Going over the Ridge

Well, I've given up on the Ridgeway Lite sweater. I tried 3.75mm, 4.5mm, and 5.0mm. The sleeve still looks substantially different than the body itself. Here's the moral of the story: never leave a project finished too long, and keep careful records. Especially of which needle size and manufacturer of the needle. So, it's off to the frog pond and yarn reclamation. Sniff. I was looking forward to have something completed in time for the cold weather.

In happier news, I can now go back to the Trekking XXL 100 socks, thanks to Deb! She has graciously modified the stitch pattern for Diamante socks to take into account the 60 stitches that I've established for my socks. I need to remember to send her a picture for her gallery.

Today I went to a Women for Hire job fair. I'm not sure if it was helpful or not, although I did get one or two leads on which to follow up. It's more of a networking opportunity than an actual job fair. To see if the company you've thought about working for really is for you or not, and to meet other women who may have tips for you to follow up on. Personally it was rather difficult because it was so noisy that I had to lean close enough that I could hear what the person was saying, and I had to try to raise my voice; my voice isn't very strong and people have a hard time hearing what I have to say in noisy environments and as I have a distinctive accent, it can be hard for them at times to her what I have to say.

In any case, this organization has job fairs all over the country in main cities; if you're looking for another job, or already employed but need a change, you may want to give this a try. All you need is a resume for admission. I should caution you that if you want to have the resume included on the CD for searching by employers at the job fair, it costs $3 - this wasn't presented upfront on the website as far as I can recall.

There's another job fair on Friday that will be taking place at the Bay Sox Stadium not too far from my home. I'm glad for this one I don't have to drive all the way to the metro, travel for almost 45 minutes and walk 2 1/2 blocks to the location . . .