was not lost. We managed to rip back only the upper development and start her back on her way with sole and sides in tact. Charging forth with new enthusiasm, another mistake developed and a few freshly knit rows had to be removed. Two steps forward, one step back ... but still .. moving forward! With a little extra teacher time, Eileen was ready to roll once again by the time she climbed back on her bike and headed toward the beach. She left with a parting comment, thanking me for 'saving her sole' - perhaps a little too overly stated, but I'm glad I was able to help.
Only two students but it turned out to be the perfect teacher/student ratio. I spent the entire time between the two working out solutions and restarting projects. Jo said she was purposefully adding complexity to her problems in order to keep me interested and entertained while seeking the solution. Isn't she sweet to think of me?
Next week .. we'll do it again! Hope to see you there.
Over the weekend, I spent some time Stateside with the granddaughter. She modeled her sweater and showed off her pig and blanket so we could see a bit of my handy work. Take a look, at the very least, you'll see an adorable granddaughter in the mix!
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