Friday, February 6, 2009

Priscilla's Shorewood scarf for Tom looks like it will fit perfectly!
Elizabeth is so crafty! This adorable Valentine's heart was made from a Goodwill wool sweater. She felted it and cut it into strips, then tied the strips around a hanger shaped into a heart. It's amazing and inspiring!
Kathleen's hat (not finished!) and scarf (in progress!). More to come!
Carol and Priscilla talking knitting business.

Cathy's red blanket is underway, and Mary's shopping bag is taking shape!

Priscilla had us all over today and made a wonderful asparagus quiche from a Jane Brody cookbook. (I looked for the recipe online but couldn't find it. Priscilla, if you have a chance and want to send it to me I can post it!) We talked about making an afghan to donate to the SEED auction for next year. Priscilla has the book Learn-to-Knit Afghan Book by Barbara Walker. If you Google the title, you will see lots of sites where knitters have made or are making this blanket. Here's one that was pretty cool, and here's another. We figured that each of us would need to make about seven squares, but since we would have a year, that should fairly realistic. Everyone, give it some thought and we can talk about it next week. And speaking of next week . . . we're going to the Ruhama's sale!! Doors open at 9:30 a.m., so we're meeting for coffee at Starbuck's in Whitefish Bay at 8:30 a.m. (or whenever). Now, on a side note, Carol mentioned to me that yesterday she and Susan got together for a knitting lesson. Carol taught Susan the Portugese knitting method, and apparently it was a successful lesson. Anyway, Carol said that they coined their meeting a "Knitzvah," which, when I started writing this post and Googled it, I learned is actually a term that other knitters have used! With practically everything on Google, it's hard to be original anymore!