Last night a set aside my knitting/spinning and went out to a bar for the first time in over 2 years. I live in a college town and all my old bar friends have graduated and moved away. It's amazing that the scene is still the same but all of my people have gone. I guess we all have to grow up someday. The music was too loud, my eyes burned from the smoke, and most of the people were obnoxious...so an hour after I'd arrived I gladly left and went home to my husband, my knitting, and lovely sleep. If nothing else I was reminded why I stopped going out and started to stay in.

Sleep Deprivation and Math don't Mix!

I am in the midst of altering a basic lace pattern for a sock cuff for my sister and I have to start out with 108 stitches and decrease to around 80. This is making my brain hurt! As an intermediate knitter with lofty ambitions to expertise I'm a little stumped. Maybe I should just start knitting and play it by ear???? By the way, if anyone out there is reading this, it is my first attempt at a blog, but now that I'm knitting again I find I have a passion to share all of the new information I'm accumulating. I hope someone enjoys my thoughts, jumbled though they be.