tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16404626331915210222024-03-12T22:26:13.459-04:00KnittitudeGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-47937945479032320452010-11-04T13:25:00.000-04:002010-11-04T13:25:38.377-04:00Detail Oriented: #64 Saone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.verenaknitting.com/shop/patterns/Women%27s+Plus/Saone+Jacket" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQgqN_B9NjLwDb3KM5TJQxBA_ZeKXZzqVEHp41DuSTOgDw6Tp-qUInHdq7Xp3oR2MGrdeimWPM-1OpCbeRDg38LoJdVukOG-9D1UaOkbM8p77D8m4eBWEKy2V6ium6iplE3ngd0NXg7A/s320/F10-B64_image.jpg" width="244" /></a></div>There are so many wonderful patterns in this issue of Verena Knitting it's easy to miss some of the more subtle details of the designs. To highlight some of these potentially overlooked details I plan to write about them in this space, knitting up examples of interesting stitch patterns and treatments. <br />
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<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/fxw3UBuDBM" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUu0uoQzNstZRI1Y9Qq0q-6m1CHn2urJH-qUk5FO3SeCrFB8ORAUU0o065yqHMA8M1Ef8MOgP7eemdOjd3O3mEbpBa9fNmVbxFZSnr16K89S3r0fnaUofJ613_HPUtusfDoLM8NtWouyA/s320/IMG_9113.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2l7N3fCA7y2KfzrFg7X39ErFogo9J6d_npSzJ07cG-r5GD9p9_G2FLpdCtFSj0T7_gSCoOq1qQe-cEOD27pFZYcTwUSnSm2eRDd-8h3F6C66qgOkFhplnRcMTehPDt7ItCh6LKH17wqI/s1600/IMG_9121.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>First up is #64 Saone, by Tina Hees from our "On The Street" collection of fall cardigans and jackets. It's a very versatile, wearable design in a lovely angora/silk yarn. The lines are clean and straightforward, with crisp narrow ribs adding interest. But what's easy to miss unless you really stop and examine the picture is the cabled button band, which frames the buttons and adds a feminine touch of curve to this crisp design. I knit up a swatch with button bands on either end to feature this lovely detail.<br />
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Another nice touch is the way the ribs along the bottom edge continue up into the body of the sweater, and then rejoin the ribbed edging of the collar. <br />
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(The buttoned up photo looks like a sleeve, because I sewed the buttons on my swatch and buttoned it to show off the band in action. There are no buttons on the sleeves.)<br />
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While the pattern calls for 3mm needles, to achieve 6.25 stitches per inch, the ball band of Deerfield calls for 5-5.5 stitches on 4mm (#6 US) needles. I chose 3.25 mm needles and achieved a gauge of 8.1-7.8 stitches per inch. (As I grew more comfortable with the stitch patterns my gauge relaxed. This illustrates nicely the wisdom of knitting a large swatch. I would continue swatching and adjusting before settling on a needle to tackle the sweater with.<br />
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When it came time to bind off I decided to experiment with binding off in pattern part of the way to see what it would look like. The in-pattern bind off resulted in picot like bumps, and the flat bind off was neat and flat and more in keeping with the clean lines of the design.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-83613065913607402882010-10-01T19:13:00.000-04:002010-10-01T19:13:03.697-04:00Maker Faire NY! Rocket Yarnbomb!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">One woman was naturally inclined to hold the yarn in her left hand, so I showed her Continental knitting which gave her a better way to hold the yarn in the hand she was already using.<span> </span>I’ve tried to show right handed people this way to knit, but until they’re comfortable with the needles and yarn (two needles + yarn = three hands?) many aren’t ready to consider using their left hand this way. <span> </span>That’s the fun of teaching: sharing what you know and watching someone have that “Aha!” moment. Many of the volunteers that were there have taught a lot of people and I felt that I learned as much from watching other people teach as I taught to the novice knitters who came my way.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Lessons would continue until people felt comfortable with what they were doing and were ready to move on. They would try to surrender the yarn and needles, only to be given bags to carry them home in so they could continue practicing. Everyone left happy with their kits of needles, yarn, and information about yarn shops in the area and websites where they could find more help. Hopefully we’ve hooked a few more into the fiber arts. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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For those of you who are in the New York area, I will be in the TNNA booth teaching knitting at the <a href="http://makerfaire.com/newyork/2010/">World Maker Faire</a> at the <a href="http://www.nysci.org/">New York Hall of Science</a>, on Saturday September 25th from 12-4. I'm sure no one reading this needs me to teach them knitting, but if you're going to be there do stop by and say hello! It promises to be a really fun family event all about making and doing things for yourself. I've never been to one of these so I'm really looking forward to it. If you haven't been to the Hall of Science, it's a wonderful place to visit with your kids, there's a highly acclaimed Science playground and Rocket mini-golf in addition to permanent and visiting exhibits.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-11518562016079305702010-09-10T19:56:00.000-04:002010-09-10T19:56:11.670-04:00Bodacious!<div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0iG0gvldEDBm60gvtRybl2ASVL5FTmam7YE0x1U_q25kaKtOaghZHDnZ2qP_1BQcTh5UQqBiWgAlLUlsfyTi6SfIeKK1HJ_MfhvDk6Y3WPN8roTXRdTomFLQyDpsjgUfvKYxmh-1A1A/s200/Textured+Coat+CU.jpg" width="200" /></div>For those who are interested in something a little more daring, the Fall 2010 issue of Verena Knitting has this audacious design by Barry Klein for Trendsetter Yarns. Using 3 different yarns in a dramatic diagonal stripe he has created a dynamic coat of many contrasts. Employing <a href="http://www.trendsetteryarns.com/yarns.htm">Dune</a> a blend of mohair, nylon and acrylic, <a href="http://www.trendsetteryarns.com/yarns.htm">Merino 8 Shadow</a> 100% wool, and <a href="http://www.trendsetteryarns.com/yarns.htm">Othello</a> which combines alpaca, wool, polyamide, and cotton to great effect, this coat will turn heads every time you wear it.<br />
