Date: January 3, 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location:
Borders (in the same strip as Target)
4420 Mitchellville Road
Bowie, MD 20716
Phone: 301.352.5560
See you there!
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Bowie Borders Knitting Meetup
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Bowie Borders Knitting Meetup
Date: December 6, 2008
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location:
Borders (in the same strip as Target)
4420 Mitchellville Road
Bowie, MD 20716Phone: 301.352.5560
See you there!
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Oh, the First Snowfall of the Winter….
DH and I telecommuted today and for a moment this afternoon we looked out and saw this:
snow clouds hang low and threatening 
snow shower And then? Just like that, it was gone. It would have been great for knitting!
Here’s One from the “Now I’ve Seen a Knitting Book for Just About Everything” Department
I recently received a copy of the book, Knitted Icons: 25 Celebrity Doll Patterns
, and let me tell you. Now I think I’ve seen everything. This book features a pattern for a basic knitted doll, and depending on how you accessorize, it can be anything from Madonna to Marilyn Monroe or Abraham Lincoln, or Jimi Hendrix. For some reason, there’s even a Che Guevara doll. If you’re into knitting dolls, or doing knit projects that are a bit off beat or downright amusing, then this is the book for you. Me? I think I need a knitted Audrey Hepburn.
In other knitting news, if I have any, I’m still working on my giant mitered square, and the hat for my daughter. But I really need to get motivated to finish the brown ripple afghan so I can get that one off my plate. Hopefully, I’ll have an update on that project soon. I’m hoping that mentioning it publicly will motivate me. Wish me luck!
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Great Group Today!
Today was knit group at the Borders in Bowie. And, despite the crappy weather, or perhaps because of it, we had the biggest turnout ever! I think all of the “regulars” were there, plus we welcomed several new folks… including Tammy and Pam. At one point the only partly cloudy skies opened up and delivered a fast and heavy downpour! It was ok, though, because we were treated to a lovely rainbow afterward.
Knitting is so much fun when you do it among friends, though I do admit that not much knitting was done on my part! The theme of the day was Show and Tell. Several of us brought some of our booty from Stitches, and Jo brought her weaving projects from her recent weaving class. They were amazing! And the yarns passed around were yummy. I wanted to take them all home with me.
Here’s a gallery of photos from today’s fun. As usual, click on the photo to enlarge it and read more details about each one.
Ann
Lola’s Mr. Greenjeans Sweater
Jo
Pete
Dina’s Lady Eleanor Stole
Closeup of the Lady Eleanor
Marie
Pam
Rhoda was knitting a hat
Tammy
TrishToday Lola brought her copy of Sweater 101, which is a timeless classic in sweater making. I do think I’m going to have to get one. It is available now as a hard bound book and an e-book, which I think is a FABULOUS idea since the book is chock full of worksheets that one can just print out and add notes and details to it. I think this is going on my Christmas list for sure, as is the Rio bag by Jordana Paige, in eggplant, of course.
All for now, I think I am about to turn into a pumpkin. Happy knitting!
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My Son Said I Needed to Blog This…
more animals…and so I did.
16 years of wedded bliss today! We’ll be celebrating tomorrow. More later!
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Knitting Helps
Last week’s time change means that we all of a sudden have been plunged into darkness–the deep, gloomy black kind of sky that sets in even before I get to leave work for the day. I really hate it because the skylights in our new building at work, though they show the light brightly when the sun shines, they also accentuate the deepness of the darkness at dusk.
It is at this time of year when I find myself turning to the knitting even more. Thank goodness for the knitting. Perhaps this is why I gravitate toward bright colors generally; they counteract the effects of winter darkness. Yes, that must be it. But then again, what is my most favorite color? Deep, dusky purple. Almost, but not quite, black. Go figure!
I’ve decided that I need to pick back up on my daughter’s hat:
my daughter’s school spirit hat I posted my problem about having an extra stitch on Ravelry and on my KnitHatsNow group. Most folks who responded said that one stitch isn’t that big a deal, and that I can ignore it until I have to adjust for the ribbing. Even Sarah Bradberry, whose book on hats I really admire, said she would ignore it, adding the encouraging phrase, “when this happens to me…” It happens to her? Wow. If extra stitches happen to THE hat lady, and she feels good about ignoring them, then hey, it’s good! I’ll live to knit another day. My daughter is especially thrilled that she will be getting her hat sooner rather than later. Thanks to everyone who offered their thoughts; I truly appreciated them all.
