Knitting Pipeline is sponsored by my Longaberger home businessn and Quince & Co.

Knitting Pipeline is sponsored by Quince & Co. and Knitcircus Yarns

Friday, August 30, 2013

Episode 142 A Slipper? for a Human?


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This episode is sponsored by my Longaberger Home Business and Quince & Co.

Chickadee is a little darling—soft, plump, springy, and eager to loop into intricate color patterns or delicate textures. Its three plies, spun from softest American wool, are twisted together firmly enough
to be sturdy, yet gently enough to be soft and cushiony.  41 beautiful colors to choose from and at just a little over $7 per 181 yd/50g skeins…you will find Chickadee a great value for your sport weight knitting.

Find Chickadee and the other Quince fibers at www.quinceandco.com.

You can find my Longaberger Home Business at www.longaberger.com/paula.  Please send me a personal message or visit my web site to sign up for my customer email list.

Ravelry: PrairiePiper
Instagram: knittingpipeline
Twitter: knittingline.


On this episode my good friends Bronwyn aka Bronwyndp and Sarah aka MotherEarthKnits join me after a busy summer.

Events
Maine Retreat is full but you are welcome to join the waiting list.
October 23-26, 2013 Wed late afternoon to Sat morning
Cornerstone Inn Bed and Breakfast/111 Washington Square, Washington IL 61571

Needle Notes

Leap of Faith by Nicole Montgomery
Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure
Knit4Together carries Cascade Plushious
Seamless Salomas Slippers by Meghan Williams and Susan Busbee
Girl Cave Bags by Rista1313
Brain Wave by Chris Abbott

Product Notes
Rove Flavor Infuser.  Can be purchase at The Blend.
Kikkerland Chip Clip (Sorry, I could not find a link)
The Proverbial Knitter aka DarthKnitter
Jin Que Circular Needles from China: These are similar to ChiaoGoo or maybe the same. Cable is a bit thicker and not quite as flexible. 
32” Circulars  Price for 11 needles is now $5.99. Shipping now $.99.

In the Pipeline

Watching: (Bronwyn) Impractical Jokers

High Note Low Note
Bronwyn and Sarah: School started
Low for Bronwyn: Picky Eater/School Lunch
Paula High Note: Heirloom Tomatoes, particularly Sunburst
Paula Low Note: Hackers.  My Twitter account has been hacked--twice now in the past week!

Friday, August 23, 2013

Episode 141 Zugunruhe: a New Word for Knitters

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This episode is sponsored by my Longaberger Home Business and Quince & Co.
Chickadee is a little darling—soft, plump, springy, and eager to loop into intricate color patterns or delicate textures. Its three plies, spun from softest American wool, are twisted together firmly enough to be sturdy, yet gently enough to be soft and cushiony.  41 beautiful colors to choose from and at just a little over $7 per 181 yd/50g skeins…you will find Chickadee a great value for your sport weight knitting.

Find Chickadee and the other Quince fibers at www.quinceandco.com.

You can find my Longaberger Home Business at www.longaberger.com/paula.  Please send me a personal message or visit my web site to sign up for my customer email list.

Ravelry: PrairiePiper
Instagram: knittingpipeline
Twitter: knittingline

Pipeliner Notes


BigAshDog wrote : Another great episode Paula, and very timely! I was just visiting my sister in Michigan, and she took me to Brenda’s Butterfly Garden in Dearborn Heights. I was introduced to many wonderful native species and the art of gardening for butterflies. As it happens Brenda has written and published a wonderful book on the subject so I thought I’d pass the title along to any interested Pipeliners.


From Suna: As with all plants, if given the right conditions Buddleia (butterfly bush) is an invasive species. In Western Oregon those ‘right’ conditions exist and Buddleia is classified as a Category 2 Noxious Weed. :-( http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/756

Butterfly Bush in the garden.  Zinnias in the front.

From Leta who is Yarn Sniper: 2nd place for me! Hi Paula, I just wanted to let you know my Piper’s Journey won 2nd place in the Iowa State Fair - Scarf (fine) category! Thanks for a great pattern!

