Holiday Gifts Week 10

Pat's pouch and checkerboard, Louise's purse and tomato pin cushion, Dolls by Diane's 2nd Grade Class

Diana's light bulb purse, Julie and Noelle's cornucopias, Barbara's felted bowls, Georgia's felted slippers, and Teri's kool-aid dyed mittens

It was nice to be together again. There are only two more classes to go, and many projects are being completed in time for the holidays. Congratulations to Carolyn for finishing the entrelac tote bag that was introducted to us in the Spring class. Linda L. brought us sweet, juicy mandarins from her own yard, and Linda P. went over two new patterns with us tonight. She added that she will rewrite the checkerboard pattern for us since it results in vertical stripes instead of checkerboards.

The patterns are a star stocking and moppet slippers. Although it is not mentioned at the beginning of the pattern, the stocking takes two colors of yarn. This pattern can be made bigger or smaller by adjusting the size of needles you use or by adding more rows to the leg portion. For a smaller stocking, use worsted weight yarn on size 8 needles; for a larger stocking, use double strands of worsted weight yarn on size 10/11 needles. We learned that a Jacquard is another word for fair isle and wyif means "with yarn in front" such as slip 1 with yarn in front. Linda wants us to be creative with this piece and “wow” her with our own design and embellishments.

The moppet slippers look like a colorful mop on your feet or Cousin It from the Addams Family or one of the Beatles' wig. For the fringe, use a crochet hook to loop the strands onto the slipper. Linda will bring extra scrap yarn two weeks from tonight for us to use. She suggests everyone bringing scrap yarn to share and to purchase a fringe maker for making fringe fast and easy.

Party
A party is scheduled for December 13. The menu is appetizers and desserts, plus bring your own drink. Linda will furnish forks/spoons.

Trim Contest
A prize, all the way from St. Louis, will be offered for the best trim on a project contest. Judging will take place on December 13.

Extension
The extension is tentative for January 10 and 17; we may know by next week.

Support Our Classmates at These December Events
Placer High School will be hosting a craft and food event on Saturday, December 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the cafeteria. Come support Diana and Julie as they will be selling there.

Colfax High School is presenting Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on December 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15 at 7 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for students. Vicki’s daughter is in this production as one of the Christmas ghosts. Address: Colfax Performing Arts Center, 24595 Ben Taylor Rd at Colfax High School. Also, don’t forget about Vicki’s polished rock necklaces, key chains, magnets, and zipper pulls; they make nice Christmas gifts.

See you next week. Knit away!