ShugaBakers

I have awesome skills but absolutely no talent. At least if you ask me on any given that's what I will tell you. My family friends and loved ones I know would disagree. I can do the following:

• sew most any small project 
• bake as we all know to delight any sweet tooth
• design a floor plan and elevation and pop it into most current CAD programs
• mix color elements that most would not normally put together
• do a handstand
• hang upside down on monkey bars
• swim several miles (did the Colorado River "Shore to Shore" in '91) in most bodies of water
• hold my breath longer than most people
• make a taco tongue
• cross my eyes
• wiggle my nose
• curl my toes in opposite directions (you have to see to believe it)

What still is the biggest thing that escapes all these wacky wonderful skills is the ability to read a pattern, and put it to memory when doing lace, or some complex textured project. Additionally I cant read charts which drives me batty. I can do amazing Fair Isle. I really can. To me its not a chart but rather a picture that goes round and round in my head. I cant make patterns do the same.

I mentioned before I would love to learn entrelac, better cabling, and reading patterns much more proficiently. This summer those will be the three skills I am going to dedicate myself to. I am starting a class in May for a new skill but these items will be added to my calendar as time permits.