Spring has sprung
Knitting Nights Schedule
Knitting days and nights on Tuesdays at my house have been great fun, and well attended. Now that Spring is here, I am going to tweak the times just a bit. First off, I am canceling for the first two Tuesdays in April. We will resume on Tuesday, April 20, when Shirley will bring the snack. Also, since the days will be so nice outside, and the garden will be calling, we will be skipping the afternoon hours. So, to recap: no open knitting until Tuesday, April 20, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. After that, every Tuesday, same time.
Ramona Lace Helmet
My most recent pattern is available for download. It’s called the Ramona Lace Helmet, and here’s how it came about. While at the Visionary Retreat, a large bag full of Blue Moon Fiber Arts yarns was unloaded onto a table for dividing up. We nearly calmly took turns selecting. One of the skeins I got was a brick-colored ‘Socks That Rock Heavyweight’ merino. (One skein makes two hats.) With a borrowed Japanese stitch dictionary from Sivia Harding, I knit a version of the hat with a ribbed brim that I did not like. So instead, I started with a Channel Islands cast on which gives a decorative picot edge, built garter stitch up from that, let the garter feed up into the voids between lace motifs, and had some fun decreasing at the top. The unintended consequence was the way the lace motifs bossed the border around a bit, creating curves that pull back at the temples and swell to cover the ears. How perfect! So the result is a helmet- shaped lace hat. It’s named “Ramona”, half in honor of Mona the camel who took a liking to Sivia, and half for Ramona Park which used to be the play hub around Reed’s Lake near my home. It’s the location we chose to shoot the photos of the hat on Jessica, who also test-knit for me. Thanks Jessica!
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Cat Bordhi’s Fall Visit, Classes on September 24, Retreat September 24-26
I am happy to say the details are all decided. I am at this moment working on downloadable forms for you. Tri-fold Brochure: a-shore-thing-reduced-pdf-2010.pdf They may take a few days to finalize, then they will be listed in this very post, to which I will add an update. I’ll also send and e-mail about it, so if you receive them, you’ll know. If you don’t, sign up for them, or just check back here. I am very excited about some Michigan-specific treats for attendees! Stay tuned.
Stitches Midwest
I’ll be teaching two project classes at Stitches Midwest / Chicago, August 19-22. Details will be announced soon. I hope to see you there!
U.K. Knit Camp and Ravelry Weekend, August 9 - 14, 2010
Jo Watson, event organizer, has released the details of the Ravelry Weekend, including mini-classes. I’ll be teaching some of those on the heels of the full camp week. Great classes, teachers, side-trips (whiskey, lakes and fiber), dances, record breaking attempts, all the Rav folks- this promises to be an exciting week, so if you can join us in Scotland, sign up soon and start shopping for tickets.
Maybe you can help me.
One project I am working on really depends on all you charming folks out there. Not wanting to create a dry and boring DVD of just me Continental Knitting (yawn), I have decided that you will be the stars of a great portion of this project. Here’s what I need. Some of you have already learned to continental knit from me in the past. If you have, and whether you have grabbed onto all of it or not, if you are willing to be videotaped for this project, please contact me. OR / ALSO, if you want to learn from me as a total newby and are willing to be videotaped, contact me. I want a cross section of skill levels, genders, ages, you know, the City Knitting crowd we all love. So, please don’t be shy. Get in touch. (Threat: or else I may be calling you.) It will be an enormous help to me. Also, if you have an endorsement or criticism for what continental you learned from me either in person or from the youtube video, send me an e-mail. Feel free to be honest- anything from “I can’t get it” to ” “this changed my life” will do. Lorilee[at]City-Knitting[dot]com.