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<div id="refHTML"></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-75360335280575631322010-09-06T16:54:00.000-04:002010-09-06T16:54:44.895-04:00"Pantheon" by Norah Gaughan<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It's Labor Day today, which means that the hot, humid weather will be coming to an end soon and knitters will be digging out their large needles and wool and daydreaming of sweaters. I love knitting lace, and I've been having a great time knitting up the Orenburg Shawl, but I am also looking forward to more substantial projects.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I joined up with Margery and the designs and we had a photo op. <br />
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I could see it worn in a number of dramatic, inventive ways. It's wider than a scarf, so you could wear it like a hood, twine it like a scarf or drape it like a shawl. It will knit up quickly without a lot of technical details, the yarn will do most of the work for you and people will be very impressed when they find out you made it!<br />
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Stay tuned, the next installment will be: Coats.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFudSrFR955WEP5x2kaxCvs3kBaZ5_vDdJ9U6oU0xc3A32NtHW3UmaQeWLbsqABFswBTTdtzF4S9zAZ1kZ7hcCz1Y7zauDgF4tSLqntwG50fcyyn7YS-XEs0tJbHJG5ksWOOdgosYoko/s1600/O'burg+stitch+markers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFudSrFR955WEP5x2kaxCvs3kBaZ5_vDdJ9U6oU0xc3A32NtHW3UmaQeWLbsqABFswBTTdtzF4S9zAZ1kZ7hcCz1Y7zauDgF4tSLqntwG50fcyyn7YS-XEs0tJbHJG5ksWOOdgosYoko/s320/O'burg+stitch+markers.jpg" /></a>Now that I'm back home, I'm reunited with the Orenburg shawl and I'm so glad I've color coded my stitch markers. The row counters tell me which row I'm on, but the design repetitions have gone out of my head. It was much easier knitting through a row to have the colors of the markers change when the lace repeat changes to remind me what I'm doing. <br />
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I've used small hair ties, they're readily available, come in a multitude of colors and one package contains enough for several projects at once. Here's how I organized them: the red one on the right and the green one on the left separate the border stitches and tell me which side is which: red for right. The orange markers mark the "pine cone" repeats around the outside of the triangle, and the blue markers the diamond shapes in the center. Not only do they tell me which motif goes where, they make it easy to find those 1-3 stitches of patterning on wrong side rows, tell where the missing yarn over is when I drop one and figure out (in case I forget to turn the row counters) where I am by counting the stitches in between motifs, since they change every other row.<br />
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Why do I need to many mnemonic devices? That's another story altogether.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-25613029474990567652010-07-30T18:14:00.000-04:002010-07-30T18:14:34.451-04:00Diamond Motif Corrections<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4sCT_5Un5PHLZ2Y56Laxd8XVrBo95TFArrSwe0-1PtDvqieGwSt_ABpLis27Nq-qKt78zNMxf1Uo1FR65GoK6Ftdf3581IVay98ggaXwZcRF1qaCPaU2J7WBfwbpIpvpbt11bxpyQJ0/s1600/Shawl+to+row+150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4sCT_5Un5PHLZ2Y56Laxd8XVrBo95TFArrSwe0-1PtDvqieGwSt_ABpLis27Nq-qKt78zNMxf1Uo1FR65GoK6Ftdf3581IVay98ggaXwZcRF1qaCPaU2J7WBfwbpIpvpbt11bxpyQJ0/s320/Shawl+to+row+150.jpg" width="275" /></a></div>A few times while knitting this shawl, I've discovered that a yarn over has slipped off the needle. It's usually clear very soon and easily repaired. This time, since I couldn't find the missing yarn over, I decided to tink back until I found a row with the correct number of stitches. It wasn't far and once I had the right number of stitches everything went smoothly.<br />
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I've now completed most of the next set of diamond motifs with the wrong side patterning. The holes of the correct design are larger, and I find that the middle of the diamond looks looser in a way I'm not so happy with. However, blocking lace works wonders on that sort of thing and exerts a much greater effect on the finished form than blocking on other types of knitting, so I'm suspending judgment.<br />
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In this close up view, it's easy to see the two correct diamonds on the top, to the right of each yellow stitch marker. The incorrect one is beneath and in between them. <br />
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In other news, I've had a look at our wonderful Fall issue and I can't wait to share some pictures. Our annual collection of Men's sweaters is included, along with distinctive, fun and elegant styles for women and children. Watch this space!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-80129336389893203962010-07-24T16:54:00.000-04:002010-07-24T16:54:28.173-04:00Don't let this happen to you...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Well, I set myself up for it, and now it's happened.<br />
