tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23586922738060866522024-03-13T06:50:44.513-04:00Atlanta Knitting GuildAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271341559292278272noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-7242022872628432882014-01-28T19:10:00.001-05:002014-01-29T12:18:42.250-05:00February Mini-Workshop on Beads!<style>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Knitting with beads can be a
wonderful way to add elegance and texture to any knitted project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this fun, hands-on workshop, you’ll
discover a variety of ways to use beads in your knitting. Whether you’re new to
beading or you’ve been knitting with beads for a while, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">beading diva</i> Wendy Troemel will show you techniques to transform a
beautiful project into something exquisite.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">The A, B, Seeds of Beading</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">–<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>with
Wendy Troemel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Beads are such a fabulous
and easy way to add drama to your lacey projects. But how do you add
beads to yarn, and just how do you pair up yarn and beads? What happens
when there are no beads designed into the pattern? This class will teach
different methods to add beads to yarn, the most common types of beads used in
knitting/crocheting, and how to look at a non-beaded pattern and plan where
they could go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Wendy taught herself how to
crochet 13 years ago in order to make adorable baby blankets for her
friends. Upon realizing her mother would never join her with a hook, she
took up knitting 5 years ago and now enjoys being “bi-stitchual.” After leaving
her engineering job in summer 2012, she was offered employment at Sugarfoot
Yarns in Peachtree City, where she not only enables people with yummy yarns and
teaches beginning knitting and crochet classes, but is also the Social Media
Goddess in charge of all things Ravelry, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and
blogging. She is also a moderator for designer Rosemary (Romi) Hill in
Romi’s group on Ravelry. She can be found on Ravelry as wendrish whenever
she isn’t running her 3 kids around to karate, soccer, band, art club, and
academic teams.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">When</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sunday, February 9, 2014, 1:00 – 4:00 pm </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Where</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SEFAA, 1705 Commerce DR NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Fee</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$15 – AKG Members, $20 – Non Members</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Supplies</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">:
Size 6 needles, highlighters, crochet hook -*if* you have one, size 10 or 11
steel hook (1.10 or 1.50 mm), patterns you would like to add beads to, beads
and yarn that you’d like to use together</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Materials Kit</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">: $3 payable to instructor at the workshop</span></div>
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register or get more information contact Mini-Workshops at
workshops@atlantaknittingguild.org</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-11218675314893568172013-11-22T10:25:00.001-05:002013-11-22T10:25:39.908-05:00Tortoise SuitI'm pretty sure this is crochet rather than knit. Is the idea of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2013/nov/22/woolly-suits-for-tortoises-in-pictures" target="_blank">tortoise suits</a> brilliant or crazy? At least this way, you never lose your pet tortoise in the garden or mix it up with someone else's pet tortoise.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-34352809184155940722013-11-21T16:31:00.002-05:002013-11-21T16:31:44.923-05:00Our Own "Living Legend"Jack Blumenthal of Lion Brand yarn recently had a lovely <a href="http://blog.lionbrand.com/2013/11/18/meeting-a-living-legend-of-the-knitting-industry/" target="_blank">blog post</a> about our own Janet Johnson Stevens.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-60453544725867541462013-11-06T14:40:00.001-05:002013-11-06T14:40:54.908-05:00Knitting on Norwegian TelevisionThe Norwegian television phenomenon "Slow TV" had a successful program about knitting. Judging by their success at this line of programming, one might conclude Norwegians are temperamentally a patient people -- and possibly also a country of enthusiastic knitters. More information at this <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/slow-tv-norwegian-phenomenon-continues-with-9-hour-%E2%80%98national-knitting-evening%E2%80%99-norway-nrk-lmno/" target="_blank">link</a> and also this other <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/slow-tv-norways-national-knitting-evening-spins-big-ratings-calls-for-more/" target="_blank">link</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-73007704624778034052013-06-29T14:44:00.002-04:002013-06-29T14:45:52.996-04:00Can You Knit and Be Prime Minister?There was quite a bit of talk this week about <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/25/gillard-ridiculed-knitting-royal-kangaroo" target="_blank">Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia appearing in <i>Australian Women's Weekly</i></a> knitting a toy kangaroo as a baby gift for the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge. The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/needlework-on-the-net/2615406/1-25" target="_blank">thread in the Ravelry main boards</a> ended up being locked.<br />
A sample comment in the media:<br />
<i>News Limited</i> columnist Andrew Bolt said Gillard was "giving encouragement to young female politicians by plying a hobby now synonymous with mad old aunts." Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-89441121109232969712013-06-18T13:38:00.002-04:002013-06-18T13:38:55.750-04:00That's no spider web . . .. . . it's a <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2341725/Is-hole-new-craze-Guerrilla-artists-yarn-bomb-railway-bridge-12ft-high-DOILY.html" target="_blank">12-foot high doily</a>! Alas, this crocheted marvel is in Bristol, England; so not close to Atlanta.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-74338485544920322232013-01-27T20:35:00.002-05:002013-01-27T20:35:18.389-05:00For the Love of a Saroyan . . . or is it a Stellaria
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<i>Contributed by Doreen Lewis</i></div>
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In the world of Base 10, I am a rising (ok, so I have
completed the rise) Senior Citizen.
