July 2010 Knitting Etc. Newsletter: Summer Sale!

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July 2010 · Issue 35
July is here and so is the 2010 Summer Sale
Fri, July 9 to Sun, July 25
10 to 60% Off Everything in Stock
Our annual summer sale starts
this Friday, July 9. Everything in
stock will be 10% - 60% off!
New this year is our "Bag Sale":
receive additional discounts if you
buy all the remaining stock of
select colors of select yarns!
Quantities and selections are limited. Look for the Bag Sale section
in the shop. Come early before they are gone!
In This Update...
2010 Summer Sale
Book Signing with Adrienne
Martini
Upcoming Classes
Free Pattern: Ludlow Linen All
Knit Scarf
Sock Club
Become a Fan on FB
Calling for Submissions
Copyrights
Join Sock Club!
Meet the Author and Book Signing
Adrienne Martini
Author of Sweater Quest
Saturday, July 31, 1 - 3 pm
"When I had my first baby I lost my
mind," says Adrienne Martini, author
of the critically acclaimed Hillbilly
Gothic. "Apart from high-grade
pharmaceuticals, the only other thing
that got me back on track was
knitting." Now, nearly six years later,
the drugs are a distant memory but
the yarn is still with her. In
SWEATER QUEST: My Year of
Knitting Dangerously (Free Press
Trade Paperback Original; March 23,
2010; $15.00), Martini recounts her
mission to knit the Holy Grail of
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Are you a sock knitter?
Do you want to refine your
techniques?
Join
our
Sock Club!
Calling for
Submissions
We invite submissions of
patterns or writings on
knitting-related topics for
our newsletter. If we use
your work, you will have
your fame and receive a
$50 gift certificate!
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sweaters while illuminating larger
issues of perseverance and purpose, relationships and obsession.
As a working mother of two, Adrienne
Martini's life was full of moments that
made her feel frustrated and helpless.
Looking for a challenge whose
execution she could control, one that
would make her feel in charge, she
decided to knit "Mary Tudor," a
famously rare and difficult pattern from
an out-of-print book, in a discontinued
yarn, by notorious genius designer
Alice Starmore. The pattern's mere
mention can hush a roomful of
experienced knitters, but as Martini
explains, it "is a knitter's Mount
Everest. It is our Grail, our curse and
our compulsion. I want one more than I can begin to tell you."
Adrienne will be visiting Knitting Etc. on Saturday, July 31 from 1 to
3 pm to share her latest book with knitters in Ithaca. The event is
free and open to the public. Please e-mail
[email protected] if you plan to attend Adrienne's talk
and book signing so we can make sure there is enough room for
everyone.
Upcoming Classes
Plus: Get a one-time 15% discount while your class is in session!
Cascabel Sweater
Laura will guide you through
another one of her fun patterns.
Cascabel is a seamless sweater
knit in the round (easy!) with a bit
of colorwork around the yoke.
Using Schaefer Miss Priss Merino
wool, you pick only two of their
wonderful colorways to make this
colorful sweater! Laura's is made
with a subtly solid body and a
multicolor contrast in the yoke.
Picking the colors is half the fun! Cascabel
has a large size range and is updated with
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optional waist shaping and a more fitted style
than traditional yoke sweaters. Laura will
help you choose a size and help you adapt
the pattern to fit your body!
Dates & Details
Beginning Drop Spindle Spinning
Have a yarn you've been dreaming of, but
which doesn't exist in any store? Want to
discover how that fluff turns into a skein of
lovely yarn? The possibilities are endless!
This spinning class is aimed at beginners,
and the class will cover: drafting loose
fiber into a cohesive yarn, use of twist,
plying, finishing a yarn, and some tips on
choosing a fiber to suit a project.
The recommended spindle and natural undyed fleece are available
for purchase at Knitting Etc.
Dates & Details
Eventide Beaded Scarf
Eventide is based an an incredibly easy
6 stitch "cross stitch" pattern. It is made
by working double yarnovers that add
length to your stitches so they float and
appear to be woven not knitted. My inner
weaver loves this! Beads are used on
each end of the scarf creating an arrow
of bling! Designer Laura Nelkin will show
you many techniques in working with
beads, including: stringing beads, purling
and knitting with beads, working
yarn-overs with beads, and more.
The sample scarf (in Schaefer Audrey)
is on display at Knitting Etc.
Dates & Details
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Feather and Fan Lace Shawl
This circular shawl from
A Gathering of Lace is
called "Feather and Fan
Shawl", for the classic
scallop pattern radiating
out from the center. But
Kiko has nicknamed it
The 'Ithaca is Summer'
Shawl, because the
medallion burst makes
her think of those
gorgeous lotus blooms
at the Farmer's Market
pond, and the feather
and fan lace is also
called "shale" - something we all know about around here!
This is another terrific way-easier-to-knit-than-it-looks design. It
starts in the middle and keeps going around and around, your
lovely flower emerges very quickly, and then you have the option of
continuing or concluding the shale lace for however long you wish:
do just enough for a sweet baby blanket, a cosy shawl, or keep
going for a giant lily-pad to meditate on like a buddha in nirvana.
