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September 17th, 2009
09:32 am - Toddler Curiousity = A Knitter's Nightmare
Hello all. I apologize for my lack of bloggy goodness the last few weeks. I have been trying to knit as much as possible because I am determined to get through my WIPs. So... I knit like a crazy woman on my WIPs and then get bored of the same projects and start two more. Ugh! There is, seriously, a connection missing in my central nervous system. There is no other possible reason for my actions! I complain about my impending pile of WIP doom, yet I make it worse. I think I'll call this "lack of connectivity" the Knitter's Plague.
So as for my WIPs.
The Classica Coat http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/clasica-coat is coming along quite well. I have now finished the entire back and am now trying to complete the 22" hood extension of the lace repeat pattern, which is very tedious and has led to my branching out into new projects.
The Felted Tote http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felted-kureyon-bucket-bag has had no progress in the last few weeks and still sits at the 25% marker in my Ravelry.
The Bubble Gum Beauty Scarf (Also known as the "Walmart" scarf) http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lacy-scarf-10 has also, unfortunately, had no progress except to switch it to my new harmony needles in order to use my bamboo US 10s on the Clasica hood extension.
My first pair of socks http://www.ravelry.com/projects/OoKnittyLou/first-socks has only had a little bit of progress and it almost to the toe decreases on the first sock.
My knitted sweatshirt http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/not-your-standard-issue-sweatshirt now has a completed back but has officially been put to sleep since I am now using those needles for my Clasica coat.
Jack's Blanket http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-blocks-2 has resurfaced in my WIP pile from the bottom of my stash box as my TV watching project so I can stop goofing up and frogging my more difficult projects.
Now onto my NEW projects (Again I blame the KNitter's Plague).
The first is the Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-surprise-jacket . Now I am sure that many of you have knitted this project over the years and found it to be a perfectly peaceful knitting experience. I, on the other hand, have not been so fortunate. Between the pattern not being line by line which I'm used to and my son sabotaging this piece or the yarn as often as toddlerly possible, let's just say that if I don't finish it soon, I may show up on Halloween dressed as Mr. Clean because I have pulled out every last strand of hair on my head (which I'm positive would probably be noticeably lumpy if I were indeed bald). This morning for example, I'm knitting away happily (finally past the point of grumbling at poor EZ) and I go to tug for more yarn for the next row, and I can't. Why can't I you ask? Because somehow ,very sneakily I might add, my son had pulled the remainder of the ball of yarn out of my coffee can yarntainer and wrapped himself up with it. Not gently around his arms either. He had it in between his fingers and toes, caught around the button of his shorts, and over his ears. He was happy as a clam until I started unraveling the yarn and he realized that he couldn't stand up to run away because his legs were tangled too tightly. That was the moment when my precious son morphed into a wiggly worm with a baaaddd temper. By the time I had finally untangled the whole mess, I had dropped ten stitches off my needles. Normally, this isn't too big of a deal, however, the two scenarios where I HATE picking up dropped stitches is cables and garter stitch. For those of you who have knit this jacket already know, the entire thing is garter stitch! Again went the grumbling to the poor, unsuspecting, and sadly departed EZ. This pattern might be genius, but it is definitely NOT toddler-proof. But I keep reminding myself that paybacks can make a tough experience worth it, and my poor poor son will be plagued of this jacket until the last possible moment when it no longer fits. Unfortunately for him, because I made it larger, it should fit him for a good long time. Ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
My second new project is a pair of socks for my WIP sabotaging son, but I am in no hurry to finish them and I will make sure to make those "away from home" projects. I purchased 1 skein of the Regia Flusy the Sock Monster yarn. The yarn is sweet but the story book that comes with it makes the whole experience a fun one. I think that these socks with the book will be fun gifts to give the children in my life in the future.
As usual, my projects can be found on my Ravelry page at http://www.ravelry.com/people/OoKnittyLou
I think that's it for my knitting. Briefly on my life in the real world. Jack will start daycare on Monday, I am returning to my previous job as Optician on Wednesday four days a week, and I am anxious and stressed about both of these new life changes. I'm sure that once our new routine is established, things will mellow out and I will feel better about putting my son in daycare. But as for the moment, I feel like I've won the worst mother's award by abandoning my son. I am determined to stay optimistic and I just keep reminding myself that he will love to play with all of the other children and that this will be a great experience for him.
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August 31st, 2009
04:00 pm - Change of Plans
Okay so after MANY comments and tips from all of the much wiser knitters than I, (Thankyou all so very much) I have come to the conclusion that recycling this sweater is in all actuality, NOT a good idea. Between the fact that the gauge is off .5 stitches for every 4" (I unraveled part of the sweater in order to get a gauge, but have since reknit it so I can wear it as is) and the 100% acrylic, I have been convinced that it would be a shame to do all of this work on my favorite pattern queued so far with completely acrylic yarn. I went to my LYS today and one of the women there helped me to explore my options. We decided on Plymouth Yarn Encore Chunky 75% Acrylic 25% Wool. Which mind you, is EXACTLY what one of my readers recommended. Thankyou "madeyou_look" you are truly a genius :) I found it in a tweedy taupe whih I love and it doesn't look nearly as flat as my last experience with this yarn. Yeah tweed! At 25% Wool, I think my contact allergy should be okay as long as I don't over-do it. Let me repeat that now, "Do Not Over-Do Your Knitting Lou!" Yeah right lol. The total yarn price was $84.00 and *OFFICIALLY* last time I am buying yarn until my stash is much more manageable.
So, thank you all for your advice and encouragement and although I am not recycling for this sweater, I will still be update progress pictures and notes if you would like to follow along.
 
