It was a dark and stormy night…
Okay, it was dark and it was rainy, but it wasn’t stormy, and it was daytime. So, what better way to spend a gloomy day than knitting with friends! On Saturday, May 5th, the Machine Knitting Guild of Minnesota held it’s second knit-in of the year, and what a turnout! It was probably the best turnout we’ve had to date.
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| Knitters hard at work knitting and socializing |
Cindy Schmatz of
Cindy’s Knitting Room was our guest dealer demonstrator, and she was there to demonstrate different cast-on and bind-off techniques for use with or without a ribber. The one she spent the most time showing us, because it’s tricky, and can be painful (yes, painful) to the knitter if not done correctly was the
Broken Toe Cast-on. This cast-on is done with the ribber for those times you want a tighter cast-on edge that doesn’t get “frilly” like the typical circular rib cast-on. It makes a very good looking edge, and is well worth the effort to learn and do.
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| Mary Ann and Karen working hard on their projects |
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| Bruce hand-manipulates a baby afghan |
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| Cindy talks her friend, Pam (right) into buying a new (to her) machine and becoming a machine knitter. Way to go, Cindy! |
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| Sue concentrates on her work |
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