In Ancient Babylon, I would be a mere teenager (Base 60, for the math
geeks in our midst). And everyone
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Move over <b><i>Saroyan</i></b>; make way for my new BFF – <b><i>Stellaria</i>.</b> After 9 <b><i>Saroyan’s</i></b>, I have found a
new love.</div>
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Don’t get me wrong – <b><i>Saroyan</i></b> (be it Camille or William)
is still one of the most versatile knitting patterns I have encountered. A free pattern by Liz Abinante on
Ravelry, <b><i>Saroyan</i></b> is knit side-to-side (each row is short) with an
engaging knit-on (no pesky picking up stitches here) leaf border. It is a quick knit that is eminently
portable (you can knock out a few rows waiting in the dentist’s office or even
in line at the drive-though at the bank).
<b><i>Saroyan</i></b> can be knit in a variety of shapes and in a wide range
of yarns. I have seen examples in
my LYS in everything from Fingering – my own personal goddess (or demon –
depending on who is minding the checkbook that day) to Worsted Weight. </div>
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I have made <b><i>Saroyan’s</i></b> with beads and without
beads, with solid color yarn and with variegated yarn. I even made one with a worsted weight
yarn (that baby llama and silk was just impossible to resist). I have, after all, made 9 <b><i>Saroyan’s</i></b>.</div>
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But move over <b><i>Saroyan</i></b>; <b><i>Stellaria </i></b>has moved to
town. So what if the rows are long (the cast on is 172 stitches and the
top-down piece grows from that) and the bind-off is heck (681 stitches that
bind off like 1000)! <b><i>Stellaria’s</i></b>
garter stitch body, a graceful easy-to-wear crescent, is shaped with short rows
and the lace border (also knit on – I really hate picking up stitches) is a
piece of cake. </div>
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<span class="s1">Stellaria made with Fiber Charmer Galadriel (</span>55% superwash BFL and 45% silk)</div>
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This pattern by Susanna IC ($7.00 on Ravelry) is worth every
penny. It is challenging enough to hold your interest but not so complicated
that you can only knit in a hermetically sealed chamber, away from the
distractions of daily life. It
blocks easily and the finished product is very showy. <b><i>Stellaria</i></b> is written for DK yarn and calls for US 7 and 9
needles. I use Fingering weight
yarn and US 6 and 8 needles. It knits up (even with beads) with near blinding
speed. I have just finished my
third <b><i>Stellaria</i></b> and have plenty of time to make 2 more by the
Holidays.</div>
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Red Stellaria with gold beads is a Knit Witch sock yarn </div>
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Both <b><i>Saroyan</i></b> and <b><i>Stellaria</i></b> take 1 skein of
Fingering weight yarn. <b><i>Saroyan</i></b>
can be knit to use the amount of yarn you have on hand while <b><i>Stellaria</i></b>
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In a pinch, I would be hard pressed to give up either one of
these great patterns. I guess I
can always have more than 1 BFF…</div>
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Stellaria is Dream in Color Starry</div>
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<!--EndFragment-->AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271341559292278272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-75518752991557828492012-12-27T12:02:00.002-05:002012-12-27T12:02:56.147-05:00A Holiday Use for YarnA wreath made of balls of yarn by Two Junk Chix is featured in the current issue of Ladies Home Journal. The original post on how to make the wreath is <a href="http://twojunkchix.blogspot.com/2011/01/snowball-wreath.html" target="_blank">here</a>. The updated post with some new ideas is <a href="http://twojunkchix.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-snowball-wreath-to-ring-in-2013.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Either way, this is a fun crafty blog that might give you some ideas of how to use those high-quality scraps that you know you just won't throw out.<br />
