We're now on Facebook!

This will be my last post here on our blog. Since buying a new computer last spring, which has Windows 7 on it, I'm no longer able to post here. I found an older computer with Windows XP still on it, so I've plugged it in just long enough to send this message. We've opened a profile on Facebook, and that's where we'll be from now on. We've already uploaded photos and videos there, so come to Facebook to join in the conversations and follow all our activities, classes, and sales!

Current project

When I'm working (closed captioning), I like to keep a "mindless" project next to my desk to work on during commercials, because we don't provide captions for commercials. So this is the current project I'm working on during that time. And I'm here to tell you, commercials are longer and more frequent than one would think, and it's amazing how much knitting I get done just during commercials! I'm rather partial to black and white, so when I saw this pattern in the latest issue of Knit 'N Style, I couldn't wait to start it. And since it's just a simple stockinette stitch, it's the perfect project for when I'm working.

Store now open on a new day!

Because of Deanne's work schedule, we've had to change the day that the store is open. Instead of Saturdays, we're now open on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We've had a very positive response to this change, so hopefully it will work well for most of you. But because of Deanne's work schedule changing every three months, there will be times in the future where we'll likely be having classes, crafting days and sales on Saturdays and/or Sundays, and we'll be posting any upcoming events here on our blog. So check back regularly, and we'll keep you up to date!

Recent projects

April made this little stuffed elephant. Here's a little "apple" hat that I made last weekend.

I'm finally up and running again!

Hello again, everyone! I've been unable to blog for a while, because my computer became infected with some kind of virus or spyware or some such thing right before Christmas. After several visits to my home over the last two months, the computer techie finally threw in the towel and admitted he couldn't remedy the problem, and ended up just wiping my hard drive clean, so now I'm back to square one, as if I've just taken my computer out of the box. What a pain. And what really irks me is that this virus came from a site that I went to while searching for a red and white candy cane striped hat pattern. What kind of warped brain would attach a virus to a knitting site? It's way beyond me that people don't have anything better to do than trying to make life miserable for others.

So, now that I've got my venting out of the way (forgive me for that, but thank you for listening☺), let's move on to much more fun things...like knitting! Which I'm assuming we've all been doing a lot of this winter, since this nonstop Arctic weather hasn't been allowing us to get outside.

We're going to start classes again, the first one being a needle felting class on Saturday, April 9th. Karen will be coming over from Lewistown to give the class, and as soon as I get more detailed information from her, I'll post it here. And hopefully, I'll be able to get a picture of the project she'll be doing that I can share with you.

Also, we've got a store on eBay where we're selling everything in the store at a reduced price. So please, check it out and see if there's anything that strikes your fancy! And if you live in the area, you can stop by the store in person and save on the shipping and handling.

Above is a picture of a sweater I just finished in Plymouth Kudo. This is such a nice yarn to work with, and I love the resulting striping effect. This yarn will also be on sale on eBay.

I hope you're all surviving this bitter cold winter, and getting a lot of knitting done!

We will be closed until January 8th. See you all in the New Year

Craft Sale

Here's our booth at the craft sale this weekend. Katy attracted a lot of attention with her sock knitting machine that you see on the stool there in the center, down toward the bottom. We had a really fun time!

Carol was showing me how she was knitting at her grandson's hockey practice Tuesday night. She said the skating rink was so cold, she needed to wear her mittens, but she also wanted to keep knitting to get scarves done for the craft sale.

We'll be back out at the store this Saturday, the 27th, so we'll see you this weekend!

Felted Slippers

Here are the slippers felted. I'm still working on the pair that I'm putting the Cocoon around the top. Carol's worked with the Cocoon before, in making several scarves, so she showed me how to pick up from the waste yarn and knit with the Cocoon.

Boot-slippers, pre-felting

Carol and I have been working on things for the Holiday Happenings Craft Sale coming up this weekend at the fairgrounds. I finished another pair of slippers last night, and I'm now ready to throw them in the washing machine. The brown slippers I only knit up to where you would normally drop a strand of wool and continue on with the fuzzy yarn for the top, and put the stitches on waste yarn, and after they're felted, I'm going to attempt to knit the tops with our new Cocoon yarn. We saw a picture in a recent magazine of a pair of slippers with the tops knitted in Cocoon, or a similar yarn, and they looked really cute. But I don't think those slippers were felted, so we'll see how this attempt works out.

Saturday, November 20th

We want to let everyone know that we won't be at the store this Saturday, November 20th. We'll be over at the fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday for the Holiday Happenings craft sale. If you happen to come out to the craft sale, stop by our booth and say hi!

Holly's felted boots

Here are some felted boots that Holly made. Melissa put some leather bottoms on them.

Closed Saturday October 30th

Just a reminder that we'll be closed this Saturday, October 30th. I'm leaving Wednesday for a much-needed vacation, and will be back the first week in November. We'll be open again on Saturday, November 6th. We want to wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween!

KnitWhits Ripley Hat

I finally finished the Ripley hat that I started a couple of months ago, and talked Makenna into modeling it for us. This pattern seemed a little cumbersome and time-consuming at first, but the further up I got, the quicker it seemed to go. I made this hat in CMR colors, green and gold, but I think this would be really fun using bright colors on all the "tuck" stitch rows. I need to dig through my stash and see what crazy colors I can come up with.

Jane's Scarf

Jane made this scarf with a bulky yarn and size 19 needles in a really pretty herringbone pattern.

Barb Hofer's Sweater

Barb finished her Cascade 220 sweater, and she was out at the shop Saturday to model it for us.

Saturday Knitters

Here's everybody hard at work on their projects Saturday. Barb is finishing up a sweater, Holly is making felted boots for Christmas gifts, Melissa is making a felted purse, and Lorraine, well, she just came out to visit. Even if she doesn't have time to sit and knit with us, we love it when Lorraine comes out on Saturdays.

Ginnie's Pig Afghan

Last night at our knitting class, Ginnie brought her Pigs on Parade afghan to show everyone. I'm a big fan of anything involving pigs, so of course this is something that really appeals to me. Great work, Ginnie!

Crochet Classes

Carol's ready to start giving crochet classes on Wednesday nights. They'll be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please let us know if you're interested by calling either of us, Carol at 771-0799, or Deanne at 454-2077, or e-mail me at deannem1@bresnan.net. You can also go directly to my e-mail by clicking on the little mailbox on our homepage.

Jullie's Scrap Yarn Sweaters

Here are some sweaters that Jullie brought to S&B Monday night. What a great way to use up all those odds and ends of yarn that we accumulate.

Knitting Class Thursday night

For this Thursday's knitting class, we'll be learning to knit with the Magic Loop. So for anyone who doesn't really care for double points, this is great! I've used this method now for hats, and a pair of thrummed mittens. I don't know why it's taken me so long to learn this technique for circular knitting. I guess it looked a little off-putting, but it's really very simple.
We'll also be learning to knit cables, carry two colors, and make I-cords.
So for Thursday night's class, you'll need to bring a cable needle, two colors of yarn (preferably a non-fuzzy yarn, so you can see your stitches clearly), a circular needle with at least a 32-inch cable, and a set of double-point needles. If you don't have any of these, we have them at the store, and any supplies purchased for a class is 10% off.