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finally reading a pattern without crying, week 3 is good stuff

Jolene StewartMay 20, 4:27 AM

just got back from yellowstone and jumped right into this week's lesson. turning chains finally make sense.

Colette H.May 21, 8:39 AM

Jolene, welcome back! Turning chains clicking for you already puts you ahead of where I was at week 3 😊 Yellowstone good? ❤️

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Jolene StewartMay 22, 2:29 AM

yellowstone was great, saw bison traffic jam

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Marilyn BolanderInstructorMay 22, 8:53 PM

Jolene, glad you're back and glad the turning chains landed before the bison did. That's the part that trips people up longest, so you're ahead of schedule. Bring the pattern questions Wednesday, we'll read one together, out loud, slowly.

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Colette H.May 24, 2:26 AM

Marilyn, "read one together, out loud, slowly" is exactly what I needed to hear, I've been muttering patterns to myself in the kitchen like I'm casting a spell 😊 Richard thinks I've lost it... Wednesday works for me. Still tripping on the asterisks honestly... what do those even mean again? ❤️

Marilyn BolanderInstructorMay 26, 7:29 AM

Colette, tell Richard the spell casting is basically accurate, that's what pattern reading sounds like at week 3. Asterisks just mark "repeat from here." Whatever's between the two stars, you do it again and again until the pattern says stop. Bring your muttering Wednesday, we'll sort it out loud together.

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Carly JohnsonMay 28, 10:24 AM

Marilyn, I actually count out loud too now, Grace thinks I'm talking to myself! Asterisks make sense finally.

Marilyn BolanderInstructorMay 29, 9:07 PM

Carly, let Grace think what she wants, counting out loud is how you keep your place, I still do it after forty years! Glad the asterisks clicked. That's the last big hurdle before the washcloth starts looking like a washcloth instead of a science experiment. Bring it Wednesday so we can see where you're at.

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Jolene StewartJun 1, 10:13 PM

marilyn, forty years and still counting out loud made my whole week.

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Carly JohnsonJun 5, 10:56 PM

Jolene, right, made me feel so muhc better about my own muttering honestly.

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