The Eastside Knitters Guild meets monthly in Bellevue, WA. Fun people, awesome knitters, and lots of activities, including great opportunities to hook up with charitable orgs. There's a small membership fee to sign on, but you can come as a guest to check it out.
Details are at: http://www.eskg.org/
I have been wanting to find some type of group to join, something that meets once a week, bi weekly, or monthly. Just somewhere to go on a regular basis to hang out with fellow knitters. This group meets at a Mall right near my house, so it is really perfect, location-wise, anyway. I will try to get a sense of what they are all about.
If you can't tell from my posts, and the books I have for sale here, I am a children's writer. When I was writing more regularly, I belonged to a writers' critique group which met every other week. It was very helpful in keeping me motivated to write regularly. Also, you can find out what is happening in the writing world, publishing news, etc. And the support is wonderful. Writing is a lonely business.
I am hoping that this Eastside Knitters' Guild will serve the same purpose. I don't really need motivation. Goodness knows I have to force myself OFF the needles rather than on them. But, still it is really motivating to see other people's projects. IRL. (in real life). Ravelry serves the same basic purpose. It is community of knitters, cheering each other on. I have joined 3 different sock groups. Why? Why? I just love scrolling through everyone's entries for the various competitions. Yarns, patterns, techniques, etc. So much fun!
Anyway, I will report back on how the meeting goes. Keep your fingers crossed.
PROGRESS
I am almost to the toes of the Hermione socks! I am very excited by my progress. Yesterday, my husband, Doc, and I drove Samantha back to Portland State University. She was home for the weekend because she was miserable with Mononucleosis. Doc drove, so I was able to knit the entire 3 hour drive there. Unfortunately, it was too dark to really knit on the way back, but still, I need 2 more iterations of the 4 row pattern and I will be at the toes! I should finish tonight or tomorrow. That would be my 3rd SKA entry on time!
Here is what the socks look like now:
This is a front view, and a side view.
I also finished the bottom pattern band on the Mystery Sweater I am knitting for the Sharing Our Gifts Group:
I double checked the gauge, and it is still 4 st/in. So the width should be good for size Medium. Here is an attempt at a close-up of the pattern. It is very difficult to see pattern in dark colored knits.
You can kind of see a row of arrows running around the bottom. Now comes the boring part though. I will now knit about 50 rows of st st. KKKKKKKKK forever. At least it should go fast.
It is interesting how the flash turned the black yarn green...
While I was down in Portland, I got my daughter, Samantha, to model the Glass Slippers Socks I made for her. She told me she likes to wear them with boots, pulled up over her pants, so people can see the socks:
I also took time this morning to photograph and enter some yarn that had been just lying in a bag into my Ravelry Stash database. I am hoping to become more organized this way. So I can know when I really need to buy yarn. It is so tempting to buy buy buy. I vow I will knit with what I've got for a while at least... I need to knit down a bit of all my goodies to justify more yarn purchases!
C. A. Losi
Details are at: http://www.eskg.org/
I have been wanting to find some type of group to join, something that meets once a week, bi weekly, or monthly. Just somewhere to go on a regular basis to hang out with fellow knitters. This group meets at a Mall right near my house, so it is really perfect, location-wise, anyway. I will try to get a sense of what they are all about.
If you can't tell from my posts, and the books I have for sale here, I am a children's writer. When I was writing more regularly, I belonged to a writers' critique group which met every other week. It was very helpful in keeping me motivated to write regularly. Also, you can find out what is happening in the writing world, publishing news, etc. And the support is wonderful. Writing is a lonely business.
I am hoping that this Eastside Knitters' Guild will serve the same purpose. I don't really need motivation. Goodness knows I have to force myself OFF the needles rather than on them. But, still it is really motivating to see other people's projects. IRL. (in real life). Ravelry serves the same basic purpose. It is community of knitters, cheering each other on. I have joined 3 different sock groups. Why? Why? I just love scrolling through everyone's entries for the various competitions. Yarns, patterns, techniques, etc. So much fun!
Anyway, I will report back on how the meeting goes. Keep your fingers crossed.
PROGRESS
I am almost to the toes of the Hermione socks! I am very excited by my progress. Yesterday, my husband, Doc, and I drove Samantha back to Portland State University. She was home for the weekend because she was miserable with Mononucleosis. Doc drove, so I was able to knit the entire 3 hour drive there. Unfortunately, it was too dark to really knit on the way back, but still, I need 2 more iterations of the 4 row pattern and I will be at the toes! I should finish tonight or tomorrow. That would be my 3rd SKA entry on time!
Here is what the socks look like now:
I also finished the bottom pattern band on the Mystery Sweater I am knitting for the Sharing Our Gifts Group:
It is interesting how the flash turned the black yarn green...
While I was down in Portland, I got my daughter, Samantha, to model the Glass Slippers Socks I made for her. She told me she likes to wear them with boots, pulled up over her pants, so people can see the socks:
C. A. Losi
CALosi, I'm sorry I took so long to answer your question about yarn for socks for your friend with ALS. I wouldn't use Elann Esprit as I'm having problems with it shrinking (lengthwise)in my hand knit socks and it might be harder to get them on his feet. I would recommend Knit One Crochet Too's Wick (soy/polypropylene) which is a thick and soft yarn with a nice elasticity. If you want thinner socks, check out Panda Cotton (bamboo/cotton) although there are a smaller range of colors men would like for socks. Good luck!
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