I keep plugging away at knitting mittens, tweaking patterns, being mom, and wrestling the computer. I can't say I'm not learning multiple things a day!
Today I set up a Laura Ricketts ravelry group on the Ravelry website. If you are a crafter and don't belong to Ravelry, where in the world have you been? Go on over there. Now. Go on (you can open a separate window…)! It is a wonderful storehouse for all things pertaining to yarn, patterns, and yarn people.
Type "Laura Ricketts" into the search bar, and join my group while you are over there. Please say, "hi!"
Besides the conferences I mentioned in the last post, I also will be in Minneapolis next month participating in FinnFest 2014. Last year, I went with the kids to attend the Finnfest in Northern Michigan. Every year the location changes, which is fabulous when you can have a new city to explore!
On Friday, August 8, I lecture on Sámi Knitting at 3p at Minneapolis' Hyatt hotel, where the conference is centered. The following day, I teach Skolt Sámi motifs at Ingebretsen's, also in Minneapolis. Ingebretsen's is a wonderful Pan-Scandinavian store with a little bit of everything in it. If you have never been there, come by for my class from 1-4, or anytime to view their marvelous wares.
So much has happened in the last few weeks. I think often to update this blog, "when I have the time," but the pictures and info just pile up. I will therefore make an entry with what time I have, and forgot a huge, long, newsy one.
How about lists? I can do lists!
1. My Irish Crochet Cuffs were published in the latest PieceWork magazine (available at all fine magazine stores everywhere)! In fact, drumroll please, my project made the cover photo! This does, of course, make me a CoverGirl. The editor contacted me over a month ago sharing the cover shot, and I had to KEEP QUIET ABOUT IT FOR A MONTH. Pure agony.
2. I will be teaching classes on Irish Crochet / Rose and Leaf. July 22 I will be at Yarn & Ya'll in Greenville, SC, and October 3 I will be teaching it at Twisted PDX in Portland, Oregon. Super fun! Contact me to teach at your yarn store!
3. I will also be teaching the Sámi mitten class: Beauties from the Far North at Twisted PDX on October 4. I'm really excited to make it to Portland at the same trip as the...
4. Nordic Knitting conference. All is toodling along splendidly! My class sold out in the first day! If you didn't make the class, I'd still love to meet you at the Saturday banquet held at the Nordic Museum. I will be driving up from Portland, so I will be late, but I will still be there! I am really looking forward to working with all the wonderful instructors -- you can't go wrong with a single class!
5. Been super busy with the kids all summer: swim team, softball league, softball all stars, eldest child entering the work force… In fact, I need to take the third child to his activity right now.
But you know what? I posted. Proud of that, and I hope to see you all soon at one event or the other!
That's right: Triathlon time! And, am I ever not ready! The kids are out of school tomorrow, I have several projects due at the end of the month, and two more essays and another project to work on after that. I had a long lasting lung thing last month, and a trip, and a family reunion. And, all that has left me out of shape.
So, who biked round the lake last Sunday, and finished last of the group? Me! But who has gotten back in that saddle and ridden around three times since?
