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On the heels of the last newsletter, I received the latest edition of Knitter’s magazine. In it is the gorgeous Mummy Swirl skirt from our very own Festival headliner: Candace Eisner Strick. I have the pattern and yarn for the Sasha skirt from Louet that was published 6 years ago and never did get around to making it, but this one is more my style, so it may end up in my closet by next summer! Candace has been kind enough to share a free pattern for us all this month: see end of this newsletter. With each upcoming newsletter, we’ll highlight our new exhibitors, coming from as far away as Colorado, North and South Carolina, Texas, Rhode Island, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and, of course, our local favorites, too! Check them out here and see if you can identify how many new vendors we have coming. And on a sad note: I received word last week that Carole Klein passed away. She and her husband, Stanley, have been exhibitors at the Festival as Rainbow Mills, but they have been sharing their work and passion through other venues for many years. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=carole-lynn-klein-lubove&pid=161113558&fhid=17241. With Warm Regards, Barbara Grossman Come see the magic of Mochimochi at our Friday night reception
Anna Hrachovec makes her Festival debut in a big way: We’re displaying TWO of her Mochimochi-themed installations, which have previously only been seen at such events as Vogue Knitting Live and at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio: Mochimochimochimochimochi and Mochimochi Land (pictured). Anna herself will be on hand to talk about the demos and with her books throughout the weekend. She’ll also give a brief presentation at the Friday evening Knit the Bridge kick-off party. We’re covering it all, from the teeny tiny Mochimochis to the grand Knit the Bridge project! Please be sure to RSVP for our Friday evening party. More details are here. Book Review AND December Sweepstakes: Knitting from the Center Out Along with this year’s Festival Headliner, Candace Eisner Strick, Daniel Yuhas was one of my first teachers at the first Bedford Knittreat. It was also Daniel’s teaching debut. He joined us afterward to teach at the Festival, and became a quick favorite with his unusual and mathematically challenging classes and projects.
As the title implies, Daniel’s book is a collection of patterns that start from the center and work out. Is it revolutionary? Not in the sense that it’s breaking new ground: Knitting out from the center has been around for ages, from antique bonnet caps to center-out lace blankets from the Azores Islands. Rather, Daniel uses the term “revolutionary” in a different sense: Each spin around the needles is one revolution, so, “center out knitting is quite simply, revolutionary.” The patterns in this book range from easy to challenging. He explains how-to in every chapter, making it easy to learn for all levels. Once you understand the logic and the rhythm to knitting this way, the possibilities are endless. You might even find yourself creating your own circular designs. With I cord, tubes, cones, domes, circles and ruffles, Daniel has covered all the bases. There are project patterns that include hats, mittens, toys, blankets, shawls, floor mats and sweaters, with a variety of different stitches used, a project for every age. The book is well illustrated, and shows various figures within each finished project: hexagons, polygons, octagons, pentagons… he even includes an explanation of the numerical sequencing. Don’t be intimidated by all of the mathematical references, though. Daniel breaks it all down and makes it as easy as one, two, three. My favorite is the Dahlia Blanket. Congratulations, Daniel! An A+ on your first book. To enter our Book Giveaway sweepstakes, please send an email to pghknitandcrochet@gmail.com by Dec. 15, 2012, with the subject line of “Daniel Yuhas.” Please include your name and a phone number where you can be reached.
November Sweepstakes winners Janice Reeping of Somerset, PA, is the winner of the bag of Louet Gems Sportweight yarn, in the Crabapple colorway. Carla Lowers of Leechburg, PA, is the winner of Easy How-to Techniques for Simply Stylish 18″ Dolls by Andra Knight-Bowman. Congratulations, Ladies!
Free pattern, courtesy of Festival Headliner Candace Eisner Strick
MATERIALS
GAUGE: 20 sts and 45 rows= 4″ in garter stitch on #6 needles FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Center Back Length: 9 1/2″
ABBREVIATIONS
SCARF NOTES
SCARF With #1 needles, cast on 6 sts. Work the following 4 rows:
Work the following 5 rows once:
Repeat rows 2-5 seventeen times, then rows 2-4. Work the following row: Break yarn. EDGING String 131 beads. With RS of scarf facing, attach yarn with the strung beads Bind off in picot as follows:
TIE String 25 beads. Cast on 50 sts. Knit 2 rows. Bind off in picot as for edging. Visit Strickwear.com for more of Candace’s gorgeous designs! |
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