Two weeks ago I suspected the hard drive was going out on my work laptop. (the "click click click" sound was an ominous indicator of what was destined to happen). The on site tech in the downtown office replaced the hard drive and re-imaged my machine. Unbeknownst to me, he erroneously selected a UK keyboard layout - I had been struggling with the keys on my machine typing different characters than intended. The mystery was solved today and is now back as it should be! He also fixed a frustrating issue with Day Light Savings time in that some of my meetings in Outlook were showing up an hour earlier than really scheduled. I was at the point where I had no idea what meeting started when. Happy to report that PC issues are now solved! I took half a day of vacation while my laptop was out of commission and drove to Tukwila to visit Bob and Jean of Cascade yarn. They recently remodeled their office and it looked wonderful - it is a very pleasant working environment. It was good to spend some time with them - they are a delightful, gracious couple and I enjoy hearing of their travels and activities. As soon as I get a break from Nihon Vogue homework I am going to try out the beautiful blue sock yarn Jean gave me. In the past I have always knit socks on double pointed needles but I am eager to lea
rn the "Knitting Socks on Two Circulars" method. It will be refreshing to have a method for knitting socks that have fewer pointed ends for my fellow airline passengers to recoil from! Have any of you seen the latest "Knitter's" magazine? I have subscribed to it for the last few years and eagerly await each issue. The Spring 2008 publication was a big disappointment to me. I saw the cover and gasped "what is that?!". Perhaps I sit squarely in the category of "traditional knitter" but more and more I find many of the fashions presented in the knitting magazines are not attractive to anyone other than a lithe fashionista. The garments are curious oddities or striving to be defined as knitted couture. Not something I would wear. Not something I would knit. Life is far too short to have to knit ugly garments.
rn the "Knitting Socks on Two Circulars" method. It will be refreshing to have a method for knitting socks that have fewer pointed ends for my fellow airline passengers to recoil from! Have any of you seen the latest "Knitter's" magazine? I have subscribed to it for the last few years and eagerly await each issue. The Spring 2008 publication was a big disappointment to me. I saw the cover and gasped "what is that?!". Perhaps I sit squarely in the category of "traditional knitter" but more and more I find many of the fashions presented in the knitting magazines are not attractive to anyone other than a lithe fashionista. The garments are curious oddities or striving to be defined as knitted couture. Not something I would wear. Not something I would knit. Life is far too short to have to knit ugly garments. 
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I agree. Knitter's is a big disappointment to me. A waste of good paper! I will not be renewing my subscription!
Your Nihon work is absolutely gorgeous!!!!
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