Posted in knitting on December 21, 2015| 4 Comments »
Check this out ….. beautiful purple blanket in the works. This comes to us from the coast of England.
Hi everyone,
Just a quickie post to show you how my blanket is getting on.
I’ve almost finished the second 100g ball now and it’s already getting quite heavy and keeping me warm. There’s a long way to go.
Avis x
Posted in Celebrations, Creativity, Events, Friendship, knitting on December 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Not only did FMKG knit this past week, but we continued to celebrate the season with champagne, Chocolate and Almond Cake made by Debra (recipe from Nigella Lawson) topped with raspberries and whip cream , and David Lebovitz’s Recipe for Blueberry-Lemon Cake made by Jan. To top this off Karen H shared some her latest creations which included a felted pillow, a nuno felted scarf and a knitted cowl.
The Infinity Scarf (cowl) is designed by Anita Closic and knit with Plymouth’s Baby Alpaca Yarn. Karen found this combo at Stitches West. She knit a shorter version for a smaller woman….42 inches long and it fits around the head twice, but close to the neck. For those who don’t like cowls that close to the neck, one could just knit longer.
Posted in Business, Crafting, knitting, tagged Handbags, knitting, Knitting Business, Sarah Oliver Handbags, The Purlettes on December 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
It was just a couple weeks ago that Bill and I were watching the TV show – The Shark Tank. I stepped out of the room for a moment and when I returned Bill said, “You have to see this. It’s about knitters!”
Sarah Oliver of Sarah Oliver Handbags was seeking funding to expand her business whose work force is made up seniors – The Purlettes. She was successful.…a deal was struck with three sharks partnering to invest in this business.
After the deal was “struck” I almost immediately contacted FMK knitter and friend Bonnie who teaches knitting to seniors and works with those who need knitting assistance. Maybe she and Sarah will meet up.
Do click through the above links…..the stories are heartwarming!! You can also find Sarah Oliver Handbags on Facebook.
Posted in Birthday Celebrations, Celebrations, Events, Friendship, knitting, tagged Food, friendship, knitting on December 13, 2015| 2 Comments »
The Saturday Knitting Workshop Group just celebrated the first of two December celebrations. This one was to “shout out” birthday greetings this weekend’s gals – Diane, Maurie and Carole – as well as all those we may missed during last few months. Several of us in this group like to cook and others bring the complimentary foods – fruits, dips, cheese, cracker, chips, candy and drinks. We often want to share recipes so a new tab “Food Recipes” was begun yesterday on this blog site…..we will be adding more recipes as soon I hear back from the group.
New week we will celebrate ’tis the Season!
Posted in Christmas, knitting, tagged Christmas, friendship, Gifts, knitting on December 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »
On the left….going down
As Elizabeth Zimmerman said……”Knit on!”
Posted in Celebrations, Christmas, Friendship, knitting, tagged celebrations, Christmas, friendship, knitting on December 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We have been together as a knitting group (Friday Morning Knit Group – thus FMKG) and friends for years! We began this year’s celebration with the “white elephant” gift exchange….you know the one where each person takes a number……then the person can either select from the unwrapped gift or bump someone who has unopened their gift. We put a limit of 2 on how many times a gift could bumped/stolen. What do you think is best…..2xs, 3 xs or unlimited?
In the midst of gifts, eats and champagne some knitting was accomplished. At noon we took our celebration to Skates on the Bay.
Now photos from Skates!
Karen H was so kind as to take “mug” shots…..and thanks to Jan for the above table photos.
Posted in Friendship, Holiday, Jewelry, knitting, Treasures on November 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »
A happy thanksgiving greeting for you…..and the sharing of some memories of friendship and creativity!
Posted in Friendship, knitting, tagged Creativity, friendship, knitting on November 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This garter stitch scarf was such a fun project. I initially blogged about this on Oct 12 when I first felt this lovely yarn Acadia at Avenue Yarns. My instant reaction was “Oh, what can I knit with this?!” It quickly came to me that I would knit my version of Margot’s scarf. My version was a finer weight yarn – DK rather than worsted. I wanted a change in fiber both in texture and color for the ruffle. Yes, if you look close enough at the ruffle you will see that there is a slight variation in the color and the weight. As soon it came off the needles and I tried it on…..I was even more pleased with the results. It will be another “go to” scarf for me. My current “go to” is the hitchhiker scarf that I finished early last year (2014).
Here are the details of my version……
Body of scarf was knit (size 6 ndl) with 2 skeins (145 yds ea) of DK weight Acadia – 60% Merino Wool, 20% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk. The ruffle was knit (size 5 ndl) with Malibrigo Superwash sock weight yarn.
Instructions – Body of Scarf
Instructions – Ruffle Note: the design possibilities are endless – dare to be creative.
ps….later today I will fine tune this with a legend for the knitting terms.
Posted in Ceramics, Crafting, Friendship, knitting, Treasures, tagged Halloween, knitting on October 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »
More Halloween greetings await you here!
Wanting to share the latest on my needles – The Ruffled Scarf. I mentioned the yarn purchase of Acadia yarn in the post “On the Knitting Trails Again”. I was inspired by Margot’s scarf…..and as I most often do I modified the pattern. Here’s what is different with mine….slightly smaller gauge, longer and I will add the ruffle in a different yarn – Madelinetosh Pashmina Tart Red.
One skein of Acadia down and one to go…..then on to the ruffle! By the way I use to play in ceramics moons ago. This is one of my renditions that I cleaned, painted and had fired. This probably qualifies as one of my relics now.
Happy Halloween!
Posted in knitting on October 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This year’s event is Dec 5….
Announcing the lovely (now annual) event- Jewelry Boutique featuring Kimberly Ligocki and Janie Rose – at Skein Lane Studio -Saturday, December 6th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
This is a great chance to stay out of the crowds and shop this event for your jewelry gifts. Kimberly and Janie will be featuring new jewelry. You can visit their Etsy stores – Kimberly’s Craftini and Janie Rose Jewelry to get a sense of the beauty they create. I am a huge fan of their jewelry and several pieces are now in my collection! ♥♥♥
Join us…..it will be fun and you can shop! Need the address? 208 Carmel Ave, El Cerrito, CA …. Phone 510.525.9276
Skein Lane - IN THE LOOP 