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August 30th, 2009
10:13 pm - Recyling Yarn To Fit Budget
I have had so many amazing things happen for me in the last few days. First, is that a Saint in my life gave me more yarn than I could have imagined! And not just any yarn, but tons of sweet, soft, lusciousness all in my taste. She knew that my husband and I are doing our best to live on a budget and that our goal is to save for a decent down payment on a house in the next 5 years. So there it was. A gift. Now I've never been very good at accepting gifts but this was one of those moments where I was speechless and near tears. I couldn't have dreamed of someone doing something so very kind for me. I am very lucky to have such a sweet wonderful person in my life.
Second bit of news is this. I have decided to knit the cozy cardigan on the Fall 2009 Interweave Knits Cover. The pattern is called the Classica Coat and the designer is Deborah Newton. This is the first pattern that I have gone totally nutty for. I saw it and just HAD to have it! Well, not only will this be the most difficult thing I will have ever attempted knitting, but the yarn it calls for is the Manos del Uruguat Wool Clasica (100% wool; 138 yds/ 100g) by Fairmount Fibers. I have a 37" bust but I want plenty of positive ease in order to get the same look as the cover fit, so I am going to make the 46" bust circumference pattern. That would mean, that I need 15 skeins. Fine, but then I realized that these are $16.00 per skein. That's $240.00 for the yarn to make this coat and that's figuring that I already have the correct needles! Yikes! I had no idea that it would cost that much. So, I started looking into comparable yarns for it, but was still coming up with $100.00-$120.00 for the coat. Unfortunately, that is just more than I can afford and I definitely don't have that in my stash either. So I started fretting about how in the world I was going to make that coat. And then it hit me. Why not recycle? I like to recycle everything else, so why not yarn?
So, my husband and I went to a bargain store called Ross. They sell previous season's garments but that are still new and just hadn't been sold by the original merchant. At much much lower prices mind you. I found 3 sweaters that I loved. I loved the yarn as well as the current style that they were in. I made sure that there were multiple sweaters per each design and color and then put the extras on hold and purchased one of each in my size. I took the purchased sweaters home and quickly figured out the current gauge. Only one of these would work with the gauge the pattern called for but it's my favorite of all of the colors (this was the moment when I started jumping up and down in my kitchen with my husband in the other room, probably wondering how in the world he got suckered into marrying such a crazy person).
I messages of few of my friends on Ravelry and asked if they thought it could work. Both of them said to make sure the garments were new to avoid damaged or bug infested yarn (gross!) and also to make sure that the garment was seamed and not serged. Oh crap! (This was the point where I dashed across the room to the sweater in order to check it SO quickly that I nearly barreled right over the top of my son) Comparing the sweater to the pictures one of my friend linked to me, I realized that it was indeed seamed. Yeah!
So my plan is to purchase the other 2 of this sweater tomorrow and to bring them to the Friday Night Knitting Club where my friend can hopefully get me started unraveling it so that I can wash and dry the kinks out of it and then wind it up for it's true purpose in life. My coat. I think I may only need 2 of the sweaters for the coat, but I'm not taking any chances. I will alternate balls of yarn every 2 rows or so in order to even the color and I think it will be great. A learning experience for certain.
Cost with recommended yarn = $240.00
Cost after recycling = $30.00 (2 sweaters) - $45.00 (3 sweaters)
Now THAT I can work with :) Here is the sweater I will be using. It is acrylic, but it is super cozy and the coat really doesn't need to be blocked perfectly for it to look like it is intended.
Here's the sweater I'm going to rip out.
 
