Another new wool, ECO Ull from Marks & Kattens, this is an environmentally friendly undyed wool is incredibly soft.  I'm knitting a shawl in the ECO BabyUll and will put a picture up when I'm finished.

There were a couple of things I wasn't happy with on the first Marley Moebius and this is my second attempt and the design I will be teaching this fall.  I used Cat Bordhi's moebius cast on from her books and the reversible cable is an essential on a scarf.

For the class on colour by Paulette Lane at knitting retreat we had homework.  The mystery project turned out to be a purse that showed what happens when  you knit with variegated yarn.  I used Hand Maidens Swiss Mountain Cotton and Silk and I thought there was enough to knit the hat on Hand Maiden's web page.  There wasn't which is why no picture of my purse!  If I knit this again I would  leave out the stocking stitch rounds.

After knitting the Fabel Big socks I had a lot left from the second ball.  I used Mission Falls 1824 Wool to knit the ear flat - this turned out to be a really great looking hat.

These are socks I knit following the Entrelac Class with Janet Armstrong at Retreat

These wristwarmers are from Celeste Culpeppers class, we learnt about colour stripping, honeycomb pattern (I didn't read the pattern correctly on the first one!),  fairisle and lots more.
 

The Cutting Edge designed by Celeste Culpepper was a free kit we received at Retreat.  The first instruction is - threat 200 beads.  This was a very quick design to knit up and now with the Clover thread cutter around my neck I don't have to go looking for my scissors.

We also learnt about mitered modulars at knitting retreat, when Ellie show her jacket for show and tell the whole room (50 women) said "Ohhhhh!"

This is Lucy Neatby's Cloud Scarf knit from Misti Lace Weight Alpaca

When LanaDesigns hempforknitting hempwol arrived I knew I had to knit it up into my sock class pattern.

I also wanted a bag where I wanted constantly rooting around looking for my keys.  So, a pocket for my wallet, one for my keys and a center one for my phone.  I used the light grey for the pockets and inside base so that I could see them.

As you can see there are three compartments, the purse is knitting using the double knitting method, you make both sides at the same time.  I then picked up stitches along the original cast on edge to make the inner purse.  No sewing of seams.

This fall I will be teaching a five week course on how to knit a cardigan - OK so they are small cardigans!  We will cover the techniques needed to knit a cardigan.  Before teaching the class I had to knit my own cardigans.

Kate Jacobs author of the new novel
The Friday Night Knitting Club
Kate was at the store on
Wednesday, January 24 2007
to sign books and read from her novel

This was the first knitting retreat for my friend Ellie, she has created a beautiful garden with her knitting.  Can you see the clever E in the center of the garden?

The cardigan has 17 different yarns in it.  I finished two remnant yarns only 10 more boxes to go!
The cardigan was knit two two yarns throughout the first 3 rows in colours 1 and 2 the next 3 rows in colours 2 and 3 and so on.

Some of the socks I have knit recently.  From left to right Step, Sisu Fantasy and Sisu Fantasy the sock in progress is Garnstudio's new Fabel
 

The Huck Weaving or Swedish Weaving pillow was stitched on a Canadian fabric called Tisket Tasket.  Once the pattern is set this is a very quick project to stitch.

This time I followed the pattern and used two strands of Lily Chin Park Avenue and Chilli for the top edge.

I tried two different approaches with this yarn.  The sock on the left is knit using one row of each colour while the stock on the right is knit with two rows of each colour.  To avoid the 'jog' when changing colour I slipped the first stitch of the new colour but it does leave a spiral line.  Next time I will try a difference technique.

I couldn't resist this pattern.  The pattern called for two strands of worsted weight yarn but I use I strand of chunky Fritidsgarn.  When I reached the part in the pattern when it said 'drop one strand of yarn and add fancy yarn'  I said "Whoops!" and ran the Chilli along with the Fritidsgarn - it worked just fine

My son's have been using the same 'Santa Sack'  for the last 18 years.  I thought it was time for Christmas Stockings. 

This starts with a simple twisted rib followed by a line of trees.  I chose the cable pattern because it is all knit stitches.  The toe has snowmen and cables.

Adam's Stocking start with a candy cane stripe and then has progressively smaller snowflakes ending with snowmen in falling snow.

