Holiday Gifts Week 7

Pumpkins are so cute. Pat made three of the above including the big one. (Diana mentioned that she received 2 more orders for them.)

Yeah, we can knit mittens and gloves! Louise made the bowl and clutch. Linda L. made the Denise needle pouch.

Joyce shared how she made this beautiful red-felted hat. And, look at Teri's perfect wrap; she also dyed the yarn on the table with kool-aid.

The holidays will be here soon, and the weather will be just right for mittens and scarves. There were more mittens and pumpkins for show 'n tell, plus extra knitting projects that always inspires me to knit more. Interesting stories were told of beloved pets in the freezer, a touching moment when we realized that many of us share a common bond regarding not being able to please our mothers, and Julie's alien glove. Linda thanked everyone for the surprise birthday party last week; she spent last year without family so she was very touched this year.

Present Project

Here is a picture of Linda's cornucopia to give you an idea of our latest project (click twice on the photo for a larger view). We went over the patterns and made a few changes to them. Here is what Linda suggests:

1) The cornucopia. She suggests using two strands of yarn and adding more rows since it came out smaller than she desired.

2) Gourd. Under line 16 (correction: under line 17) of the pattern, Linda changed to 3 double point needles (5 st, 6 st, 5 st) to start knitting in the round. And, before felting tie a plastic bag in the hole so it does not close up.

3) Pumpkin. Under line 2, instead of "as I-cord" change to "in the round." Linda also suggests adding a contrasting color with a running stitch to make rims before felting. Otherwise, it looks somewhat plain.

4) Corn. Under line 7, change 15 rows to 18. Linda used two strands of color and knitted in the round with the purl side out. So the knits become purls, and the purls become knits. The hole to stuff the corn is very small so make sure to tie a plastic bag to keep it open before felting.

All veggies were stuffed with fiber fill after felting. Bea also made copies of extra fruit and vegetables for us.

Next Project

I also took a picture of Linda's gameboard and pouch to give you an idea of what it looks like. We will be making the smaller one and learning a new technique. It is darling.

Happy Birthday November Knitters! Have a great week!