Bit by bit, knitting group, fractals

Thursday night, 10:30,  usual time for a surge of get-it-doneness, I fixed those pants in my waiting-for-alterations lineup. Inserted elastic in the back waist band  to reduce the waistline. This involved many trips around, up and down stairs, to assemble needle, thread, scissors. Note to self: don't tidy up your projects, you'll lose all your scissors. 

It also involved using a slot screwdriver to push the elastic through the channel,  the denim fabric being too sturdy for the usual bodkin or safety pin. No pictures because it's black stitching on black fabric.  But yay it's done and I now have nice black dress jeans in my rotation.

Maybe this morning, Friday as I write,  I'll finish binding the edges of the pink jacket and wear both to the Friday knitting group.

Ed note: this came to pass, see new outfit 

The knitting group was full, lively, some continuing projects, some new, like these gloves for a four year old granddaughter 

And this rapidly developing Tunisian crochet learning piece 

Chat ranged over competitive schools, exams, wealthy parents, Ithaca, wineries, road trips, pingpong tables, sheep holding grudges, and more.

About fractals, I did a series of fractal- related images back in my computer assisted art days. I'll see if I can find any to show you. 

Gosh, that was a fun time. I still remember the thrill of getting those shapes to appear and rotate in 3D on the screen. It was a complex many step process and a lot of people lost patience with the steep learning curve. But I just had the best time.

Interestingly some of my work was juried into exhibits which stated no computer related art was accepted. Also bought into collections. 

People didn't realize what it was, just that they wanted it! I think there were pre judgments about what computer assisted art would look like, Disneyfied maybe, simple graphics rather than fine art.  Anyway I was hugely amused as I deposited the checks.

Meanwhile we're under  State water restrictions now, I'm told online and via email and text, because of the continuing drought. So I can't wash my car. Well, I never do, but now it's official. So there's that. Done.

Happy day everyone! Don't wash your car. You'll be busy watching the full moon.