Tropical Breeze Shawl
by on June 28, 2010

Hi, I’m Georgianna. I have worked in customer service here for the last 9 1/2 years so I may have spoken to many of you when you call in.  I taught myself to crochet more than 30 years ago because I wanted to make blankets for my daughters and then other things.  I really enjoyed learning to do thread crochet.  I have been having fun learning this pattern because it had a different way of making add on stitches.  So far I am still in the beginning half of the pattern and am finding it interesting because I have never made this type of a shawl before.  I am looking forward to completing it and starting another one as gift for one of my daughters.

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Black Sheep Gathering
by on June 28, 2010

 

This isn’t a black sheep!  It’s a black angora goat.  That’s where mohair comes from!

The Pacific Northwest is home to several fiber festivals, and Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene, Oregon is one of my favorites.  Despite being surrounded by yarn every day (you should see my desk), I get a boost of energy and creativity when I can spend time with fellow knitters and spinners.  Plus, I can buy MORE yarn, fleece, and spindles from the talented shepherds, indie dyers, and woodworkers who are local to this area.  I spent the weekend running into old friends, meeting awesome new people, learning new techniques, and planning a ton of knitting, spinning, and weaving projects to complete in the next year!

 

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The Sweater!
by on June 24, 2010

Obviously, I love to knit! And, I love to knit interesting and challenging sweaters. But, now that I have finally finished my Classic Lines Cardigan (CLiC), I can imagine knitting a sweater pattern more than once! Alison’s design is absolutely frightening in its simplicity, its versatility and its functionality.

Let’s start with the simplicty. Body knit in the round, sleeves knit in the round, joined, decreased neckline, quick steek cut, buttonband and Finished!! This has got to be one of the best “mindless” knitting projects!

The versatility is what has got me tempted to knit another CLiC. I know, I can hear it now, “It took you nearly two years to knit the first one!” But, I’ve been watching the different kit versions come in from our sample knitters and I have even more appreciation for the CLiC!

Remember that the sample knitters weren’t really knitting for a particular size. We were more focused on getting versions of the color options than on the sizing. The result was a range of sweaters from my rather dressy version to what looks like a boyfriend sweater! Just too many possibilities between mixing and matching colors and sizing!

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I am wearing my Classic Lines Cardigan!!
by on June 22, 2010

I absolutely love it!!

I am one of the few people in the office who is not complaining about the air-conditioning! My Gloss and Shimmer combination is warm and soft!

What I don’t understand is why it took so long for me to finish something that I truly enjoyed knitting and appreciated the design. When I saw Alison’s design, I was so enthusiastic that I started a Classic Lines Cardigan Knit-A-Long. I knit along quite nicely, finished my body, finished my sleeves, joined body and sleeves and then……just……slowed…….down.

Once I finally secured the steek with Kerin’s wonderful backward stitch method and then cut the steek during a staff meeting (how’s that for a blase attitude) I was back on course. A fake button band (no button holes), and it was finished!!!

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Knitting in Public
by on June 16, 2010

I love non traditional holidays.  Even if they are celebrating things that I do all of the time.  But it’s fun to make pie on Pi Day (3/14), watch the Star Wars movies on May the Fourth (be with you), and I definitely celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day!  Most of my friends are knitters (or become knitters after we become friends), so I’m always knitting on a project if I have a spare moment.  But my friend Lee and I decided to go to a coffee shop and knit in public–on purpose!  

 

 

 

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Oh, I just love Alpaca Cloud!
by on June 15, 2010

I haven’t knit with Alpaca Cloud in a couple of years. I’ve become a bit bored with my lace shawl collection so I went looking for something new.

The Gail shawl in Ravelry
has many fans and it seems that some knitters have made more than one!
Apparently it is a relatively easy project, as lace knitting goes.

What I want is a very neutral shawl. Something I can drag along with me when I travel. The Smoke colorway is perfect for me.

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Busy, busy knitting days coming up!
by on June 10, 2010


June 12th through June 20th is World Wide Knitting in Public Week!
Yippee! It’s like a huge knitting party! You can look up your town, or
maybe one close by, to see where your local knitting friends will be
gathering. Some knitters get started right at the beginning of the week
or you may find a organized gathering on the second weekend. 

If
you have never participated in KIP day, you are in for a real treat!
First, you will probably meet several new knitting friends. Second, you
get to share the joys of knitting with people you may be able to
convert into fiber addicts. Third, the one I think is the most
importantly, it may just be the first step in your becoming comfortable
knitting-in-public regularly!

Just
think about it! You may just start whipping out a knitting project
during dinner out with friends, symphony concerts, lectures – sound
like someone you know?

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Now Available: Try It Needle Set
by on June 9, 2010

Just a quick heads-up – we now have an interchangeable needle sampler
available, the Try
It Needle Set.  Knit Picks needles come in three materials: nickel
plated (great for speed), Harmony wood (more control over your
stitches), and Zephyr acrylic (comfortable with a bit of flex).  If you
haven’t yet tried all three materials and are looking to purchase an interchangeable
needle set, this set is a great way to compare the tips and see
what works best for your knitting style.

The set
has size 6 Harmony wood tip, a size 7 nickel
plated
tip, and a size 8 Zephyr acrylic tip, and two 24” cables, along with the
end caps and cable key.  The sampler also comes with a handout: Kerin also
wrote up a stitch pattern for each of the material types – lace for
Harmony wood, cables for Zephyr acrylic, and a knit/purl texture pattern
for the nickel tips – so you can put your needles through their paces.

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