I knit my Mum a faroese style shawl using Hand Maiden's Sea Silk and knit this scarf with the left overs.  I really enjoyed knitting with the yarn.

The wristwarmers are a very popular item and I designed these to use as a teaching project.  They are great small projects for learning how to handle double pointed needles and how easy cables are.  These are knit using Mission Falls 1824 Wool and Garnstudio's Silke Alpaca
 

I finally finished the Jeannette Douglas sampler.  This was designed for The Okanagan Guild of Needle Arts workshop last year (May 2005).

It is an interested piece to stitch not only because of the different stitches used but because Jeannette has researched the area and explains why she has used the different section of represent the Okanagan.

I started this last summer as well.  I only stitch in the summer, I set my magnifying lamp up on the patio table, get some books on tape from the library and when I get home from work sit and stitch on the deck listening to my book.

I was trying to be artistic here!  This is knit with the new light weight Tove wool and felted. The original pattern called for two shades of green and some beads where the sun is!
 

The flowers are crocheted and sun is needle felted with some of the Tove and the clouds are needle felted with some silk roving I have in my stash.

If you are looking for a warm hat - this is it.  Usually knit on 8mm, here the Country Roving is knit on 6mm creating a dense fabric ideal for the snowy weather.

I have some of Lily Chin's reversible cable patterns and wanted something a little simpler so designed this scarf, another neat technique which makes the cable look the same on both sides of the scarf.

This is a neat technique (difficult to photo).

I used Smart to knit this one

Another neat technique, two coloured crocheted without carry the different colours.  These little coaster are reversible.

This is one of our class projects we learn cable cast on, single braid, two handed fairisle, double braid and 3 needle bind off.
Both bags are knit with Mission Falls 1824, the one on the left is cotton, the other wool

Crocheted with 2 strands of Hemp6 the pattern is shown in one colour, I didn't have enough of the green so created a stripe pattern to blend in the pumpkin colour.

A joint project - I knit one slipper and Stephen knit the other.  Interestingly one slipper needed to be felted longer than the other!

I've been looking at this project for sometime but Stephen knit this one from the left over Fleece Artist Blue Face Leicester Aran we used for the Ballerina Slippers

This was a different way to knit a shawl. You start at one point and increase on one side until it is big enough and then decrease on the same side.

Knit from Teddy yarn, I knit every round with the first ball and then knit one round and purled the next with the second ball adding one round in black yarn just before casing off.

The colours in the new Marble yarn are really effective as you can see in this hat

This is a joint project, both Stephen and I worked on this scarf using the new Chili yarn.  Knit on 8 mm needles the scarf took 2 balls

I had fun using different colours for different parts of theses slippers - variegated for the top, pink for the 'bumpers' yellow for the inside sole and the outside soles are a practical black.

by Jeannette Douglas

by Stitcher's Habit

After the Northern Shield Sampler this was a quick easy project on 9 count Tisket Tasket.

by Stitcher's Habit

I just love the happy contented look on this polar bear's face.  Another easy to see fabric - 18ct Canterbury stitched over 2 gives 9 stitches to the inch.

I tried some Huck (Swedish) weaving using Pearl Cotton #5 and Tisket Tasket fabric - I was pleased with the results.

These beavers are from the new Knits from the North Country book.  Fun to knit.

Landscape Shawl

Summer 2003

Swirl Sun Hat

Christmas Ornaments

Llama Purse

Funny Purse

Knit Tablecloth

Little Purses

Okanagan Lake

2002

Cindy Lou Sheep Shawl

I knit Lucy Neatby's Maple Leaf Shawl from Smart, I though the colours were just right for this particular design, unfortunately the varigated yarn does take away from the maple leaf design

This is Fiber Trends Sheep Shawl knit using Kettle Valley Fiber Company's Peachlace. The shawl only weighs 80g!

The Peace Shawl

Shawl with Sleeves

The Snowman Hat

Stephen's Jacket

Stephen knit this hat using Briggs and Little Regal wool, this was his first attempt at fairisle.

This was Stephen's first big project, he knit this jacket from Custom Mills Lopi 100% wool

Sampler

This is a design that was featured in the Embroidery Association of Canada magazine and I stitched it over several months with other members of our local stitching guild (Okanagan Guild of Needlearts)