fairy web shawl, written pattern

this is the fairy web shawl, a free pattern on ravelry. It's only available as a chart, but here are some written directions a fellow knitter helped me out with.

KEY:
pm: place marker
sm: slip marker
yo: yarn over
s2k1psso: slip 2 stitches together knit wise, k1, pass slipped stitches over knit stitch
*{ } repeat text in parentheses


You'll start with a garter tab. I followed the directions from the OG pattern for that part, then followed these written directions...
Row 4: K3, pm, yo, k3, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k3, yo, pm, k3
Row 5 and all ODD rows: k3, sm, purl to last marker, sm, k3
Row 6: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, s2k1psso, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, s2k1psso, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 8: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k1, s2k1psso, k1, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k1, s2k1psso, k1, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 10: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k2, s2k1psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k2, s2k1psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 12: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 14: k3, sm, yo, k2, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k2, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k2, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k2, yo, sm, k3
Row 16: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, s2k1psso, yo, k7, yo, s2k1psso, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, s2k1psso, yo, k7, yo, s2k1psso, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 18: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k1, s2k1psso, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, s2k1psso, k1, yo, k1 yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k1, s2k1psso, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, s2k1psso, k1, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 20: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k2, s2k1psso, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, s2k1psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k2, s2k1psso, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, s2k1psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 22: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 24: k3, sm, yo, k2, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k2, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k2, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k2, yo, sm, k3

Row 26: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, s2k1psso, *{yo, k7, yo, s2k1psso}, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, *{s2k1psso, yo, k7, yo}, s2k1psso, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 28: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k1, s2k1psso, *{k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, s2k1psso}, k1, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k1, *{s2k1psso, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1}, s2k1psso, k1, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 30: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k2, s2k1psso, *{k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, s2k1psso}, k2, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k2, *{s2k1psso, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2}, s2k1psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 32: k3, sm, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso, *{k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso}, k3, yo, k1, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k1, yo, k3, *{s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3}, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, sm, k3
Row 34: k3, sm, yo, k2, yo, k3, s2k1psso, *{k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso}, k3, yo, k2, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k2, yo, k3, *{s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3}, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k2, yo, sm, k3
Repeat rows 26-35 until you have reached desired length

Row 36: k3, sm, yo, k3, yo, k3, s2k1psso, *{k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso}, k3, yo, k3, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k3, yo, k3, *{s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3}, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k3, yo, sm, k3
Row 38: k3, sm, yo, k4, yo, k3, s2k1psso, *{k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso}, k3, yo, k4, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k4, yo, k3, *{s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3}, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k4, yo, sm, k3
Row 40: k3, sm, yo, k5, yo, k3, s2k1psso, *{k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2k1psso}, k3, yo, k5, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k5, yo, k3, *{s2k1psso, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3}, s2k1psso, k3, yo, k5, yo, sm, k3

blessed

On a Tuesday morning a couple of weeks ago (I don't know the time b/c the cell phone is faulty and had been showing nothing but a black screen for days), Nicole the main co-teacher called me. She said they (she, Alice, maybe Olivia) were at school and missed me and wanted to meet for lunch. I was in Seoul that day and we postponed for another time but WOW, I felt so loved and special and appreciated. I am blessed. 

i HATE her...

hey, i hate this girl "xxxx" on bssk.
if i ever see her in the street, im'a throw my soda at her.

1:11pm
Is that the girl who knows everything?

1:12pm
who THINKS she knows everything? yes.

and has shitty ghetto ass grammar when she posts on bssk

i hope im holding a giant super big gulp when i see her.

1:17pm
Bahahaha!!

I'll bring a slurpy machine back from the states then

that time when sean disappointed me

sean in blue...

Wednesday 7:47pm
about dinner at ashleys last thursday:
i couldnt help but overhear bits of your conversation with the other men at the table. what i heard was very sexually explicit and given that you were in a public place, with coworkers, female colleagues within earshot, and at the same table with your boss and your elders, i found your story telling very inappropriate and offensive. Next time, please save such stories when hanging out with your friends at someone's house.
The only thing i find more disgusting than your dinner conversation was the fact that none of the men at the table thought to tell you that maybe you should stop talking. I am really angry and disappointed. I hope that i never have to feel this way about you ever again. Please next time think before you speak.