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(Thank you to Jolie's Mom for the link!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-61815732314689273952012-12-17T10:38:00.002-05:002012-12-17T10:40:20.902-05:00Sweaters on ParadeLoes Veenstra, a knitter in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has been honored with a parade of people wearing the more than 500 sweaters she has knit over her lifetime. <a href="http://vimeo.com/54045631" target="_blank">Link to video.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-86353653744091406812012-12-11T21:47:00.000-05:002012-12-11T21:47:03.370-05:00A Year of the Bears: AKG December 2013 meeting recap
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This month’s
meeting was our annual bear donation to the Georgia Center for Child
Advocacy. The Atlanta Knitting
Guild started out knitting trauma bears for police officers to take with them
and over the years developed the relationship with the GCCA. The GCCA sees between 650 to 700
children who are victims of abuse or witnesses to such abuse each year, and our
bears provide a small measure of comfort to those children.</div>
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Last year we
collected 311 bears, and I thought we could meet and beat that goal this
year. When I challenged the AKG at
the July meeting where we distributed copies of the Beary Easy Sweater by Diana
Rishel, I never knew how quickly and fervently our knitters would accept that
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also inspired one members’ granddaughter to collect bears with her Daisy troop,
and this year that same girl’s Brownie troop carried on that tradition. All year long the same group of girls
collected bears. We invited them
to come before the actual meeting to see the dressed bears ready to go for this
year, and they brought bags of bears with them again. I loved seeing their delight when they saw all the dressed
bears. Not only have they been
learning the joys of community service in a way that doesn’t involve a DUI and
a judge, but I think we’re planting the seeds of a new generation of handcrafters.</div>
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told there was another young lady collecting bears, and that she would be
attending with a friend. What I
didn’t know is that this had been her service project to graduate from
elementary school. She attended
with two friends, as well as two younger brothers in tow, and they brought bags
of bears and non-bears. She and
her friend had set up collection boxes at her school, made posters and written
articles for the school paper. The
five of them dove right into dressing and labeling the bears with enthusiasm,
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In the
meantime, the members of the AKG had stepped up and been knitting bear clothes
at an astonishing rate. Earlier
this fall, our longtime bear coordinator, Jean G., had let us know that she
would have to give up her position due to exciting new opportunities in her
life. She said she could help
through the December meeting, and in the meantime, we found not one, but two
wonderful members to step into her shoes.
Jeanne K. and Joyce O. came
in with all sorts of new ideas about how to reach out to the community to
collect bears and spread word of our mission. They took in bears, washed the ones that needed a good bath,
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As usual,
the bears kept coming in all during the night. Thank goodness we had a stack of sweaters waiting for them. We also received a pile of bear scarves
that Arlene of Needle Nook brought.
She had encouraged the attendees of the first Wine and Wool retreat to
knit scarves from mini skeins she had received from one of her yarn reps. Needle Nook’s customers contributed
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What’s our
goal for next year? That’s a great
question. While I jokingly said
that we should aim for 450 bears, I know that’s a lot to ask. However, Brenda from the Georgia Center
of Child Advocacy told us a story of a 16 year old boy who had been beaten
nearly to death by his father.
