Knitting in the library

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Comment by Kathryn Otto on May 29, 2009 at 2:11pm

I hope crocheting counts too! Right now I'm doing a little bit of both: crocheting a baby hat and knitting a scarf.

Comment by Nancy McGuire on April 24, 2009 at 7:04pm

I look forward to knitting again once we settle down into our new position in Greenville, SC. I love knitting patterns. What fun to have a group in the library world.

Comment by Karla Gedell on April 22, 2009 at 5:48am

OK, went to Yarnover 2009 on Saturday. Hadn't even heard of this before - it's an all-day knitting conference and market sponsored by the Minnesota Knitters Guild. Went in the morning only. Took a class from Chris Bylsma (the Crayon Box jacket designer) called 'Eight Empowering Edges." Interesting! Recommended. Held annually with lots of knitting designers.

Comment by Karla Gedell on April 6, 2009 at 8:38pm

I checked out the online stores and the manufacturer (Rowan) didn't have the colors specified in the patterns. I swear they print those pattern books and stop making the colors. Oh well, I'll get some substitutes - aaarrrggh. It will work. I discovered the scarf in the picture was actually made with a gray yarn and not green as it appeared. Lots of retouching, apparently.

Comment by Susan Glimsdale on April 6, 2009 at 2:38pm

I love Knit Picks for on line shopping and they have a good pod cast too.

Comment by Susan Glimsdale on April 6, 2009 at 2:37pm

I can spend endless hours searching Ravelry patterns and yarn. I like the fact that you can find out if someone else had problems making a pattern or working with a specific yarn before you start the project. They now have a pattern for a hat that was worn by Bella from the Twlight books and movie. Can we work that into a teen activity?

Comment by Gretchen on April 5, 2009 at 11:23am

A Sock-of-the-month club appeals to me, but it usually takes me more than a month to finish a pair. I've already got yarn for the next several pairs! So far I've used free patterns.
Ravelry.com provides a place for people to inventory their yarn and needles. Also I use it to look at other people's projects using yarn I have. You have sign up to be "invited," which may take a week. A great resource.

Comment by Karla Gedell on April 2, 2009 at 10:22am

Y'know, re: access to nice yarn. Gwen Schagrin & I went to Borealis Yarns (Thomas & Hamline Aves, St. Paul) over lunch yesterday. They had a zillion kinds of great yarn, but nothing that my Nicky Epstein scarf patterns called for. I just wasn't in the mood to substitute, swatch (for a scarf?) and all that. So I decided to shop online. YIKES!!

Comment by Diane Adams on April 1, 2009 at 9:26pm

I am an avid hat maker. My daughter loves hats and I enjoy making them. I've never finished a pair of socks although I have one sock about 1/3 done. I have limited access to quality yarn. There is a small selection of nice yarn in a fabric, clothing, toy, book store across the Canadian border in Ft. Frances. I made each of my kids a scarf in Gryffindor colors that I created (no pattern).

Comment by Susan Glimsdale on March 27, 2009 at 12:16pm

I joined a sock of the month group to try and get my sock stash down. (All thought I've been told that sock yarn doesn't count as stash.) So far I've been successful.
I found a Harry Potter Illusion scarf on the internet and made one for a friend who is a Harry Potter fan. Has anyone else found a book related pattern?

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