Don't Teachers need to Know a lot!!

So the Teacher Training has begun with one week under my belt. So far it has entailed watching a lot of power point presentations and digesting an awful lot of information, some of which we don't need to worry about just yet (reassuring!).

I have to say the most intesting lecture so far was by the Maths guy (his name being one of the peices of information my brain wasn't able to retain). He appreciated the Maths of my knitting so much he allowed me to knit through his lecture (top man)!!

Actually it gave me the idea of getting hold of a knitting machine to teach the maths of repeating patterns and sequences, (I wonder if all my lesson ideas will focus on some fibre related activity!?).

So with all the reading, concentrating and thinking I've been doing there seems to be less and less time for those fibre related activities. I am currently on a manic sock making mission as the eldest is off hiking with the school in the lake district (lucky thing!), and if making hand spun hand knitted walking socks in the softest alpaca doesn't say 'I Love You' then nothing will (surely?).

As a bit of light releif though i spent a lovely morning yesterday running a Felt Making workshop. As i have only ever done this with kids I was a little nervous but it went really well and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves.





















So I'm off to plough through the mounting pile of books and handouts and maybe sneak in a quick bit of spinning whilst 'Processing the Information'.

Have fun all x

The Bad Blogger is Back!

Oh dear I've been a very bad blogger.....I almost thought of giving it up altogether but I have now got my September head on so we're back on track.

So we all made it through the Summer Holidays. I'm not sure if it lived up to the high expectations we had at the very beginning (i.e seeing a bit of sunshine at least!) but we had our fair share of fun and laughter. We've all grown up a bit and are now ready to buckle down and get on with some work (if i say it enough times it might happen).

Oh, I hope my new interest in blogging isn't in fact a cunning plan by my brain to avoid getting on with some reading!

Anyway new term, new course. I am now on the path to becoming an Early Years Teacher (eventually I concede I will have to stop doing courses and actually get a proper job, last one I promise!).

On the crafty front I have been slowly working my way through the bags of alpaca and shetland/icelandic cross. I have been knitting a few little bits and bobs which will eventually become christmas pressie's (see how that september head is working!) but the Candle flame shawl is coming along
and Hey Teach is almost there......
I've had a really mental block with this, I still need to block, add buttons and weave in the ends. I bet i'll never wear it if i do ever finish it. Maybe it will take until the end of the course to do!

My apologies for the lack of interesting links and stuff but I've not blogged for so long I've forgotten how to do most of that stuff, bear with me and I'm sure it will come back.

TTFN x