Friday, February 20, 2009

Today we met at the Alterra next to Loop. The coffee roasters were loud but we all still managed to catch up and there was a lot of chatter around the table. Let's see, what was everyone working on . . . . . Priscilla's scarf is coming along nicely; Patty and her knitting are at odds so she left it at home; Elizabeth rode her bike so she was excused from her knitting; Carol started a sweater from her new French Girl Knits book, using a recycled sweater. She's also very happy with a new technique she learned for knitting and purling using the Portugese method. Kathleen has started a lace scarf. Cathy brought her blanket along, but thought she'd better not try to follow her pattern and follow the conversation at the same time. (Smart choice.) Susan started a new sweater for Eddie. Sue continued with her vest. Now, in another department . . . . . we decided to knit the 63-square afghan from Priscilla's book (see last week's post for links). Patty declined and Elizabeth cringed (that wasn't a decline, was it?); everyone else is in! (Even good sport Susan who is opposed to size 6 needles.) Anyway . . . . . we have a year to finish, as the idea is that it will be donated for the March 2010 SEED auction. (And, as Priscilla noted, if we aren't ready for 2010, we can donate it in 2011.) Priscilla and I each knit up a sample square and brought them today, and they came out the same size. (Yeah!) We figured each took us about two hours, and they were easier squares. In terms of logistics, the blanket will need to be four colors. Cathy has agreed to chair (be) the Color Committee. She is going to buy some fabric swatches and bring them to knitting so we can discuss color families that we like. All of this means we're on our way! Next week's knitting will be at Cathy's house. Elizabeth will be in the Bahamas and Sue will be in Connecticut . . . . . but hope everyone else can make it!