Manos night was rather quiet this month but there were some lovely finshed projects to be shown off. Sara Rose helped out this evening, Laura worked up some Claudia's in a scarf for the non-sock knitters out there. Cindy finshed her afghan, now to be sewn by the finishing team! Amy started another one, to be finshed for Christmas.
Cindy was displaying her fabulous Entralac bag, done during the Friday night KAL in July. Look at the incredible felting job. Looks beautiful. Cindy was also one of the of raffle winners from Saturday's sale. Eloise was the other big winner, since she has now mastered socks on circulars we all know what she will be buying..... SOCK YARN!
Pat finshed this beautiful baby blanket, so soft and cuddly, pattern from Fiber Trends.
Look at this georgeous sunset, the view from the shop window. Sadly this was not the view Laura enjoyed!
Don't forget the Farm Fair is this weekend, enteries go in today and be sure to stop by during the weekend to see everyone's work! Good Luck to you all.
The Coolest Customer Day is fast approaching. Everyone has been checking out yarns, looking over patterns, pondering purchases as the big day draws near. Hope to see everyone there. It's alot of fun! Maggie is allowing customers to set aside their "goodie bags" until sale day. This won't cut down on how long you stand in line at checkout, but helps with the stress making your selections on sale day.
Step up your socks class was a great class. Karen covered some new and interesting techniques last night. She taught us the Magic Loop, which Maggie has re-named the Magic Loops since it is actually 2 loops not 1. We also learned working 1 sock on a 12 inch circular, 1 sock on 2 circulars. And tada... 2 socks on 2 circulars. Not all of us mastered this but you can see Joan is doing quite well and Laura, master knitter that she is, got it too. The rest of us, well let's just say we are still an apprentice. Next week we cover short row heel and some other cool tricks.
Make sure you come in and checkout Claudia's Handpaint sock yarn, some great new colorways are going fast.
As many of you know, Maggie and Laura have been meeting with our yarn reps, and choosing the new fall yarns and patterns.
Just look at the beautiful scarves and hats you can knit for this fall. You can clearly see that the style is versatile and perfect keeping you warm when you rake those leaves. Especially when the leaves haven't fallen yet, and this picture was probably taken in 90' weather. Remember, what was old is new again!
Looks like we are going to start a book club. It will meet on Block of the Month Mondays (also becoming known as Manos-Mondays). Amy has chosen our first read.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
There is no meeting in August, so you will have plenty of time to read and be ready to discuss on September 25th.
Hi everyone! This is Karen, and it's my first blog entry ever! I'm writing to encourage everyone to enter his or her knitting in the Harford County Farm Fair. Anything (everything!) that you have finished (not necessarily started, but finished) in the last year is eligible for entry. Let's show Harford County that knitting is alive and well and more beautiful than ever!
You can preregister your entry before July 15 (that's this Saturday!) by going to the Farm Fair website. From there, click on "Online Registration." (It's in blue, at the top of the page, in the middle of the list of links.) On the Online Registration page, scroll down to "open class registration." On the Open Class page, scroll down to knitting. :)
To learn what all the categories are about, download the Home Arts catalog. It's back on the main Farm Fair page. Scroll down all the way to the bottom. On the right there is a picture/link that says "Open Classes." (It looks like a drawing, but it's really a link.) It will open a PDF file which contains all of the info for the various classes (rules, etc). There is stuff to read at the start of the Home Arts section (page 12), and also stuff in the Knitting section (page 28).
When I first started entering things, I found the terminology confusing, so here are some definitions for you:
premium: cash prizes!
department: knitting, crochet, etc
class: categories like socks, scarf, etc. There are 42 classes for hand knitting!
the premium list: the list of classes/categories
If you want to enter, but won't be able to drop off and/or pick up your entries, maybe one of your knitting friends would do it for you. Remember: it doesn't have to be a masterpiece to be entered; it just has to be something you've knit! We all want a chance to be inspired by your work!
Amy just finished in this shawl in Rowan Silk Haze (approx. 3 balls), pattern is Birch from Rowan Magazine
# 34 which has been stocked at the store. For those not ready to venture into lace work by themselves Karen teaches an excellent Knitting Lace class. Check out the website for the schedule.
What a crowd today. It seemed like everyone took a break from their gardens to stop by. Eloise has started her socks on circulars and it is going great. Starting very soon is Karen's Step up your Sock class. If you are a sock knitter and want to learn something new like this sign up now if there's still room and let Karen teach some new tricks! Allsion has the most adorable baby sweater almost finshed and will be a store model in just days. Cute Minnow Knits pattern done in Cotton Classic. Robin got some yummy Kid Silk Haze for beautiful lace shawl. Lots of laughs over the struggle with bobbles but we've got it now. Many other laughs as well, we all were stand up comedians today. Make sure you stop by Thursday night for the Needle Exchange and maybe our Saturday crowd will perform again. Have a safe and happy Fourth
