One woman said, "This morning I took a short row class. We knitted, wrapped and picked up wraps, creating beautiful sloped shoulders and sleeve caps.
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Again, the class was full of competent, experienced knitters ready to tackle one of the more complex techniques in knitting. After class, several students went out of their way to tell me how helpful the class was to them and to tell me what a great teacher I am.Īfter a quick lunch, I taught Short Row Shoulders and Sleeve Caps for three hours. Most of the class were fairly experienced knitters with varying degrees of confidence on this topic. It's fun because the knitters get to make mistakes and have support while they learn to fix them. We cover everything from dropped stitches to fixing stitch pattern errors, including dropping down several stitches several rows. I taught a three-hour class I call Whoops!, which focuses on fixing mistakes. We know that and some of you know that.Ī couple of days ago I taught two classes at Knitter's Day Out in Central PA.
A little surprised that the immigration officer asked if I'd had trouble with the law when I was last in Italy, but that process, as usual, went without a hitch. My book was really good, and I read to shut them out. My only memory of the flight was looking out the window as we approached Rome and thinking Bella Italia! I read my book until it was possible to get off the plane and walked to the immigration lines, which weren't unreasonably long, but full of Americans who seemed to be the biggest whiners and complainers in the world I guess they didn't realize that the Italians have their own way of doing things, which is why Italy is different from the US. I can't really remember most of the flight, or the details of getting on the plane I was in 16F and I'm sure I slept most of the way. Starbucks was open-as was another similar business, but the Starbucks actually seemed less challenged by the prospect of making and delivering beverages to customers, so I chose it and got an espresso and muffin and settled in to wait until the shuttles to the gates opened at 6:10 a.m. I waited on line and got checked in and dropped my bag without a problem. This made me a little nervous, but it was really too early to get in a twist-4:50 a.m. Not much action in the piazza and it looks different (there was scaffolding up in 2008 so it looks much more open now that the scaffolding has been removed), but it is good to be back.Īt the airport I checked in, but on the final screen at the kiosk it told me to see an agent. A quick glance at the Tabac as Mossimo parks in the piazza to see if it is also closed (of course it is), and to the Bancomat, which is always open. After we turn onto Via Umberto I we pass the bakery (awning down meaning closed), La Romita and Il Rondo, then Il Barrino, Villa Maddelena, the gift shop, the (New!) farmica, the florist, and the alementare, all closed because it is after 13:30-time shifts to the 24-hour system in Europe-and on to the Laconda B&B where Mom will spend the night. Tre Quanda is the first medieval village that appears, then the Montelifre estate, and finally, Montisi. On that first trip, as we rode to Montisi in a van driven by Daniele, I remember not only how visually stunning it was, but a song I love (Redemption Song, performed by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros on Streetcore) coming on the radio-both are inextricably entwined in my memories now. I was flooded with memories of our first arrival in Montisi (April 2008) and the several trips between Montisi and Sinalunga in September/October 2008 when we were there for three weeks. Scarves are a great way to make old outfits seem new and a lot less work than a sweater! This makes an artful accessory with interesting textures, color and movement. I knit this in just a couple of hours of knitting time.įelt balls made the perfect embellishment, though beads would do nicely too. I like the affect and the yarn is delicious. I took an "old" design of Jill's (which are often at their best a few years after she designs as she tends to be ahead of fashion times) and reworked it, with only minor revisions. I've already knit up a scarf in Aquarella, which is a thick/thin soft wool (is soft redundant when talking about Malabrigo?). Twist is new to Malabrigo and beats everything they have done in my opinion. Stunning and hard to see in this pick (to the left), so stop by! 65 yards of thick/thin wool in "water color" dyes. What delight!Īquarella is not a new yarn, but new to the Y2Knit yarn shop. In the shop, we received new Malabrigo yarns: Aquarella and Twist.
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