Events and Announcements

Maine Retreat waiting list started.
October 23-26, 2013 Wed late afternoon to Sat morning
Cornerstone Inn Bed and Breakfast/111 Washington Square, Washington IL 61571
5 openings left.  Email me and I will hold your spot for a week until I get your deposit.
Lullaby Rain by Paula Emons-Fuessle
Prizes are Quince Yarn for first name drawn and also patterns from Helen Stewart, your choice from her collection.  Thank you, Helen!
Winners!  Please contact me as soon as you hear your name announced!
#27 Aizome/Nancy used Malabrigo Yarns Silky Merino.  Prize of Quince yarn from Paula and pattern from Helen Stewart
#9 Pamaloo used Chickadee in Peak’s Ferry colorway. Prize: Pattern from Helen Stewart
#12 LeeLeeKnits used Chickadee in Delft colorway and added beads. Prize: Pattern from Helen Stewart.

Nature Notes
Zugunruhe from the German “zug” meaning a pulling or move, and “unruhe” meaning anxiety or restlessness.
Ruby Throated Hummingbird at our nectar feeder
 

Needle Notes
Zugunruhe.  This is a word we knitters have been looking for.  As knitters we full the pull of a new project, the desire to move to a new project or join a new Knit along, the feeling of restlessness that makes us want to cast on.  No matter how attractive the project is in our hands we are still being pulled to new areas.  Right now there are so many projects that I want to cast on! 

Henslowe by Beth Kling—I did the tutorial on the Suspended Bind Off. On You Tube.
 
Baby Tea Leaves by Melissa LaBarre (gift from MarynVoigt) thank you, Missy!
Baby Tea Leaves by Melissa LaBarre

Vintage Buttons (1950's)
 
I used Socks that Rock Medium Weight in Hot Rod Red
Vintage buttons from Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods
Did not follow directions to use smaller needle for cast on and came back to bite me.  Used Crochet chain to tighten the neck edge.
My You Tube Tutorial on Crochet Chain for Knitted Sweater Neckline
 

In the Pipeline

Watching: 2 video podcasts
Must Stash Podcast with Stacy and Steph
Kitchen Dish with Mary Woolybear368
The Killing on Netflix
Listening
Fiber Hooligan by Benjamin Levisay.  Interview with Susan B Anderson.
Knitting
Swagger by Janice Hamby.  Sent to me by Jan aka TwinsetJan of Twinset Design Podcast. $5 purchase
Beyond Purperium by Kelly Booker  $5.50 Beyond Puerperium is the comprehensive version of the free Puerperium Cardigan pattern
Gingko Shawl by yellow Cosmo.  Two color shawl with gingko leaves in the border.  $4.00.  No charts.
Book Review
Big Foot Knits by Andi Smith, Cooperative Press, 16.95

Friday, August 16, 2013

Episode 140 Hen for Short

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This episode is sponsored by my Longaberger Home Business and Quince & Co.

Chickadee is a little darling—soft, plump, springy, and eager to loop into intricate color patterns or delicate textures. Its three plies, spun from softest American wool, are twisted together firmly enough
to be sturdy, yet gently enough to be soft and cushiony.  41 beautiful colors to choose from and at just a little over $7 per 181 yd/50g skeins…you will find Chickadee a great value for your sport weight knitting.

 Find Chickadee and the other Quince fibers at www.quinceandco.com.

Pipeliner Notes


Point of View Vest from Knitbot Linen by Hannah Fettig

Sparrow by Quince & Co in Nannyberry colorway

While the linen is still wet “whap” it hard lengthwise. Let it dry to damp, then iron while pulling lengthwise.

Reporting that Whapping works!  Restored vest to original size.  Thank you Carolyn.

Events and Announcements


October 23-26, 2013 Wed late afternoon to Sat morning
Cornerstone Inn Bed and Breakfast/111 Washington Square, Washington IL 61571
Arrive Wednesday October 23, 2013 (check in time 3 to 5 PM)
Check out by 11 am Saturday October 26, 2013
·        3 nights lodging, breakfast at your hotel and two dinners in the Washington Room on historic Washington Square.  (All lunches and one dinner are on your own.)
·        Outings to local yarn shops
·        Mini-workshops
·        Porch Time at Paula’s house
·        Space is limited to 20 so register ASAP.
·        Of course there will be a few surprises along the way!

Cost between $430 and $300 depending upon whether you choose double or single occupancy and whether you are at the B and B or Sleep In.

