And The Party Is Over!

 We go from this packed house of spin-in participants, who have been spinning for 4 days, shopping from 17 vendors, showing off their precious fiber garments and just plain having fun!

To this!  Totally empty room, quiet and just a little sadness--but then there is always 2016.

Oh NO! Another mystery!

This mystery will last several months--how can you resist when you can take your time to do this??  And the pattern is free!!!

Yarn: 1 skein Kells Sport (330 yds) from Three Irish Girls; ANY sport that is not single ply or loosely plied will be fine.
Needles: US 6 (4mm), 32“ circular or size that will get you gauge
Crochet Hook: F,G, or H
Other: 270 #6 beads, beading hook (or dental floss)
Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows = 4“ (blocked)
It’s a complete mystery! You don’t know what you are knitting. Each month, January - May, a new piece of the knitting puzzle will be reveled in the K.O.M. River’s Knitting Guild group page.
The KAL is free and anyone is welcome to join us! When you arrive at the group page, chime in so we know you are ready to play and I’ll add you to the participant list.

January:  Here is the hard part: 

Let’s begin: Using the Crochet Chain Cast on, CO 1083 sts.

Yes. Seriously. 1083 sts. You have a month to do it. (well, we don't have quite a month left) It’s not hard, it’s just tedious. I would recommend you place a stitch marker every 50 - 100 stitches, double checking the count before moving on. It makes it easier to keep track and when you are finished you know you have the correct number of sts.

Fiddle Me--The Elements Shawl!

I so Love Mysteries--don't you know that by now??  And I LOVE this designer--Fiddleknits.    Sign up for this shawl knit, which begins April 1st--that's plenty of time to get my yarn and finish up other patterns.  Check out the pattern on Fiddleknits designs on Ravelry.
                                                                

Are you Square?

Let's become really square with this KAL:

 

Here are the colors for the year, so you can look through your stash.....................

January: Royal Blue

February: Grenadine (Deep Pink)

March: Sagebrush (Light Green)

April: Baby Yellow

May: Orchid

June: Baby Pink

July: Azure (Turquoise)

August: Really Red

September: Mustard (Gold)

October: Bittersweet (Orange)

November: Caramel (Light Brown)

December: Peacock or Pine Green (Teal/Green)
Check out Cherie's Website   If you are on Ravelry, go to the forum and get the pattern for FREE!  This is designed for both knitters and crochets!  Let's all become big Squares!

It's THAT Time Again!!

January Spin-In Has Rolled Around Again!!

It is time for spinners, their wheels and FUN!

 

We are meeting in Destin, FL--participants pre-registered for this 27th event!

Don't you Wish you Were Here!!

Socks! Socks! Socks!

 

Since the weather has turned colder, I have an opportunity to head to my

SOCK drawer!

Yes, I have a sock drawer!  Not just any socks--but all hand knit socks!  Oh, I take that back

See that one brightly colored, patterned pair in the photo--that pair was machine knit by a friend.

And that pair of fuzzy socks is my handspun angora (from my own bunny!)> I would wear these socks when we demoed for school groups--they could pet my feet and feel the bunny!

I love my hand knit socks! and the chance to wear them on cold winter days.

Swapping!

Have you ever been involved in a swap?  One where you draw a name and send them a gift?  Or just any swap of any kind?

Our spinning guild did a swap--an interesting swap--we each brought clean ready to spin fiber to the meeting, added our name to the list and let the coordinator do her 'thing'!

I sent indigo silk fiber, dyed with indigo

I received a fiber to spin

Then I sent the spun fiber to the next person on the list

and they finished the project.

 

Most people will knit but my finisher wove mine!

Every time I wear this scarf, I think of that project and the person who spun my fiber and the person who wove this lovely piece of art!

I wonder if the person who received my item, still thinks of me!??