Hearth & Home II Wk 3

Wow! Look at Sandy's awesome yarn caddy! It is a substantial size and pretty deep. Sorry, the side got cut off.

Presidential Challenge
More yarn is here in gray and black. Dark blue and beige are also available. Linda suggests to define the separation from shoe to pants with a couple of purl stitch rows for a cuff when using the same color yarn for shoes and pants.

Trivia: "Which president's wife slept with a sabre under her pillow?"

See the sweet little dog? Amazing! Lynette made it from roving using a pattern from this book.

It will be an accessory for one of the presidents.

T shirts
Linda B. brought a huge amount of t shirts for a $2 donation to go to charity. The t-shirts will be used to make yarn for a rug.

Next week Linda P. will be demonstrating how to make yarn from these t-shirts. Please wait for her instructions before attempting this project since she will not be following the notes given to us. She will also figure out the size of needle needed for this project.

Loopers
Linda L. came back with a box of 18 bags of loops for the future rug project. The staff at the factory was so happy and nice. They made her feel very special for visiting their shop and fixed the box wonderfully for her flight home.

Sandy's beautiful rug.

Stitches West Trip
We need four more people to sign up to make this trip a "go" for $45. (I think we made it.)  If you have a genuine problem with carsickness, let Linda know, and she will save the front of the bus for you. She is also asking for donations for the raffle. One of her students is donating several colorful needle holders that she makes and sells. You will want one!

Also, there may be a $2 off coupon for the Market Place on www.knittinguniverse.com. There is a lot of information about Stitches West on this site. Linda L. and Irene looked everywhere on this site for the coupon, but could not find it.

Class Registration Problems
If you are having difficulties registering for the class, call Manouch at 885-8461 ext 123 or 1123.

Material Fee
A $5 material fee is being collected. The envelope is on the front table. Write "paid" near your name.

Knit and Tea Time
Linda had tea at the Power's Mansion recently and came up with an idea that we all liked. The owner is willing to open it up for a special evening for us. Linda suggested that we meet there in May to knit and have tea and snacks. More details in the 3d session.

Pillows
We went over the pillow patterns in more detail. Linda brought color photos of some of the patterns to show how pretty they are.

On the "Easy as Pie" pillow, she strongly suggests to start with a provisional cast on.  An email titled "Scan Test" was sent to us on Friday from Linda L. for Linda. There is an attachment to the email that shows the wrap and turn technique. The attachment is a PDF file. Please print it and bring it to class.

The bolster pillow (fair isle) is a good way to use up your yarn stash. Color pencils are available in class to use for the pattern.

Notice the cord edging on the "Stars with Tradition" pillow. It is done in two colors. It is hard to see in black and white, so Linda brought a color photo.

Linda has on a cute skirt made from recycled sweaters. Teri also wore one to class and looked so cute. They also bought a skirt made from recycled Christmas sweaters that is just as darling.

Jennifer finished this pretty scarf right in class.

Happy knitting!