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Welcome

 

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Social Media Sites

PixeKnits on Twitter, Pinterest and Ravelry,
Pixie_Knits: Plurk
Pixie91075 Google+

Shout outs and Thank Yous

New group member:

 

• Grammybug – Sally from Southern CA

 

Blog/Vlog/Podcast of the Week

Juniper Moon Farm – Lamb Cam, Shop and Blog

Question of the Week

Other than Ravelry, what’s a go to online resource for your fiber arts?

 

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The Knitting Game

 

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An explanation of The Knitting Game can be found here on the blog or on our Ravlery Group.

Featured Book

Knit. Sock. Love.
by

Cookie A.
Paperback and e-Book
One Leg Press; 1St Edition edition (November 25, 2010)
19 patterns

Patterns

Round 3

Moving on to 4th and final round: Stalagmite w/ 52%

Round 4

Stalagmite	Pointelle

Voting will close at 3 PM EST May 2, 2012

Sensual Knits Knitting Game Update

Project Page

Yarn: Cascade Yarns Venezia Worsted

Needles: Knit Picks, size 8, 32” circular needles

Progress to date: Nothing this week due to other project and the retreat

Play Along at Home

***What books are in your library too? Let me know here.

 

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The Other Stuff

 

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Knitting

WIP

 

• Lemongrass Socks – US 1/ 2.25mm Knit Picks, Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight – Lemongrass
• Mardi Gras Socks – US 2/2.75MM ChiaoGoo & Knit Picks fixed circulars, 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

   

  Stash Expansions

• Pagewood Farm Denali Hand Dyed Sock Yarn in the Indian Corn Colorway – 4 oz/ 450 yards, 80/20 Merino Superwash/Nylon
• Crazy Zauberball – Gray/blue/brown, 100g, @459 yards (420m)
• Wolle’s Yarn Creations – 100g, 480 yards, Almond Fog color way,
• Knit Picks Palette Yarns (10 skeins) = 2,310 yards for the Wanda Nell Cardigan
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  Spinning

  On the bobbin

• Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club: 4 oz. Merino – Little Fishes
• Highland Handmades – White Spruce Top (Bright’s Rainbow), 4 oz (60% Wool, 30% Bamboo, 10% Nylon) – Navajo Plied, 100 yards
• 4 oz. of Sweet Grass Wools Targhee Mountain Top in the Kimo colorway

• Events

  Maranatha Alpaca Farm Alpaca Shearing Day 2012

  When: Saturday, 28 April 2012, 11am – 5pm

  Where: Maranatha Alpaca Farm

  71 Coakley Lane

  Fredericksburg, VA 22406

   

  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