Laurie's lace scarf shown on Irene since it matches her shirt.
Fran's lace scarf shown on Irene too since it matches her shirt.
Vickie's scarf
Pam's scarf with flowers on the ends.
Rosemary's scarf
Bea's shawl
Teri's scarf
More pictures to follow at the end of the blog.
This Week’s Project
We received four pages of a handout on lace chart reading and patterns for lace sachet bags that Linda went over in class. For chart reading in the round, you will always read the chart from right to left on every round. For flat knitting, row 1 and all odd rows are read from right to left, and row 2 and all even rows are read from left to right. There is no universal chart reading marks that everyone in the U.S. or the world follows, so it is important to follow the chart legend on the pattern you are following.
A magnetic chart keeper to keep track of your progress is highly suggested. The chart keeper can be purchased through Knit Picks, Patternworks, or any craft store in the cross stitch section. Linda prefers the chart keeper from Knit Picks because it folds in half and snaps in place for easy storage. Other tips for reading lace charts are to enlarge the chart on a copier or use a highlighter to mark every other row.
The pattern for the “Generations Purse” is written for flat knitting. Place a stitch marker right after “knit 38 stitches” to mark when to start the chart row for the lace section. The chart for the ribbon loops is the 4-row chart below the row instructions. Change the legend of the 6th box that is defined as “slip 2 knitwise, k2, pass 2 slipped stitches over” to knit 3 together instead. The last box defined as “no stitch” means that there is less stitches in that row so just follow the instructions in the next box. If knitting in the round, place a stitch marker after k38 and at the beginning of the round, and knit instead of purl all stitches in row 2.
If you do not want to make a sachet bag, try making a sampler of the two-page lace patterns in the handout and keep it in a notebook with your comments.
Regarding the scribble lace pattern, Linda made a correction to last week's chalkboard sketch. It should read from bottom up: cast on, stockinette, reverse stockinette, stockinette, reverse stockinette, stockinette, reverse stockinette, bind off. In other words, knit chunky, purl, knit, purl. Most of us could not see the difference between the two, but it may be helpful to someone. One tip Linda gave us on scribble lace is to place the long finished end in a bag while you knit so it does not tangle or get caught in something.
Next Week
We will continue working on scribble lace and the lace sachet instead of moving on to the Shetland lace.
Future Project – Yarn Labels
Start collecting yarn labels, the more the merrier, for a future surprise project. The project will take place towards the end of the Fall session.
This Weekend, Alpaca Ranch Tour
The Alpaca Gold Association is presenting the 2008 Alpaca Ranch Tour this weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ten foothill alpaca ranches will be open to the public in three counties: Nevada, Placer, and Yuba. It is free to the public, and alpaca products can be purchased in their boutiques. Flyers were available in class with ranch addresses or you can go to www.alpacagold.org for maps and information or www.opustwoalpacas.com/tour for directions and schedule information.
Our New Toys, Swift and Ball Winder
Linda L. bought this Artic Lace book on her visit to Alaska.
Thank You’s
Linda thanked the class for the money collected to pay for the shipping cost of our new toys, the swift and the ball winder which are shown above. I think the "toys" were purchased with the Award of Merit money received at the state fair.
Vickie received a thank you card from the Mother Bear project which she read in class. Several bears were mailed to this organization to give to children with HIV in Africa. The pattern was handed out to interested class members. A picture of some of the bears can be found in the blog archives under July 18, 2008.
Diana received a letter from the state fair that received a comment on the bra exhibit at the state fair; it was cute and favorable.
Phone List
Linda L. started a new class phone and email list. A couple of new names are still to be added, and she suggests those of us who have the old email list to redo it or update it on our computer since students who are no longer in the class do not want to receive emails that do not relate to them anymore.
Natural Dye Class
Linda met an instructor who teaches nature dye classes in Greenwood. If you are interested in taking this class, Linda is taking names. The fee is $50, and the date has not been set yet. A minimum of 5 students is needed.
Stitches West 2009
The 2009 brochure is already available online at knittersuniverse.com. Mark your calendar for the Stitch n’ Ride on Feb 28. Many of your questions are answered for you under “Our Knit Trips” by clicking on “Stitches West 2008” on the left hand column. We will organize a class trip on Stitch n' Ride to Stitches West which was the best part of the whole trip in January/February.
Linda will send this informative lace book back unless someone is interested in buying it. The cost is $30. It is a good book, but Linda is not going to keep it since she is not using it for class. Let her know asap.
Cathy's grandmother made this cute sweater; there is another kitty on the back that I regret not taking a picutre of.
Vickie received the coveted bag ornament that Teri made. It is filled with goodies. The exchange was fun.
Vickie made this sachet out of the little yarn sampler from Stitches West.
Brenda made a shawl, scarf, Christmas ornaments, and socks.
Closer view of Brenda's lace socks.
Even closer
The Christmas ornaments
Karen made two sets of hat, scarf, and open finger mittens and gloves.
Close view of Karen's cable scarf
Have a great week!
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