Laura gave knitting lessons to these very determined kids.
Wed 1 Feb 2012
Breakfast Club
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Noreen was swatching for a new project. Which of course I didn’t write down so I can’t tell you the name. It will be a surprise.
Jeannine was learning how to crochet a basic granny square as a means to use up leftover yarn. She got the hang of it easily enough.
Robyn was working on her top down baby sweater in the Kettle Dyed Plymouth Merino Superwash.
Diane’s Malabrigo Rasta neckwarmer looks excellent with the Tagua Slice buttons.
Tue 24 Jan 2012
Lovely Lace
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Mon 23 Jan 2012
Tuesday Stitch and Chat
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Joan found this really cute baby set online and said it only took her five hours to knit. She had to add a new skein during the last pattern row and then forgot to continue the pattern row. I can totally see that happening. On top of that her bind off was too tight and the bottom edge folds up for a picot bottom. She had to take out the bind off and rip back to the part of the pattern row that was off.
Donna continues to try new pattern stitches to learn new techniques. Last week she learned the diamond pattern and this week she was working on twisted stitch patterns.
Shirley reached the next step in her directions for her poncho. There is a seed stitch pattern section on the poncho which will look great in the Lang Mosaico. The pattern is Autumn Berry top down poncho.
Sun 22 Jan 2012
Take the Plunge Class
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If you have you ever fallen in love with a pattern but was afraid it was just a bit over your head? Maybe it involved several new skills you thought you needed more help than you might try alone. In this class Laura Ely helps you jump in with 2 feet, needles and yarn in hand!
Francine is knitting the “Soft Metal Jacket” from Sublime Pattern book #624, The fifth Sublime Aran hand knit book. The yarn is Rialto Aran.
This is Eleanor’s chart for her first Intarsia sweater.
Sat 21 Jan 2012
Baby Dress
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Joanne knit this priceless lace baby dress in Shibui Staccato fingering weight yarn.
Tue 17 Jan 2012
Deceptively Easy Neckwarmer
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Joan knit Pam’s Deceptively Easy Neckwarmer in Berroco Borealis.
She made a few minor modifications of the pattern, changing
how it closed.
She modified the pattern slightly, and chose great buttons.
Mon 16 Jan 2012
Heirloom Knits
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A customer came in with several wonderful heirloom baby sets from an out of print Bernat book.
Sat 14 Jan 2012
Just Stopping By
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Deb was wearing Laminaria knit with Creatively Dyed Yarn, J’ouvert.
It’s magnificient!
Jen was wearing the Moth Orchid Shawl knit with Creatively Dyed Yarn, Waterfalls.
Totally gorgeous!
Both shawls are totally inspiring.
Fri 13 Jan 2012
Tuesday’s Stitch and Chat
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Today most everyone had a problem as a result of selective reading. This catches up knitters (and crocheters) no matter what your skill level.
Leslie is knitting another top down hat. She said that even though the beginning is a juggle with the double pointed needles, she likes the fact that she can control the fit.
Donna is swatching with patterns from the 365 Perpetual knitting calendar. She was working on a basic eyelet pattern. On the bottom of the swatch she didn’t read the last knit row, so she basically created another stitch pattern and learned about reverse stockinette. The top of the swatch represents the pattern done the way it was written.
Shirley is working on the Autumn Berry top down poncho in Lang Mosaico. She didn’t catch that the increases were worked every other row. She’s back on track now and certainly has the pattern down.
Rose is learning intarsia by way of a Batman hat for her grandson.
To the Batcave! (I couldn’t resist.)
Joan is knitting a hat – in the round for the first time. She learned the hard way that stockinette in the round is knit every round. She was knitting a round, then purling a round and found herself with a garter stitch hat. Another new pattern!
