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Thursday, January 21, 2016
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Monday, January 20, 2014
Christmas Stocking Class by Ellen
Learn to knit a particular Christmas Stocking on Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at The Crossings.
The cost is $10.00, payable to MKGM. A half hour will be taken for lunch, so you may want to brown bag it. You will want to be there sooner so you can set up your table, machine, etc. and be ready to knit at 9:30 a.m.
You need to bring 3 colors of yarn, red, green & white or since it’s a learning tool any 3 colors will work. (not dark colors). The yarn should not be thinner than 3/15. Sport or up to 3/11 will work. The thinner the yarn, the smaller the stocking.
Bring a table, machine, tools and a light. If you don’t have a portable table let Ellen know. She may have access to a couple, if necessary. Any punch card machine or electronic will work. We will not be using any patterning on the machines. A bulky machine or mid-gauge machine will work, although the stocking will be quite large and you will need to bring appropriate yarn for that machine. The ribber will NOT be needed for this project.
Bring graph paper and a permanent marker for charting a name.
She will bring the pattern to the class on Saturday.
TECHNIQUES IN THIS PROJECT:
• Hand pull needles for inserting a name
• Wrapping around a single motif
• Hanging a hem
• Knitting in stripes
• Shaping
• Short rowing
• Kitchener edges together
• Sewing stripes to match in seam
Sunday, September 15, 2013
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
World Wide Knit in Public Day 2013
Over the years there have been local events in Australia, China, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, United States… and so many more countries.
WWKiP Day takes now takes place from the second Saturday to the third Sunday of June each year; making it a week long celebration of knitting and other fiber arts.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
10:30 a.m.
Minnehaha Park: 4801 South Minnehaha Park Dr., Minneapolis, MN 55417 (We’ll be between the Sea Salts Cafe and Minnehaha Pavilion.)
Friday, May 31, 2013
Building an Ark
Ellen knit this really pretty afghan at the May knit-in. |
She shows off some more of her knit/fleece hats. Isn't the pattern on the blue one on the left gorgeous? |
She also made some Norwegian dish towels. |
Carol knit this lovely blanket as a wedding gift. It says "Bless This House" at the top, and has the date and names at the bottom. The middle is a pattern of a house in dollhouse form. |
Carol shows off her first baby hat knit on her circular sock machine (CSM) that she just refurbished. |
Diane knit this one baby bootie as a sample. Pretty tuck stitching! Nice and thick to keep little toes warm. |
Karen was also working on baby booties. |
MKGM members don't just knit. Karen is also a weaver and made this really cool table runner! |
Carole shows off a summer top with "bedazzled" jewels stuck to it. Very pretty and "bling"-y. |
Carole shared a really nifty idea for making sock blanks. Knit two separate cones or balls of yarn together... |
...then dye the sock blank. When dry, unravel the blank, and wind the two balls of yarn back into separate balls... |
...and your socks will knit up perfectly matched each time! No more pulling through the ball of yarn to try to match the pattern! Thanks for the awesome idea, Carole! |
Sue knit this cute girl's summer top. |
And using the weaving technique of the machine was able to make these potholders/trivets. |
She had made a few of these circular baby blankets at the May knit-in. |
Mar also tried knitting a hat with two different yarns together. Didn't the striping come out really cool looking? It looks like one strand of yarn that was dyed to self-pattern! |
Mar also knit a baby sweater that was a pattern provided for one of the classes at this year's Purls of Joy seminar. |