And here is the coat.
I will keep updating on the progress of this crazy endeavor. Wish me luck and any advice would be greatly appreciated from anyone who either has or who has heard of doing this.
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August 26th, 2009
10:57 pm - Yarnoholics Anonymous
So I think I need to find my local "yarnoholic" anonymous meeting. I indeed have an addiction to knitting and buying yarn. Dictionary.com's definition of addiction is as follows;
Addiction: -noun
the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
Yup! That pretty much sums it up, except for the whole narcotic thing. I not only had to buy a new storage container for my stash, but I just bought new yarn last week with no idea (Got that? NO idea!) what in the world I am going to knit with it. But then today, I spent $100 at Knitpicks.com. What, may I ask, is going through my head? If I am not knitting or shopping to knit I feel sad almost; like a piece of my life is missing. I have this mentality that whenever something goes wrong, knitting can fix it. "What? No toilet paper? Sorry honey, but look at my pretty project! Don't you just feel so much better now?" It's ridiculous really, but I love it! I think we all do. All of us crazy and addicted knitters. We should all really be committed. Oh no, wait. That would mean no needles. Never-mind. Knitters WITHOUT needles would likely be more dangerous than crazy, non-knitters WITH needles.
I'm in the middle of 4 books at the moment. Slow progress considering I would actually have to stop knitting long enough to read. They are all very entertaining so far.
   
The Secret Life of a Knitter is a refreshing grasp on this crazy and yarn-filled life.
Drunk, Divorced, and Covered In Cat Hair is a light hearted and mostly humorous memoir.
The Host is a typical sci-fi story but with two rocking women main characters, a nice change.
The Accidental Housewife is truly going to save my life. More efficient housework = more time to knit.
I also have an awesome shout-out tonight. I have discovered the pod-cast Here's To Ewe and it is by far the best I've heard! It has two women speakers, Maddie Hatter and Red Queen, and the topics are great. Their information is imperative for the "new" knitter to know and very easy to follow. They also have a section called "Drunk In Public" that is truly original and hilarious. In fact, the first time I ever heard one of their pod-cast was on my Ipod in a waiting room. Awkward could not begin to describe my feelings when the completely silent room gave me the evil eye because I was laughing uncontrollably. If you haven't already, please go check them out. You will be pleasantly entertained as well as educated. Here's the link.
http://herestoewe.wordpress.com/
Goodnight all. Your crazy blogger is ready for her slippers, comfy pants, and my nice warm bed. Take care.
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August 21st, 2009
10:56 pm - Little Sprout
I just finished another baby hat for a friend of a friend of a friend. I think it turned out well. I love the leaf :) We had another meeting of the Friday Night Knitting Club and it was a blast! I love this group of women and look forward to this group all week.
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August 19th, 2009
03:40 pm - First Fair Isle
I made a newborn hat for a friend of my mothers and it turned out well. It was my first fair isle and it actually wasn't as terrifying as I thought it would be.
 
More project details here: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/brandicea/fairisle-newborn-hat
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August 15th, 2009
07:25 pm - Jade
Mossy Beret
 
I gave this to my sister-in-law last night for her birthday. I think she liked it.
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August 13th, 2009
08:59 am - First Steps!
A few days ago, Jack took 2 steps in my favorite coffee shop, but then yesterday... He walked! He took a clean 5 steps and then ran the last 3! And he did it numerous times. The pic is of him running.
Also, Jack discovered cell phones and boxes. Oh joy!
 
