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Events
Links to retreats and registration materials are in the Knitting
Pipeline Retreats Group on Ravelry. There is also a sticky
thread with all upcoming retreat dates.
I’m speaking at the Madison WI Knitting Guild on December
10, 2018. Thank you to all who made suggestions. I am having fun with the talk.
Going through old knits such as Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Three in One Sweater, Saddle
Shoulder Sweaters, and lots more. I’ll have a display at the talk.
Holiday Open House
Le Mouton Rouge Knittery
Dec 1, 2018. 10 AM to 5 PM
Ph: 309-319-7692
Address: 1206 Towanda Ave,Ste 1
Bloomington, IL 61701
Needle Notes
Close to You by Justyna
Lorkowska
Dyabolical
Lovely Sock Gasoline Rainbow
Good projects for newer knitters:
Crazy
Eights Dishcloth by Julie Tarsha
Leafy Washcloth
by Megan Goodacre in both Stockinette and Garter versions.
Knitting Tip
Magnetic Advertising Card words well on metal chart keepers.
Nature Notes
At the Eagle Crest Retreat we woke up to a snow-covered
landscape. This was the second snowfall of the season and since then we have
had two more measurable snows. Usually our first snow occurs after
Thanksgiving, most often in the first few days of December. At Eagle Crest we
were out before breakfast taking photos of beautiful sweaters and beautiful people
in the snow. If there is a better backdrop for woolen sweaters, I do not know
what it would be. This was the perfect snow…enough to be beautiful but not so
much to impair driving. The temperature dropped down to 16 degrees F which beat
our previous record low at Eagle Crest of 19 Degrees F. That is cold by most
standards but there was little wind in the early hours so it didn’t feel that
chilly.
Outside my window today most of the trees have lost their
leaves. The oak trees are hanging onto some of their brown, leathery leaves.
These are the ones that my husband does not like to rake up in the yard. All
the branches and some tree trucks have snow on them so it’s quite lovely right
now. A red fox squirrel, quite chubby, slowly ambles underneath the platform
feeder looking for black sunflower seeds. Bob put suet out last week and it has
been a big hit with many birds. Flickers, which we see occasionally, are visiting
the feeder for the fatty suet. A distinguishing feature of a Northern Flicker
is its large size and the black feathers below the neck which looks like a bib.
All woodpeckers seem to be partial to suet. Among our other visitors are small
flocks of Blue Jays, Black Capped Chickadees, Cardinals, Juncos, Red Bellied
Woodpeckers, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers (mostly Downey), Tufted Titmice, and
Goldfinches. The goldfinches are now in their subtle winter plumage. The birds
are quiet but at night we hear coyotes howling from the other side of the ridge
and the occasional call of the Barred Owls.
First stanza of a very old hymn. The words were penned in
1844 by Henry Alford.
Come, ye thankful people, come,
raise the song of harvest home;
all is safely gathered in,
ere the winter storms begin.
God our Maker doth provide
for our wants to be supplied;
come to God's own temple, come,
raise the song of harvest home.
Blethering Room
Eagle Crest Retreat—so relaxing. Peaceful venue. Remote. Not
very good cell service or internet. Food much better than previous years. People
came from coast to coast!
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| Show and Tell |
Mug and Rug swap thanks to Seashore Sharon. I got a Tulsa OK
mug and quilted mat from fun4Tracey.
Shawl closure workshop that Jo did in the teaching style of
Leslie Wind.
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| Jo helps Kathy make her shawl closure. |
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| Shawl pin action! |
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| Jo with some of the shawl button closures. |
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| Mittens donated to Threads Hope and Love. Thank you! |
Advent Calendar DIY—organized by Jo
Knitter’s Advent Calendars have become wildly popular! Who
knew?
Participants brought approx. 200 g of yarn, scraps or skeins
and 4 small treasures. Jo brought Altoid tins and I brought small white paper bags
that I purchased on Amazon. Some folks numbered their bags. Others did not. Each
person wrote a note and put it in the Altoid tin to be opened on Dec 25.
We are giving away one of the Advent Calendar DIY bags! Christine
from Vashon Island Washington put it together. Also, Christine donated a
beautiful skein of wool from New Zealand, which is her home country and I’m
going to include that in the package. Black
Hills New Zealand Wool. Natural coloured undyed. 100% New Zealand Wool.
Thank you so much, Christine!
Due to the weight and size of the package I am going to
limit this drawing to the United States. Also, since the kick off for the
Advent knitting is December 1, I will leave the drawing open for only a week
(Nov 26) so that there is a chance you will receive it before that date. We
have a thread in the Knitting Pipeline Group for possible projects. Please only
enter if you really intend to participate.
To enter the drawing please comment in the special thread for the Advent Calendar DIY Giveaway with a way that you like to bring in the
Advent season or what you would like to knit with the Advent Calendar.
In The Pipeline
Knitting
Rodeo Drive
Poncho by Staci Perry in Quince & Co Phoebe Cynus colorway
Kid Silk Haze Wrap
Zig Zagular
Socks by Susie White
Reading
A Birds’ Christmas Carol
by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
Happy Thanksgiving to our Pipeliners in the US.
Edgar A Guest was born in England and emigrated with his
family to the US when he was a child. Known as the People’s Poet.
Give me the end of the year an' its fun
When most of the plannin' an' toilin' is done;
Bring all the wanderers home to the nest,
Let me sit down with the ones I love best,
Hear the old voices still ringin' with song,
See the old faces unblemished by wrong,
See the old table with all of its chairs
An' I'll put soul in my Thanksgivin' prayers.
Edgar A Guest