      
Lullaby Rain by Paula Emons-Fuessle

Ends August 21st so winners will be announced on the next show.
Nature Notes

From JRochelle:

Thanks for another great podcast! I was wondering if you would to tell us a little more about how to attract butterflies. I know that bright vibrant flowers in the yard help but would love some extra tips and tricks. You also mentioned that you have a butterfly bush. What kind of butterflies does it attract? Is it hard to maintain?

I have yet to see a monarch in our backyard this year which is pretty disappointing. You mentioned that this is a rough year for butterflies and it is visibly noticeable:(



A perfectly manicured green lawn with no weeds in sight is a desert for butterflies.  Generally speaking, grass is not helpful to butterflies or wildlife so if you can convert grass to garden then you will be able to attract more wildlife.

Check out plants for your area.  Host plants and nectar/adult food plants vary widely from region to region. See if there are butterfly gardens in your area.  Talk to people who have gardens and ask what works for them.

Books in my library:
How to Spot Butterflies by Patricia Sutton.  1999.  Great chapter on butterfly gardens.

Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James

Needle Notes
Henslowe by Beth Kling
This is a terrific pattern. The body of the shawl is perfect travel knitting.
Hen #1 I used Miss Babs Yummy Superwash Sock & Baby Yarn - 2 ply  (400 yd)
 
I had 90 grams of a 100 gram skein and thought that would be enough but I ran out way before finishing the border. None of my other gray fingering weight yarns could pull off the finish so I decided to bind off with a crochet beaded bind off.  This is why I call it Hen instead of Henslow.

Crochet Beaded Bind off.  String beads on your yarn ahead of time.  Estimate how many beads by figuring out how many stitches are eliminated by each bead repeat and dividing number of stitches by that number.

Hen #2 (almost Henslowe) The Woolen Rabbit Harmony Sock in Scottish Heather (400 yds) also some partial balls and swatches. US 3 - 3.25 mm
 
Still ran out so unraveled some swatches and estimated I used about 530 yds
Missed part of pattern so still isn’t right but looks good anyway.
Suspended Bind Off is stretchy and has a nice clean edge. Here is a video tutorial on the Suspended Bind Off.
 
The Blethering Room
Stitches Midwest!







 

Hot item at Stitches might have been Wingspan by maylin Tri'Coterie Designs.  As of July 20th now a pay for pattern.

 
Stitches purchases

Newton’s Yarn Country.  Pagewood Farms. Merino Laceweight in natural.  500 yd sk.  $5 each.  4 for $20. 

Denise of Lost City Knits


Southern Yarns: www.SouthernYarns.com.  Love sheep, not wool.  Baby Soft Blanket from Appalachian Baby Design.  Organic Cotton. Natural

One circular needle Knitter’s Pride Dreamz for my Point of View Vest

Buttons!  Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods: collections of unique and vintage notions   www.niftythriftydrygoods.com  (based in RI)

In the Piping Circle
World Pipe Band Championships August 17 and 18th.  Watch live stream Sat and Sunday!

Have a great week, haste ye back, and hold your knitting close.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Episode 139 Major Myth Busting

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This episode is sponsored by my Longaberger Home Business and Quince & Co.

Chickadee is a little darling—soft, plump, springy, and eager to loop into intricate color patterns or delicate textures. Its three plies, spun from softest American wool, are twisted together firmly enough to be sturdy, yet gently enough to be soft and cushiony.  41 beautiful colors to choose from and at just a little over $7 per 181 yd/50g skeins…you will find Chickadee a great value for your sport weight knitting.
Find Chickadee and the other Quince fibers at www.quinceandco.com.
You can find my Longaberger Home Business at www.longaberger.com/paula.  Please send me a personal message or visit my web site to sign up for my customer email list.
Feel free to write to me on Ravelry as PrairiePiper.
Instagram -- knittingpipeline and Twitter as knittingline.
Elizabeth Zimmermann was born on August 9, 1910.  
Pipeliner Notes
Tip from knit-faced/Carolyn who has also knit the Point of View Vest from Knitbot Linen by Hannah Fettig
Sparrow by Quince & Co in Nannyberry colorway
She recommends bamboo needle tips also and added While the linen is still wet “whap” it hard lengthwise. Let it dry to damp, then iron while pulling lengthwise.