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August 12th, 2009
04:58 pm - Christmas Gifts 2009
I am very proud of myself this year. I already have a complete list of what we are gifting this Christmas. I'm never really one to plan this far ahead, but I want to knit quite a few, so I'd better get started. So, unless it's a personal or a project for another occasion, I won't be able to post many FOs. I don't want anyone who reads my blog to have their gift spoiled, but I will keep my Ravelry updated since noone I'm gifting has an account.
http://www.ravelry.com/people/brandicea
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August 10th, 2009
07:05 am - Rorschach blot
I think it looks like a fox mask
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August 6th, 2009
04:55 pm - OMG! Too funny :)
I came across this pattern this afternoon on Ravelry and just about died laughing!! I just have to make one of these for Jack :) These are other Raverly member's pics.
 
Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-hat-dead-or-alive
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July 30th, 2009
11:14 pm - Fields of Marigold
I love love love this beret!! I finished it in 2 1/2 days and had to rip it out 4 times before getting it right. Erg! But here it is. I won't block it because it fits perfectly now and I'm afraid of loosening the fit. This was my first lace pattern and it's too bad it doesn't show up perfectly. But baby lama wool will do that. It is the softest thing I've ever knit up and it's all mine! Mwah Ha Ha Ha Haaaa!!!!!!!!!
 
Yarn: Mirasol Yarn Miski/ Marigold (Baby Lama)
Needles: US 7 for brim and pattern/ US 5 for ribbing
Pattern: Woolly Wormheads Mystery Beret Nov. 2008
( SONG: Fields of Marigold by Frank Black )
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July 28th, 2009
07:35 am - Interesting Tid-Bits For The Day. Enjoy!
The world's smallest conceptual knitter. She did all of Coraline's sweaters and mittens. Her needles are comparable to the width of human hairs! Insane I tell you!
Oh my goodness! This totally cracked me up this morning :) Enjoy !
I finally saw the offical trailer for Walt Disney's Alice In Wonderland, directed by who else, but TIM BURTON! There is no better match in the world than Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, & Helen Bonham Carter. Heaven (or hell?) on earth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMkNrX60mA
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July 27th, 2009
07:43 am - First Scarf
I found the first knitting project I ever did the other day and realized that I never actually finished. I was so excited to jump into other projects that I just pinned it off the needles and left it. So... I finished it! Maybe just for kicks and maybe just to know it's completed but here it is. I used a little of the extra yarn from that project and made a cozy for my waterbottle too. I hate condensation.
 
I have recently discovered that my library has a HUGE collection of knitting pattern books and I think I have 5 or 6 checked out right now. I am going to photocopy the patterns I actually want to do and then return them. I don't think there's any infringement problems as long as I don't distribute them. But how cool is that?
* Katie's baby shower was fantastic! I was a close knit group of women and very relaxed and comfortable. I thought the decorations were beautiful as well as the glowing mom-to-be :) I think she really enjoyed the blanket. I also taught her little cousin to knit. (See? I just KNEW there was a reason to carry it around everywhere I go! LOL)
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July 24th, 2009
08:40 am - Drunk, Divorced, and Covered In Cat Hair!
No, I'm not divorced or any of those things lol, but it is the title of the book I just started. So far, it is absolutely hilarious. It's a divorced woman's memoir about the process of rediscovering herself post divorce. She takes up knitting and just like all of the other yarnaholics out there, she's hooked. Although I'm not quite finished with it, it's fantastic. I'll post a review when I'm finished.
Jack has been a super goof lately, and he just got in his first molar too! Still walking around furniture but is also learning to put his walking toys to get across the floor. He can ride his car with no troubles on his own now.
 
We had a horrendous hail storm Monday night and both Nick's and my car have insurance claims on them. All of the trees in our area were demolished, it's so sad :( But I feel fortunate. Not very far away from here, there were a few minor tornadoes that broke windows, flipped cars, and even pulled HUGE, old trees (roots and all) right out of the ground and toppled them over. Driving on 20th Avenue was so depressing Tuesday morning on the way to The Recycled Lamb. All of those poor people out boarding up there windows and cleaning up the tree debris.
 
