New Camera!

I'm excited! I got a new camera on the weekend, so pictures will soon follow. I've been tidying up the studio since getting back from the Creative Festival, and the ideas are popping up all around. I'm also working on finishing the blankets that were knit for the oncology patients. I'm so excited about the accomplishment.

What a GREAT weekend!

I've been home for five days, and am recovering from the Creative Festival. Once again, I was the only one there with knitting machines, and to say I was busy is an understatement.
My "Classroom" was on the show floor, I taught 2 beginner classes, one entrelac class, and one on buttonholes.
It was so great to see the interest in the machines. Not a single person told me I was "cheating" this year. Also, no-one came wanting to get rid of their machine. Rather, everyone was looking for help, lessons, patterns and ideas.
I was happy to see so many machine knitters that I've met over the years come by to say"Hello!", and continuously encourage me to "keep it up".
My project to "Knit for the Oncology Patients" was a great success. I had set up a SInger 155, and asked everyone to try to knit a few rows. Some, although hesitant, had their first opportunity to try a machine, but many came specifically to knit for the cause, and every one of them had a special story to share. We knit 10 blankets in total. I'll finish them over the next couple of weeks, with edges and steaming, and they will be donated to our local Southlake Regional Health Centre.
Thank-You!!!

Socks!

It's not that I haven't been knitting, it's that the camera broke, and I just haven't been taking pictures to post. I'll make up for it.
The "pink" pair is knit in "Clown" yarn, and I made them real short to wear with my runners in the summer.
The orange pair is Maxime print from Filatura Di Crosa. It is a beautiful yarn, knit in a pattern called "Mockery Sock" by Katie Grady and is available for free on Ravelry.

Another CROCHET Class

The Town of Richmond Hill is offering Crochet Level 1 and Level 2, over 6 weeks beginning on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the Heritage Center. I will be instructing this class. Anyone interested, please contact the Town of Richmond Hill. Please pass the information on to anyone you know who might be interested.

CROCHET Class

Anyone interested in learning to crochet, I will be teaching a beginner class at Unwind, in Newmarket on Sunday, September 27th and October 4th, from 2:30 to 4:30. We will be making a dishcloth, and covering the basic crochet stitches, as well as learning to identify the stitches created, how to count your stitches, reading a pattern, and reading a chart. We will also discuss yarns, patterns and crochet hooks, and how to choose these items for your projects. Please contact Unwind to register.

Peacock Tails

This little scarf is a direct result of the inspiration from Susan Guagliumi at Cardiknits. The pattern is hers, called Peacock Tails. It's soo easy, and interesting to knit. The yarn came from The Needle Emporium in Ancaster, where the Cardiknits Academy was held. It is Mini Mochi from Crystal Palace Yarns, and it's a beautifull colour and feels lovely.

Roman Holiday by Americo

This is a beautiful yarn, and a very simple pattern. I knit it up for one of my LYS, Unwind. A very simple stocking stitch shawl, in a wonderful yarn called Cotton Flame from Americo. The yarn is thick and thin, thus creating it's own pattern as you knit, and the finished scarf/shawl has a lovely drape and body. I knit the shawl on the LK150, and added the two rows of rib on either end by hand. I also created one row of purl stitch on either side to prevent rolling, by latching up the third stitch from the end. Approximately 600 rows took no time at all.