From Kirsten/Ingabean
Hi Paula, I know it has been a while since you podcasted about this, but I just wanted to say how much I have loved the magic knot. I watched your video tutorial on how to remember the steps (previously I had looked up the original video every time!), and now it is easy. I have used it on every project that wouldn’t work for spit splicing, and it has been fabulous. I have also used it in other areas of life. My husband was trying to hang a 100 lb. punching bag from a hook in our basement ceiling beam, but all the knots he tried were slipping out. I offered to tie a double knot, and (though he is a former boy scout who prides himself on his knotting prowess) he stepped aside and let me. Now it has been several weeks and the punching bag still hangs at its original height! That is one strong knot! Thanks again for the great video to help me remember how to tie it.--Kirsten

Events and Announcements
Registration for the retreat in Maine Nov 10-14
October 23-26, 2013
Cornerstone Inn Bed and Breakfast/111 Washington Square, Washington IL 61571
Arrive Wednesday October 23, 2013 (check in time 3 to 5 PM)
Check out by 11 am Saturday October 26, 2013

·        3 nights lodging, breakfast at your hotel and two dinners in the Washington Room on historic Washington Square.  (All lunches and one dinner are on your own.)

·        Outings to local yarn shops

·        Mini-workshops

·        Porch Time at Paula’s house

·        Space is limited to 20 so register ASAP.

·        Of course there will be a few surprises along the way!

Cost between $430 and $300 depending upon whether you choose double or single occupancy and whether you are at the B and B or Sleep In.

        Single Occupancy Cornerstone Inn             $400.00

        Double Occupancy Cornerstone Inn (share queen size bed)              $300.00

        Single Occupancy Sleep Inn           $430.00

        Double Occupancy Sleep Inn (will have your own bed)        $330.00 

August 12 or later registration postmark.

Lullaby Rain KALby Paula Emons-Fuessle

Week 4 starts today.

August 21 end date

Stitches Midwest August 8 and 9.  Podcaster Meetup Friday 12:00 to 1:30 PM fireplace in lobby second floor.

Nature Notes
Last week I mentioned that it has been a tough few years for butterflies.  We have been seeing more butterflies in the front garden on our zinnias and buddleia/butterfly bush.  Common Buckeye, Easter Tiger Swallowtails, Spice Bush Swallowtail, Silver spotted skipper, Red Admiral, and a Variegated Fritillary.  The Variegated Fritillary was actually trapped in our garage.  I took a few photos before helping it to the outside.  When we got outside it sat on my hand for a few minutes which was breathtaking.  I’ve had this happen with Hackberry Emperors and Tawny Emperors but not with any other butterfly.




I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.
Needle Notes
Stash Dash 2013 Lala of The KnitGirllls Video Cast.  I knit 5,024 yds, mostly fingering weight.

Baby Cardigans by Susan B Anderson

#1  Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino DK (pattern written for worsted.  Very classic, neutral color.  Buttons are from my button jars.

 

#2 Blue and Navy Sweater Patons wool from Louise in Caithness. 




The Blethering Room
Myth Buster
My urban myth of knitting that I wish we could debunk once and for all is the “cast on over larger needle for stretchier edge” myth. This only works for certain cast ons, and doesn’t work for the popular long tail cast on. Sure, the first row of stitches, which are formed over the needle, are bigger, but the edge, which is formed over your thumb and then cinched up at the base of the stitch is identical no matter what size needle you use. To make it stretchier you need to consciously space out the stitches or do something like a German twisted cast on - or cast on over two needles, one for the base and one for the first row of stitches. With a little practice, this goes quite quickly.

This one surprised me because I had been taught by the great EZ herself to cast on using a larger needle and just recently a very well known designer had this instruction in her pattern.  So you are not alone if you still believe this.  As Ellen said, it depends on the cast on but if we are talking about the usual long tail CO, using a larger needle doesn’t work.

The Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt p43 Knit Half-Hitch Cast-On
To conclude, it is a myth that casting on with a larger size needle when doing the long tail or Knit Half Hitch Cast On to increase the elasticity of the cast on edge.
Have a great week, haste ye back, and hold your knitting close.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Episode 138 SSK 2013 and Cornerstone Inn Fall Retreat

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This episode is sponsored by my Longaberger Home Business and Quince & Co.

