Knit Club!
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My sister Cori, Coribug on Ravelry, is here visiting for the Stitches West and actually got to make it to our weekly Knit Club.
Awesome time!
We are here in Santa Clara at our lovely hotel, most of us set up in our rooms, ready for the convention tomorrow.
It will be awesome, getting there before 10am for tickets and a full day of Market shopping.
Sadie’s Love Rocks
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I love my creative daughter!
At the beach yesterday she made this for us. It’s by the front door on the porch as you walk in, great welcome!
Flickr: Your Photostream.
I am very, very pleased with how this turned out!
I used 20grams each of 2 contrasting Knitpicks Palette yarns
Size 4 needles; 16″ circ and 40″ circ for magic loop
I will be working on test knitting the pattern & then hopefully making it available through knitpicks & ravelry.
Andrea’s Shawl finished
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This is the first Ravelympics project.
Andrea’s Shawl available on Ravelry.
1.5 balls of Silky Wool in Olive
Size 8 needles
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I love when I get $100 shoes for $6. Makes me one happy girl.
Tonights Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics kicks off 2 weeks of knitting olympics. The goal is to start a project, push yourself & finish your project by the Closing Ceremonies on the 28th.
I am going to be doing 2 shawls. One as a gift, one for myself.
The techniques won’t be pushing me but the amount of knitting involved will. Especially since I have been working on the same hat for over a week ;o) I just can’t seem to sit & knit lately. I will have to if I want to reach my goal in the next 2 weeks!
Plus, at the tail end of those 2 weeks is our annual trip to the Stitches West Convention in Santa Clara.
My sister Cori, coribug on ravelry, is coming out like she did last year so we’ll have a ton of fun. She arrives on Tuesday the 23rd & flies home on the following Tuesday.
Pics will be up as I go along. I am actually hoping to finish the first shawl, Andrea’s Shawl by Kirsten Kapur in 4 days. We’ll see if I can accomplish that & then have plenty of time for the second shawl,
I have been meaning to start knitting again after the move, really I have. I just haven’t been comfortable in this house yet. So with a little designing I started a hat. Start small, right? Right. Worked for me!
This is a double knit hat using Knitpicks Palette yarn in 2 shades of gray on size 4 needles. Lots of stitches, cast on of 160 for an adult size (and I am crossing my fingers it will fit).
I will have the chart & pattern available as soon as I get a second one knit to work out the kinks. Next one I am thinking could be done using semi solid, hand painted sock yarns. Hmmm…gotta ponder that one.
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Not only is it so very true, it’s hilarious.
The classes coming up at Knit & Pearl still have a few spaces open but you better hurry up if you want one!
Simple Summer Sweater
Tuesdays, February 2nd, 9th 23rd and March 2nd 6:00 to 8:00
The Simple Summer Tweed is a “staple” basic top down raglan pullover
with a V or crew neck that can be knit for a casual loose fit or more fitted.
It has a wide range of unisex sizes from Extra Small to XXX-Large.
You’ll be knitting in the round, increases & decreases and minimal seaming.
Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-summer-tweed-top-down-v-neck
Skills Level: Intermediate Beginner
Materials: Worsted weight yarn
Homework: knit a 4” x 4” gauge swatch-4 stitches per inch
$80.00
Gaia Shoulder Hug
Wednesdays, February 3rd and 17h 5:30 to 7:00
Using the unique and beautiful color transitions in the Noro sock
yarn, this seemingly simple stockinet shawl keeps you on your toes
with fun eyelet rows at the color changes.
Learn the basics of a triangle shawl with this fun design!
Pattern: www.wildwestwoolies.com
Skill Level: Pattern reading is important
Materials: Noro Silk Garden Sock and size 6 needle
$45.00
Magic Loop Toe up with a “Pattern”
Mondays, February 8th , 22nd and March 1st ` 6:00 to 8:00
The second sock syndrome is solved; make them at the same time
with a 40” circular needle and now Chauntel is adding a extra twist to
this class, she will bring a book of patterns and you will choose one for
your sock. This class is limited to 4 knitters.
Skill level: Know all the techniques for knitting socks.
Materials: One 40” circular needle size 2 or 3 depending on your tension,
one skein of Alpaca Sox or Misti Alpaca Sock. Pattern Included
$50.00
Knit & Pearl
5 East Figueroa Street
Santa Barbara, Ca. 93101
805.963.3930
www.knitsb.com
