norahsknits

Norah's Knits will be one of 36 vendors in various storefronts and locations in Old North on Saturday, December 8th, 2018, 11am to 4pm. Our location will be inside Old North Provisions, 2720 North 14th Street. This is at the corner where Crown Candy Kitchen is located, and across the street to the south from La Mancha Coffeehouse. Other locations for the event include Zuka Arts, Urb Arts, Central Print, and the ONSLRG Gallery. We are packed up and ready!!

Norah's Knits & Handcrafts will be a vendor at the Holidays in Old North event on Saturday, December 8th, 11 to 4, in Crown Square just south of Crown Candy Kitchen. We are excited to be at this event once again!!

Link to Facebook event: 2018 WGSL Sale Link to website page for the event:  https://www.weaversguildstl.org/36th--annual-wgsl-guild-sale.html Location:  First Congregational Church of Webster Groves, 10 West Lockwood (corner of Lockwood & Elm in WG) I have some items in the sale this year!! 

All opinions my own. Be aware that the fibers for fine hand-knitting yarns may require special care - "real" wool will shrink and felt, acrylic will soften and loose its finish, polyester yarn can "melt" in the dryer.  A cast-on that is not too loose and not too tight is critical to the project and can't be fixed after the project is started (you will have to rip out to fix). Same with the starting chain for a crochet project. A bound-off edge (ending edge) that is too tight or too loose can usually be fixed by un-knitting and re-knitting the edge. It's better to fix any mistake as soon as you see it than to keep going and try to fix it later. Sometimes a dropped stitch in knitting can be fixed with a crochet hook, and the fix won't show after blocking. When knitting, weaving in ends is better done after the whole item is finished - and weaving in ends along the side edges creates bulk that can interfere with seaming or edgin

There was an article in a recent Vogue Knitting magazine about speckled yarn - noticed it this morning while waking up with coffee and browsing. I'm working on a scarf using Malabrigo Mechita, color 691 Renaissance - and really enjoying the colors in this yarn! The pattern is mainly stockinettestitch, with wide garter borders and randomly-placed lace insets.

I've been on a roll with this technicque - made 3 items total, two of them are laid out for blocking at the moment. Photos --- These are pics of two items side by side - a narrower scarf (purple-ish edging) and a wider small wrap. Both worked lengthwise in filet crochet, using mixed yarns, leaving a "tail" which is incorporated into fringe.

Our St. Louis Weavers Guild Knitters & Spinners Group met on Monday evening (June 18) at the U. City Library, and had a look at the afghan squares made by various members. Here's a pic - the square in the lower right hand corner is one of mine: These squares really need to be seen in person - great job by all concerned! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product! Here's a picture of a scarf in filet crochet that I started at the meeting and finished since then:  This was crocheted in triple crochet with two chains in between, lengthwise, leaving longish tails to incorporate into the fringe.

Our WGSL study group (Spinners & Knitters) is working on an afghan project - we purchased a local fleece, had it processed for spinning, and are sharing the work of turning the fiber into an afghan. Several members have spun the yarn for the project, and then the yarn is being knitted up into squares. I knitted several squares in lace patterns, and another member just blocked them (she will also be assembling the project). I was really worried about these squares, since I made them smaller than I should have (I thought), but they blocked to the right size. Here's a pic: I'm looking forward to the All-Missouri Spin-In on Saturday ! I'm going attend a workshop and will be volunteering also.

Reminder: the WGSL is putting on the  All-Missouri Spin-In  this year, Saturday, April 28, 2018, 10 to 4. Vendors, lunch available for purchase, workshops, and space to sit & visit while spinning fiber on your wheel. Webster Hills Christian Life Center, 1333 W. Lockwood, St. Louis, MO  63122 .   Reposting this separately so it stands out!!  Photo is of a shawl knit from handspun yarn purchased from a WGSL member (have posted this pic before). 

Several more items spread out for blocking. The blue beret and cowl are made from mill-spun yarn and are worked in crochet. The dark red shawl is knitted from handspun yarn purchased at the Weavers Guild of St. Louis annual sale (in October each year). The dark red yarn has more black spun into it than appears in the pic. Designs are original. Reminder: the WGSL is putting on the All-Missouri Spin-In this year, Saturday, April 28, 2018, 10 to 4. Vendors, lunch available for purchase, workshops, and space to sit & visit while spinning fiber on your wheel. Webster Hills Christian Life Center, 1333 W. Lockwood, St. Louis, MO  63122 .

I have a stash of finished items that need to be blocked. Got started on it last week. Here are pics of a few, arranged in layers.

Working on a ribbed-cable scarf - pic from yesterday morning: The yarn is a super-soft single-ply, Cascade Eco Duo, alpaca & merino. Takes 2 balls. Spin-In info - vendors are signing up, and we are planning workshops and space for hanging out. If you are a spinner, plan to come & bring your wheel & hang out for the day - food will be available for purchase on-site at a reasonable cost: ​ All Missouri Spin-In ​ ​The Weavers' Guild of St. Louis will be hosting the  2018 All Missouri Spin-In Saturday, April 28th in Webster Groves, MO Location: Webster Hills Christian Life Center  1333 W Lockwood Ave,  St. Louis, MO 63122 across from: Webster Hills United Methodist Church 698 W Lockwood Ave,  Webster Groves, MO 63119 Date: Saturday, April 28th Time: 10 am - 4 pm ​ Indoor event. Free to attend.  Convenient parking. Come join us for a full day of camaraderie, mini-workshops, and shopping. Please check our website and Facebook  for more informa

The WGSL is having another DeStash sale event. I'm donating some yarn that will be for sale on the WGSL table. Here's a shawl I finished in the last few days, not yet blocked, using in part some yarn from the last DeStash sale: I used two strands of lace weight yarn, one is black merino laceweight purchased at the DeStash sale, the other is a variegated blue lace weight. The shawl is prettier in person.