Monday Meme #5 A Good Guess
My very first nursing school test was in anatomy and physiology.
I clearly had not made the switch from flowery prose as an English Major, to Science and best guess as a new Nursing student.
I got a 54 on my first test. I was devastated. I saw the professor after the grades were passed out. He said,
'You are good at guessing. The class average was 34.'
'You are good at guessing. The class average was 34.'
So let's have a guessing meme this first February morning, shall we?
I asked Fireman to guess:
*Guess how much a skein of sock yarn costs me?
He said 'twelve dollars, but I have to buy you two skiens to make a pair of socks.'
Now we know he's not altogether wrong. In fact he's about right.
If I buy a 24 dollar skein of sock yarn it is usually enough yardage to make a full pair of socks.
*If you had to guess how long it takes me to make a pair of socks ......what would you guess?
He said 6 days.
He's about right. Unless we count roadtrips where I knit obsessively, More so than usual, as we cross the country to visit Al.
*What do you guess is my worst knitting failure?
He didnt' skip a beat!
'Those first mittens you made where the thumb went the wrong direction and there was a big hole where it met the hand.'
'Those first mittens you made where the thumb went the wrong direction and there was a big hole where it met the hand.'
Of course we know there have been many many knitting failures.
Funny how the mitten made an impression.
Perhaps I was a cryer then.....
Now I quietly frog and reknit something worthwhile...
*Is yarn free? Ever?
Why yes it is. Dear knit pals send one another surprise skeins and I won a contest today. I didnt even know I was an entrant.
The Pine Ridge Reservation charity squares group picks a winner a month for some fabuous yarn give aways.
Honest, I was just trying to be charitable.
* Guess Who is the most popular designer on Ravelry?
I dont' know the answer to this, but Steven West has got to be in the top ten.
The image I took at my LYS the other day, tops this page and its his design.
*Guess one of the most popular yarns on the Ravelry yarn page today and then guess a very popular pattern :
Popcorn Sock Yarn by zweger garn.
Waiting for Rain, shawl pattern.
*Finally can you guess how often an angora bunny can shed its coat for you?
Every 90 days.....
Comments
As for my worst disaster, he would say every sweater I've ever made because I have yet to make one that really fits.
I need to make something by Stephen West. I really, really do. His crazy designs are perfect for this crazy old lady.
Blessings,
Betsy
The shawl doesn't grab me, but I love that Popcorn yarn. I hadn't seen it before.