Onto a happier note, I finally finished Katie's baby blanket. It turned out very well and looks beautiful post blocking. I will give it to her tomorrow at her shower :) I can't wait. I just found out that I also have a shower on Sunday for my friend Melanie and I feel bad that all I have time to knit now is a newborn hat :(
 
Current Location: Home, where else?
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July 12th, 2009
09:21 am - Allen Update!
Jack: Our little boy has officially grown into his "Monster" stage. Yup, full on bull-dozer, shredder, speed-demon, and monster stage. He is crawling and army crawling, walking along furniture, cabinets, our legs or anything else he can hold on to. And he loves to push buttons, including turning the TV on and off.
 
He loves any and all (did I mention ALL!!) things that make noise and he refuses to leave the dogs alone for even a few minutes. He is wearing 12-18 mo. clothes and he weighed 22.5 lbs at his one year check up. But that was a month ago, so who knows now :)
 
He had two ear infections about a month ago but is completely recovered now. A few of his newest epiphanies include the knowledge that he does NOT want to be fed anymore (if he can't feed it to himself, then forget about it) and that naps are just not for him. Every day is a fight to get him to nap and if he doesn't, then about 2pm he morphes into a creature that one only ever sees in their nightmares.
 
He frequently engages in the art of "Fake Crying". When he doesn't want to do something, he squishes up his face and sometimes even pouts out his lip. It's pathetic really and Nick and I can't help but laugh every time he does it.
He likes to "help" whenever he gets the chance (or dumb mom leaves the room for two seconds, you know, whichever comes first.
 
His first birthday party was great! Thankyou all for coming and spoiling our monster like crazy, even with the rain that decided to grace us with it's presence. He loves all of the toys and has worn almost all of the outfits.
 
 
Birthday aftermath: 
We just recently celebrated the fouth of July also. I had to work, unfortunately, but Nick and Jack went to Nick's grandparents' house to watch the fireworks and they had a great time.
 
Nick: Poor Nick has been pretty frazzled with work lately. His company was bought out by another body shop and now he has to learn a whole new computer system among other things. But he has been a trooper. He has also had to take care of Jack all by his lonesome most evening while I work. I think the boys enjoy their time together without mom (or "Nag" lol) Although he is out fishing today, he hasn't been out as much lately. Partly due to my job, and also due to the fact that his best friend and fishing confidant has been out of town for most of the summer so far. Nick did go on a hiking trip with his coworker a few weeks ago though. They went to Estes Park and hiked to Marine Park and Nick took some gorgeous landscape photos.
 