After his interview, he was taken to the room where the bears are, and
the counselor who was working with him invited him to take a bear if he wanted to. After all, he’s a 16 year old boy. This young man did take one of the
bears. This is why it’s so
important to dress and donate these bears. The GCCA works with children as young as 3 up to
teenagers. They are why we collect
and dress the bears. It’s a small
kindness to let these children know the world has kind and caring people in
it. For that, I thank everyone who
has participated in making this year so amazing and bountiful. As an aside, it took 2 SUV’s to get all
the bears packed last night. As
for the non-bears, we sent them to the Atlanta Women’s Day Shelter for the
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Karen Kendrick-Hands has done a wonderful job of shepherding the idea of starting a museum of knit and crochet. The gathering last weekend in Madison was a big step forward, as it was an opportunity for interested parties to meet. About fifty people attended, including one from Canada and one from the United Kingdom. We were able to share our hopes and concerns. We were able to hammer out a name and tag line: "The Center for Knit and Crochet: Preserving and promoting art, craft and scholarship." We were able to form a seven-member board whose immediate job is to write articles of incorporation and file for 501(c)(3) status. There will be much more discussion about the goals and scope of the museum. We will want to start small and grow sustainably. This means we will need to be patient. This also means the museum will probably start with activities other than outright collecting. We aren't yet sure when we will meet again, nor where nor how often. There is an enormous amount of planning work to be done behind the scenes. Yet we also have an incredible range of talent within our group -- museum people, academics, authors, teachers, and enthusiastic practitioners. I left the weekend with confidence that this is going to happen.<br />
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A huge thank you goes out to the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Yarn Group of TNNA. Together they provided logistical and financial support that went a long way towards not just making the symposium possible, but making it successful.<br />
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The Wisconsin Historical Society also staged a small exhibit of knit and crochet objects. It was exciting to see such work under glass in cases with museum labels. Some of the work was quite fine on tiny needles at a gauge most of us would consider masochistic. My apologies for the image quality -- no flash in low light under glass. Here are some of the items on display:<br />
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There were other object including a pair of knitting needles that looked as if they had been whittled from tree branches. They were gently curved, perhaps due to the bend in the initial wood? And there was a long, narrow, fine sampler of lace. I'm not sure which was more impressive, the number of lace patterns or the border that had been worked separately and sewn on. I can't imagine finding the fortitude to slog away on perhaps 10 or 12 feet of fine gauge lace edging.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-24033235923367149292012-10-26T17:00:00.000-04:002012-10-26T17:00:01.013-04:00Oh, the Tangled Webs We Wear . . . in our hair.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271341559292278272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-45688150923763727062012-10-20T20:00:00.001-04:002012-10-20T20:00:08.582-04:00Kathy Zimmerman Rocked!
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Folks, if you weren’t there, you
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I’m not much of a “theorist.” I love practical discussions about how
you can accomplish a task by following steps A, B, and C. Kathy did not disappoint. Her discussion on Thursday described
the design process from the point she received the request for submissions
through the life of the garment once it has been She even discussed her start as developing a
reputation as a samples knitter for several years before being invited to
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I appreciate Kathy’s frankness
about how she designs her garments to meet the needs of the editors. For example, she knows which editors
prefer or dislike certain finishes and design features, and she designs her
submissions with those preferences in mind. On a personal note, I appreciate Kathy’s love of worsted and
bulky weight yarn. The project
moves so much faster with bigger yarn and gives slow knitters (like me) a
needed sense of accomplishment much sooner. And I suspect that she chooses the larger yarns exactly for
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While I was only able to attend two
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I love the different combinations that
you can create with the simple slip-stitch – who knew? I don’t want to say I was inspired by
the class, but I immediately went home and created this little beauty from
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The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ballband-dishcloth">ballband dishcloth</a> is a little distorted
because my youngest got a hold of it, and we had a great game of “keep away.” On a side note, the Peaches and Cream
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For my next class, I studied
fringes, ruffles and scallops.
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back loop is an integral part of these patterns to twist and tighten the
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A big thank you to Kathy Zimmerman
for all of her wisdom and inspiration!
We thoroughly enjoyed having you as our guest and teacher, and we hope
you will come see us again. </div>
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And, of course, thank you to
everyone who made this event possible, including Kathleen, Eve, Marian, Betty, Ellen
R., Joan, SEFAA and its members, and the entire AKG board. It was an amazing weekend.</div>
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Okay, I’m way behind in the blog posts. I missed the last
AKG meeting and have absolutely had no idea what to write. In fairness, I didn’t miss the
meeting because of a conflict or an overwhelming desire to eat bon bons and
watch Oprah reruns. My sick husband
had volunteered to watch our kids, but he wasn’t in any condition to do
anything that required more effort than lifting the remote control. Thus, given the choice between
attending the meeting and sparing my husband the antics of our three boys, I opted
to spare my husband. After all, he knows where I live.</div>
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Apparently, this was not the meeting to miss. The meeting topic – Live and Let
Dye - and speaker, Judy Forster of
Mama Jude’s Plant Dyed Stuff (<a href="http://www.mamajudes.com/">www.mamajudes.com</a>), were phenomenal. You could hear a pin drop during her presentation,
which covered everything from different dying techniques, what natural
materials to use for dying, where you can purchase these materials, and
guidelines for safe dying (my favorite is to not drink while dying because you
could pick up the wrong container). Be sure to go to the link and check out the yarn and other products at her Etsy.com store.</div>
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Judy also was kind enough to relay her favorite dying resources:</div>
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I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about yarn
bombing. On one hand, I appreciate
the need for artistic expression. Seeing
a hotel decorated in yarn, as recently described by the <a href="http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2012/06/29/site_specific_art_installation.html">Yarn
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In another instance of decorative yarn bombing, a group of
senior citizens from the West Flamingo Active Adult Center in Las Vegas and the
local Boy Scout Troup 238 decided to “yarn bomb” a utilitarian pedestrian
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You guessed it!
