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I'm blocking the small shawl made with Malabrigo laceweight (subject of April 6th post) and another one that is more of a scarf size. Both of these were knit using a variation on the technique I talked about in the Feb. 23 post. Here's a shot of the shawl using the Malabrigo (it's the bottom one - the top one is a kid mohair/silk blend with a touch of sparkle): I purchased some glass beads a while ago, have been using some of them recently. These were strung on the yarn using a beading needle, then crocheted on as part of the edging.

A view of the knitting on my kitchen table this morning. The blue scarf is the one I'm wearing today, made of Plymouth Yarn Linaza, color Robin Egg. The actual color is a little more aqua-ish than it appears in the photo. The red yarn on the needles is from Lucci Yarn and is a lace-weight. The blue-ish pink yarn is from Black Bunny Fibers, just finished a shawlette out of it, which is waiting to be blocked.

Started a small shawl for myself, using some Malabrigo merino/silk yarn that was a Christmas present. The yarn is lovely. Laceweight. (ps - I would rotate the top pic if I could figure out how.)

TIMELESS FIBERS 2016 An exhibition that celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the Weavers' Guild of St. Louis, showing current work of guild artists and featuring a digital presentation of the history of the second oldest Weavers' Guild in the nation. Opening Reception April 2nd, 2 - 4 pm in the auditorium at the University City Public Library - open to the public. Exhibit will be open in The Gallery (upstairs) during library hours,  April 2 - 29, 2016.  WGSL Timeless Fibers on Facebook I've submitted a few items for the exhibit, don't know yet whether they will be accepted, but here's a photo --- please excuse the clutter around the items, this was intended to just be a quick shot. The three shawls are, left to right:  commercially spun Alpaca, handspun Alpaca (by a fellow WGSL member), and hand-spun mohair from Tajikistan (Cloth Roads' website).  

* Updated this post 2-24-2016 - see additional reference at the end of the post! Washed and laid out to dry - not pin-blocked, but this should work ok. The rectangular item is dark brown alpaca in the center, with a wool-blend crocheted edging. The body pattern is the Japanese Feather lace stitch. The yarn was a Christmas present, so I am planning to keep it. The other item (a shawl/scarf) was made using a new technique for the body (the blue yarn), then adding an saw-tooth edging with mixed scrap yarns pieced together in approximately 3 yd. lengths. The upper edge of the shawl (at bottom in the photo) was crocheted using the same scrap yarns - five rows of half-double crochet.  The technique for the body of the shawl is similar to that for this shawl:   http://www.interweavestore.com/potters-shawl-pattern  - the body is worked from the center back neck and increases on the edges by 3 stitches per row. I was trying out the technique to see if it would work for s...

This Saturday, January 30, 2016, 9:30 am to noon, is our Destash Bash! Bring your checkbook and/or cash.  Items will include yarn and fiber, magazines, books, equipment, and related craft tools.   The beautiful  Just our Yarn  skeins of Almaza and Aziza yarns will also be available for sale.  This event is open to the public, so bring your friends & relatives too!!   WEAVERS' GUILD OF ST. LOUIS  MEETING WHEN: Saturday, JANUARY 30, 2016 9:30 WGSL members and guests early shopping 10:00-noon Sale open to all WHERE: Brentwood Community Center – Multipurpose Room B WHAT: Member’s De-stash Bash

I had a great time at the Holidays in Old North sale. Such a feeling of community, along with food trucks, Crown Candy, LaMancha Coffee House, and lots of nice people shopping. Here's the knitting I had with me at the sale, photographed on my lap at home. Berroco yarn, very soft with a little sparkle. This was finished up as an infinity scarf with the ends put together in a three-needle bindoff. It blocked very nicely, is now drying. Will be a Christmas present. I'm now working on finishing a few projects that were started and set aside, may post about those later!