Mary Jane

There’s a whole lotta swatching going on! I will make my Ravelympics gloves I promise.  Go Team Little Needle Lovers!! In the meantime I’ve been in a swatching frenzy. So many projects, so little time. Why? Because I’m going to Peru! Yay! Next month!

Don’t forget this weekend, Norwegian Sock Class at fabulous Fibre Space in Alexandria, with FOOD! MMMMmmm I’m hoping for some lefse to transport me back to Swedish Class parties…they didn’t teach Norwegian at my high school, just Swedish with a Finnish accent, and our feasts included food from all the Scandinavian countries. Mrs Andersen’s leftse was to die for…all rolled up with cinnamon and stored in a big MJB coffee can.

Can’t make it this weekend? Join me in Scotland this summer for UK Knit Camp – FUN UNLIMITED!

Or tell me where you are and maybe I can schedule a class somewhere nearby. Have needles will travel.

Another variation on the same theme….oh dear, where has my Olympic Knitting gone?

I took a little time over the snow storm to teach a couple of  friends to knit. What snowstorms are good for: hot chocolate, a fire in the fireplace and joyful knitting. See DeVeria’s beautiful garter stitch, careful and even, until she became tired. Her work exhibits the beginners nemesis, the dastardly last stitch! It becomes bold and large, befuddling the knitter, who often becomes anxious and fatigued as a result. Be the boss of that stitch!  Anticipate its devious desire and modestly stitch it. If its devilry persists, yank it into shape!

I’ve entered the 2010 Ravelympics…the folks at Team Little Needle Lovers kindly welcomed me into the fold… so far I’ve decided to enter the Nordic Colorworks Event. Now we’ll see if I can follow the rules. I’m a little bass akward when it comes to Ravelry skills. My project is kind of a secret project too…so I may have to have very espionage type photos…I love having the Olympics as the fun induced deadline.

Above are worms. I cords I use to test color combinations. Swatching is allowed!

Check out this great Yarn Bombing! Happy puppy and kitty raindrops in Vancouver.

Stringin’ in the Rain from WooWork on Vimeo.

right on Howie!

or is it Snowpocalypse?   SnOMG it’s Snoverkill.

Which makes it a dandy time for knitting socks.  I spent the back to back blizzards knitting socks. Some you’ve seen, 2 color version you got a peek at below,  and a 6 color version here…the pattern will premier at my class at Fibre Space on the 28th provided we’re dug out by then…You can knit them just like this or make up your own variations. I’ll show you how. We’ll also learn an Estonian cast on and and afterthought heel. Weee!

Take a look at Daniela Edburg’s exhibition Compulsive Knitting thru March 20th, in San Miguel de Allende, wish I could go. Her work is so compelling – weird and wonderful, disturbing and delightful.

Style icon, chanteuse, human rights activist,
At the French Embassy
Snowmageddon be damned!