The pattern involves some different techniques but nothing too
difficult, and - wow - no purl back rows, so what more could you ask
for? For this class, we'll work in fingering-weight yarn such as
Classic Elite Fresco.
*If you have never used
dpns [a set of doublepointed needles], you
might not want this to be
your very first project on
them. On the other
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hand, since you don't
have to worry too much
about "laddering" (the
divisions run
symmetrically between
every other flower petal)
and you don't have to
stay on dpns for very
long anyway, this could be a perfectly fine intro to them, especially if
you're already pretty comfortable dealing with directional decreases
and yarn overs.
Dates & Details
Guided Projects
Are you ready to take on an exciting and challenging project? Do
you need guidance on a project that you've been stuck on forever?
Perhaps you want to see what others are knitting and seek
inspirations for your next project.
The Guided Projects class is for more experienced knitters who will
get to work on independent projects. The instructors are ready to
help, from selecting an interesting project appropriate for your skill
level, modifying patterns to suit your needs, to identifying and fixing
your mistakes.
This Guided Projects class gives you the flexibility of attending any
5 weekly classes of your choosing within 3 months of signing up.
After attending 5 classes, you can continue to come by paying for 5
more (which is a distinct possibility after you find out how much fun
these classes are!)
Dates & Details
Pattern
Ludlow Linen All Knit Scarf
By Susan Mehringer
The scarf is knit in the round,
end-to-end. The longest portion
is linen stitch. One twisted stitch
borders the linen stitch on both
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sides. Between the twisted
stitches on the opposite side of
the round are plain knit stitches,
which will later be cut up the
middle to make the fringe. By
changing yarns in the middle of
these plain knit stitches you can
change colors with abandon - no
ends will need to be worked in
later.
Scarf as shown:
Finished Size: 7" x 64" not including the fringe
Yarn: 600 yards Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
Needle: Size 4.5mm/US7 circular needle, 24" long
Gauge: 22 stitches 42 rows over 10cm/4" square
Materials:
Notions: circular needle
at least 24 inches long
and about 5 sizes larger
than usually called for;
e.g. the recommended
needle size for this yarn
is 2.75mm/US2.
Yarn: superwash sock
yarn works well. If you
choose to use other fibers, be sure to swatch and block first. You
can use any number of colors.
Swatch: to be sure you'll have a flat, flexible fabric.
Stitches:
K28: Knit 28 stitches (substitute number written)
K1tbl: Knit 1 through back loop, forming a twisted stitch
S1: Slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front
Step by Step Instructions:
1. Cast on 400 stitches. Join in a
round.
2. Row 1: K28, K1tbl, * K1, S1 *
(repeat ** for 368 stitches), K1tbl
3. Row 2: K28, K1tbl, * S1, K1 *
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(repeat ** for 368 stitches), K1tbl
4. Repeat rows 1 & 2 until scarf is desired width.
5. Colors: Change colors in the middle
of the plain knit stitches as often as you
like; the ends will all become fringe and
will not need to be worked in.
Twisted round: If after a few rounds you
notice that the scarf is twisted on the
needles, untwist it in the middle of the
plain knit stitches and continue knitting;
this will leave a bump and a few sloppy
stitches that will be removed later.
6. Cast off: K28, bind off 370 stitches in pattern (the bind off
should include the 2 twisted stitches). Cut the yarn with a 20" tail
and pull the tail through the last bound-off stitch.
7. Drop and unravel the
remaining 28 stitches.
Unravel only the plain knit
stitches that are between the
columns of twisted stitches.
Cut the unraveled yarn in the
middle.
8. Block. Trim fringe.
An Alternative:
If you don't want to knit
all those plain stitches
just to unravel them
later, simply omit the
knit stitches and leave
tails. This version is
also knit in the round,
but at the beginning of
each round, the current
yarn is dropped and a
new yarn picked up.
The yarn tails at the
beginning and end of
each row become the
fringe. The twisted stitches bordering the linen stitch on both sides
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"lock in" the fringe - no ends will need to be worked in later.
1. Cast on 370 stitches. Cut the yarn, leaving a 10" tail.
2. Fringe: begin each row with a 10" tail, knit in pattern, cut yarn
leaving a 10" tail.
3. All rows: Work all rows with the same side facing you.
4. Row 1: K1tbl, * K1, S1 * (repeat ** for 368 stitches), K1tbl
5. Row 2: K1tbl, * S1, K1 * (repeat ** for 368 stitches), K1tbl
6. Repeat rows 1 & 2 until scarf is desired width. Use any color for a
given row.
7. Cast off: Bind off all stitches in pattern. Pull the tail through the
last bound-off stitch.
8. Tug on the fringe to tighten up the edge stitches. Block. Trim
fringe.
Susan teaches with Hickory the Guided Projects class every
Thursday evening. She is also the host of the Sock Club.
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July 2010 Knitting Etc. Newsletter: Summer Sale!

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