After reading everyone else's bio, I've decided to share a little about myself.
I'm 46, my hubby is 48, and we live in a little house in Indian Trail, NC. We have 6 grown children from previous marriages, and my hubby has a young grand-daughter. I was a single mom for over 13 years before meeting my hubby on Yahoo Personals. We've been together now for 10 years.
I've been a church musician (organ, piano, and conducting) for more than 30 years. When I married my hubby, I put aside 16 years of full-time office administrative work, and started teaching piano lessons. Recently, I started teaching some of my students to knit!
I enjoy reading (classics, mysteries, Bible), playing video games (PC, DS, Wii), surfing the internet, blogging, and watching PBS, HGTV, A&E, Discovery, Nat Geo, and the History Channel. I keep a decent stash of DVDs and Videos to watch also (Columbo, LOTR, Harry Potter, space travel, documentaries, Looney Toons, Disney, etc.)
I started crafting when I was a young girl, learning embroidery, needlepoint, crewel embroidery, sewing, and crochet. I learned how to knit six years ago, by watching some free "beginner knitting" videos on the internet. I took two knitting classes at
SAFF in the mountains of North Carolina, and figured everything else out by watching
Amy's videos here in the KH Forum.
I've dabbled in learning to spin yarn, and want to learn to weave. When I have time, I'll take some classes and figure it out. But, right now, I'm too busy knitting!
I started the
Oddball Blankets in February of 2007, and was amazed to see it become a huge hit! Now, I'm still finishing up the original full-size blankets and shawls, and will occasionally knit a section of our Southeast Oddball Baby Blankets.
Mostly, I'm just a support person for the region leaders, sending them yarn and needles, books, etc. The Oddball Region Leaders ROCK!
I love browsing the KH Forum and Ravelry, seeing new Oddball Knitters join every day, and watching new Oddball Blankets being created all over the world.
About a year ago,
Bernat Yarn asked me to be a blogger for them. I've really enjoyed knitting monthly projects for their
blog, using free Bernat yarn and patterns of my choice. So far, I've made four sweaters for me, an afghan for my step-son, two hats, a crocheted bathroom set, and a baby outfit and two dolls for charity. This month, I'm making some ankle socks. The Bernat gig has taken some of my time away from Oddball knitting, but I know it's a good learning experience for me. And it's fun too!
Well, enough about me. Thank you for patiently reading my long-winded bio. Happy Knitting!
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