Chickadee is a little darling—soft, plump, springy, and eager to loop into intricate color patterns or delicate textures. Its three plies, spun from softest American wool, are twisted together firmly enough
to be sturdy, yet gently enough to be soft and cushiony.  41 beautiful colors to choose from and at just a little over $7 per 181 yd/50g skeins…you will find Chickadee a great value for your sport weight knitting.

Find Chickadee and the other Quince fibers at www.quinceandco.com.
You can find my Longaberger Home Business at www.longaberger.com/paula

Knitting Pipeline Ravelry Group 

Pipeliner Notes

Thank you to board Moderators janmarie- and Bronwyndp!  Welcome to new moderators:
Marynvoigt aka Missy
Sticksnspokes aka Allison from Scotland
Question from AprilShowers
I love the photos of you and your grandmother in your ponchos! That last one with her bending down to talk to a child in an adorable hoodie is just so heart-warming. (Note that our son is wearing a Tomten Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann.)
Your posting a reader’s question made me realize that I’ve had a question I wanted to ask you for about the past year or so. You did an episode where you talked about shawls and said you had more than 40 of them. I am curious as to how you store all those shawls. I have struggled with how to fold them and keep them neat on a shelf (I don’t really have a dresser to keep them in drawers). And I know that hanging them on a hook isn’t great for the shawl. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on this.
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I rotate my shawls and usually have 15 or 20 in circulation.  I keep them on hangers in my closet. The hangers have a coating so the shawls don’t slide off.  This works well for me.

Events and Announcements

Knitting Pipeline Maine Retreat Nov 10-14, 2013.  There are a few spots left!
At this time if you are would like to attend please send me an email first and I will hold your spot for a week until I get a deposit check from you. 

Knitting Pipeline Cornerstone Inn Fall Retreat, Washington IL/ Click on link for complete information and registration form.

October 23-26, 2013 (Wed late afternoon to Sat morning)

Cornerstone Inn Bed and Breakfast/111 Washington Square, Washington IL 61571

·        3 nights lodging, breakfast at your hotel and two dinners in the Washington Room on historic Washington Square.  (All lunches and one dinner are on your own.)
·        Outings to local yarn shops
·        Mini-workshops
·        Porch Time at Paula’s house
·        Space is limited to 20 so register ASAP.
·        Of course there will be a few surprises along the way!

Cost between $430 and $300 depending upon whether you choose double or single occupancy and whether you are at the B and B or Sleep In.

        Single Occupancy Cornerstone Inn             $400.00
        Double Occupancy Cornerstone Inn (share queen size bed)              $300.00
        Single Occupancy Sleep Inn           $430.00
              Double Occupancy Sleep Inn (will have your own bed)        $330.00 

August 12 or later registration postmark
Lullaby Rain KAL by Paula Emons-Fuessle
Week 4 of the Knit Along starts August 2, 2013

Nature Notes
This has been a lovely summer.  The only stretch of hot weather we have had so far was during SSK and I think it was even hotter here than it was in Nashville.  Then it got so cool that wool socks and long pants felt good in the morning and at night.

It seems our house wrens have been here longer than usual this year.  We know they raised at least two broods, maybe 3.  One of our wren houses hangs from a maple branch right outside the porch window and we could hear the baby birds cheeping as they waited for food.  Each day I think it may be the last day this year that we hear the bubbling song of the house wren but then I am surprised the next day to hear it again.

When we were at SSK in Nashville last week there seemed to be a huge chorus of tree frogs every night.  It was amazing how loud these frogs were as we walked through the campus to our dorms.  Here the summer nights are now accompanied by the swelling buzzing of locusts or cicadas.  This noise can get rather loud as well.

I posted more owl photos on Instagram and there will be more on the blog this week in the show notes.  I want to back up to explain something that happened during the last owl sighting when we saw the owl capture a bird and devour it.  As the owl was perched on a branch surveying the birds on the ground there were other birds divebombing and taunting him.  I’ve seen this behavior of smaller birds attacking larger birds of prey but never this close.  Some of these birds actually grazed the owl on the back or side of the head and he kept turning and looking.  This behavior may be a defense method of the smaller birds as they are letting the bird of prey know that they are aware of its presence and it also disarms the bird of prey.  Other birds in the area are alerted as well.  It isn’t like boys on the playground pulling the girls pigtails for fun…there is a purpose to it and I felt sorry for the owl because he seems like a friend now.  And the owls have to eat too although I prefer it when he gets a chipmunk as he did a few days ago.


