Gansey Extension

It was a fun time. Linda and Nola met with Knotty Knitters from 3 to 8:30 pm. There were groups shopping for Skiff clothing and jewelry, knitting rugs for their book, taking the hook rug flower pin class, and having a good time with yummy treats and tea.


Nola brought a huge selection of Skiffs.

Cynthia is full of surprises; she also makes jewelry.

Nola and class

Nola hooking a president designed by Linda.

Teri's pin and cute top that she made.

Linda's pin

Carol from Linda's morning class made this pin.



Sandy's poinsetta 

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Gansey Wk 12

It was the last class of the Fall session, and we had a wonderful Christmas party.

On Dec. 13, we will have a special extension for rug knitting, a Skiff party, Nola's hook rug flower pin class, and just knitting together. Feel free to come even if you are not involved in any of the activities.  Linda and Nola will be at the ARD center from 3:00 to 8:30. Nola's class will also be held on Saturday morning; you will need to sign up in advance. The class is $20, and additional pin kits can be purchased. For this class, bring either a small quilting hoop or a very large embroidery hoop.

The next session will begin on January 10. The theme of the class will be Pop Knitting and modular pieces from New Zealand.

Jake opening his gifts with Linda and her husband in the foreground.

Now Jake can see what he looks like with a mustache w/o growing one. Free pattern on ravelry.com

 Show 'n Tell

Lynette made this cute snowman ornament out of felt pieces.

Linda takes the prize for knitting not just one, but three Gansey samplers for her three granddaughters' American Girl dolls.

 Pictures of the Handmade Gifts

Linda made this bowl out of a Knit Pick catalog.

Penny made this clever Knit Station out of a dog biscuit container.

Karen M. made two cotton cup cozies and two dish towels.



Mary Beth made this pretty fabric knitting bowl.

Linda L. received a handmade necklace made out of puzzle pieces and beads from Linda.

Everyone wanted this gift: a glass yarn bowl made by Toni.

Diana and Linda look over a pattern that came with a gift.

What a fun gift! A big sheep pillow.

A darling ornament on a gift.

We love to shop! Toni brought her handmade glass pieces for us to buy. I think a few ordered the glass knitting bowl we all coveted. By the way, Cynthia was the recipient.

Hope to see you next week. I will post pictures of the extension next weekend. Happy knitting!

Gansey Wk 11

Craft night!  It was so successful that it might become an annual event. Everyone brought great ideas.  Here are the projects presented.

Gift boxes from Christmas cards

Gift Tags

Christmas ornament made from an almond

Pattern for little bear and rabbit

Decorative gift bags

Felted soap

Row counter

Santa Gnome

Little Christmas Tree

Shawl Pin. Here is the one Lynette made.

Bicyle inner tube earrings, candy cane earrings, snowball ring displayed on a yarn bombed tree.

Wreath pin

Next Week -- Christmas Party
Bring a potluck dish and a wrapped Christmas Exchange gift ($10 value).  Reminder about Jake's gift, please add a couple of dollars to the envelope on the table if you like; some are giving a gift or gift card instead.

December 13 Rug and Skiff Party
The rug meeting will start at 3 pm instead of 1 pm. Even if you are not making a rug, you can come and knit with the group. The Skiff party will start at 6 pm. There is a preference form to fill out, so Nola can bring clothing that we are interested in.

Nola will also have a hook flower pin class for $20. You can make either a sunflower, daisy, or poinsetta.

Show 'n Tell

Penny's elf

Linda's vest in progress

Toni's mini Christmas characters

Sandy's snowmen

Teri's beautiful top. She bought the yarn at VKL in Chicago.

Cynthia figured out how to prevent her sweater from sagging from the weight of the yarn. She added strips in the shoulder areas from the neckline down as shown below.

Happy knitting!

Gansey Wk 10

It was the debut of two awesome Ganseys!

Cynthia designed her own sweater. 



By request from her husband, Toni knitted him a sweater.

Next Class, Nov. 29

The biggest Christmas craft workshop ever for us.  Bring scissors, size 3 knitting needles or dpns, and your team craft project.

 

Christmas Pary, Dec. 6

A sign up sheet for the potluck is being passed around. Bring a wrapped gift to exchange: $10 value, knit related. It can be hand made, equivalent of $10.

 

Hook Rug Pin Class and Skiff Party, Dec. 13

Linda's sister, Nola is coming next month!  She will teach a cute traditional hook rug flower pin class.  I'm sorry I forgot to take a picture. The class is $20; exra kits are $15. She is also bringing skiffs for the party. A sign up and information sheet was passed around for both events.

 

Stitches West

Debi received a box of knitting books from her new best friend, Nicky Epstein. She has donated another fantastic book for the SW bus trip.

 

Good Day Sacramento

Linda announced that Good Day Sacramento would like us on the show again, probably in January!  This time, they would like to see our fingerpuppets.  Please bring them to class so Linda can take them to the show.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

No class next week for Thanksgiving. Linda expressed her gratitude to all of us and how much we mean to her.  She appreciates the old and new friendships. 

 

Jake's Gift

At the next class, please bring a couple of dollars for a group cash gift for Jake, the nice and very helpful custodian at ARD. We will present it to him at the Christmas Party.

 

Show 'n Tell

 Debi bought these kits at VKL and knitted the bottom portion.

 Karen is making this cute Christmas ornament.

Sandy is making slippers for gifts.

 Cynthia's hat made with two strands of sock yarn.

 Penny said this scarf was fast and easy too knit.

 

 

Toni found this vest pattern on Creative Knitting. 

 

 

 Toni also made this darling fairy from the book of knitted fairies she showed us last week. She bought the book at Joanne's. She also does glasswork, making this cute snowman with knitted hat and scarf. She has an Etsy site on the internet. See link on the left.

 

 Happy Thanksgiving!  It's so nice to knit and be together.  I appreciate all of you too.