Knitting
Free Pass!!!! Vogue Knitting Live in LA
That’s Los Angeles California, not LA Maine! Do I have any west coast readers?
To win free pass for Vogue Knitting Live in LA Market Place, including the 6pm preview Friday evening, just leave a comment here sometime before the 4th of July. I’ll randomly select a winner on the 5th.
September 23- 25
Marketplace Preview: Friday 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Marketplace Hours: Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. & Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m
Your Marketplace Ticket Includes:
Knit-Couture Fashion Shows
Yarn & Accessory Boutiques
Beginner Bar—With Vickie Howell-Novice Knitters Welcome!
Pro Lab with Knitting Experts
The LIVE Lounge
Celebrity Book Signings
Technique-Driven Demos (FREE)
New & Knitworthy Products
Raffles & Giveaways
This will be so much fun! I’ve celebrated with new socks knit using California’s own ELEMENTAL AFFECTS Shetland wool Naturally dyed, in subtle and crazy colors alike…big surprise which I chose…I’m mad for this Pernod yellow.
In LA I’ll be teaching Colorful Fair Isle Knitting, Fair Isle Socks, and Andean Checkerboard Knitting
Fair Isle Baby Hat : Squam Edition
New in the shop and on Ravelry – Fair Isle Baby Hat: Squam Edition. In two colorways, you’ll have to scroll down to see the blue version. I used Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift, but Elemental Affects, Jamieson & Smith and Harrisville American Shetland work nicely too. You could even use Dale Baby Ull. I’ve included all the yarn amounts, because it is also a perfect stash buster. Plus, there are two charts you can color yourself to make your own custom hat. Sweet and simple, perfect for your first Fair Isle project, just ask my students!
Monday will be the giveaway for the Vogue Knitting Live in LA, marketplace ticket, so pop on back.
Also coming up, a visit to Penobscot Shores Campground, the site of Fiber College of Maine, where I’m Artist in Residence this year, make sure you “like” them on facebook!
Meanwhile…swatching madly…and secretly!
Squam-wonderful!
From the moment I arrived…
With this large fellow to greet me….
And this as my view…..
My snug little home…
New friends and old, who know what free time is for….
Incredible students, many new to colorwork, who did this!
So many classes I wish I had taken…..
….bliss….
and there’s always next year!!!
More pictures here
Now Jump in the Lake!!!!!!!!!!
Wild Strawberry Blossoms
Sun! The first in weeks. Sunny, but still not warm, so Wee Fair Isle socks are just the ticket, not too tall, but enough to keep the draft off your ankles. I especially like wearing clogs with these, because then you can see the sassy Schiaparelli pink heels. I’ve used Harrisville Shetland, which comes in a great selection of colors. I’ve done something not quite according to the fair isle “rules” … can you spot what it is? I’m all for breaking rules when it doesn’t hurt anyone.
And guess what? I’ll be teaching a Fair Isle Sock class at Vogue Knitting LIVE in LA! Yes I will…going back home to the west coast September 23-25th. You can make some socks just like this…or design your own custom pair, I’ll show you how. Plus there are all kinds of fantastic classes ( I’m teaching 2 others) and glittering “knitterati” to swoon over; Kaffe Fassett, Meg Swanson, Trisha Malcom, Nicky Epstein, Cirilia Rose, Cookie A., Clara Parkes, Mary Lynn Patrick and on and on and on!! In a week or so, I’ll be giving a way a FREE PASS to the fabulous Marketplace, held on Saturday and Sunday….so stay tuned and tell your friends!
Countdown to Squam
Squam is only 9 days away, my the time is flying by. I’ve been fooling around with a limited palette of colors – yarns which have which been rolling around in my bag for a while now. It is fun to see the different color relationships that develop. But what happens when your pattern goes terribly wrong? When perhaps you forgot to increase after the ribbing whilst watching just one more episode of your favorite Masterpiece Theater….and didn’t notice till you’d gone too far….All is not lost! My Squam students will get the first glimpse of the fix and I’ll share it with the rest of you the week after Squam.
Did you know that if you can’t attend the whole Squammy shebang this year, if you live nearby you can come to the Saturday Evening Art Fair? It should be great fun with 38 vendors, raffle prizes and….FREE BEER! Holy Cow. See you there!