Sunday, October 29, 2006
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Sally Melville comes to Williamston for a weekend of workshops
Wonderful Sally Melville
Could this get any better? Threadbear set up this wonderful weekend of workshops with Sally Melville. I couldn't resist! I signed up right away for all of the workshops. I also made reservations at a nearby Bread & Breakfast, Topliff's Tara Wonderful hosts, wonderful restoration of an old farm house; llama owners, too! Stayed with Sally and 3 other fun knitters who were from the east side of the state. Great time, went all too fast.
Workshops were:
What is creativity?Creativity Workshop--Friday, September 22nd @ 6:30 until 8 p.m.
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We all use the word "creativity", but most of us do not know what it means. It seems some ephemeral quality with only others--much loftier folks than us--have an ability to access. But the truth is that it lies within each of us to be creative and that it is a source of joy to access our own powers and abilities.
Once we understand the nature of creativity and feel encouraged to develop our own, we need to appreciate the stages we will encounter. What are they? What happens in each stage? How do we get a running start? Where might we get stuck? How do we move forward once stuck? And finally, where might we end up.
First Choices/Basic Shapes--Saturday, September 23rd @ 10 a.m. (3 hours)
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No matter how advanced and accomplished we are, we run the risk of producing garments that look awful. Why? We make a decision in the first twenty minutes of the project that dooms it to failure! What are these decisions? Yarn, color, stitch pattern, and silhouette.
This workshop explores those decisions, so you'll know which decisions are best for you. It then follows with basic pattern drafting, so even if you don't design your own garments from scratch, you'll be able to make a more flattering neckline, a sleeve the right length, and a garment that fits!
Stripes and Stripes That Aren't--Saturday, September 23rd @ 2 p.m. (3 hours)
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Stripes....oh so easy to knit! But who can wear them? The truth is that everyone can both knit and wear them. This workshop explores ways to build strips and play with simple stitch patterns so you can work easily with color and produce some of your favorite knitting and most flattering garments.
Advanced Shaping--Sunday, September 24th @ 12 noon (3 hours)
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While there's nothing wrong with basic drop shoulder pullovers (they provide a fabulous, wide-open canvas!), there are other shapes and styles to consider and master. This workshop covers the discussion, measuring, calculations, drafting, and knitting for the set-in sleeve, the saddle sleeve, the shirt-tail bottom edge, and the vest-pointed bottom edge.
Sally explaining a knitting technique
Kerry Blue in my handspun Shetland
Christmas knitting is upon me!
Last Christmas the kids admitted dismay at not receiving any socks. I explained, well you never let me know that you liked that ones I made in the past. Then I heard praises. So, I had them search my sock stash and pick yarn to their liking. I started knitting them this August, so I would be able to finish in time. Now I think I can give them at their birthdays, and have slippers for Christmas. Planning is everything!
Socks for Eric, Opal yarn
Socks for Dawn, Opal yarn
Socks for Mom, Plymouth Encore, worsted weight and Fun Fur yarn
Socks to be for Travis
Well, there is a glitch... for Travis, I had to cast on more stitches then the kit called for, so now I have to enlarge the pattern. Lengthwise is fine, I can figure out how many stitches to add, but about those rows... it is taking some time to tweak... I will get it. I have 'til February.
Pattern
I had to have some fun...
My hand-dyed sock yarn knit up!
My Lakeshore Knitting guild held at Friends of Wool, dyed Henry's Attic Kona sock yarn... here is my creation! And didn't those socks turn out nicely? I am so happy with the results.
My first hand-dyed skein of sock yarn
And now what you have been waiting for: my Christmas knitting - slippers! For the Herink family, I am using yarn from Blackberry Ridge, a very nice chunky wool yarn and pattern provided. I can knit one up in two evenings easily. Only 6 more pairs to go!!!
Slippers for Tom
Socks for Eric, Opal yarn
Socks for Dawn, Opal yarn
Socks for Mom, Plymouth Encore, worsted weight and Fun Fur yarn
Socks to be for Travis
Well, there is a glitch... for Travis, I had to cast on more stitches then the kit called for, so now I have to enlarge the pattern. Lengthwise is fine, I can figure out how many stitches to add, but about those rows... it is taking some time to tweak... I will get it. I have 'til February.
Pattern
I had to have some fun...
My hand-dyed sock yarn knit up!
My Lakeshore Knitting guild held at Friends of Wool, dyed Henry's Attic Kona sock yarn... here is my creation! And didn't those socks turn out nicely? I am so happy with the results.
My first hand-dyed skein of sock yarn
And now what you have been waiting for: my Christmas knitting - slippers! For the Herink family, I am using yarn from Blackberry Ridge, a very nice chunky wool yarn and pattern provided. I can knit one up in two evenings easily. Only 6 more pairs to go!!!
Slippers for Tom
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