Wednesday  10:24pm

While i am.sorry u found sone of the things i said offensive i am sorry. but to single.mebout as rhe only one.doing it is also a offense. while we.did talk about.some horrible.th8ngs i also talked about.how women in this.country get treated. i.was not.the only one say things. i am sorry u were offended but if u have.a.problem please let.me.know at.the.time.so.i.can fix.the.problem.

Thursday 6:33pm

i didnt say i found some of the things you said offensive. i said what i overheard was offensive. i couldnt tell you at the time because i was too confused and angry. im telling you now, in hopes that in the future, what bits i did overhear are not bits of conversation you will have again while in public with your coworkers. do you want a cookie in claiming balance that you talked about how awful women are treated in this country? i dont have one for you.

Today  7:14am
to be clear: i really like "first met sean," who helped me figure out my tv. I really like "opened my door" sean, who helped me get into my apartment when i was locked out and couldnt get the key to fit/turn, and i really liked "golden bell" sean, who tried to make sure the kids had fun at camp. i was not prepared for the sean i overheard at ashleys. im sorry i came off so aggressive in my prior msgs, but i was angry b/c the sean i know can do so much better.

a day without my cell phone

i left my cell phone at home today. so i imagine today is the day that:

• a company that i invested money in years ago will call to tell me i have a balance of a bajiliion dollars and it's mine all mine. 
• the long lost love will call to tell me how empty life has been without me and beg to be a part of my life again.
• an eccentric gajillionaire will call to say s/he found shaalemumekebeb.blogspot.com and gush about my talent and promise, and inquire if i have a patron, giving me the option to quit working and paint all the time.
• the friend who hasnt talked to me in 10 years will call to say sorry for all the time we've missed and we'll straight away get back to talking as if no time has passed at all.
• countless msgs will come in from people to say "im sorry for believing all that groundless chisme about you. I should've known that only small people talk about other people. from now on, if someone puts down your name, i will stand up for you."
• one of the students who managed to get my phone number will call to ask a very important grammar question and feel abandoned b/c i didnt answer the phone.

but reality: i'll come home to maybe one text msg, in korean, and it'll just be spam.

potato

Did a review today and one of the phrases was "couch potato". I showed a picture of a potato on a couch and the team had to guess the vocabulary.

Me: "I was lazy today, so I was a.....???"
Student: "Potato Head!"
Me: "No."
Student: "Lazy potato."
Me: "No...starts with a 'c'."
Student: "Crazy Potato!"
Me: "No."
Student: "How many potatoes are there?"

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winter 2012

December 6, 2012
im so cold. i am not about this life.

Sha Alemu Mekebeb
walking home yesterday, it felt like it was snowing horizontally, right into my face. oh my life...
 
Annice
bwahaha, I ain't about this life either. I just feel like fighting.
    
Sha Alemu Mekebeb
lawd girl, i aint got no moscato at home and i done left my pipe at Charity's last week. im just going to go home and be angry. This sucks.
    
Annice
Hmm, alcohol is a good strategy to stay warm. I think I'll just get drunk today before work.
    
Omeg
what??? no this life is for me. yesterday i felt so alive walking home. TRUE NORTHERN SPIRIT!
    
Jessica
My coworker(white) had the nerve to snicker that I'm dressed like I live in the arctic... he's the crazy one, with his ears all out like that!
    
Annice
Girl! Not with his ears out lol.
    
Omega
wat???? true northerners bring the proper winter attire. mittens, scarf, ear muff, hat. i was sad i didn't have room for long underwear, and i'm still looking for proper boots. the right gear makes winter wonderful!
    
Felipe
Haha
    
Sha Alemu Mekebeb
that's it, Omega, gimme your card.
    
Omega
awwww shhhhhaaaaaa....but whyyyyyy

Samanfa
i'm just mad it's not cold enough for me to break out my calf length chocolate brown shearling. waiting til it's just a little colder.

Dave 'Qualitee' Curington(my a-hole brother living in san diego)
I feel you Sha, we're suffering out here in San Diego too! Like yesterday, I had to zip up my thin cotton track jacket all the way up to my neck! But I had to take off my beanie because I was getting all sweaty and gross.