INFORMATION

Hi knitters,

I decided that this weeks post would be about information. I have found hundreds of new sites with knitting and crochet info recently. This knitting shop located in Canada has some of the best sites compiled in one spot. http://www.knitomatic.com/beginners.html#magazines They have anything you need to know about knitting and crochet at a mouse click! Also, If you are doing a pattern that calls for a W&T (wrap and turn) or short rows, don't be afraid to give it a try. Cocoknits http://www.cocoknits.com/info/tutorials.html has one of the best tutorials on short rows. I have used her method and it works out great. Much easier then others I have seen.

I am also adding a few sites where I have found some great patterns. Glampyre knits has a top down raglan pattern available for free if you are thinking you would like to make a warm sweater for these chilly days. http://glampyreknits.tripod.com/glampyrephotos/id44.html I thought this was cute. http://www.freevintageknitting.com/baby/snow-baby-pattern.html If you scroll down below the pattern and along the right bottom side you will find tons of vintage patterns like my grandmother used to make. Some of them are things you should make for your little ones when they aren't old enough to say NO! (HAHA) Here is a site that has 9 cowl patterns with pictures http://frayedattheedges.blogspot.com/2008/10/on-hut-for-cowls.html If you want to make a raglan sweater custom, here is the pattern for you http://www.woolworks.org/patterns/raglan.html you can use ANY needles and ANY yarn. This pattern shows you how. If you want to make a scarf with beads, here is a great pattern http://brouhahaknits.blogspot.com/2008/01/shazam-free-pattern.html I am attaching a beaded hat pattern also.

Onto some class pictures. The first picture is of two sets of fingerless gloves and a pair of men's fingerless gloves made by Emily. We have seen some of her work before on this blog. Most of it has been socks. She's branching out! She used Crystal Palaces Aran 100% wool and they turned out great! The second and third pictures are of a beautiful sweater that Sandee made. She used Mission Falls Superwash wool. Sandee put alot of work into this sweater and it shows. Its beautiful and since it fits her perfect, that's even better!

Sue is almost finished with this adorable sweater for her grandson. She used Encore worsted in the cutest colors . Its hard to tell on your comp. but she did a great job picking the colors.

Below is a earflap hat I'm making for Kallie and Sean. Kallie wants the blue as the main color and the black as the contrasting color and Sean wants the opposite. I got the pattern on Knitty. I have posted the link so you can print one out for yourself if you know anyone that would like it. I'm thinking I am going to have to take it out and redo it because as you can see from the first picture the black starts very high up and I think its going to be to tall for Kallie. I think it needs to start about 2 inches lower. You could use Plymouth's Encore or Galway, Berroco's Comfort, Ultra Alpaca, or do the main color in Berroco's Jasper and a solid contrasting color. There are lots of options for this hat. Best of all.....kids love it! On the earflap you have a choice to do Peace signs or not. Peace signs are kinda big with kids so they loved that too.
http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTswell.html

I hope you all have a great ending to your week. The Knitwit!