Barbara Vaccaro and myself have decided that the mitten is to be published as soon as we work out the logistics of yarn weights, stitches, construction, and sizing, etc. So it is not for the general public as yet. It will be shared among our knitting group and tested within the group before publishing.

It's time to knit again. Politics can wait.
So, Barabara Vaccaro had an idea to do the Afterthought Provisional that is used in the sock heel as a holdover to place an accessible opening in a Mitten Palm. And it works. I have to work out the gauge and stitch logistics for the different weights of yarn.

Well I was going to post the photos, but the Google Plus photo backup thing is shitty and therefore not working properly, so I will have to post it on meetup and Facebook.

One Person Always Starts The Ball Rolling

This is my first day and my first blog (March of 2008). I saw something today (on my day off) on PBS 13. It was mindblowing for me! You see, I always thought that Bob Dylan started a movement with his poetry but I found out that another man started it. Bob Dylan advanced the social revolution by covering his songs.

The name of that man is Pete Seeger. This man wrote songs from his heart that made people speak up and act on behalf of others. He reminded me what it is to be a true Christian. And I am not a Christian in the traditional sense of the word. I was born into a home that straddled three religions and I was taught that people matters. The songs of Pete Seeger reverberates in my heart.

When I see people around the world and in the United States of America being disenfranchised, it gets me mad! We need to speak up people! We can do this! We will and can make a difference in the world! That's why I knit Helmet-Liners for the troops. They matter! They matter because they don't ask why, they just do what they are told to do. They are the buffer between us and the people who would hurt us.

Where have all the young men gone, long time passing?

Where have all the young men gone, long time ago?

Where have all the young men gone? Gone for soldiers, ev'ry one.

When will they ever learn?

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Who the crap is mediawebmonster and why are they slamming my blog every time I try to open it?

How About Some Knitting?

Well I am still working on the top of my socks, and I am wondering about an effective cast off (bind off). Will I be able to do it properly? Will I have enough stretch in the calf? Then there will be the afterthought heel as Christopher Archie calls it. I lose confidence all of a sudden just thinking about it. I can't wait for when I have some free time from my Landmark Education activities to get back to some knitting. So much for Michelle Obama talking about the Glass Ceiling. I would suggest she give up that hope for the next 25 years, and then maybe it might get shattered (or not). It takes two hands to clap.
She is quite a role model for the young generation 

I'm Still On My Soapbox People

I am disappointed that the democratic process was so positioned and manouvered by the "Presidential (The People Won't Elect Me)Wannabees", that they made it their business to not get ruled by a woman. Make no mistake people; the Glass Ceiling would have been permanently shattered. And now it may be another 25 years. I AM a feminist in the purest sense of the word. I believe that women can make the most difference and they are stronger in character than most men have ever been. I still believe that Obama is not yet ready, just like George W was not ready. Who is really going to be making the decisions? I wanted to vote for him in the next elections, and now I don't know. I as a resident alien has yet to do my citizenship, and when it is done, who will be the choices then? I may choose to register as an Independent.
Obama may yet surprise me 😃

America's Judgement in Voting

Michael Johns. What's the matter with you America? You have a history of disregarding real talent when it hits you upside the head and then you get up and keep walking as if it never happened. It took a British Invasion to bring to the fore the black artists that influenced their music. American black artists! And you call Elvis Presley the king.
I am not even an American Idol junkie, (I hardly watch the show) but I managed to watch the first two shows that showcased the prospective artists, and One talent jumped out at me from the whole bunch. That talent was Michael Johns! I said to my husband "That's a Rock Star! He has the most natural talent in the whole bunch." And then you had to go and show me how clueless and dumb you can be America. The same America that made Taylor Hicks an idol. What has become of him by the way? Oh yes, of course! You actually have to have REAL talent to survive and be remembered in the music industry. Does anybody talk about him anymore. I didn't think so. Chris Daughtry was supposed to be the Idol for that season because HE has the talent.
Stop wallowing in dumbness America. You have had periods of greatness in your history. Don't make those periods few and far between. You're better than that.