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April 13, 2006
Baby Steps
I haven't made a lot of progress on the current projects, but I have actually been working on them. The foot of the first Socakapalooza sock is at 7 1/4 inches and I need 8 before I start the toe shaping. I will be cutting it close on having enough yarn, but I continue to be optimistic about this sock. I truly believe the Knitting Goddess is on my shoulder for this project. I ended up washing the fabric for the bag in the machine on gentle cycle with cold water and drying it in the dryer on medium heat and everything seems to have come out just fine. Last night I cut out the pattern pieces for the outside of the bag, but had to stop to watch LOST. Priorities, right. So, I still have the lining and interfacing to cut, plus the miles of bias strips for the cord. It looks like it's going to be a quiet weekend around here, so I should make some good progress on both projects.
I saw this fun little bit over at January One and I thought it would be interesting.
Do a Wikipedia search of your birthdate, minus the year; list three interesting events, three people who were born, and three people who died on that day.
Events
1. 1580 - Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe.
2. 1789 - Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.
3. 1983 - Australia II, the first non-American winner, wins the Americas Cup.
Births
1. 1774 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1847)
2. 1948 - Olivia Newton-John, Australian singer
3. 1981 - Serena Williams, American tennis player
Deaths
1. 1763 - John Byrom, English poet (b. 1692)
2. 1820 - Daniel Boone, American frontiersman (b. 1734)
3. 1984 - John Facenda, American broadcaster and sports announcer (b. 1913)
Have a great day. It's almost Friday.
Comments
Glad all is going well! I will keep my fingers for having enough yarn.
Posted by: caitlyn at April 13, 2006 11:18 AM
I'm glad the fabric washing went well! The fabrics are beautiful, and I can't wait to see the finished bag. You claim to be a novice sewer, but your projects always turn out so nicely!
Posted by: Carolyn at April 13, 2006 11:59 AM
Interesting, I found out I have the same birthdate with Bruce Willis and Glen Close. hee hee. Maybe I'll put this on my blog tomorrow, it's fun.
Sounds like you have a nice crafty weekend ahead of you.
Posted by: Rebekah at April 13, 2006 1:00 PM
You can knit socks and watch Lost! Where do you think it is going? Happy crafting this weekend!
Posted by: Stephanie at April 13, 2006 3:15 PM
I was just looking at this Wikipedia bit and it occured to me that you and I are born on the same day! (For some reason, the fact that I share a birthday with Olivia Newton-John has always stuck...I suspect it has something to so with the fact that I wanted to be her when I was 6.) I'm heading over to Wikipedia and will be posting on my blog. So much fun!!
Posted by: Allison at April 16, 2006 3:41 AM
