Class Today

I took a free class today at a library branch with a great knitter. We learned how to make Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Jacket. It's very cool - you just knit, using double decreases and "make ones" and when it's finished, you fold and suddenly it's a little sweater. Of course I got about 10 rows done.

We also talked about the Fibonacci number sequence (to use it in stripes) and the color wheel. And Kaffe Fassett's Magic Ball (if that's what it called) that you create out of your leftovers. She had a little pink/violet jacket that she made out of leftover yarn all joined together.

I also learned of 2 evening knitting groups at different library branches - I may be doing that!

Alison

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Oooh, I am so envious. I wish our library would do that.

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bienchat

Isn't that a cute little sweater? I have done several of them. Very popular, they are.

Higs, Katherine

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I did a weekend workshop with Kaffe Fassett several years ago. It was a fantastic weekend and would repeat it if I could. You can see the sample I knitted under "other crafts" on my web site.

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Shirley Shone

Sounds fun....we have a monthly knit meet at our local Library.....we have yarn swaps and mostly bring stuff we are working on or new projects we need help with. I would love to find a group that meets weekly but the closest ones are about 20 miles from me.

D> I took a free class today at a library branch with a great knitter.

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DAB

I love your knitted picture...it's gorgeous.

D> I did a weekend workshop with Kaffe Fassett several years ago.

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DAB

I was a little unclear, Marie. The Fibonacci numbers are a numerical sequence produced by addition. Here's the first few:

1 1+1=2 2+1=3 3+2=5 5+3=8 So you could make your stripes 1 row, the next time you changed color you could do 2 rows, then 3, then 5, etc. It's a very pleasing look but not all uniform or matching.

The color wheel was just looking at colors that are opposite on the wheel - like red-orange and blue-green - and seeing how they look in garments (the teacher had a sweater in these colors and it was gorgeous.)

I use the Fib numbers for beading!

Alis> That sounds really interesting Alison, wish I could have gone along

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Alison

Well, it happened because one of the librarians is a great knitter. She's started these knitting groups (on her own time) and did the work to get the teacher in for a program. So many of these programs, crafts, etc. start with one person with a goal, mission, etc. I feel quite inspired and am thinking about starting a knitting group at the large central library where I work!

Alison

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Thanks Alison! That would be a great way to use up all those oddments of yarn laying about. Sounds like the color wheel jsut had a different name lol. I am familiar with that : ) Marie and the cats

Alis> I was a little unclear, Marie. The Fibonacci numbers are a numerical

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Thank you. We were given a picture post card and was told to knit it. Mine was a Japanese Garden. Shirley

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Shirley Shone

Well you did a great job

Donna

Shirley Sh> Thank you.

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DAB

Katherine , my friend from Yerushalayim made several of this sweater and likes it very much , i read it , but never tried it. mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

Lucky you , the closest to me is a 3 hour ride with Bus ,,, Thus i do my own and keep in phone touch mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

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On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:53:06 GMT, Mirjam Bruck-Cohen spun a fine yarn

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Reminds me of that 'americanism'... "the grass is always greener..." ;) Noreen

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You see DAB , that is why we are here ,,,, you write and `rant` and than you see that youare in fact a lucky girl ,,,, mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

LOL yes I am!

D> You see DAB , that is why we are here ,,,, you write and `rant` and

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