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I made an erroneous assumption (not my first, I assure you) that because the first 113 rows of Chart C were knit without patterning on the even numbered rows--which I have come, inevitably, to think of as the wrong side--that this situation would continue happily for the remaining 239 rows. Ha! Can you hear Arachne laughing? <br />
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I did not. It wasn't until many rows later that I noticed, purely by chance, that there were paired YOs and decreases in the even numbered rows. I thought I was seeing things. I double checked. At which point I discovered that in fact, 5 previous rows had yarn overs on the wrong side.<br />
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In fact, I had missed the rows for an <i>entire motif. </i><br />
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After consulting the photo in the magazine I decided that the holes should certainly have been larger, but it would be possible to continue forward without further mishap and hope that the difference wasn't too noticeable in the finished shawl. If this were for someone's wedding I would certainly make a different choice. I conveniently recalled an elementary school lesson about Islamic rug weavers including deliberate mistakes, to justify not going back. <br />
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So, secure in my rationalization, I soldiered on, working the stitches the next time I encountered them. Now I find myself, as pictured above from a distance, midway through the next right side row and the stitches are not lining up correctly. Have I made another mistake or is this related to the introduction of the wrong side row shaping? I'm currently conducting an investigation. Meanwhile, I've marked the wrong side pattern rows by highlighting the YOs in red: <br />
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It looks more complicated than it is. This is one of the points where the edge charts deviate from the same number rows, at the end/beginning of the repeats. Chart B1, represented by the black counter, is on the second row of the repeating rows 15-30 and Chart B2, represented by the blue counter, is on the penultimate row of the repeating rows18-33. Short rows will soon have the counters reading the same numbers again. I'm repeating the row numbers on the counters because I have young children in the house and the frequent interruptions they create. The knitting itself keeps track of the number of repeats I've knit, so I only really need to know where I am in the moment.<br />
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The effect is quite different in a different yarn. Since I didn't really document the tricky first corner very well, I decided to go back and do it again, in a smoother yarn so the stitches would be clearer. I think there are people who'd like to knit this and start reading the pattern and get intimidated. It's well worth tackling and it would be a shame for people not to knit it because of that. So I'd like to talk about the process of getting this established on your needles. Once that is done, knitting up to the top edge is a simple matter of keeping track of where you are. <br />
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Here I used a simple backwards loop. I may have done a more complicated crochet cast on where I picked up the stitches in the back of the chain for the shawl, but I think the main difference that makes is that it's harder to remove. So this time I kept it simple. Once you've cast on, you switch to your main color yarn and begin knitting Chart A.<br />
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You can see already that this yarn doesn't look nearly as beautiful as the Superior. Some lace patterns look lovely knit in larger yarns, but this design is so well suited to the very fine cashmere originally spun in Orenburg that the design is far less effective in this cotton. There may be other fibers that would work, but if you've ever swatched a yarn to Rhinebeck and back trying to figure out what it was meant to be, you know how important yarn choice is to the successful execution of some patterns.<br />
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The next step is picking up stitches along the row seen here at the top, which form the stitches at the base of Chart C:<br />
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I have knit the first row of Chart C, knit 1, knit 2 together, and placed a purple marker.<br />
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With the other needle I've picked up the stitches of the provisional cast on<br />
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Actually I have to admit that I think there's a slight counting mistake in the pattern. The original cast on is 11 stitches, but both times I've gone back to pick up these stitches there have been 10. The first time I thought it was me, double checked that nothing was dropped, cast my fate to the adhesive qualities of this yarn and just made one to have the right amount of stitches on the needle. (Shhhh!) The second time I figured out that the 11th stitch has been absorbed into the stitches between the markers. So you will need to make one stitch to have the right number for the left edge chart.<br />
The provisional cast on is visible below the needle to the left of the purple marker. The fabric is stretched to pull the curved edge onto the straight needle.<br />
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Now it's time to begin knitting across all 3 charts, row "b" back to the right edge. At this point the provisional cast on is removed.<br />
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The first 15-18 rows of the edge charts contain more short rows to create the corner. This is why there are so many fewer rows of Chart C shown in the zig zaggy chart above Chart A.<br />
