Friday
Jan292010
Several things. Pay attention.
Friday, January 29, 2010 at 7:45PM
And I mean that in the nicest way possible.
The first thing is that I'm teaching a class in February, and you should come. The class is at a lovely yarn shop here in Maryland called
The Yarn Spot.
I've decided to teach about emergency preparedness for knitters.
I'm mostly kidding.
The class is called Knitting With Hand Dyed Yarn, and it will run the gamut from how to tell the difference between different dyeing techniques, what your yarn will look when knit up, how to change the look of your finished product, and choosing suitable projects for your hand dyed goodies.
Dinner will be served. Questions will be answered. The class is on Sunday, February 21st, and will run from 5:30-7:30. There are only 15 spaces available. If you're interested, please call The Yarn Spot directly (301.933.9550), or email victoria@theyarnspot.com. If you've been reading this blog for long, you know that I recently left my first chosen profession of teaching, and am very much looking forward to keeping my feet wet with this class.
The next thing is that I'm loving looking at your projects in our Flickr Gallery. Keep the projects coming. They help me get through the day. I would love to have 1,000 projects in the gallery.
Today was club shipping day. Always busy, always satisfying. To see months of hard work fly away to new homes is incredibly fun. The studio looks forlorn, bereft even, after all the yarn is gone.
This month's Stash Menagerie selection was a 50% silk/50% merino blend, and one of the color choices was a dynamic blue color called Mirth.
Serenity was very popular with the Sock Yarnistas.
And for good reason. It's very serene.
Frolic was born to be something in my mother's kitchen. She has an extensive collection of blue and white pottery, much of it authentic Delft. I should've called this colorway Delft.
And sometimes, when you're not looking, the skeins from Pick of the Knitter like to mingle. You can catch them if you flick on the lights really fast.
Look at that! Wexford, Lindon, Carys, and Springvale all in one bin. That is a rare sight, indeed.
I do believe this could be the single best club shipment we've ever done. The yarn is fantastic, the extra treat is doubly fantastic, and the sock pattern is unbelievably awesomely fantastic.
Sign up for the class! Upload your project to Flickr! Look for clubs on your doorstep!
Thank you for at least pretending to pay attention.
The first thing is that I'm teaching a class in February, and you should come. The class is at a lovely yarn shop here in Maryland called
The Yarn Spot.
I've decided to teach about emergency preparedness for knitters.
I'm mostly kidding.
The class is called Knitting With Hand Dyed Yarn, and it will run the gamut from how to tell the difference between different dyeing techniques, what your yarn will look when knit up, how to change the look of your finished product, and choosing suitable projects for your hand dyed goodies.
Dinner will be served. Questions will be answered. The class is on Sunday, February 21st, and will run from 5:30-7:30. There are only 15 spaces available. If you're interested, please call The Yarn Spot directly (301.933.9550), or email victoria@theyarnspot.com. If you've been reading this blog for long, you know that I recently left my first chosen profession of teaching, and am very much looking forward to keeping my feet wet with this class.
The next thing is that I'm loving looking at your projects in our Flickr Gallery. Keep the projects coming. They help me get through the day. I would love to have 1,000 projects in the gallery.
Today was club shipping day. Always busy, always satisfying. To see months of hard work fly away to new homes is incredibly fun. The studio looks forlorn, bereft even, after all the yarn is gone.
This month's Stash Menagerie selection was a 50% silk/50% merino blend, and one of the color choices was a dynamic blue color called Mirth.
Serenity was very popular with the Sock Yarnistas.
And for good reason. It's very serene.
Frolic was born to be something in my mother's kitchen. She has an extensive collection of blue and white pottery, much of it authentic Delft. I should've called this colorway Delft.
And sometimes, when you're not looking, the skeins from Pick of the Knitter like to mingle. You can catch them if you flick on the lights really fast.
Look at that! Wexford, Lindon, Carys, and Springvale all in one bin. That is a rare sight, indeed.
I do believe this could be the single best club shipment we've ever done. The yarn is fantastic, the extra treat is doubly fantastic, and the sock pattern is unbelievably awesomely fantastic.
Sign up for the class! Upload your project to Flickr! Look for clubs on your doorstep!
Thank you for at least pretending to pay attention.
Reader Comments (8)
WOW! What yumminess!!! i can not wait til it all lands on my doorstep!!! :)
Have so much fun with your class!! If I lived nearby I would be there in a flash!
Hooray! I'm awfully excited to see Mr. Mirth in person; I think he's going to be a beautiful bag or shrug.
Indeed, all those bases together are unusual, and gorgeous as USUAL. Can't wait to get mine and figure out what I'm going to make. Maybe a bed jacket for my mom.
I'd love to take your class. I'd love to teach your class if I had the knowledge. heh Should be very popular. Isn't it funny how we shy people can teach a bunch of people without a problem? Such a conundrum.
As usual, I'll regret not ordering all colorways! And in larger quantities!
Yummy! I want it NOW, darn it! Sharon, you are a genuis.
I wish I could take the class. But it gets a little pricey when you factor in airfare, LOL!
You have our rapt attention! :)
I wish I could make it to the class - it sounds like a wonderful evening, and I am so jealous of those who live close enough. (Or can afford the airfare!) I would love to learn more about how to picture handdyed yarn knit up - I really can't do that yet. Not to mention, dinner with our Yarnista!
Really looking forward to fondling this month's yarn - oh, yeah, knitting it too! Thanks for the sneak preview. The blues are soooo lovely!
I DO live in Maryland - and that class sounds very interesting - but I can't figure out what day it is. Maybe I can make it - but can you tell me when?
I'm sorry, I must've neglected to mention that! The class is Sunday, February 21st at 5:30 pm.