Saturday, January 30, 2010

Current projects.

Have started a new purple cardi that has a yoke at the top and from the point of the yoke is worked as one piece. First time on the yoke messed it up and had to start over but now moving along. I am also still working on scarves for the homeless. Instead of taking them to The Storehouse though we will be taking them to the DownTown Rescue mission. The knitting and crocheting classes are coming along nicely. A couple of women have dropped out but a couple of new ones have joined. Think the ladies are happier working on the projects for the rescue mission. I think the idea of making a full twin-sized afghan was somewhat daunting to them. I have also come up with an idea of making a Roman Road Scarf. It is modeled after the Salvation Bracelets that the Missions' Department make to take on the mission trips. Need to wash up the stuff I have here a home that is completed and take with me on Wednesday to give to the Missions' department or Rhonda which ever I am suppose to do.
I think I am going to keep the scarf that I am working on at work and give the one I have been wearing to the Rescue Mission. It is simply the nicest feeling one that I have done. The yarn is one of the chunkier (5) yarns and it feels like it was made out of fine strips of fleece.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Update

Knitting/Crocheting ministry lessons going well and have a number of people who continue to work on blankets. Mostly baby blankets but the new learners are working on scarves. Have one woman working on twin sized afghan. I am also working on a new cardi it is purple.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

A rude awakening

I have suddenly after all the garments, scarves, and hats I have been making become aware that I have been doing the knitting stitch wrong. It really does not change the look of the garment much but assume it will play a part later on when I am to knit a stitch to the back of the loop as the pattern calls for. I will also need to work on correcting this with my knitting students. One of the students also found a pattern that will work well for the class. I guess I missed it because I am not familiar with that type of Lion Brand yarn, will of course need to check out weight.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Started Lessons at Church

On Wednesday (yesterday) had the first group of ladies for lessons in knitting and crocheting. There is a total of 15 women signed up. Have split them up into two groups one for crochet and one for knitting. It should also be easier to teach them this way. So far it seems like it is going to be fun.

Jan 7: Developing Realistic Characters

In today's reading the author, Mr. Fred White, discusses the importance of good character development. He further states that the read learns the most about the character by the behavior they display.
FOR FURTHER REFLECTION
Today in this segment Mr. White asks us to first think about the Civil Rights Movement. Although many people know what that term means it is the behavior of people that gives us the best understanding of the movement. The actions of people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. helps us understand more and also expands our picture of the movement.
TRY THIS
The assignment is to develop character profiles for five or six characters and then write a scene which includes narrative, dialogue, and action. In the you need to fully develop the character's personality and character atributes.
Unfortunately I already have too many characters and short stories going to get my brain working sufficiently to even attempt this assignment today.