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This shows the knitting about halfway through the first edge charts. The fabric is no longer stretched. <br />
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This last photo shows Chart A in the middle on the bottom corner, the first repeats of the edge charts and chart C to row 8 in the middle at the top between the stitch markers.<br />
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I'm sure the top corners will be another adventure in engineering with short rows and I'll be sure to document that more carefully the first time I knit through it.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-15015783887032670592010-06-26T14:38:00.000-04:002010-06-26T14:38:40.621-04:00On with Orenburg!First a note for those of you who are new to Verena or digital subscribers who would like the print copies. We're having a <b style="color: #a64d79;">sale on back issues</b> until Thursday July 1st: <b style="color: #a64d79;">Only $2.95 USD</b> per issue plus shipping. Dozens of patterns in each issue for less than the price of a single pattern! Get em while you can, supplies are limited!<br />
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Now back to the continuing adventures of Orenburg Lace...<br />
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We had a question in the KAL about the short rows of the edge charts, which in the picture are to the right and left of the large V shape. The instructions for both edge charts say, inscrutably, "working the short rows cont in <u>every 5th row.</u>" Meanwhile, the repeat of the right edge chart, B1 goes from row 15 to row 30, whereas the repeat of the left edge chart, B2 goes from row 18 to row 33. This was what inspired me to go get more row counters. In fact, the edge rows don't end up being different numbered rows all that often. This is the result of the short rows:<br />
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This is the end of the pattern repeat for that edge chart, so you start again with Pattern row 18, another short row, knit to the end of the edge of Chart C and turn. Chart B2 is knit with the pattern rows on the "wrong" side or even rows, whereas the Pattern rows of the other two charts are on the odd numbered "right" side rows. So after knitting Pattern row 18 you turn and knit back to the edge, row 19. Turn again and knit Pattern row 20 of Chart B2, and then continue back across Chart C knitting whatever the next row is (here randomly assigned row 30) and Chart B1 knitting row 20. The next several rows are knit from right edge to left and back across all 3 charts, with both edge charts sharing row numbers. <br />
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Deep breath. Lifeline or no lifeline? What would you do?Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-28627703568723997762010-06-22T12:21:00.001-04:002010-06-22T12:21:33.693-04:00Lace on the BiasGood news! All the patterns from the "Fascinating Lace" workshop are now available at <a href="http://www.verenaknitting.com/">verenaknitting.com. </a>If you are already a subscriber you'll find them all, for free, by clicking your Bonus Patterns link. They are also available for individual sale in our <a href="http://www.verenaknitting.com/shop/patterns/Accessories">Pattern Shop</a>. <br />
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I've been neglecting the Orenburg Shawl to knit up a swatch in answer to a question in our Forums. Since it relates directly to lace I've decided to share the results with everyone.<br />
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Both edges slant at almost the same angle. So even though the straight right edge of the decreased swatch seemed like a regular selvadge it was clearly different than the right edge of the un-decreased pattern. The left edge is slanted but not as dramatically as the one with the decreases in it.<br />
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Further research reveals that this is the result of all the decreases being worked in the same direction, in this case a PSSO. Seams will keep a garment knit in an all-over lace pattern that tends to bias like this from twisting around. I would be careful to pin the seams together and make sure that the pieces are properly matched up on both sides before sewing.<br />
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While we're here, some general tips for working decreases in all over lace patterns seem in order. The pattern here includes instructions for Full Fashion decreases, which can be worked more easily by keeping the first and last few stitches in stockinette and working the decreases in those. Alternatively, since the wrong side rows are knit across in purls, working the decreases on that side will prevent confusion with the yarn over/decreases of the stitch pattern itself. I tried several ways, in one case eliminating a yarn over from the stitch pattern rather than working two decreases and a yarn over right at the edge. This is a perfectly legal way to work a decrease in lace provided you can keep track of what you are doing well enough to maintain the pattern itself and make the decreases correctly. <br />
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Stay tuned for our regularly scheduled programming: More adventures in Orenburg Lace.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-84742816772471039492010-06-14T22:39:00.001-04:002010-06-18T13:30:49.295-04:00Enmeshed in LaceThis past weekend, subscribers to our free Newsletter were treated to a flip book of the lace patterns from our "Fascinating Lace" workshop . I know many people have been looking for these patterns and we promised to have them up on the site. Technical difficulties have delayed our putting them there, so for those of you who haven't subscribed to the Newsletter (did I mention it's free? You never know what goodies will appear in your inbox with this one!) I'm posting a link to the <a href="http://www.verenaknitting.com/newsletter_19.html">Flip Book</a>, where you can see the designs. The patterns will be available shortly on our website. <br />
