LauraRose
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- b r o o k l y n t w e e d
- Fiber, flowers and art
- floatingsheep
- QueerJoe's Knitting Blog
- Welcome ! | Knitting, Music, Miscellany
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | elementary school teacher |
| Location | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | I learned to knit in college. I actually got a credit for learning, then later I received 2 credits for teaching through EXCO --experimental college-- at Oberlin. It was probably the most useful credit I have ever earned! I needed to learn to knit because I had been spinning since 8th grade. I fluctuate between following patterns and just making (basic) things up. I'm mostly a project knitter/spinner, but the process is fun, too! My main joy comes from simply feeling the wonderful natural -take-me-back-to-basics textures of the fibers and reveling in the colors. I originally wrote this blurb for a knitting blog, but I do other things too! I went to Oberlin in the late '80s/early '90s, then I earned a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Pacific University in 1995. after teaching grades K, 5, 4/5 and 1 for 17 years I am taking some tim ego enjoy traveling, practicing piano and doing fiber arts. |
| Interests | knitting, spinning (yarns!), reading, travel, fresh air, NIA, yoga, old-timey music (banjo), eccentric friends |
| Favorite Movies | Wizard of Oz, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Amelie, The Station Agent, My Neighbor Totoro |
| Favorite Music | Any old-time Appalachian, blues, or old jazz/swing, R.E.M., Carbon Leaf, Sugar Beets |
| Favorite Books | Barbara Walker's Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Homespun/Handknit, Elizabeth Zimmermann anything, Ursula LeGuin's Earthea Trilogy, A.A. Milne's Pooh stories (illus. by E.H Shepard) |
For your birthday, your aunt gave you a maple syrup dispenser shaped like a rooster. Please write her a thank-you note:
Dear Aunt, You know I love maple syrup and cute glassware, so you hit the pancake on the head with this one! Thank-you! Love, LauraRose