That would be a naked Prince Harry (or nekked, for those true
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displayed recently in <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/showbiz/prince-harry-photos/index.html">Las
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The summer programs have been full of James Bond adventure,
and August’s program was no exception.
With the help of Diana and Joel, we were able to tackle the pressing
question of the day – to knit socks toe up or cuff down? I’m not sure we received a
definitive answer to the question, but we sure enjoyed the show. We received some great sock-knitting pointers, including a favorite cast on for to-up socks and how to avoid the “noose” when transitioning
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amazing job making sweaters for our Trauma Bear project. Over 52 sweaters were donated in August
alone! <a href="http://www.needlenookatlanta.com/">Needle Nook</a> has joined the
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Our president, Eve, received a formal request from Ford’s representative requesting
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public place. Big deal. It was a sporting event. Again, I’m not impressed; I knit at all
my children’s sporting events.
(See disclaimer, above.)
The event was televised. This merely means that, if she drops a stitch, she can watch the heated
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why she was knitting a sweater during the summer. Knitters have vigorously defended her actions, noting that
multi-tasking is possible, wondering how many people were Tweeting or otherwise
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July’s AKG meeting was awesome. The food was amazing (I’m still working off a few extra pounds). The company, of course, was fantastic.<br />
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I was surprised, and excited, by the evening’s activity – knit a sweater for a trauma bear. I have to admit that I have not exactly been an active participant in the <a href="http://www.atlantaknittingguild.org/communityservice.php">Trauma Bear project</a> for <a href="http://georgiacenterforchildadvocacy.org/">The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy</a>. Bear patterns seemed a bit ambitious, especially since I am short on time and long on projects. Thursday’s bear sweater pattern may have turned me into a believer.
We were all challenged to knit a Bear Sweater by the end of the evening. The pattern is the 25-row <a href="http://ocknitter.blogspot.com/2010/10/bear-sweater-pattern.html">Beary Easy Sweater</a> pattern written by Diana Rishel (OC Knitter). While I wasn’t able to finish the sweater during the meeting, I sat down and finished the sweater before bed on Friday. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.
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I absolutely can see this becoming a go-to pattern for days when I need a mindless and fast knitting project. And, if I get really ambitious, I may even try to convert the pattern in to a baby sweater pattern. Please send me pictures of your completed sweaters so that I can display them on the blog.<br />
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Congratulations to Susan D. who was the first to complete her sweater! And thank you to all of our vendors who donated yarn to the event: Blue Heron Yarns, Cast On Cottage, Interlacements, Lovin’ Knit, Needle Nook, GGH Cumba, Only Ewe & Cotton Too, Rare Purls, Sheepish, Thunder River Alpaca, Yarn Garden, and the Buffalo Wool Company.<br />
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UPCOMING EVENTS:<br />
<b>Membership Renewal</b>: Please complete your <a href="http://www.atlantaknittingguild.org/AKG%202012-2013%20Membership%20Form.pdf">registration form</a> and pay your dues ASAP to be included in this year’s directory.<br />
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<b>Stitch and Pitch</b>: What would summer be without the joys of the boys of summer? That's right - Stitch and Pitch with several Atlanta area guilds (including the AKG) at the Atlanta Braves is back. We are reserving space for Guild members and their companions to Stitch while the Braves Pitch (and if the Umps are blind, we may even complain in a rhyming way - wink wink, nudge nudge). The game is scheduled for <b>7:10 pm Saturday night, August 18</b>, against the LA Dodgers, an "A" level team. We will be seated in the Club Pavilion, and the $40 ticket cost includes $10 in food and beverage credit. If you want to join us, please e-mail mailto:programs@atlantaknittingguild.org.<br />
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<b>Superstar Workshop</b>. Finally, do I need to remind you that <i><b>Kathy Zimmerman</b></i> is coming the first weekend in October? During her stay, she is teaching five fabulous classes: Knit to Fit, Finishing Finesse, Intro to Combining Lace and Cables, Slip-Stitch Sampler, and Ruffles, Frills and Edgings. The classes cost $40 each for members ($45 for non-members), and they are already half-full. Don’t miss this opportunity! Complete your <a href="http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102913833425-279/Registration+Form+Zimmerman.pdf">registration form</a> today!
