Summer Dates to Remember

Hi. Hope you are enjoying your summer. Happy Birthday to June and July knitters!

Event Dates
Knotty Knitters Potluck, 7/20, 6 pm, Auburn, park near Racetrack Rd
CA State Fair, 7/14 - 8/1, Sacramento
Auburn Art Walk, 8/12, 6 pm


Here is my Yarn Tasting scarf. The idea for the rings came from a book on sculptured scarf designs. A long, narrow scarf can be intertwined through it for another look which is an idea I got from a kit at the Lake Tahoe Yarn Co in Truckee. I couldn't find any scarves in my closet to show you what it would look like. Anyway, if I make rings in different sizes again, I would knit them separate instead of connecting them as I go along. That way, I can rearrange the rings to place the smaller ones between the longer ones.

Have a nice Fourth of July day. Knit and be happy!

Message from Diana

Hi. This past week, it was nice to hear from Diana who kept in touch with all of us by sending an email regarding yarn bombing, the Summer Knit Together, and the 2010 Challenge.

Yarn Bombing
Yarn bomb somewhere in Auburn. Let her know if you are interested.

The Summer Knit Together
Tuesday, Jul 20, at the park near Racetrack Rd in Auburn, 6 pm at the picnic tables for a potluck and knitting. Everyone is welcome!

2010 Challenge
Our challenge, "The Flowers of our 50 States," was entered in the California State Fair (Cal Expo). "We earned a 2nd place ribbon ($60) AND received a special award ($100) from the Camellia City Stockinettes Sacramento Knitting Guild!" It will be displayed in the Creative Arts building. "Please note: the State Fair is running earlier than usual this year, Weds 7/14 through Sunday 8/1.

When the fair is over, we will display our flowers again in the Auburn Art Walk Thursday August 12, 2010 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. We plan to then enter the flowers in the Gold Country Fair after that."

World Wide Knit In Public Day
In the last blog, Teri mentioned in the Comment section that she was planning to go to this event. So, Teri and I went to the WWKIPD at the Lake Tahoe Yarn Company in Truckee this past Saturday. It was a small turnout, but we had a good opportunity to talk with the owner and two other knitters from Reno and see the new shop. The yarn shop at its new location is really nice. She carries a lot of great items: beautiful yarn, roving, kits, notions, and cute gifts. It is very close to the Safeway store in Truckee, which is the best place to park if you would like to visit. The website for the yarn shop is http://www.laketahoeyarncompany.com.


By the way, the owner of Lake Tahoe Yarn Co in Truckee mentioned sending packages of goodies to the troops in Afghanistan through a soldier she is related to. Some of the items on her list were knitted hats/scarves, tea, candy, cocoa, crossword/sudoku books, and (sigh) I forgot the rest...

Have a nice summer. From a card I saw: Peace, Love, Knit

World Wide Knit In Public Day

Hi. This weekend launches the World Wide Knit In Public Day. The website for WWKiP Day 2010 is http://www.wwkipday.com. They say to pick the day that works best for your community from Jun 12 to Jun 20.

I read that the yarn store in Truckee is hosting a WWKIP Day: the details are below.

United States, California, Truckee
Hosted by: Kelly Hechinger
Location: Lake Tahoe Yarn Company
Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Date: June 19, 2010

How to get there:
11008 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA in the Old Gateway Center. Next to the Old Gateway Deli. Just east of the Safeway Center

Please bring:
Bring a chair and your knitting. Gateway Deli is right next door.

The backup plan is:
If it's raining we'll be in the shop!

This KIP is not knitting exclusive.
There are free bathrooms available nearby.

Happy knitting!

3d Trimester, Wk 12

It was the last class for the spring session. Linda was out of state for a special wedding shower, etc., so we took pictures for her to see.

Hi Linda. We know you would want us to have a pleasant time at our Yarn Tasting, so we accomplished the goal.

Pat thoughtfully furnished us with 10 beverage containers in blue, green, and pink to put our yarn in.

Nine varieties of yarn were brought to share. We all learned something new about the yarn which was exciting to us.

Here are the sampler scarves we started with the yarn. The colors all matched together nicely. Candi shared with us the pattern for the multidirectional diagonal scarf, and Diane shared the pattern for the diagonal scarf.

Everyone, here is a reminder for the summer.

Summer Knit Together
Tuesday, Jul 20, is the date for our summer knit together at the park near Racetrack Rd in Auburn. We will gather around 6 pm for a potluck and knitting. Watch for emails throughout the summer regarding this picnic, our state fair award(s), the Art Walk, etc. It will be nice to see each other before Fall.

A couple of places mentioned during our Yarn Tasting to meet for knitting this summer are Auburn Knit Night and the Tin Thimble. Auburn Knit Night meets at Courthouse Coffee on 1425 Lincoln Way in Auburn every Tuesday night from 6-9 pm; it is free. Diana has attended a few of their meetings. The Tin Thimble has a free knitting circle on the THIRD Thursday of every month. Their location is at The Packing Shed at High Hand Nursery, at 3750 Taylor Rd in Loomis, 916-652-2134. Please RSVP so that they can make sure to have enough room for everyone. They will meet on June 17, July 15, and August 19. It's a good idea to email the Knotty Knitters when you go in case they are free that night too.

Pat made this beautiful blue scarf from the yarn she won playing YARNO last week.

Have a wonderful, fun summer. I will miss you. Please email me news and photos to share on the blog this summer. Live, Laugh, Knit!