Hearth & Home II Wk 2

Lynette's darling Christmas tree made with felted wool sweaters. And, that was all the show 'n tell for the week. There were a lot of yarn caddies in process though.

Pot Holder Loops
Linda L. sent us an email that she will pick up loops directly from the company while she is in NY. Please let her know by this Sunday if you are interested. The cost is about $3.99 a bag. See her email for details.

T Shirts
Linda B., who works at a thrift store in Colfax, is collecting assorted colors of t-shirts for the class. A small rug will take about 4-6 shirts. She is asking for a $2 donation that will go to charity.

Presidential Consultation Available
Linda P. is available every week during class to help us on our presidents. Do not hesitate to ask for advice if you need help.

Trivia: Brought out during his presidential campaign, which president is married to a bigamist?

Stitches West Bus
Even though the deadline is not until Feb. 1, it would be very helpful to start signing up or turning in your check if you plan to go to Stitches West. Ten people are needed to keep the price at $45 and cover the bus. Linda did not get a big response from the ladies on the bus who signed the email list last year. An email was sent out earlier this month. Donations are also being accepted for the raffle.

ARD
Someone in the ARD office wants to talk with Linda P. about keeping us. Linda expressed her desire to move back to PSA after the copy incident, but they would like us to stay.

Yarn Caddy
Linda went over the yarn caddy in class. She finished knitting the main portion and showed where she put four running stitches. Here are a couple of tips that she gave to the class:

1. Use a lot of stitch markers.

2. Steam the edge to take the curl out. You can do this before you get to the bottom of the bag.

Pillows
Linda also went over all the patterns for pillows. There are many different styles for the variety of members we have. She will bring in a color picture of the fair isle pillow.

Fall Session
Linda expressed an interest in teaching us to make a miniature Gansey Fisherman's Sweater. Several ladies expressed an interest in yarn bombing a chair then or do that during this spring's session like the sample in Knit Picks. I think the ladies would not like to wait that long. There was discussion on joining Linda's painted stool class for a yarn bombing chair time too.

Happy knitting!