Moebius Week 3

We discovered this week how important it is to follow the gauge chart for Moebius knitting, no matter how small it looks to you. A few of the scarves turned out to be longer than expected as in Bea’s crotch-length scarf. Tip: every scoop action is one stitch. When the gauge says 120 stitches, you really have 240. I wish I took more photos this week; I brought the wrong camera, so I couldn’t get it to work properly.

Party
Next week is the last class, and it’s party time! Bring finger food, your own drink, a camera, and all of your knitting projects from class, even the sweater from the Fall class for photos. Linda will bring plates and napkins.

Fall Classes
Next Fall, Linda is proposing two knitting classes: one for beginners and one for Beyond the Basics called Holiday Knits. In Holiday Knits, projects will be made for gifts and holiday décor. Projects include chenille washing cloths, a pumpkin purse, a cornucopia center piece, and knitting needles. Registration begins on August 28. I hope to see you all then.

Summer Gathering
Don’t forget, there will be a couple of summer knitting pool parties at Carolyn’s house in Auburn. The first one will be on June 14 (not the 21st). A map will be emailed to you, and I will also post it in a blog.

Circular Needles
Linda mentioned a company called Bayling or Bay Ling makes 11” circular knitting needles in sizes 3 through 10. Rumpelstiltskin carries this brand from $5 to $5.85. These are like the Clover brand.

Candi shared with us a really funny scenario on women and public restrooms that she received via e-mail. We could not stop laughing since we could all relate to using a public restroom. It was then Georgia taught us a new phrase: “Stand and spray or sit and pray.”

Have a wonderful week.