K's and N's Knits

We have continued to meet every Monday that the library is open. Here are some progress photos:

K finished one of her first projects--a purse. Nice work, K, congratulations!

N has been away for a while but has not stopped knitting. She made this beautiful pale green lace sweater:


and this cabled red one:


We've missed you, N; welcome back.

Making a Pom Pom

C made a pom pom to sew to the top of a hat. First she wrapped the yarn around two cardboard circles, then she cut the yarn between the circles. Here is a photo of the yarn after it was cut. You can see the two circles of cardboard in the middle:
Next she wrapped yarn between the circles and tied the yarn tightly. After a she removes the circles and does a little trimming, her pom pom will be ready to sew to her hat.

We've Been Busy

We continue to meet every Monday but you wouldn't know it from looking at this blog because I haven't done much posting. Here is sample of what happened on Oct. 19, 2009.

Y is only in elementary school but already she's learning to make hats in the round. The earlier portion was knit on a size 9 16" circular. Today she began using double pointed needles for the first time and left the knitting circle wearing her work in progress, sporting the needles.

J has been knitting Fuzzy Feet with a Malabrigo yarn on very large needles. (Edited on 11.07.09 to add: see the comment below for yarn and needle details. She plans to felt them. This is what they look like now:

Watch this space to see how the felting process will completely transform these babies.

M completed another one of her cell phone cases worked using the double knitting technique. This one was particularly challenging because, at the request of the person she was making it for, she added a strand of gold thread to both the purple and green sections. That meant she was working with four threads simultaneously. The photo is washed out and is more accurate in the full photo, but in real life the colors are gorgeous.


S is a brand new knitter but is already working on a log cabin lapghan following the principles set out in Mason-Dixon Knitting.

And C, our expert crocheter, is working on a beautiful ripple baby afghan.

Elsa's Hat

Before she left for Paris, Elsa stopped by the library to show us the hat she recently completed. Excellent job, Elsa. We will miss you.

Summer 2009 Knitting

Join us this summer and learn to knit or improve your skills if you already know how. Our special summer knitting program begins June 22nd and continues until August 17th! We meet on every Monday from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

The program is free but participants must supply their own materials. Click on the "When, Where and What to Bring" link in the sidebar for more information.

Elsa's Headband

Here is Elza modeling the headband she completed recently. I think it is her first project. Since then she has knit two pairs of fingerless mitts and begun a hat.

Recent Projects

I haven't posted much recently but we have been meeting every week and members have been busy learning and creating.

SDB finished a hat made with yarn that produces its own Fair Isle pattern:

M made some spa washcloths out of hemp:


EC finished the scarf she's been working on for some time. She did a wonderful job with the knitting and with the attached fringe. I hope to post a photo in the future.

DD is making a baby blanket:


J is working on the cabled band of a hat:

Many other projects haven't managed to make it into the camera phone!