 
This mid morning sighting found the bird sitting on top of the roof of our platform feeder.  I first photographed him through the porch windows and got some great photos but then I ventured out on the deck and kept getting closer to the railing.  At first he looked as if he might fly away but I just stood very still and looked the other way.  After he settled back down on his perch I moved forward with the camera and came quite close.  After taking a few photos I backed away slowly and let him watch the ground for food.  He hunched up his shoulders and silently flew to the base of some wild shrubbery where our chipmunk population is high and I think he found his lunch there.

Our nature quote is from the composer Iannis Xenaskis and is about the sounds of nature…

The collision of hail or rain with hard surfaces, or the song of cicadas in a summer field. These sonic events are made out of thousands of isolated sounds; this multitude of sounds, seen as totality, is a new sonic event.
-Iannis Xenakis

Needle Notes

Point of View Vest from Knitbot Linen by Hannah Fettig

Sparrow by Quince & Co in Nannyberry colorway

Casual, Unstructured vest that is cropped in back and longer on sides.  Great layering piece for spring, summer, and fall.
Sorry, photos to come!
I wore first day at SSK and lots of people said that after seeing it in person they wanted to make it.
I learned that I need to use a bamboo or wooden needle when knitting with linen.  Very slippery.
This is an easy knit but I rated medium difficult because of the small gauge and the linen.
Finished Vincent Socks in Opal Vincent Van Gogh colorway.  Not much to say.  Size zero needle.  3 x 1 ribbing, standard heel flap, slip stitch pattern on bottom of heel also.

The Blethering Room

SSK!  SSK is a retreat hosted by Leslie and Laura of The KnitGirllls video cast (originally with Carin of Round the Twist although she was on sabbatical this year because of her wedding and now that she is expecting twins in  November, maybe on sabbatical again I would imagine) and they do a fantastic job.

Susan B Anderson’s Blog Post about SSK is so good!

Missy’s project page but just know that the sweaters are even better when you see them in person. With drool worthy baby and toddler sweaters.

Susan B Anderson’s Baby Cardigan Class.  So full of information and Susan is not only a teacher by training but a natural born teacher as well.  Pattern for cardigan which is classic and oh so cute and with loads of variations as well; tiny size for ornament, raglan formula, baby hat.
Susan B Anderson's class

Amy Christoffer’s (like the name Christopher only with an s and the end) Class on Modifying a Pattern.  Measuring and how to adapt the pattern.  Amy did a wonderful job and she is so knowledgeable.  I just wanted to soak in all her good vibes and information. I learned a lot.
Amy Christoffers and paula

My only regret about SSK is that I did not sign up for more extra classes because every class had such rave reviews. I know I would have enjoyed the photography class by Gale Zucker.

Thursday night we somehow ended up with a star studded dinner group.  Susan had arranged to meet us and she asked if it was ok if Amy Christoffers and Gale Zucker could come along.  Of course!  We went to South Street Restaurant which had a big porch with seating.  We were seated at a big booth so we could all talk.
Susan B Anderson, Bronwyn, Amy Christoffers, Gail Zucker, Paula (back row) Lisa aka LASknit2 and Mel Ski!

The Market!

Bronwyn and I were booth babes for AmyBeth of Fat Squirrel Fame.  Fat Squirrel Fibers
 

I met Dana of Unwind Yarn and Denise of Lost City Knits, both for the first time and they were both charming.  Beautiful yarn too!  Susan of Desert Vista Dyeworks.

Lori of Deerfield Creations. What a charmer!  I bought a mini niddy noddy for winding mini skeins and 4 wooden buttons made of spalted elm.  So pretty.


Spalted Elm buttons and miniature niddy noddy by Lori of Deerfield Creations
 
Heather of Highland Handmade had shawl holders by Tix Tinkets. www.tixtrinkets.etsy.com. $13.00.
 
Have a great week, haste ye back, and hold your knitting close.
 

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