At this particular point every year, it is customary to look back at the year, at the failures, the successes, the highs, the lows, and the just plain idiotic things that we witnessed and were a part of. I’ve done plenty of that, so now I’m ready for my list of reasons 2012 will kick some serious ass…and yes, I do know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it will.
- I’m starting the year with the largest stash of sock yarn I’ve ever begun a year with. That’s gotta be a good omen, right?
And continuing with that theme, this year has also begun with the start of the CRAZIEST pair of socks I’ve ever knit, the Hexagons from Think Outside the Socks. The pattern is, as the name implies, constructed almost solely of hexagons. To make it even sweeter, I’m using the brightly-colored yarn I got from my friend Rebecca, which she has dubbed “clown barf.” Fabulous!- Being back in my comfort zone of teaching elementary school music is fabulous, and I walk into my job each day with a big, goofy smile on my face.
- And yet, while I’m enjoying elementary school in my professional life, my family will be done with elementary school this year. In a few short months my little one will be in middle school and the big one will be in high school.
- After a 2011 of my family establishing routines and “finding ourselves” in the wake of major transitions, 2012 will be (I hope) a year of maintaining what we’ve established.
- The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider Man, The Avengers, and The Hobbit (part 1) will all hit theaters. This means an enormous amount of GEEKING OUT!!!
- Lots of idiots vying for the Oval Office (and as much air time as possible) makes for some good entertainment. And…the biggest reason 2012 will kick ass…
- Every day I am thankful for the wonderful, ever-growing gaggle of AMAZING friends, family, readers, and colleagues that make life grand! The best thing about life is the people, and I am happy to share bits of my life with the greatest folks on the planet! You guys, like this new year, kick ass!
Glad you are using it! That project looks amazingly hard, good work trying it!
It’s really not as hard as it looks. Once you get the hexagon pattern memorized, it’s easy. Just knits, purls, and decreases. Thanks for the yarn!!
My friend Lucia has a friend who referred to some of Lucia’s yarn as “clown barf.” This is crazy to me. Is “clown barf” a THING?
I guess clowns barf too. I personally think that clown barf would be more hideous than this yarn but oh, well.