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New group member:
- pkbailey Pam (also a local)
- knittynatterzena Zena
- Missdameaner Marge (AKA Maggie)
This week’s Blog/Vlog/Podcast: DC Unraveld by DCKnitter aka Colleen
The Knitting Game
An explanation of The Knitting Game can be found here on the blog or on our Ravlery Group.
Featured Book
Cookie A.
Paperback and e-Book
One Leg Press; 1St Edition edition (November 25, 2010)
19 patterns
Patterns
Round 1
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Voting
Voting will close at 3 PM EST April 11, 2012
Sensual Knits Knitting Game Update
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Venezia Worsted
Play Along at Home
What books are in your library too? Let me know here.
The Other Stuff
Knitting
WIP
- Lemongrass Socks – US 1/ 2.25mm Knit Picks, Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight – Lemongrass
- Two at a time, toe-up socks w/afterthought heal – US 2/2.75MM ChiaoGoo, Blue Ridge Yarn’s Footprints in the Mardi Gras colorway
WIH
- Baby Jacket by Michele Rose Orne– US 6/4MM Knit Picks Interchangebles, Knit Picks Bare Worsted
- Clamber by Laura Wilson-Martos – US 4/3.5MM Kollage Square, Handspun from Wool, Tencel, Milk and Banana fiber dyed by River’s Edge Fiber Arts
Spinning
On the bobbin
- 4 oz. Faux Cashmere, Sugar and Spice
- Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club: 4 oz. Merino – Little Fishes
Sewing
- Working on designing my own line of project bags. and sewing some little sock size bags
Hiking
Big Run Loop – Maybe, weather permitting. Didn’t go last week due to a server case of laziness.
Events
What: FSWG April Member Meeting
When: 14 April 2012, 10 AM
Where: Liberty Town Art Workshop
What: Maranatha Alpaca Farm Alpaca Shearing Day 2012
When: Saturday, 28 April 2012, 11am – 5pm
Where: Maranatha Alpaca Farm
71 Coakley Lane
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
What: Dog House Yarn and More Knitter’s Retreat
When: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Where: Graves Mountain Lodge
What: Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
When: Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6, 2012 (pre-events and workshops earlier in the week)
Where: Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairground Road
West Friendship, MD
*** Deb Robson’s Sheep Breeds Walk-About Class ***
With Deb Robson, author of The Fleece and Fiber Source Book, as your guide, take a walking tour of the sheep barns at the Festival. Deb will highlight about 10-12 breeds, will help us learn to identify them by pointing out physical characteristics, and will discuss the properties of their fiber. Class size will be limited in order to be able to move through the barns smoothly as a group without interrupting the shepherds’ work. The Saturday and Sunday classes will cover the same material, so there is no need to take both. Participants are encouraged to bring: a clipboard or notebook for note-taking. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather (including the possibility of rain).