Ah, the push of wrapping presents and preparing meals and entertaining is lessening. Now there is a little time here and there for a “knit-sit.” I hope that you are able to fix a cup of coffee or tea and get some time, even fifteen minutes, to knit.
UPDATES from the Studio Store: The holidays took over and I haven’t done any more tweaking on the website. That will be January work, so do be patient. There are more yarns and needles coming from Skacel in Seattle. Danielle and I will be busy beavers in early January as we update the website and add these items to the Studio Store. Remember, for those of you in the Thumb Area, that we resume regular hours on Wednesday, Jan. 7th.
Tuesday Night Knitters: We will meet at the Studio Store on Tuesday, Jan. 6th from 5pm to 7pm. There will be something hot to eat and something sweet for a finish. Anybody want to bring fruit or veggies? Let me know. Bring your projects. Also, we will be doing burn tests on different kinds of yarn to determine the fiber content. This is a really cool science type experiment that will give you some basic idea of how to identify the odd yarns that you might have in your collection. Bring along a snippet (4-6 inches) of something that you can’t identify and we’ll do the burn test with it.
Photos: Did you take any photos of projects that you finished? Kathy Kent sent me a great photo of a kid’s hat that she did. Let’s talk about permission for posting those photos on the GW blog. I have several ways that I can do that. We can do it for a limited time, too. We’ll talk about that, okay?
What I’m knitting: I’m working on another scarf design. This one uses fine yarn with larger needles and has an open work stitch pattern. I’m using Trekkiing Tweed in a rich red and brown and am knitting on US Size 5 bamboo needles. I’m also finishing the Top Knot Hat (working title) in a larger gauge. This one is knit on US Size 6 needles using the Addi Turbo 16” circular and Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece yarn in a soft pink. Very nice! Also have one sock on two circular needles going. That’s right – one sock on two 16” circulars. Just wanted to try this method.
Two Socks on One Needle Roundup: For those of you who want to learn how to knit two socks on one long circular needle, the date for this technique class will be Wednesday, January 13th from 4 pm to 8 pm. Give us a call at 989-453-2311 to sign up for this class. Class fee is $15 and includes supper.
Happy New Year!
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