Summer 2010

During the summer of 2010 we will continue to meet on Mondays.

I will also be teaching "Make Your Own Treasure Bag" on Thursday afternoons from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. The students will learn how to dye yarn in multiple colors and how to knit. They will then knit a treasure bag to keep. Class will last for 6 weeks beginning on July 1st, is for boys and girls ages 8 and up, and is limited to 12 students. Please sign up in person at the Fairview Branch or by emailing librarian Sylvia Anderle at sylvia.anderle@smgov.net.

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.