Sort of On Topic-Dumb things

Lucille, While you may want more iron in your diet, but I don't think that is one of the recommended methods. I think you need to put your coffee cup farther away. ;-)

-- Carey in MA (stepping back before I get T-O-O silly.....)

May I suggest a glass of wine? It might be harder to put the needle in the glass, and it would be just punishment for stupidity!!

Gillian

I knew someone on this newsgroup would come up with a solution. What a clever idea. I think maybe I'll try to do that in the future

I guess I would giggle uncontrollably if I didn't feel so dumb.

;*)))))) Lucille

Aaahhhh--I know you. You think wine is the cure for any and all ills.

I think this calls for something stronger

Lucille

Lucille, may I suggest putting some Arametto into that coffee? Or possibly some Bailey's?

-- Carey

Take a break - then b r e a t h e lol. I imagine we have all done equally silly things, we are humans aren't ? GOW humans at that.

I did day 2 of the course today and by the time we stopped was getting to headache time. I am pleased with it though and think I can handle the rest on my own. Learnt a couple of new techniques, plus a new way to 'plunge' the heavy gold/silver threads to the back. The instructor did not insist you must stick with her game plan and I rather liked that too, it has (I think) inspired me now to go ahead with my own piece next and go from start to finish on my own instead of following an idea.

It's refreshing when the instructor leaves/wants your imagination inserted into the project and is not at all dogmatic - I never once heard her say 'that should come out, that's incorrect'. Way to get people out of the box, thinking for themselves.

Oh, we've all done the dumb things.

When I was 14, and had just started stitching, I decided I was going to do Teresa Wentzler's The Castle. Being blissfully ignorant of the difficulty level, I went right ahead. I was doing pretty good, too (considering my prior projects consisted only of a 2x2 inch duck and a

2x2 inch racoon - total of 5 colors between them). I got halfway through before I realized it wasn't going to fit on my fabric. Never thought to measure it. My teacher (my sister) taught me how to read the chart and make an "X" and that was about it.

I never redid it (I hate doing any project twice).

Last year my friend, knowing this story, bought me the finished piece (on linen, to boot) and had it framed for my birthday. :-) Somebody named "Joy" did a beautiful job on it. :-)

I think I still the half of The Castle somewhere. Maybe someday I'll give it a proper burial.

Tara

Lucille wrote:

I think you should drink coffee from a commuter mug with a top!

Alison

I have never done that with knitting, but have done something very like it when painting (dip brush into coffee rather than water jar, pick up coffee, find floating bits of cadmium yellow. Drink it anyway. ) This entails break to make more coffee, wash out tainted cup, rinse out mouth----so I can return to project with a bit more focus. Dawne

Dh was, once upon a time, staining a bookcase, and had a glass of Dr. Pepper beside him at the same time. Well -- instead of taking a swig of the DP, he took a big mouthful of the stain....talk about spewing!

-- Jere

Giggle! Yes, but next time, look at what you are doing! And be grateful that you can wash the knitting more easily than stitching!

Cheryl

You know, my mother used to say that to me allt he time when I was little. I was always bumping into or knocking over things and I guess some things never change.

Lucille

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Welcome to the club!

Cheryl

Klutzes of America Unite !! Or for the dyslexics among us: Untie

Lucille

Or both!

LOL!

Cheryl

Lucille wrote: > You know, my mother used to say that to me allt he time when I was little.

My DS used to complain about this little-bitty carving - about 1.5" wide x 4" high x 1.5" deep - that I hung on a narrow bit of wall in the hallway next to a closet. He said he always bumped into it. But it's barely 2" away from the moulding around the closet, which sticks out at least 3/4". I could never figure out how something sticking out less than 3/4" (difference between moulding and tip of the wood gnome's nose) could impede his progress through the hall. And DS is thin as a rail. (Or, as my college roommate used to say, if he stood sideways and stuck out his tongue, you'd mistake him for a zipper).

Sue

So it sticks out about as far as my little bitty AC controller in the hallway - the one my husband and I have both jammed our shoulders into more than once... and he's 6 inches taller than me! Go figure...

Tara

I can vouch for the fact that size has nothing to do with it. I'm a very short, thin adult and I was a very, very tiny kid, who grew almost 5" in 1.5 years to reach her full height of just over 5'.

Klutziness knows no size limitations ;^))))))))

Lucille.

No one's perfect - don't knock yourself. We've all done this type of thing. As a matter of fact, I'm in awe of anyone who can tackle anything of an Aran nature. Good luck and I hope you finish it soon and enjoy your labors. val