Eastside Stitchers talk Turkey

Hello!

Tonight the Eastside Stitchers met at Crossroads Mall for some serious talk about Thanksgiving.  Tara1682 told us about trying to put together Thanksgiving while living in China, and having to substitute KFC for the turkey.  Redbird1, who is transplanted from the East Coast, was distraught earlier because she had left one of her Gourmet Magazines back in Massachusetts, the one with the stuffing recipe.  However, thanks to a very friendly King County Library researcher, Bellevue branch, she was able to locate the magazine, and get a copy of the recipe.  See the fun you are missing when you can't make stitch night?

At some point in the discussion, we actually started knitting.

Who was there, and what were we knitting?

Redbird1 brought her Guilder to share.  This is yet another Jared Flood design, but so complicated that Redbird1 doesn't actually work on it at stitch night, she just brings it to make us all drool.

She was starting a new Jeweled Cowl by Sachiko Uemura.  The big question was, which beads to use?

After some discussion and voting, she picked the lighter ones, bottom left in the photo above.

Anerenbe brought her almost finished 2nd Cecily Beret. She had a little more than half of her skein left after finishing the first one, so thought she would make a second.

She finished the beret before we left with just enough yarn to spare.

Tara1682 was knitting a Boho Lace Eternity Scarf designed by SweaterBabe.  The yarn is Chickadee, the sport weight yarn by Quince & Co.

Sorry, blogger flipped the photo, but I think you can still see how nice the stitch pattern is.

Vanesapolo was working on a secret, so I can't show the project, just the yarn.

She was using this yarn to design something... and will let me know when the design is ready to be released.  However, she had also brought some Christmas trees to show and tell.

She has been working on some designs, and has her first one up on Ravelry.  It is an I-cord Cowl.  Please check it out.

Vanesapolo also brought another of her designs, a scarf.  This design should be up on Ravelry, soon.

Amigirl joined us tonight, and it was wonderful to see her again.  She brought a newborn hat that she was knitting on 4 dpns.  There was some complicated story about where her size 3 circs were.  I can only say that it involved an UFO.

The hat was really pretty, I think she called the pattern the Sprout Hat by Melissa Goodale, and she is using yarn by Hazelknits.

Hvrdmnky made it before we had left.  I must say that once she showed up, we had a very interesting discussion about the Twilight books and movies in anticipation of the final movie's release this week.  I believe that Anerenbe and Hrvdmnky were the only two of our group who admitted to actually seeing the other movies.  Too funny.

Anyway, Hvrdmnky brought her beautiful Barndom by Stephen West.

You can't see the sparkle in this beautiful shawl, but the Christmas themed colors are visible.  I can't wait to see the FO.

So, a small group tonight, as we were missing some friends who were sick (skeinherder), working (GwenS, Ellyol, Allifer), on vacation (Wajai), or busy elsewhere (Chockelet).

We talked about meeting on Tuesday, November 20, next week, rather than the day right before Thanksgiving.  Please be sure to check the discussion threads for that information.  Also, if you can make it tomorrow at 2:30, we are doing High Tea in Redmond.  There is a thread with the restaurant's name and address in the Group on Ravelry.

Stay safe and well.
Yours,

f1bercat
shaping the planet with stitching buddies.

Eastside Stitchers Mostly Discuss Their Cats

Hello!

Winter is on the way here in the Pacific Northwest.  The sun is rising much later, setting earlier every day, and it is getting C-O-L-D.

Perfect knitting weather!

The Eastside Stitchers met as usual at Crossroads Mall in Bellevue.  We drew names for our Christmas/Holiday Gift Exchange.  We discussed starting a spinning group.  Since Skeinherder and I bought all that fiber on Whidbey Island last weekend, we thought we should actually start spinning it up.  We are going to try to meet at my house on Monday nights.  This way, people with spinning wheels can bring them, and we can spin in relative privacy.  This is especially for those of us (me) who are new and a bit shy about our lack of skills.  The idea is to meet from 6 -8.  If you are in the area, and interested in joining us, but haven't been able to make any of the Wednesday meetings, please pm me on Ravelry.  We are always open to new members.

On to the knitting.

GwenS is on the home stretch with her Guernsey Wrap by Jared Flood. She has 30 more rows plus 7 to go.  I think that adds up to 37.  But that is how Gwen explained it to me.

GwenS was wearing (and showing off) her beautiful Daybreak Shawl in Malabrigo Finito.  It is so soft.

Anerenbe gave all of us a moment of deja vu.  Here is her knitting from last week:

It's the Cecily Beret by Melissa LaBarre.

This is what Anerenbe was working on tonight:

It's the Cecily Beret!  and no, she didn't have to rip back, this is her second one.  She finished her first one, and had quite a bit of the yarn left, so decided to knit up a second one.
She has been bringing her project in the cutest project bag.

Anerenbe was wearing a beautiful lace scarf,  the "I Want You-Shawl" by Loredana Gianferri.  The yarn is Sunshine Yarns Classic Sock Yarn in the Peony colorway.

Tara1682 is experiencing a bit of Deja Vu herself as she knits her second Linen-Stitch Scarf by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas.  The first one she knit was for a friend, and this one is a gift for a family member.  The yarn is this beautiful tonal purple by Evermore Studios. an indie dyer.

Vanesapolo was finishing the I-cord on the Brioche Vest by Meg Swanson.

As usual, she had some beautiful show and tell.  She was wearing a lovely entrelac sweater,

She brought her multi-directional shawl to share,

and the raffle prize she won at KnitFit!

Skeinherder brought something new, well new to us.  She had dug something out of her UFO bin.  It is called the Rill Scarf by Miriam Felton.  The yarn is by  Robincat Yarns, an indie dyer from Austin, Texas.

Ellyol brought her finished "bear" for show and tell.  This is her second knitting project, and her first attempt at blanket stitch.  It is pretty amazing looking.

Chockelet brought her finished Clapotis.Gorgeous with all that sparkle!

She had only about 13 g of the yarn left.

She has begun another new shawl with yarn made from mink fur.  The kind of happy mink who live on a farm and play with dogs.  The kind of mink who are brushed daily for their fur.

Hrvdmnky showed up at the end with a beautiful shawl by Stephen West, Barndom. 

That's all for tonight.  Have a safe trip, Wajai!  We missed you Alifer, and Redbird1.  Don't worry, Ellyol drew names for you for the exchange.  Hope to see most of you on Monday for spinning.

Oh, about the title... Honestly, we spent the last hour knitting and discussing our cats.  

Stay safe and well.
Yours,

f1bercat
shaping the planet with great stitching Buddies.