5 MORE DAYS!

Hi knitters,

We have 5 more days to go. Just a quick reminder... There are NO classes on the 24th (Wednesday) 25th(Thursday) or 27th( Saturday). I am closed the 24th 25th 26th, 27th and 28th. I am also closed on the 31st( Wednesday) and 1st (Thursday) which means there will be no classes on these days either. Hope to see you all again in the new year! Yesterday I bought the Vouge Knitting Holiday 2008 magazine and since the pattern I choose was wrong (of course) I decided to go to their website and see if they had any corrections. I found several pages of knitting tips and stitch patterns, help and lots of other stuff. I am posting the link here in case you would want to check it out. http://www.vogueknitting.com/node/74

The picture below is a purse Michelle made. She used Berroco's Medley. It came out great!

Carol from JoAnne's class made this great Christmas stocking. Its hard to see in the picture but each section has a different stitch pattern. She used Crystal Palace Aran. Its beautiful!

Well that's all I got for ya today. At the moment I'm a making a Alternating cable bangle with beads for a little Holiday gift. I will post the pictures one of these days. Have a great Holiday! Donna

PERFECT KNITTING WEATHER!

Hi Knitters,
Hope your week is going well. With this cold wet yucky weather its perfect to hang around inside and knit or crochet. Below, Sandy made an Entrelac scarf with the Skacel Murano. It came out beautiful! The colors are great. Because Murano has so much yardage (262 yds) she was able to make this scarf 57 in. long! If you want to give it a try, click on the link below.
http://www.allisonknits.com/entrelacscarf.pdf

Pat, Tuesday and Saturday's teacher made these two cute stuffed animals. The horse used Encore and the pattern came from the Lionbrand website and the gecko was made with Crystal Palace Taos . It's stuffed with catnip!

Its cutie pie Jackson! Look what he is wearing. He got his own Swell Hat! Now he can match dad.

http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTswell.html

That's all for now. Remember the holidays are close, so there are several days that I will be closed and class will be canceled including, Dec. 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28. I will also be closed the 30th and 1st. Have a great weekend... Donna

ITS DECEMBER ALREADY!

Hi Everyone,
Time for our top ten quick Holiday gifts.

#10. http://www.purlbee.com/cashmere-cowl/ You could use Crystal Palace Kin Merino. 1 ball will do it

#9. This is a great book for beginners and advanced alike.

#8 I thought this was real cute. Especially if you have been invited to a Holiday party and just want to bring a little something as a hostess gift. We all have dishcloth cotton hanging around.

http://jenniferhoel.wordpress.com/2

#7 We don't have much time to knit a whole pair of socks, but these Yoga or Pedi socks would be great! http://www.justjussi.com/images/Yoga%20socks%20pattern.doc.pdf

#6 these 4 scarves will work for men or women.

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/scarves/sequoia-cable-scarf.html

#5 Here is a great pattern. You can use it as a hat or cowl.

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/grylas_howl/grylas_howl.html

#6 I just threw these in because I like them!

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/kertasnikir/kertasnikir.html

#5 This is quick and easy. It only uses 100 yds of worsted! http://www.cyn.ca/knit/patterns/bamboozled/

#4 This is sooo cute if you have a new baby in the family for the holidays
http://home.howstuffworks.com/easy-baby-knitting-patterns2.htm

#3 If you need a gift bag. These are quick to knit

http://knittingpatterndepot.blogspot.com/

#2http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer08/PATTchevette.html Love this!

#1 I like this alot. Its fast and can be for men and women. Kids and teenagers love it also. So its for anyone and everyone!

http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTswell.html

Have a great week! Knit on Donna