The Virtual Knitter

The annual Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat started yesterday in Tacoma, Washigton.  I’ve attended this fabulous event for the last three year and I’m excited about going again this year.  I’ll be heading down to Tacoma straight from work today, hoping to get there in time to do some shopping at the public market. 

I’m only taking two classes this year – both of them jewelry oriented.  On Saturday, I have an all-day class with Betsy Hershberg on knitting beaded jewelry.  You can see here amazing work here.  And on Sunday, I’m taking a half-day class to learn the basics of kumihimo braiding.  I’ve usually taken some spinning classes, but this year, my wheel’s just going along for the ride (and evening entertainment). 

Look for a full report here later!

I recently upgraded to a Google Nexus 1 phone, which I absolutely love. In an attempt to fully utilize all of its features, I’ve downloaded a Wordpress application. I’m trying out the mobile application right now. In fact, I’m using the phone’s voice recognition abilities to write this post. So far, with a few minor glitches it is working well. I’ll upload to see how well it works.

I did end up needing to come back and make a few edits, but overall, it seems to work quite well.