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Prizes for Secret of the Stole KAL 2007When I was laying out the products for this photo I was just overwhelmed by the generosity of our prize donors for the Secret of the Stole KAL. I have to thank the following companies for their support in making this an extraordinary knit-a-long experience for me and for the members .

 

Sarah’s Yarns, for the in house and Jaggerspun yarn color chart, the Lantern Moon silk needle sleeves, the really cute tape measures and the TWO – $10 gift certificates.

 

One Planet Yarn and Fiber, for the two skeins of Yarn Botanika Radiance, fingering weight yarn, the two skeins Lanas Puras Melosa, lace weight yarn and the 10% off coupon gift cards.

Down in the Country Fibers, for a Rakestraw Spinner and 4 oz of roving that is just luscious.

Additional thanks go out to several members for their donations of stitch markers, scissors, yarn, a tiny crochet hook and a nifty knitting bag. You know who you are.

The first prize is to be awarded this Friday, October 12. I can’t wait. Keep on knitting…

 

 

 

Secret of the Bikini?

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We are having such a great time on the Secret of the Stole KAL group. I put out the first hint this past Friday and so far, there have been no explosions. The stole begins with two points instead of a more traditional one point. Many of the members have been posting that they are learning a lot already and we have only just begun.

Secret of the Bikini?

The Sit ‘n Knit New York group in New York City got together and had some fun Saturday evening. About a dozen of them brought their stoles to work on and I am not sure if alcohol was involved or not, but, someone eventually turned the two pointed end upside down and Viola, a bikini top was born. According to reports there was some singing of the song “She wore an Itsy, Bitsy, Teeny, Wheeny Secret of the Stole Bikini”. Here is their version of hint #1. Not quite what I had in mind, but completely hysterical nonetheless. Now I can’t get that song out of my head. Thanks, Judes (who is claiming she is not the one in the shot) for the photo and for making my soda exit my nose this morning. What a hoot.

Other knitting news. Knitting Daily has a short tutorial on how to convert a stitch pattern from knitting flat to knitting in the round. It is pretty basic, but a good place to start if you were wondering how it is done.

Also, check out this free hat pattern for the holidays. I am going to make two for my grandson. One as the pattern is written and one that is a silver or grey with a white, flat “tail” at the top of the hat so it will look like a Hershey Kiss.

The Beginning

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Blazer is VERY excitedDid you hear that rush of air this morning at 12:07am (-6 GMT)? That was me letting out a huge sigh of relief because the Secret of the Stole KAL has now commenced. I am thrilled with the response so far and am now anxiously awaiting the progress photos! So, if you are a member of the group, get knitting. If not, well there will be another one soon and in the meantime the pattern will be available around Thanksgiving. Today I will leave you with this photo. Blazer is just as relieved as I am that we have begun.

Update: For those of you interested in the Knitting Daily advertising issue I wrote about last week, there is a link at the bottom of the advertising emails that says unsubscribe from Knitting Daily promotions. I did that and now all I am receiving is what I originally signed up for and that was the blog posts.

Excited

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Ok, now that I have wrestled back control of my blog from Mr. K, I can get back to the business at hand.

Freaking OutI was wondering if there were any knitters out there that are as excited about October 5th as I am? I am so excited I can hardly stand it.

The Secret of the Stole KAL membership closes at midnight (-6 GMT) tomorrow and the first hint is released October 5th. In case you don’t know what on earth I am talking about, although I am not sure how that is possible, I suppose I should post one last announcement. If you or someone you know hasn’t joined up yet, time is of the essence. Here are the details:

Secret of the Stole KALThis is a group for the new Secret of the Stole KAL (knit a long) that is beginning October 5, 2007. Along with knitting a stole, several lucky members will receive prizes along the way. This will be a fun group to learn some new techniques, meet some new knitting friends, and have a great time knitting. Membership will be closing for this group on October 4, 2007.

The stole is a combination of lace and beads and the pattern is by Nautical Knitter. Those who complete the Secret of the Stole KAL will have a beautiful stole to wear for New Year’s Eve festivities

DK at Work

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Hi there, this is DK’s DH (Scott) and I thought while she was fast asleep thinking up new pattern designs I would post a sort of behind the scenes photo I took of DK hard at work. She has been really looking forward to getting started on the Secret of the Stole KAL (as I am sure all of you are as well), just a few more days to go now.

So, here you go… as long as she doesn’t delete the post once she finds out it is here :)

DK the Nautical Knitter

Yes, this is actually her desk! That little gray square thing she is looking at is actually a laptop she uses to correspond with all of you (probably doing so right now), the one in the background is where she does her “work”. You see which one she is using. “Did you read that book I left for you the other day sweetie”? :)

Good luck to everyone doing the Secret of the Stole KAL, it will be loads of fun, and may even have some great surprises along the way. Scott (hopefully still the DH)

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