Where Do You Knit?

Young knitters in Madison are having a hard time forming good knitting groups. At least, that's what I'm getting from Madam and the writer of this blog.
To be honest, I'm not big on knitting groups. I do enjoy knitting with friends that knit, but the few knitting groups I've been to have made me long for something more. Like beer or wine or some kind of cocktail. Something to make things more exciting. SweaterGirl and I have discussed plans to create a bar/knitting store. I'm not sure how things would work out, since I wouldn't want tipsy knitters to spill their drinks on the yarn or poke somebody with a stick. But the conversations would be sparkling and ideas flowing freely and probably a lot of laughter and tears, since that's what knitters do. And I have an idea in my head that a tipsy knitter will buy a lot of yarn.
I think it would be great if Madison had a young knitters' group. Not too young, because even though I have a vast depth of patience, it runs out quickly when I'm around whippersnappers.

Hooray, Hooray! I Got An 'A'!

In soc. I'm not surprised by this bit of information, but it is always nice to see that letter on an official letter from school. I'm glad that I was able to get those credits worked in around my knitting time.
But since that class has ended, I've been studying human anatomy and physiology. Unfortunately, it's not a knitting-type class. And I actually have to put some effort into the studying. I did take an anatomy class in high school, so it's not brand new information that I'm trying to process. Which seems to be the case with the young whippersnappers in the class. Except that they didn't learn anything in their high school classes, and they're trying to get through this class without learning anything, too. Kids these days...
On the knitting front, I have just about an inch and half to go on my prairie tunic before I start my short rows. It's taken a very long time to get to where I'm at and I've decided that I will have to modify patterns so that I can stop purling forever. The tunic would be much easier and faster to knit if the pattern had been written for circular knitting, which is probably true for a lot of patterns. Live and learn, I guess.

You know what's not fun?

Algebra.

I'm studying for a placement test that I need to take before I can register for fall classes. I don't remember much of the algebra I learned almost 10 years ago, so I have a feeling it will be remedial algebra for me.


On the knitting front, I finished 6 dishcloths last week. I also did 6 more inches on the prairie tunic and started a shawl for SuperGeek's aunt. I'm going to have it done in time for the ladies' weekend in Chicago.... hopefully.....