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Pipeliner Notes
Welcome to our newest Pipeliners who have said hello to us
on the Welcome thread.
New listener from Wisconsin, tidefrog1 who is Sarina in
Florida and is listening from the beginning, Wlmermaid who is Cassandra in SD,
studionoodling who is Sue from Ottawa, Bilingualann in Charlotte NC, and
kpaglierani who is Kathy in Boston. Welcome! Thank you to the wonderful moderators
in our group who have said hello to those who posted in the thread.
iTunes
Thank you to:
- Pattilink on 8/27
- Mr Snc on 8/23
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Bird house with succulent roof garden. |
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.
Thank you to everyone at the Maine Retreat who donated
mittens to the
Maine
Mitten Project.
Eagle Crest Retreat October 30-Nov 2, 2019. Also will
collect mittens for Threads Hope and Love. We still have a few spots left at
Eagle Crest.
Needle Notes
Eldest son was pleased with his Cobblestone.
Cobblestone
#3 by Jared Flood is in progress.
Barrett Wool Co
Woolen Spun in Rain Shower colorway.
Modifications:
Knitting
Workshop by Elizabeth Zimmermann. Check out project notes on Cobblestone
#1. Great retreat knitting. I had big plans to finish the body up to the
armholes and get a sleeve or two in as well but that did not happen. I think I
have about 10” on the body and will go to 17”.
Northeasterly
by Melissa Alexander-Loomis. I’m on 4 out of 10, maybe 12.
Repair, actually modifying
Odette
Hoodies for girls.
Odette Hoodie by
Carrie Bostick Hoge.
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October 2018 |
I modified it as a pullover per DIL’s request. They have
worn these little hoodies so much and it makes me so happy. Sticks and twigs
embedded in wool. I washed them both first.
Both sweaters needed length in body. About 3 “.
Knitted from bottom up and in the round. If they had been
knitted in pieces, I would just knit new sweaters.
Process: Will add photos as I go.
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Where side seam would be, snip one stitch above
the ribbing. Very handy to know how you weave in ends. Try to avoid that area. All
joins were done using the felted method also called spit join.
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Start picking out the row. You can secure
stitches if you want but not really necessary as the wool is slightly felted
and wants to stay put. Pick out the row all the way around. You now have two
pieces.
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Now you have two separate pieces:
1. The
ribbing and several rows above it.
2. Top
of sweater with sleeves attached.
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Pick up all the stitches on piece 1 so you will
be knitting upwards. Make sure you retrieve all the stitches and have them mounted
properly or knit them properly on the first round.
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Knit upwards the desired number of inches to
length. Use leftover wool from project or incorporate another color and
texture.
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Use Kitchener Stitch to join bottom section to
top sections. This process took me longer than I thought it would because I’m
pretty fast at Kitchener Stitch. First put front of sweater on one long
circular needle and back stitches on another. These do not have to be the size
that you used for knitting the sweater. I felted the new piece of yarn for
Kitchener stitch.
My DIL said it wouldn’t bother her that the dye lot is
different so I could leave as is. In order to blend in new color or dyelot:
1. Add
a big pocket, small side pocket or two side pockets.
2. Embellish
with embroidery or both.
What are your thoughts?
Blethering Room
My sister and I off to Maine Retreat!
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Traveling with my sister is THE BEST! |
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Sue with her Skagen Shawl at Show and Tell |
Show and tell is always a
highlight.
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Leslie showed an heirloom sweater she had knitted for her father. |
Thank our mini-workshop volunteers:
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Jan Hamby aka Twinsetjan did beeswax wraps. If
you have not seen these yet, they are made of cloth and covered with a solution
of beeswax and a few other ingredients. You use them instead of cellophane,
aluminum foil and save on waste. Very popular and Jan had to bring a lot of
materials to do the workshop too.
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Kathy aka woolyeyes demonstrated brioche to
eager learners. Might have shown helical knitting also.
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Jo aka qwiltnknitnut taught us how to make shawl
closures with buttons and hair elastics. Thank you to Angela Loomis for
donating her beautiful pottery buttons!
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Beverly did a trunk show of dolls and animals
she has knitted from patterns by various designers. We were so enchanted by ALL
of them and some of us might have bought a “few” books and patterns. I
immediately came home and looked at Susan B Anderson’s books that I already own
and immediately saw some patterns that I had intended to make but had lost in
the shuffle. If you go to the show blog there are photos of Beverly’s display.
You can look at her projects on Ravelry. She is bszen. I’ve linked to her
projects page.
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Shetland Trip by Sue, Pat, and Debbie.
Thank you to all of you!
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Me with Kathy. Flower Garland is behind us. Photo from Sue Witkin. |
Flower Garland: Total surprise to me because I did not look
at the thread that said Paula stay out. Flowers of all shapes and sizes,
pumpkins, a pickle. Totally whimsical and I LOVE it! I think of all of you
knitting positive thoughts and prayers into it and I feel very humbled and full
of gratitude.
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Shopping trip. |
Lots of good food, walks to town, walks along the beach and
nature preserves, vendor fair, visit to Knit Wit in Portland, a visit to Camp
Wool which is always a highlight, walk to Mornings in Paris for a coffee, tea,
croissant or all 3, and best of all knitting outside on the front porch with
some of my favorite people!
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Gayle and I at Camp Wool |
Vendors
- Seven Sisters Arts
- PrairieBagWorks. Sue makes project bags and rope yarn bowls.
- Fairwinds Farm: alpaca roving and yarn, lavender essential oil, woodcrafts
- Starbright Muse. Starbrightmuse on etsy. She is an indie Dyer and also designs designer.
- January Designs Co on Etsy makes beautiful project bags.
- Knot a Llama Goods (moknita on Ravelry)
October
by Robert Frost
1874-1963
O
hushed October morning mild,
Thy
leaves have ripened to the fall;
To-morrow's
wind, if it be wild,
Should
waste them all.
The
crows above the forest call;
To-morrow
they may form and go.
O
hushed October morning mild,
Begin
the hours of this day slow,
Make
the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts
not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile
us in the way you know;
Release
one leaf at break of day;
At
noon release another leaf;
One
from our trees, one far away;
Retard
the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant
the land with amethyst.
Slow,
slow!
For
the grapes' sake, if they were all,
Whose
leaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose
clustered fruit must else be lost—
For
the grapes' sake along the wall.
Have a great week! Haste ye back and hold your knitting close!