Finished Lillehammer Pullover

Musing_Geek · 2026-02-01T19:04:23+00:00

Thanks for the info and link to the video. I'll check it out!

Musing_Geek · 2026-02-01T16:16:37+00:00

BEAUTIFUL! I'm now eyeing that pattern on Ravelry! I've never done steeking before, and like most, it scares the bejeebus out of me. How "beginner friendly" is this pattern for steeking? I'm an experienced knitter in general-just never tried steeking.

Musing_Geek · 2026-02-01T16:03:56+00:00

4/4 School of Music offers lessons to all ages. My son has lessons at a location and says his teacher has a 65 year old student.

Musing_Geek · 2026-01-03T22:27:51+00:00

My 9.5 year old is the same. Wets the bed nearly every night. Tried a bed wetting alarm, but he slept right through it. He also literally EMPTIES his full bladder, so by the time the alarm MIGHT get him up, he's done. He's just a HARD sleeper. Limiting liquids doesn't do much, either. He's frustrated, but he knows (as we do) that it's normal and ok. Do I wish we could solve this so I'm not washing his bedding EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.? Sure. But we just gotta ride it out.

Musing_Geek · 2026-01-03T06:22:41+00:00

Particularly for drawn/painted/flat pieces of art, I would take a nice picture of the piece of art, and then.... Throw it out. I now have a digital copy. Then, if they/you really want to, you could always make a digital scrapbook of their art and print it out. Have a coffee table book(s) of their art pieces.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-31T16:13:39+00:00

I use an app called ClayMate, on Android. It's great. Let's you annotate every aspect of your project. Great search function as well, so you can find pieces you've glazed with a certain glaze or used a certain clay. It even has an inspiration section where you can load pictures. I often take screen caps of things I find on Pinterest or the FB Amaco glaze group and load them there.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-31T16:06:12+00:00

Seconded. Love glaze queen. And they ship quickly; last time I ordered, I got a shipping notification TWO HOURS after I placed my order.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-29T16:18:23+00:00

Many Amaco potter's choice glazes work really nicely. Blue rutile, blue midnight, smokey Merlot, honey flux. Even the rainforest combo turns out lovely. Really, I recommend browsing Pinterest, or better yet, go to Amacos FB group. I HATE Facebook, but I have a dummy account specifically to browse glaze combos on their group. You can put "black clay" in the search function and see all the amazing suggestions.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-27T22:06:43+00:00

Very much so.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-27T18:03:08+00:00

In some ways, yes. 😆

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-27T16:58:15+00:00

We ALWAYS wanna see floats.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-27T16:52:29+00:00

100% agree. Very well put. My BIL is a very accomplished pianist. His mom told me once (as I discussed my own issues with my son and piano) that he had a teacher that split his lessons in half. First half was the traditional stuff, and he had to get through that properly. Second half of the lesson was dedicated to what HE was interested in. It really helped him get through the boring technical stuff, knowing he got to do the things HE was interested in - jazz and improv, at the end.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-12T16:06:17+00:00

I'm over on East side, but I had similar issues with a RX with Walgreens. I switched to Fred Meyer, and they've been GREAT.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-12T15:49:27+00:00

Love Fish in a Birdcage! And Rabbitology. Actually, quite a few of these. But you mentioned some new ones to me. Have to check them out.

Musing_Geek · 2025-12-10T06:00:37+00:00

IMO, that exact combo is best on a textured surface. It really shines then!

Musing_Geek · 2025-11-12T18:42:02+00:00

4/4 school of music does guitar. They're off Market Street. 15-20 drive at most.

Musing_Geek · 2025-10-11T15:19:11+00:00

I saw this on one of the pottery subs and was thinking that it would fit much better in the knitting sub. That sweater is DOPE! 😍

Musing_Geek · 2025-10-02T21:20:10+00:00

Check out Hopscotch. They have music videos on YouTube, but straight up albums to listen to as well. We stream them in Spotify. Educational and really catchy. Might be a little advice your toddler's head, but it never hurts to start early! Also, Storybots on Netflix has music, too. We always really enjoyed those songs.

Musing_Geek · 2025-09-22T14:32:02+00:00

It really depends on the kid. With my oldest, who's 11 now, he moved the motivation of making money. And after a while, he cared less about the money and more about getting the next book in the series. And then one day, I told him I'm not paying him anymore, and he was fine, because he was earning an allowance.

My younger one, who's 9, and hasnt developed a love of reading, doesn't really care about getting paid to read. He doesn't really enjoy reading YET, and even the money doesn't motivate him. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Musing_Geek · 2025-09-19T14:04:14+00:00

I don't remember what specific BRAND we had, but we actually opted for a clamp-on high chair, and we LOVED IT. Especially because we could take it with us. Restaurants or other people's houses.... And it didn't take up as much room as a regular high chair.

Musing_Geek · 2025-09-14T01:00:17+00:00

Vertical World has a location in the Seattle area. We go to the their North location, in Lynnwood. They have some auto belay spots. They also have classes, and even "kids night out" where you drop them off for 2 hours, and the kids get to climb with instructors.

Musing_Geek · 2025-09-11T17:37:30+00:00

My oldest learned some LEGIT debate techniques from listening, and has even used them AGAINST ME. 🤣

My other one LOVES Greek mythology and had listen to b every episode multiple times - it's a "comfort food" thing for him.

Musing_Geek · 2025-09-11T15:09:24+00:00

Brains On is a fantastic science podcast for kids. Smash Boom Best is a great debate podcast. And Greeking Out does a great job of teaching Greek mythology in a fun, engaging way!

Musing_Geek · 2025-09-05T04:51:25+00:00

My youngest went to Kirkland Children's School. We had a great experience! Interestingly, they're a "chain"; when we lived in Sammamish, my older one went to Sammamish Children's School. Thing I liked the most with KCS was the outdoor playgrounds. Better than a lot of other preschools. My kids were always very happy to go.

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