NEW YEAR.....NEW ADVENTURES IN KNITTING!



Decided that I JUST WASN'T BUSY ENOUGH, so now I am teaching knitting at my local Michael's Arts and Craft store!

ATTENTION ALL KNITTERS!

MICHAEL'S ARTS AND CRAFTS IN THE EASTON/BETHLEHEM AREA IS HOSTING A 5 HOUR YARN EVENT ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH!

I will be there knitting and offering help, as well as encouragement, to all who come by from 12 noon to 5 pm. There will also be contests and prizes, according to the store flyer. Sounds like it will be a fun day. Yes, folks, I am being paid to knit, talk to people, and be helpful. Does it get any better than this?

I started this commitment in December, and now that the word is getting out, I am starting to have a few students. Meeting some really nice people who really have the desire to learn. Which makes it so much fun for me, especially when I can see the look on their faces when they GET IT!

As you can see from my very first class sample, I am keeping it really simple for beginners, because nothing kills a new knitter's psyche more than getting overwhelmed with trying to master too many techniques at the start. Who wouldn't love to wash dishes with this cute little dishcloth?

Meanwhile, I am knitting some scarf samples for possible March classes, as well as beginning one of 2 mitered square type baby blankets for my nonknitting friends. Today I hope to cast on for the FRENCH MARKET BAG-see it here at

www.Knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/PATTfrenchmarket.html

Pictures to follow...

HAPPY KNITTING FOR NOW!

THIS CALLS TO ME......

..........AND THIS TOO!





And yet, I continue to let the poor darlings lanquish in the Closet of Neglected Projects.


Which one should I start knitting?




It has been a very busy holiday for me, and I'm afraid I have taken many a knitting detour since my last posting early in December.

After knitting several scarves, bookmarkers, G.I. Joe clothing, Church bazaar items, dying yarn, and class samples for my new adventure as a knitting instructor at my local Michaels, its time to knit for ME!


I have fallen in love with those cute corkscrew/ruffled scarves I've been seeing online and in several new books. I completed one in about 8 hours knitted in Crystal Palace Kid Merino and finished with less than a quarter skein of Fizz Stardust. At the end I was binding off 800 stitches! Still, it was a labor of love, as I love the look of the 2 yarns! Pictures to follow sooner or later.... see, another knitting detour!

Need to do a Knitter's To Do list!

Don't you just love New Years Resolutions!!!