Knitting Class and current projects

We have now had two classes with our favorite knitting teacher, Vita Simons, at Uniquities in Vienna, VA. We are beginning a capelet project. It is a fairly straight forward project with a garter stitch border and some shaping. I think it will be a project that we all can enjoy. Iman, the seven year-old, is going to make a mini one for her doll.

Here is a great picture of the girls. We had our second lesson at home (on account of bathroom renovations), how cool is that. Our knitting teacher makes house calls!


I am also working on several things at once, of course! I have my Manos del Uruguay mitered square poncho in the works. The yarn is just gorgeous, and is worth every penny. I honestly don't like to spend too much on yarn; I have to say the $14 or so it costs is my personal max for a full skein. I can't see myself spending that amount on those mini designer skeins. The value of my hand-knits comes from the personal effort, not pricey yarns.

Here are some pictures of the yarn and the two panels I have almost completed. The green skein is actually a hand-spun, hand-dyed yarn from the Barefoot Spinner who was a vendor at a Mount Vernon fair. Beautiful color and consistency, and it was such a good price, about $8 a skein for 2-ply worsted weight.



I worked on a re-organizaiton of my yarn stash and created a really usable, tidy arrangement. Helen Buttigieg would be proud!

I will tell you more about that, with photos too, soon!