Stories in the Making

We had a sudden change of plan at the December meeting when our guest speaker was unexpectedly caught in a blizzard and unable to join us. With some quick shuffling of topics, and drawing on the knowledge of our lovely members, we pulled together a great meeting where I think we all learned a lot. Catherine started things off with a piece of her upcoming January 2018 meeting talk about Ravelry. She's been working hard and practicing new Ravelry skills to share tips and tricks next month, so she was able to start a portion of that talk at this...

I started my presentation this month by referring back to the techniques covered by this topic a year ago. Yarn Club members who were at the November 2016 meeting may recall some great techniques tucked in at the end of the meeting, shared by Alexis. As mentioned in September, with our change in meeting format, we're now getting more time to really delve into each meeting topic. The finishing techniques shared last year included pre-planning your edges, seaming, and weaving in ends, so we touched on each of those again, and then took it a few steps further. Before getting...

The name of the game was shawls this month, with guest presenter Mindy from Raven Knits Design. Roxann shared two of her own beautiful shawl designs, Sweet Angel Wings and Netting a Mermaid: Sweet Angel Wing, photo via Beadaddictroxy, Ravelry Netting a Mermaid, photo via Beadaddictroxy, Ravelry Catherine brought in a few of her shawls to share. Her Hitchhiker was knit with Gobsmacked merino fingering weight yarn: Hitchhiker, photo via Martina Behm, Ravelry This is Springtime Bandit, knit in Blue Moon Fibre Arts Twisted DK. Springtime Bandit, photo via Fruwho, Ravelry This gorgeous little thing is Haruni, knit in Fleece Artist...

The temperature is starting to dip to normal fall levels, and it was perfect timing to welcome Mindy from Raven Knits Design to Yarn Club this month for a talk all about shawls. You can find more information about Mindy's patterns on Ravelry, where she maintains a Ravelry group called the Raven's Nest. If you're new to groups on Ravelry, be warned that this group can get quite heated in their discussions, but everyone is welcome. Mindy also mentioned her involvement with the Indie Design 2017 Gift-A-Long, where you can score a great deal on independently designed patterns. New to...

Jo shared her work in progress So Faded sweater, made with Richard Devrieze yarn. So Faded, photo via Andrea Mowry, Ravelry Liz shared her Om Shawl, which has some interesting options for wearing the finished piece. Liz chose to sew on only some of the many buttons called for in the pattern, and she modeled it for us in a cardigan style. Om Shawl, photo via Andrea Mowry, Ravelry Om Shawl, photo via Andrea Mowry, Ravelry I shared my recently completed Bronwyn pullover by Melissa Wehrle. I'd love to show you a picture of how nice it looks on me,...