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If you're planning on knitting any of them, please find us in our Lace KAL on Ravelry. There's no time limits or pressure, just support and camaraderie. I'm forging ahead with the Orenburg Shawl (more on that soon...) but you're welcome to knit any of the many lace patterns in our spectacular Summer Issue. See you there!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-91770360754633140432010-06-10T11:41:00.001-04:002010-06-10T13:35:33.166-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiwVAn0Ofx8A8qs6SlqMe8SD-GVSW1s9XqVmYyb0FlGi_4PwK1kZ89ga0VBbp3naSrVpZ8wOuqCWeFpf6cOugvnUZyZ626UTXSNqYQTIGh5poI6QamOYj8vBLk8CuCmXb9XImHEwHYW4/s1600/First+Corner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiwVAn0Ofx8A8qs6SlqMe8SD-GVSW1s9XqVmYyb0FlGi_4PwK1kZ89ga0VBbp3naSrVpZ8wOuqCWeFpf6cOugvnUZyZ626UTXSNqYQTIGh5poI6QamOYj8vBLk8CuCmXb9XImHEwHYW4/s320/First+Corner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCu5H1phAgu8KDKr-8y0KPh2NBUBXlOfp0cEgQDXqiGly7svdi99F0syUt6vhFY7sDCGFqdWfgie1rjrGlnshBKyICP4tVTcjPyDBXVdLWcuVcJpxwMnOGrt2OwzbiZ3FDqqcrLPxU8Y/s1600/Orenburg+Chart+CU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCu5H1phAgu8KDKr-8y0KPh2NBUBXlOfp0cEgQDXqiGly7svdi99F0syUt6vhFY7sDCGFqdWfgie1rjrGlnshBKyICP4tVTcjPyDBXVdLWcuVcJpxwMnOGrt2OwzbiZ3FDqqcrLPxU8Y/s200/Orenburg+Chart+CU.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Wow, that first step is a doozy! Important safety tip: Pay careful attention to the difference between our standard "K2Tog" symbol, a right triangle in the lower right of the square (seen here next to the circles representing yarn overs) and the design specific symbol (seen as the last stitch in the second row from the bottom.) This is also a right triangle in the lower right of the square, but it is enclosed within another square inside the block. It's easy to see at this magnification, but easy to miss in the heat of knitting!<br />
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This yarn is like knitting with a filament of cloud. Of course the color reinforces that impression, but I'm sure it would be just as heavenly in any color you can get your hands on.<br />
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Stay tuned for more adventures in Orenburg lace. I'm looking at working 3 charts simultaneously for the next several hundred rows, so I'm off to buy some more row counters.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-66913563819129357002010-06-08T16:06:00.000-04:002010-06-08T16:06:44.114-04:00The Summer of Lace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqaKxqWeMEJG2c3Kio8MoXmQUyURt4bFPIW0w5IHJa3AXRk4TcXGyOeNCIRmqG0XctXc9T2_yNHxXqQP6YH8mjpuZpnJi_V6CWlUzmgr8_jCTcEMwsZBYFPIMVV_tl2M6ClxN-IcTxOU/s1600/Superior+%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqaKxqWeMEJG2c3Kio8MoXmQUyURt4bFPIW0w5IHJa3AXRk4TcXGyOeNCIRmqG0XctXc9T2_yNHxXqQP6YH8mjpuZpnJi_V6CWlUzmgr8_jCTcEMwsZBYFPIMVV_tl2M6ClxN-IcTxOU/s400/Superior+%232.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I can't wait to start knitting this shawl. I've always been fascinated with Orenburg lace, but never gotten up the gumption to knit anything. Finally, a perfect Lace storm seems to be brewing around me: the structure is unlike anything I've knit before, the charts are daunting, the yarn, Filatura di Crosa Superior, is exquisite. I'll be documenting my adventure with this lovely pattern in this space and sharing ongoing comments in the LACE KAL in the Verena Group on Ravelry. I hope some of you will join me in knitting this wonderful pattern, or any of the other lace patterns from Verena.<br />
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I know that many of you have been looking for the patterns featured in our Fascinating Lace Workshop. They will be available in the Subscriber Bonus area on our website by this weekend.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-57068347644613155672010-05-21T12:10:00.004-04:002010-05-21T12:14:42.442-04:00Swatcheroo the First! #47 Ufizzi (and bonus )Introducing: Swatcheroo, wherein I seek out alternative yarns for Verena Knitting patterns designed on yarn that is unavailable in North America, swatch the stitch patterns in question and discuss the results. I hope this will be helpful for readers of our North American edition who want to knit one of these patterns and may not be sure which yarn to choose. <br />
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I like this yarn. The 3 core yarns are different colors so they create a tweedy effect as they peek through the black binder. The binder itself is shiny and gives the knitted fabric a sheen I failed to capture in the picture below. It makes a light fabric with nice drape that would be comfortable in warmer temperatures as well as air conditioned spaces. On #6 needles I got a gauge of 6.4 stitches to the inch in the textured pattern, so I'd need to adjust my needle size down to get the correct gauge, but not so much that it would significantly change the nature of the fabric produced. <br />
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The Ultra Alpaca Light is closer to the original yarn recommended which is 100% wool. It also renders a lovely drapey fabric, the halo of the alpaca and the loftiness of the yarn makes the overall effect more closed than the Seduce. <br />
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And now for the bonus Swatcheroo: once I looked at the Seduce and compared it to some of the other patterns I was looking at, I noticed that it was a potential substitute for <a href="http://www.verenaknitting.com/shop/patterns/Women%27s+Regular/ORIENT+POINT">#36, Orient Point</a>. This is obviously a different color than we feature in the magazine, but I think that this yarn, which is available in many lovely colors would make a good substitute for this pattern. The lower segment, with two lace panels, is much wider in my swatch than the upper segment with two cable panels. The average gauge I achieved with #6 needles is 6.5 stitches to the inch. The gauge for this pattern is 6.25, so this would certainly be easy to adjust for. <br />
