Beware the Ides of March

The Ides hit yesterday when several friends met for a 'quick' knit session. Five hours of fun and frolic! Yarn was a flying. We discovered things about each other, ourselves and random people that sat around us. For example one man and his two children and his girlfriend.... Don't stay together. The girlfriend hates your kids. We all noticed that. The girlfriend didn't even try to act like she cared about the kids, so cut your loses. For everyone's sake. Think about it. They were only in Panera for 30 minutes or less and we figured it out!!!!

People look at you like you are an alien when a group knits in public places. I heared more people talking 'amongst themselves' yet loud enough for us to hear, saying things like "they are 'yarning'". What exactly is Yarning? The act of yarn? Let's see what the experts have to say about yarn.

(Thanks to www.m-w.com for the following)
Pronunciation:\ˈyärn\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gearn; akin to Old High German garn yarn, Greek chordē string, Latin hernia rupture, Sanskrit hira band
Date: before 12th century
1 a: a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth b: a similar strand of another material (as metal, glass, or plastic)
2: a narrative of adventures ; especially : a tall tale (a roaring good yarn)

Yes, in fact we were yarning. We were yarning and knitting.
"'Frosty the Fiberman' became a yarn told for generations past from mother to child in a time honored tradition at coffee shops around the world."

We saw the happy accident when a lap blanket goes bad.











We also saw what happens to a baby blanket that gets frogged. Boy do people stare at you then! Frogging worries others. They could just not let that go by without direct questions. "why are you doing that to all of your hard work?" they questioned. Not truly wanting the answer. 'Well let's see. This is a baby blanket that got out of control by the addition of hundreds of extra stitches.'
Let's just call him Frosty the Fiberman. With the addition of Kyla's sock-in-progress as a hat he looks perfect!


One thing we know for sure is that Dena finished M's hat! It looks great on T. I just think her head is too big.


Thanks for the laughter!
Knit on