Other than that, I think he's been pretty mellow and has been spending as much time as possible his family at home.
Dogs: Besides skedaddling from Jack constantly, they really haven't had much time for anything else. We have two new neighbors, both of which we can hear through our walls, so it isn't uncommon for the dogs to randomly start barking in the house, which scares the beejeebeez out of me at least once a day! I don't have any new pics, but promise to get some soon.
Moi: I have started my new job working nights and weekends at Walmart and am currently knitting way too many projects. I have even been devouring books on disc because I can't even put my needles down long enough to read whenever I get any free time. Books on disc include the "Chicks With Sticks" series (silly and very simple), "Friday Night Knitting Club" again, and "Not buying it : my year without shopping ". Although I have recently finished a 17 book (so far) Japanese series (super short) called Nana in the last month. I rescued a cat from my car engine a few weeks ago. We ended up finding his home and I think he was very grateful. We had him in our home for a few days and then when his owner came to get him, we found out his name was Jack. How ironic! He was so sweet and Jack and our dogs liked having our house guest.
As for me, I always keep my blog pretty updated, so check out earlier posts.
Well I think that's everything. As always, I hope to find each of you well and happy. And remember, "It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it." ~Anonymous
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08:33 am - The Offensive Word = Yarn!
So long time no post! Yowzers!! Jack is HUGE now. He is walking around furniture and getting into every single itty bitty possible thing I don't want him to. His favorite toys are my needles or yarn if he gets even the slightest possibility. His second favorites are a blue stuffed dog with a rattle inside and a toy car that he can ride on and push all of the buttons. He loves anything that makes noise, much to my own dismay most of the time.
Nick is good, but honestly, I feel like I've hardly seen him. I started my new job working nights and weekends and don't usually get home until well after midnight. Then I crash and get up with Jack at 7am. The nights that I'm not working, I'm usually falling asleep before 8pm like some narc, it's ridiculous. So like I said, we haven't really spent to much time together recently. We have watched a few new movies in the evenings, including "Push" and "Knowing". Now I know I'm not a critic, but here's a short version. "Push" is fantastic if you like that kind of sci-fi action genre, however the story line is sadly rushed and lacks what I believe would have been important details. "Knowing" is just odd. I love sci-fi, action, horror (among just about every other genre minus sappy chick-flicks) and although this movie is extremely suspenseful, it just stops. That right, done. The ending definately does not do the over-all film justice. Too bad because it was great up until then.
I have been knitting like a crazed old fogey the last few weeks. I'm rushing to finish Katie's baby blanket for her shower on July 25th, but working on the same muted-color project for that long is sooo boring! (I know I'm whining)
Sooo... I just HAD to go to my LYS (I know what you're thinking, "just HAD to"? LOL) I needed a filler project, something fun to take a break from boredom once in a while. And then I saw it. This beautiful, flamingo pink, tiny little ball of yarn. It is soft wool and silk, and probably the absolutely softest thing I've ever laid my hands on. I just had to have it. I bought two balls and have decided that I'm going ot make it into a scarf (for myself). I have chosen a lacey pattern that I've never attempted and it's fun, although now I have to make myself pick up that blanket.
I have also recently found a pattern for a sweater hoody that I'm very excited about. It will be my first sweater ever! Woo Hoo! I found the yarn and needles that it needs both on sale and with coupons, so the total cost for my future hand knit sweater is a total of $11.91. Which I guess will make up for my scarf with the gorgeous pink yarn that set me back $27.94. Whoops. Maybe my husband IS right to shake his head when I mention the offensive word "yarn" :)
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June 8th, 2009
09:17 pm - Polina Seminova
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09:12 pm - Iron and Wine + Flamenco = LOVE!
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11:28 am - WOMEN'S CLUB Looking For Women Of All Types And Talents!
   
Hi! My name is Brandi and I have been thinking about starting some kind of group for women who love their hobbies. Reading, knitting, painting, etc. (All of which I love myself) I am a stay at home mother to a 1 year old, 25 years old, married, and BoReD! I miss the social interaction of school and being single even though I love my current life. I have decided that there is no way that I can be the only woman who feels this way. I have searched for groups but every single one of them are either crisis or mother focused. Both are fine, but what about crafts, a book club (where the average age is not 60+), or those times when a woman just wants to get away and not be a wife or mother for a few hours. Just an average woman looking for fun and socializing.
I'd like to find out how much interest there is out there and just start setting up get-togethers. Maybe a knitting group at the local coffee house, or a paint date (any medium, bring your own supplies) wherever we can find the space, a book club group at the local bookstore, a bring your kids to the park day, or even a poker day or night out at the local bar. All of these sound awsome to me, but I am open to others' ideas as well.
I have no age, lifestyle, faith, marital status, or any other restrictions. All I ask is that #1 - Don't force any aspect of your life on anyone else. And #2 - You MUST come with an open mind and an open heart EVERY time we meet up. There will be no tolerance for any kind of prejudice and if this occurs in ANY way, the person will be asks to leave and not re-join the group.
I also always want to keep meetings in public places and with a minimum of 3 people per group just as a safety precaution with strangers. My goal to to have as many meetings as possible free to come with maybe a few movie nights or pay if go things. There will be no fees or dues.
Let me know what you think. Please send me an email with your name, thoughts, and ideas to surferchic71421@msn.com. I am hoping to keep meetings to the southwest Denver metro area (my local) but we can always expand that too :)
I hope that there are other women desiring a social life like me and I can't wait to meet you :) Thanks for your interest, Brandi Allen
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