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Learning Skills
Nov. 21st, 2008 11:44 amSome challenges for myself for this year (up to 365 days, not calendar year):
- Learning to sew better. I've been sewing off and on for years but have avoided some of the more complex things. Currently the vest is a challenge. Hoping to successfully fold space later today...
- Slaughtering/butchering chickens (the layers are getting pretty old, which means they aren't laying very much and we can't afford to keep them).
- Knitting a pair of socks (L knits well so I have an in-house tutor as well as some other friends who knit well). I'm using sport-weight wool, having no desire to go blind.
- Learning to crochet. I couldn’t figure out how to get to the third row years ago, just kept making a long skinny spiral. Thankfully, I have volunteers for that too. No, I can't learn from a book on crochet; that's how I ended up with the spiral.
- Learning the mysteries of operating a heating wood stove. First lesson is today. L completed installing it this week so we are doing test burns. He did the first one yesterday and the draft is fine.
- Learning to sew better. I've been sewing off and on for years but have avoided some of the more complex things. Currently the vest is a challenge. Hoping to successfully fold space later today...
- Slaughtering/butchering chickens (the layers are getting pretty old, which means they aren't laying very much and we can't afford to keep them).
- Knitting a pair of socks (L knits well so I have an in-house tutor as well as some other friends who knit well). I'm using sport-weight wool, having no desire to go blind.
- Learning to crochet. I couldn’t figure out how to get to the third row years ago, just kept making a long skinny spiral. Thankfully, I have volunteers for that too. No, I can't learn from a book on crochet; that's how I ended up with the spiral.
- Learning the mysteries of operating a heating wood stove. First lesson is today. L completed installing it this week so we are doing test burns. He did the first one yesterday and the draft is fine.
