Skein Lane – IN THE LOOP

Kimberly has returned from her travels to Italy…and many of us feel as though we were there….she showered us with photos of the travels that she and her husband had while they were gone…what a wonderful way to keep us plugged in…and easy for us to plug in with her upon her return.

Before our appointed knitting hour on Friday, Kimberly came to meet Lucy…you see, she is really an animal lover (like many of us)…and most of the group had already met Lucy. Well check out this meeting.

Lucy and Kimberly

And then Lucy met Ellen and that photo is coming in the next post.

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Connie knit this pig for her niece’s child. She was inspired by Kimberly and Merle. Be sure to check out the previous two posts.

Dad and the pig

Connie w/niece's family and pig

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Merle - The Piglet is done!

Merle had so much fun knitting this pig for her nephew.

And here's Abel with his pig

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Kimberly - the inspirer!

Last year Kimberly started a pig  “farm”. She knit the pig for Matthew, a special boy in her life. This pig pattern is featured in Knitted Toys by Fiona McTague. Kimberly’s rendition of the knit pig inspired Merle to knit a pig for her nephew…then Connie knit one for her nephew.

Here’s Matthew!

Matthew and his pig

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For this sweater from Knit One Below Jean used the recommended yarn, Nashua Handknits Creative Focus Worsted. It was a fun project….I think she started this project right after Stitches West 2009. I know she enjoyed knitting it!

Ccming next: The Tattersall Scarf…..and then the piglets!

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Jean not only brought her garments back for a better photo shoot, but she came with two more garments, one of which she was wearing, and the other a work in process. The sweater that she was wearing was a design from Just One More Row and she enhanced the design in the shoulder area with a novelty yarn. Remember I said that she is one knitter who wears what she knits! On her needles are the makings of a new scarf…and she is using a pattern, Seafoam, from Vogue’s Stitchionary. She inspired a couple of us, Sheri and myself, to rethink scarves that we were thinking about doing…Sheri began (again) today. She had been working on a scarf pattern that she decided to toss. Here’s Jean again!

Oh, Lucy came to visit the knit group last night and today….and I captured photos of today. You can check out the knitters and Lucy at “the animal farm blog” published as Stan and Ollie….and Lucy. Enjoy the knitting and the animal babies.  (More photos coming in the morning!)

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This will be a quick post to say that once again Jean has produced not just one but two wonderful garments from Knit One Below by Elise Duvekot.  (This is the same book that I mentioned in the post about Margaret.) I am eager to recognize this work….knowing full well that I will be updating the photos….as the detail of the work does not show in these photos.  The scarf is the Tattersall Scarf on page 118 and the sweater is the Non-Repeating Sweater on page 50. Over the years we have all seen Jean not only knit beautiful designs…but she wears them too! Her choices are perfect for her and for her giftees. Yeah Jean……a great knitter and friend. I believe she knits every day….and certainly most Fridays along with lots of laughter and story telling.

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Sometimes I will pull something from the past to share…because the work is wonderful and completed before this blog began…and because the knitter may have something on the needles not quite ready to share.  Last year there were some beautiful baby gifts… these were knit by Friday workshop knitters – Cameron, Jan, and Merle. (Be sure to click the photo for an enlarged view…the details on all are lovely!)

Coming next – some recently completed work from Friday workshop.  Tuesday group is next!

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Memorial Day – a day that recognizes and honors our veterans. Bill and I have just returned from the 88th annual Memorial Day Commeration at the historical cemetery, Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.  As always, this service brings tears! In memory of our veterans, thank you!

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