2d Trimester, Wk 4

It was another warm and cozy class; thankfully, there was no fog.

Linda went over portions of the mitten/glove pattern. She demonstrated the right & left slant increases which is also explained in The Knitter's Companion and showed us how to pick up stitches for the thumb. When picking up stitches for the thumb gusset, it is important to twist the stitches to close gaps and prevent holes. For our homework, we can finish all but the thumb portion which Linda will go over in class next week. She will also talk about how to knit the fingers for the gloves at that time. We were also given a handout on the different thumb types we can knit, how to avoid ladders between needles, and tips/tricks for knitting mittens/gloves.

Art Walk
The Spring challenge will be revealed to us next week (instead of this week). This challenge is for the Summer Art Walk.

Stitch 'n Ride
Many of us received an email this week from the Stitch 'n Ride coordinator to let us know that there will be no Stitch 'n Ride train this year. There wasn't enough sponsors and work is being done to the rails. However, if you order train tickets online to Santa Clara from capitolcorridor.org under the Stitch 'n Ride category, you will receive a 50% discount on your tickets during any of the four days of Stitches West. A list will go around next week to determine which day may make work the best for our class to attend the event. For information about Stitches West, go to this website, www.knittinguniverse.com.

Linda's Show 'n Tell, The Adult Surprise Jacket. The yarn is very pretty. She said that she had to do some major cleansing since she was working from the inside (wrong side) instead of the outside (right side) and it also caused her to add the buttons to the wrong side. Got that?

Diana felted this beautiful velvet yarn that makes a super soft fabric. It feels luxurious.

Teri said she found an easy pattern to knit this cute beret. The band inside is lime green. It looks really good on, but of course, I missed getting the picture.

Diane is going to town with the lovely hit 'n miss scarf. She made another one for her Christmas gift exchange at work.

Pat bought this ribbon yarn and size 19 needles at an estate sale to make this scarf. She also added a blue sparkle yarn for additional bling.

Happy knitting!