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This concludes my first Swatcheroo. If anyone has suggestions for patterns that you would like to see me discuss in this way, please feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments and I'll be happy to see if I can work out some substitutes in this space. <br />
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<span id="goog_1499074667"></span><span id="goog_1499074668"></span>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-45444740398235728652010-05-16T15:37:00.000-04:002010-05-16T15:37:13.097-04:00Devilish DetailsJust a quick note to let everyone know that the missing Oahu chart is available on our Pattern Corrections page.<br />
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The enlarged chart for the Orenburg shawl will be posted shortly. <br />
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For readers of Anna Crafts magazine, the Spring 2010 issue will be available digitally. Both Digital and Print subscribers will be able to access their issues on the Anna Crafts website by the end of May. If you are a subscriber and have difficulty logging in and seeing your issues after May 31st, please give us a call and we'll address any remaining problems individually.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-6837951076864065622010-05-05T12:09:00.000-04:002010-05-05T12:09:50.153-04:00Tropicalismo! Summer Pattern Preview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tropicalismo! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mms6i1rdaagu7f7rn3tvxwRZ_QYGE3lfE007JCiSq3KhLSoBsPguL6O6AWlrGafPoISo_5FoxDV0PS3PwkHwMX8-FfYLBO4VYpbsEfI2RgmmOHY3zB8Nsel1q_0V14r9LK3xtL7nJnM/s1600/yellow+dress+peek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mms6i1rdaagu7f7rn3tvxwRZ_QYGE3lfE007JCiSq3KhLSoBsPguL6O6AWlrGafPoISo_5FoxDV0PS3PwkHwMX8-FfYLBO4VYpbsEfI2RgmmOHY3zB8Nsel1q_0V14r9LK3xtL7nJnM/s320/yellow+dress+peek.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black;">Summer's blown into the Northeast early with a blast of tropical air. The calendar says it's two months until the solstice, but the thermometer has another idea. Time to plan your summer projects! I thought I'd enable by offering a peek at some of what Verena's got in store for our Summer issue. </div><div style="color: black;"><br />
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The shipping glitch seems to have been worked out and people are getting their Spring 2010 issues and getting busy planning Spring knitting projects. Perhaps a splurge with a tax return? As the weather warms up, those of us who cannot contemplate 6 months without knitting tend to put away the bulky yarns and start thinking about lace. We had a question in the forums about how to weave in ends in a lace pattern, so I thought I would discuss some of the options here since we have so many lace patterns in the Spring issue and more to follow in Summer. By the way, we just finished our shoot for the Summer issue in majestic Tulum, Mexico a few weeks ago, Elle magazine following close on our heels with a summer fashion shoot. I can't wait to see the pictures.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We would like to correct the misspelling of Muench on the Resource page in our Spring issue. They carry many of the lovely buttons featured in our button article. Visit their website, <a href="http://www.muenchyarns.com/">http://www.muenchyarns.com/</a> for yarn, buttons and more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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There were spinning wheels and spindles and every fiber working tool you can imagine in hundreds of vendor booths, not to mention yarn. And yarn. And knitters. Knitters fondling yarn. Knitters buying yarn. Knitters knitting on the <a href="http://big-sock.blogspot.com/">Big Sock</a>. <br />
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Of course, I bought some yarn myself. I had been looking for some black merino to make my husband (who will only wear black) a sweater with and you'd be surprised how hard that was to find. There was so much hand-dyed, hand-painted, yarn calling out for attention in booth after booth. We had to listen carefully for the soft baritone of the black. And after several hours of focused searching we finally found some lovely, resonant black merino from Oasis Farm Fiber Mill.<br />
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Once that was out of the way I was able to move on to the hand-dyed variegated breeds. I must honestly say I wandered around in a daze for quite a while, unable to make a choice since I couldn't just take everything home. I <b>did not</b> follow the good advice from Ravelers about making lists of projects to buy yarn for. I <b>did </b>set myself the limit that I would buy from vendors who don't have stores and whose yarn I could only get at an event like this. Luckily, as I was passing the Silver Moon Farms booth a hank of indigo dyed Merino threw herself in front of me and said "Take me home!" So I picked her up and starting looking around at her sisters. The single-color variegations were subtle and velvety, and the hand painted sock yarns (two colorways shown here) are downright inviting. The deeper I went into the booth, the more skeins of yarn leapt into my arms. They cried when I tried to put them back on their displays or threw themselves to the ground. It was Sunday afternoon and perhaps they were getting desperate. Eventually my husband came to rescue me from the assault, but in the process was <i>solicited</i> by a hank of Orchid merino. A color I can only describe more technically as FUCHSIA. This is the son-of-Johnny-Cash who will only wear black (see above.) Of course, Orchid came home with us too, snuggled up with her sisters Indigo, <leo_highlight id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" leohighlights_keywords="eclipse" leohighlights_url="http%3A//thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/highlights/keywords?keywords%3Declipse" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" style="-moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); cursor: pointer; display: inline;">Eclipse</leo_highlight> and Dragonfly Wings. <br />