Have a great week!AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271341559292278272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-3932098331738481232012-07-02T21:31:00.000-04:002012-07-02T21:31:31.988-04:00You Only Knit TwiceLast month our June meeting featured the topic "You Only Knit Twice" -- i.e. double knitting. We were visited by double-agent for double-knitting Ivanna Knitsalotskya, who unraveled the mysteries of making secret little pockets for hiding <strike>microfiche</strike> flash drives and SDHC cards. Don't forget that August and September will feature "Live and Let Dye" and "Socktopussy." Our July meeting is our annual patriotic potluck. Be sure to bring size 7 or 8 knitting needles.<br />
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Show and tell was particularly spectacular.<br />
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Yes, that's really a yarn-bombed chair!</div>
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A large and delicate shawl.</div>
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Here's a split-square shawl. This is basically two triangular shawls worked together. The split allows the finished shawl to hang nicely and stay on the shoulders.</div>
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This last one is a textured blanket. While it shouldn't be a terribly difficult knit, it is a striking fine design.</div>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-84246773437018967282012-06-04T10:44:00.000-04:002012-06-04T10:44:31.665-04:00Sheep Find Summer JobsI'm not sure how much wool will be on these sheep. But if you think your eyes are deceiving you this summer, maybe not! Trees Atlanta is employing a herd of sheep this summer to eat down invasive plants in Atlanta's green spaces. If you'd like to meet the sheep this Friday morning and learn more about the program, follow <a href="http://treesatlanta.org/HaveEweHerd.aspx" target="_blank">this link</a> to the Trees Atlanta website.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-57714502428976161212012-05-30T06:03:00.000-04:002012-05-30T06:03:00.501-04:00Knitting in the DesertThe Cactus Needles Knitting Guild in Phoenix, Arizona knit a beautiful, colorful blanket to commemorate the Centennial of Arizona Statehood. See their beautiful work on <a href="http://cactusneedlesknittingguild.com/index.cfm/category/297/centennial-blanket.cfm" target="_blank">their website</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-61256845615982024862012-05-26T12:59:00.001-04:002012-05-26T12:59:07.352-04:00May FlowersOk, these flowers actually will be arriving in September.<br />
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If you are a fan of Noni bags and <a href="http://noniflowers.com/" target="_blank">flowers</a>, you'll be excited to hear that <a href="http://www.castoncottage.com/" target="_blank">Cast-on Cottage</a> will be hosting Nora J. Bellows herself weekend of 7-9 September. There will be a reception and book signing on Friday evening. Saturday and Sunday will be a 2-day workshop. This will be a chance to learn to knit your own permanent flowers. If you can't grow a great garden, you can knit one instead! To register and reserve your spot, call the shop at <span class="yiv2051796376bodytext" id="yui_3_2_0_38_1338047242804723"><span id="yui_3_2_0_38_1338047242804722" style="color: black;">
(770) 998-3483.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-48098136322665339152012-05-24T13:23:00.000-04:002012-05-24T13:23:00.286-04:00Giant Rabbit in ItalyThere is a giant pink knitted rabbit rotting on an Italian alpine hill near Artesina, Italy. This is south of Turin, east of Genoa, and northeast of Cannes & Monaco, as it is near the French border. (If you put Artesina in Google maps, zoom in and follow the path off to the right.) The rabbit is large enough to be visible from orbit.<br />
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View the artist's statement <a href="http://www.gelitin.net/mambo/index.php?set_albumName=album14&option=com_gallery_proj144&Itemid=91&include=view_album.php" target="_blank">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358692273806086652.post-54894605699137319622012-05-15T15:46:00.000-04:002012-05-15T15:46:00.163-04:00Yarn Bombing CarsAnother <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/the-15-coolest-car-yarn-bombs" target="_blank">odd link featuring interesting yarn bombed cars</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0