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Category : Patterns
We are now more than half way finished with the Secret of the Stole. It has been a lot of fun and I can’t wait for the next one. If you would like to read more information about this stole please visit my new blog on knitting. You can see it at nauticalknitter.com.
Fair Winds, DK
Category : Fiber Arts
Many of you are participating in the Secret of the Stole KAL. I am thankful for that, but I also realize that most knitters relish variety, myself included. So if you are a member of one of the German knit-a-longs (Knitting Delight or Secret of Chrysopolis to name a few)that are going on now, like I am, you will probably benefit from the new series Claudia is doing on her blog. She has been taking one knitting term per post and giving the English to German translation.
Being a member of the German knitting yahoo groups is not a new thing for me and I realized the other day while skimming the emails that I was actually reading them in German without a translator. How cool is that? Check out Claudia’s blog and tell her I sent you.
How about some eye candy? Check out what Fleegle just finished. She does such amazing lace work. More photos and details of her progression on this knitted lace shawl can be found on her blog.
Last, but not least, Mr. K has added a pre-purchase link to the Patterns page for the Secret of the Stole finished pattern. The complete pattern will be available in PDF format on December 1, 2007. If you would like to be one of the first to receive this pattern in your inbox or you would like to gift it to someone special, please visit the patterns page for more info.
If you would like to be informed about the next Nautical Knitter KAL you can join the yahoo group Nautical Knitter Designs and you will receive the latest updates on new Nautical Knitter patterns and knit-a-longs.
Category : Fiber Arts
Can you see me doing the happy dance? Well, I am. We are headed to the boat this weekend for some long overdue R&R. I have been going through ocean breeze and sand between the toes withdrawal. We may even get to do some outside sprucing up of the boat, which we haven’t been able to do in the last few months because it has been so bloody hot here in the southern United States. We are leaving Blazer at the doggie condo (vet) so he can visit with his kennel friends. Since Aubie passed away Blazer has been seriously lacking in dog company.
Tonight will be a long night as I have to upload the next hint for the Secret of the Stole KAL for tomorrow and we will be on the road tomorrow. Can you say “is it midnight yet?”? Oh well, I am so excited about putting the next hint up that I probably wouldn’t sleep anyway. Besides, Florida State plays Wake Forest in football and the first game of the NLCS is on as well. I will get in some serious knitting time tonight.
In my other “job” I came across a really neat quotation book and, in the spirit of college football season, I will leave you all with this one for the week:
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.
-Vincent T. Lombardi
Category : Fiber Arts
When 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…
Category : Fiber Arts
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.
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.