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</script></span>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-36717097149651194212009-10-01T11:00:00.001-04:002009-10-01T11:01:39.185-04:00More Fall PatternsAs promised I've scored a few more images of patterns from the Fall Issue. I think I need to knit this one for my mischievous little guy...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And some bold ones for women. I love this tweedy coat. And this long cardigan, too. <br />
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</div>As Val is getting ready to send things off to the printer, I've been able to sneak a few pictures off her desk long enough to upload them here. These designs are all by Margery Winter of Winterdesign for Filatura di Crosa. The Fall Issue has many more classic sweaters for Men, Women and Children, as well as trendy, eye-catching designs for the more daring. It will be available online October 5th and finding it's way to print subscriber's mailboxes the same week. Bookstores should have it on their stands the following week. <br />
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</div>I also have an update from the<a href="http://www.nycyarncrawl.com/home"> <b>NYC Yarn Crawl</b></a><b> </b>coming up on Columbus Day Weekend: they've added a Scavenger Hunt sponsored by<a href="http://www.masondixonknitting.com/"> Mason Dixon Knitting</a> and <a href="http://blueskyalpacas.com/">Blue Sky Alpacas</a>. Kay will stash a dishcloth in plain sight in each of the participating yarn stores. The first person to email a correct list of the exact placement of each dishcloth in every store to <a href="mailto:nycscavengerhunt@gmail.com">nycscavengerhunt@gmail.com</a> will win a <b>Blue Sky Alpacas Knit Quilt Kit</b>. 28 skeins of bulky alpaca/merino yarn to make a 45" x 66" quilt. That'll keep some keen-eyed knitter busy and warm for a while! I'm planning to prowl the yarn stores myself, taking pictures and meeting people. Hope to see you there!<br />
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</div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-33108014918467387262009-09-16T12:40:00.012-04:002009-09-16T16:10:31.894-04:00Fall Peek, Greenberry House review<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g5DcCdH_hyBhetk0f7Ci5yq4UG_IprggTO-0SuYpKHkFib6Nidb12BVqqSzS_oIUcNnpaU46g7nnP5qsfLvOVhsvT3-xB1yDPZ49GCwSg3KKsoHEFpOQNzeVklQlIshITg2XFqC4254/s1600-h/Kaffe+Fasset+coat+Fall+09+pattern.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g5DcCdH_hyBhetk0f7Ci5yq4UG_IprggTO-0SuYpKHkFib6Nidb12BVqqSzS_oIUcNnpaU46g7nnP5qsfLvOVhsvT3-xB1yDPZ49GCwSg3KKsoHEFpOQNzeVklQlIshITg2XFqC4254/s320/Kaffe+Fasset+coat+Fall+09+pattern.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382109136952576866" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >The Fall knitting season is upon us, I've just got my first glimpse of the Fall issue and it's a beauty! The subscribers only designer interview and pattern for this issue is the incomparable Kaffe Fassett<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>, and I've managed to sneak a picture of the pattern from Val's desk to show you here. </span><style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >I've actually been doing a fair amount of lurking around the office, looking for interesting things to put up here while we wait for the Fall issue to be ready. Watch this space fo</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >r more pictures and other goodies.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.nycyarncrawl.com/">The NYC Yarn Crawl</a> is getting closer. If you're going to be in the NYC area over </span><a href="http://www.nycyarncrawl.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5G8MGcvk384g0TMWMzvyA6zxYiJEbIdb4Y2o-zPsiQ1yGWVK5WqnV403dklWfvxZnHCD3xul3iWgHFu3PMuAWLrPnEjd6UeKdYF24m19NOsO5uXo3FnDuBQcqr0R1bRuqepHLIZsHB4/s200/yarncrawllogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382109522240954802" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >Columbus Day Weekend (a beautiful time to be in NY) you should check it out. We have over a dozen yarn stores participating (some of them truly amazing, but I won't name names) where you can enter to win a gift basket with enough knitting goodies to keep you busy all winte</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >r. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >And while we're on the subject of amazing yarn stores, I'd like to share one I found over the summer. I was driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway and stopped in the tiny town of Meadows of Dan Va, because I liked the name so much. For the record the Blue Ridge Parkway is strung with interesting names like beads in a lace shawl: Banner Elk, Peaks of Otter. It's like poetry on the </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >map! In any case, dinner time was approaching and the farmer's market beckoned. On my way across the street I spotted a little shop with that dangerous word, YARN, on the window. So I stuck my head in the door long enough to interrupt the knitting group and know that I needed to come back the next </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >day for a longer visit. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >I love to visit local yarn shops when I'm traveling because they're always so individual in their selections, it's more like visiting a friend than shopping. Even when the yarns are more or less the same ones I can find at home, their arrangement in the store is usually so different, not to mention all the demonstration pieces on display, that I get new ideas just looking around. Whomever's in there is usually very friendly and I've gotten some great tips for other places to visit or eat locally from fellow knitters. No online experience can really come close. So when I looked in</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > the door, I had expected a yarn shop with an assortment of yarn that reflected the sensibilities of the owner and the people who shop there. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381337682968124658"></a><a name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381343523953971090"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://greenberryhouse.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPO09SxrC2SAvIKh-YonD6QzjTDMXD1vppmUrKXDyN0DFdc9eCLDM-s4k6b2qO1irBATBkIPdOdC4CeyryCexo3UHx79VLC8Ds3WJ61w6ff3cYD9o36ZDlhOEkLIer5-jjtT1qq8OXYo/s200/Greenberry+House.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382110425223910226" border="0" /></a></span> <span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >But <a href="http://greenberryhouse.com/">Greenberry House</a> is a different animal entirely. Here Leslie Shelor has created a true gem of locality in her corner of the world. All the yarn and fiber is the work of local artisans and farmers from Western Virginia, </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1nQZkbJmqOWjJed5Q3PNCHFfICu99cjQPc_7jA1rLACcTAOkgwchY3XfleFbrUgYBdesgOPDx0CjielSzslNIZ3nL9kLphcHrbKruwNAhsy3vV75gmuvns2-XaGBmZxwEikggPyIkfg/s1600-h/Spinning+Wheel+%26+yarn+%40+Greenberry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1nQZkbJmqOWjJed5Q3PNCHFfICu99cjQPc_7jA1rLACcTAOkgwchY3XfleFbrUgYBdesgOPDx0CjielSzslNIZ3nL9kLphcHrbKruwNAhsy3vV75gmuvns2-XaGBmZxwEikggPyIkfg/s200/Spinning+Wheel+%26+yarn+%40+Greenberry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382112223433262450" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >Tennessee and North Carolina. It is an inspiring collection of fiber. Spinners will find everything from raw fle</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >ece </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >to hand dyed roving ready for the wheel. </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >Knitters and </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >crocheters will find hand spun yarn in a glo</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >ry of</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYedIs-DPp6ikIemLEqeOFGAOl2J7AI0yZ-cp_VkrAmUj_UfLDVNGxB8wQYDUhgWctBim0OBxaB4Nb1YsfQCwnp423evsiVwBMKADZXl38MrjHl3MQXN78ZseR0_0BvKzyMPGbQGFb5X0/s1600-h/Fiber+waiting+to+be+spun.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYedIs-DPp6ikIemLEqeOFGAOl2J7AI0yZ-cp_VkrAmUj_UfLDVNGxB8wQYDUhgWctBim0OBxaB4Nb1YsfQCwnp423evsiVwBMKADZXl38MrjHl3MQXN78ZseR0_0BvKzyMPGbQGFb5X0/s200/Fiber+waiting+to+be+spun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382111259903607234" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >colo</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >rs and weights. Leslie Shelor is a spinner herself, raising her own Angora rabbits whose fur she spins into lov</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >ely hanks of yarn. Because she is a fan of Bluegrass music all the colorways are named aft</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >er</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >Bluegrass songs. </span></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381343145029588930"></a></span> <span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >I couldn't resist and came home with all there was of "Mary Ann" a seductive blend of A</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFdpvqYYNtgpyXTrqFovzZ-QxvHyPteZ0p87WqNiZT09sSpmLcS0hG1DnH8Xz-yLeVzlfEZWXgljckJti51pdRJmOUJKlJvZPM6hybq60e9ZW7M-DZo_1-ArIJjyIoFZ_vMpQhTM4BT8/s1600-h/IMG_8069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFdpvqYYNtgpyXTrqFovzZ-QxvHyPteZ0p87WqNiZT09sSpmLcS0hG1DnH8Xz-yLeVzlfEZWXgljckJti51pdRJmOUJKlJvZPM6hybq60e9ZW7M-DZo_1-ArIJjyIoFZ_vMpQhTM4BT8/s200/IMG_8069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382113180030511042" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >ngora from her own rabbits, dyed in variegated purples and blues and plied with natural black Shetland wool. It will make something lovely when I find just the right pattern. In addition to a temptation o</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >f yarns she has </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >fiber working tools from spinning wheels to knitting needles and crochet hooks along with needle cases, notions and almost anything else you are likely to need to play with your yarn.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >Any knitter planning to leaf peep along the Blue Ridge this fall will be well rewarded by a trip to Greenberry House. And if you can't get to Meadows of Dan yourself, surf your browser on over to her website where you can learn more about the artisans and farmers she works with as well as buy yarn and spinning fibers.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03397685329170614413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640462633191521022.post-1388952900115082332009-09-10T10:41:00.003-04:002009-09-10T11:09:23.020-04:00Please Stand By......we are experiencing technical difficulties. Many of you have written to me wondering where your digital content is and why you don't see it when you log in. We are currently in the process of syncronizing the database to correct any errors so that everyone will have the digital issues and subscriber content they should have. 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