Friday, November 6, 2009

New Projects

Luu made this beautiful blanket.
This awesome looking lace scarf was made by Fran.

Betty is working on socks...

Lace Beanie
Baby Beanie
Denise crossed stitched this Incredibly looking picture above.

and last... Sarah made this amazing sweater.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Show and Tell

Sharon is working on this crochet project.
Two beautiful necklesses made by Betty.
Hisa's two colored loom scarf .
Fran's horizontal scarf in a closeup.
Fran is working on this pastel color scarf, knitted the horizontal way.
Hortensia made this gorgeous afghan taken from the Barbara Walker "Learn To Knit" afghan book.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

completed projects...

Donna made this diagonal scarf.
Hortensia is almost done with these nice looking slippers.

Joan used Opal yarn from Germany to knit this colorful scarf.

Luu also finished her rainbow scarf in a chevron pattern.
Alice just learned to knit. She is using Cascade yarn.

This vest made with Ella Rae Amity in color 8.

Summer class started...

and our group had 17 knitters/crocheter in attendance and our enrollment is 26 students total. What a great number!!! Here are some pictures of our wonderful group.
From left to right: Norma (in pink sweater) Fran, Rose, Luu, Hortensia, Kristen, Ella, Julie, Joan, Betty (standing), Denies (half covered), Marta, Alice (only a little hair is looking out), Sharon (from behind) and Gloria in withe shirt.
left to right: Kristen, Ella, Julie,
left to right: Denies, Marta, Alice (in red), Sharon, Gloria, Hisa, Joan (standing in pink) Donna (covered) Norma (from behind), Fran, Rose, Luu

lefty to right: Hisa, Joan (standing) Donna and Norma covered, Fran, Luu, Hortensia, Kristen and Julie's hair.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Donna's Shawl


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

newest projects from both classes...

the green swatch above is actually a knitted sock yarn which knitters unravel as they knit. Fran bought it in Pasadena at the "Two Diva's" store. Interesting concept. Looking at first it was kind of strange having yarn like that. Fran didn't like it at first because the yarn was "curly". After a while she said, it grew on her and she is happy the way it knits up. As I said, interesting concept maybe I should knit some swatches of Opal sock yarn the same way??? No too much work...
Sherry with her Diagonal scarf which she finished in a records time. She used Sirdar Denim yarn in a lovely pink/white color combination.

Fran also completed her Diagonal scarf. However, she used two colors and alternated the triangle's. What a difference the two colors (Sirdar yarn) can make.

This is Fran, showing off her Cable Scarf which she started at the cable workshop a week earlier.
This is also the Diagonal scarf knitted with Luisa Harding yarn.

Betty knitted this lovely neck less. Hortensia brought in the pattern and Betty fell right at the spot in love with this timeless neck less.
This child sweater is made out of Araucania bulky yarn and the pattern was given to me by Patty from the Tuesday PM class. I made three different kind of sweaters from this one pattern. Each time I changed something to make it appear different.
Here the pink version using super bulky Argentina 100 % variegated wool.
Pilar and I in our just finished shawls. Mohair yarn was used on the purple shawl and I used Ella Rae Amity for the red shawl.
Beautiful, isn't it?
Gloria is working on twelve (12) pink scarves for the cancer walk. She is making one for every member of her team. The yarn used is Snowflake by Sirdar.
Here we have a closer look at Betty's neck less.
Annie Mae finished this little girls dress for her niece. She now is working on a second one which she will enter into the LA County Fair. Annie Mae enters the competition every year and every year she wins ribbons for her unique and well made creations.

Anne's sock in closeup. Take a look at this beautiful pattern in her sock.
This is Anne from the PM class with her bordered fancy sock. This is the very first time Anne knitting socks. Anne uses Ella Rae Silkens yarn.
Pilar and her shawl again, very elegant isn't she?

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Marta and her first project...

Marta came to the shop and finished her very first project ever. The pillow case turned out to be just perfect. Marta was so happy with her pillow case that she bought some yarn and started her second project right thereafter. This time she will work on scarf with different stitch pattern. She is using Ella Rae Amity yarn in dark blue.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

NEWS FROM THE KNITTING CLASSES....

How to make and measure a gauge was the recent topic at a workshop. Pictured are: Caroline, Loraine, Sherry, Rebecka, Fran and Mary.

Picture below features: Maude, Pilar, Delicia, Miss. Lilly and half of Maude's friend Barbara.
Patti worked on this sleeve less pullover. She reused the yarn, since she didn't like the bolero she previously made from it. Looking at this project and comparing it to the bolero, I agree with her. This one looks fabulous.
Hisa made this gorgeous scarf and she is wearing.
Denise shows off her beautiful shawl, which she made on a loom.
Gloria completed the afghan she was busy working on during the past few weeks.
Bobby finished all squares for her grand sons blanket.
Blanket for Tamara (my niece in Germany) and her soon to be born baby girl.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

and some more....

Kim our male knitter and always in a good mood and smiling.
Annie's baby blanket.
Jackie and her great scarf. She did such a wonderful job.
Margaret is working on preemie hats for the local hospital.
Sarah finished her light blue sweater which came out just darling.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

more projects...

below: Barbara finished the second baby blanket in a very short time.This is a head scarf Fran a customer from the yarn shop made out of Baby Bamboo yarn.
and here is Fran wearing it...
This is a shopping bag made by Anita from Araucania cotton yarn.
and this is my very own, and very first Brother KH881 machine knitted project ever. (on that machine) the material is a mixture of cashmere and baby merino yarn. Collar and bands are made by hand with size 0 needles.
I went and bought a little skirt to be worn together with the baby sweater.
another baby sweater, made out of Boucle yarn from Lion Brand.
This is a head band made out of two stands of yarn. One strand of Katia mohair yarn and a second strand is a cotton blend also from Katia yarn called carribe