Meet the Inimitable Joan Schrouder

In Joan's words- "About me In March 2019 I was named a “Humans of Ravelry” and profiled on their blog. which was and still is a huge honor. A note about sending me PMs for help with knitting problems - I much prefer answering/discussing solutions to specific knitting/crochet questions in the public forums for these reasons - Sometimes I’m not on my computer so it’ll take you days to get an answer. So this way others will be giving you good answers and you aren’t left waiting, including if there’s a big time zone difference between us. Chances are that, if you’re asking the question, others need to know, too, so the information will be public. Threads are eventually archived but still available through searches, so the information posted will always be here, useful for many to come. Other good answers pop up, some which I’d never thought of, so you’ll get better information and/or more options. If you’d like me to weigh in, you’re more than welcome to earburn me or send me a PM asking me to join the discussion there; please include a link to the thread you’ve started on your topic. Thanks - Joan/schrouderknits Raveler #60,465, joining in January 2008. One of my Ravatar photos is of a double vertical rainbow seen from the air just before we landed in Syracuse, NY a few years ago. I think it perfectly symbolizes standing side-by-side as an ally with the LGBTQA community. I am a retired RN after working 20 years at our local community blood bank and 13 years elsewhere