Last weekend I attended the Victoria Fibre Festival and Knit-Out. Nigel and I took the ferry to Victoria and had a lovely weekend of knitting and fibre-related events.
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WWKIP
Saturday was World Wide Knit in Public day. Hana (with her knitting spool), Nigel and I ventured out to the grassy area adjacent to Kits beach to participate. I was surprised at how few knitters I knew at the event.
Buzzz
The little kidlets in Hana’s class are really enjoying the spool knitting. They have been eager to have a knitting bee of their own to take home, so I took orders.
Posy details
Now that Pretty as a Posy is released, I can tell you a little about it.
I wanted to design an easy knit with minimal shaping. Instead of decreasing for the armholes I decided that ribbing would also pull the fabric in making a narrower bodice and allowing the skirt to poof out.
Pretty as a Posy
It’s here! It’s released! I can now show you the secret project I was working on for One Planet Yarn and Fiber.
This little coat dress will have your favourite little girl stylishly dressed for years to come.
Secrets
I just heard from One Planet Yarn and Fiber. My new secret pattern is soon to be released. They are waiting on a new shipment of Lanas Puras Clarissa to be spun and dyed in South America.
Busy Busy Bees
We started off with 13 knitting spools for Hana’s class and yesterday I had to go back to the store for more. The project is a hit with the kids.
Today when I arrived in the classroom to knit with them, they all shouted out my name and cheered.
No Straights for Me
I hadn’t really realised it, but I’ve been knitting with circular needles almost exclusively for a few years now. I love my Addi Turbos. That’s all fine and dandy until I can’t find the right sized circular needle in my stash.
The Knitting Bee
Hana’s teacher has asked me to teach her class how to knit. Since the children are 6 and 7 year olds, I decided to teach them spool knitting. I found these cute “knitting bees” at Dressew for a great price along with some very inexpensive yarn.
Eye heart ewe
Just because he loves me, my little fibre-conscious boy gave me a love note.
I received another lovely gift recently. Nigel knit a pair of socks for me in some lovely soft merino dyed by Sweet Georgia before she went on her hiatus.
