norahsknits

I finished my plaid piece, and felted it this morning in the washer, on the "No Spin" setting so that it would not have creases set into the piece. This was knit in Valley Yarns "Amherst" which is a nice wool yarn, worsted weight. The project is an outgrowth of the Franklin Habit Plaid Knitting and Color workshop I mentioned earlier. Before working the cross-ways plaid stripes, the piece measured 18 1/2 inches wide by 28 inches long. After "plaiding" it measured 21 inches wide by 23 inches long. After felting, it measures 19 inches wide by 18 inches long. So the plaiding made it shorter and wider, and the felting even more so. This was fun to do. I'll post pictures later on of making the piece up into something. Here's a progression through the process:

I'll have some shawls and wraps, and purses in the sale. I'm preparing my inventory list this morning. Here's the postcard image for the sale with the location in Webster Groves: There are always a lot of lovely items in the sale, including hand-spun yarn - which almost cannot be found anywhere else! The Guild also has several exhibits underway right now - noted on the postcard. The exhibit at the University City Public Library includes a sheep-to-afghan project created by the WGSL Spinners and Knitters Study Group, in a display case near the check-out desk. A number of other beautiful garments and other items are on display in the gallery space on the second floor.