Holy crap, will wonders never cease? While I may have killed the Polar Bear Patterns store yesterday (seriously — I did. It's completely dead) — today I have managed to provide two free downloads to both of my readers!
Continue reading "New *DOWNLOAD* Increasing and Ribbing Tutorials"
Some habits die hard. Has anyone ever heard the joke that an engineer only needs two data points to come to a conclusion?
Data Point 1: A couple of years back, in January '08, I was working on the sweater I dubbed the "Nutcracker", after the name of the spread in Vogue Knitting's Holiday '07 issue. I ran into a few issues with that project — which are spelled out beginning with this post — but the biggest problem was that I suspected (and can in fact mathematically prove) that the model was photographed with a big ol' wad of fabric bunched up behind her back, to make the sweater design look fitted, when in fact it was not.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record: the Wednesday morning class at Garden Home Rec Center needs ONE MORE KNITTER! otherwise, the class will have to be cancelled!
In theory, class starts tomorrow morning — so if you were perhaps planning to sign up when you got there, well — if you could do it NOW instead, that would be awesome! The Garden Home phone number is 503/629-6341.
Continue reading "Can We Get One More Knitter at Garden Home?"
Winter and Spring Term Registration started 1/9/10 for In-District patrons, and starts tomorrow, 1/15/10 for Out-of-District. So don't delay! Click Here for the group knitting class description.
(I don't yet have the date for summer term registration, which will be the sweater knit-along class — when I do, I'll let you both know.)
Continue reading "Reminder: Sign Up for Garden Home GROUP Classes Now!"
On about.com's knitting section, I found a poll for "What are Your Knitting Resolutions for 2009?"
OK, so it's a year out of date, but I figure things can't have changed all that much in a year.
Continue reading "Knitting Resolutions (2009 Redux Edition)"
Jan 8
Wowsers! after an epic behind-the-scenes struggle, I have finally found an "Event Management" thingy to keep an updated listing of ALL the classes I am teaching. Take a look at the snazzy new set-up on the "Knitting Classes" page! But specifically, I'd like to call your attention to the last class on the (current) list — the Summer Sweater Knit-Along, about which I asked for input last week. Be sure to mark your calendars, and I will post info about when registration will start as soon as I know myself. ETA: Note that the "summer" part refers to the time of the class, not the style of sweater. You may make the snuggliest, warmest green MOHAIR sweater imaginable, if you wish. (You might even be in excellent company.)
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