Knitty

Ok, so I won't lie to you. I'm mostly making this post to see if my technologically-challenged self can actually make this work. But I'm also doing this to let you guys know that the new issue of Knitty is out! Yay! For those of you who don't know... shame on you... It's a free internet magazine (Webzine? maybe there's a snazzy name for it, I don't know) with all sorts of great patterns. Check it out. It's address is www.knitty.com

Also, anyone who wants to make me the space invaders socks is more than welcome. :)

Ideas

I was talking about this idea I had at KI tonight, and Allison prodded me to share it with those of you who were absent for various reasons. The idea was this:

Next semester, or whenever new members join, we have them design a 12x12 (or some such measurement) square to knit up. Then, when we have enough of them, we can stitch them together and make a KI blanket, which we can add too over the years, or whatever. If you like the idea, post a comment and let me know! I just thought it would be a neat little initiation type thing for newcomers. Existing members would be welcome to make their own as well, of course!

Something else that came up in knitting was the request for the Cardigan for Arwen sweater pattern. Now, as I'm pretty sure it would be a major faux pas to put it on the internet, I will make copies for those who are interested and bring them to the next meeting. If you're interested, there is a Knit-A-Long especially for this sweater. There is a link to it on my blog- ThreeTwistedStitches- on the sidebar. It's the one with the picture of Arwen- you may not be able to read the font, but it says Arwen KAL on it. It's a really nice sweater, with a double cable on it, and its a lot of fun. The only challenge on the original pattern is the cabling, and that is simple enough once you get the hang of it. I'm adding a tree pattern on the back because straight st st (stockinette stitch) just kills me. If you are interested in getting a copy of the pattern, please leave a comment and let me know. That way next week I come prepared.

I just started this sweater, so if people decide that they want to do it, we can coach eachother along the way and fix any problems that creep up. See you all next week!

Becki

PS- for those who were at knitting, the font type that I used on this blog was "trebuchet." I thought it was fitting, no? Haha!

300

This Friday is the opening of the movie 300--- anyone who is interested in going can find out information and showtimes at www.fandango.com. If you'd like to join us, let us know what showtimes would work best for you!

New additions

<----------As you can see, I added a few new things to the sidebar. The WIP links (Works in Progress) can be linked to photos of the projects people are working on. If you have a photobucket account, or know how to upload through imageshack.us, it's simple. If you're still figuring out the controls of Blogger, you can email me the link to the photo (or the photo itself, and I can upload it) along with your name and the name of the project. I will put up a link on that side bar, and when they are finished, we can take photos of the completed projects and post them in the other new addition: Finished Projects.

You might have noticed that my name appears A LOT on this page. Don't worry, I'm not that full of myself. As soon as people start posting their own pictures on here, the blog will look more like a group blog rather than solely mine- so join! Post! Enjoy!

See you at Guiliani's!

Becki

Classes

Hello All! It is a wonderful, class-free snow day! It is a day to go down in history. Did you know that this is the first declared snow-day for UIUC since 1977?! Whew! You'll never believe what I just saw out my window... there was a pick-up truck, pulling behind them a person sitting on a sled! Ha! Man, that would be so much fun...

I was thinking about starting up some knitting classes for those to wish to learn, or for those who already know how to knit, but want to learn more advanced techniques (intarsia and cabling, for example). I'd do it for free for the current KI members. Others would be $12-$15 per hour (I haven't decided which yet), plus the cost of supplies (yarn, needles, etc.)

At the moment, location is in my building in the downstairs lounge. If anyone is interested in either learning new techniques or helping out w/ teaching, email me. So far I have a few interested parties, and hopefully they will come through.

I will see some of you on Wednesday! Brave the snow- coffee and knitting takes away the chills!

Becki


PS: Here's a few pictures of those members who showed up at the last meeting!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Knitting Illini blog!

Becoming a member is simple, although you do have to sign up for a blogger account first.

If you're not interested in keeping up another blog, don't worry. You just have to create a blog and you can leave it inactive. This is simply so that you can join the Knitting Illini blog, and therefore add your own posts, etc.

To join, go to Blogger.com, and scroll down until you see the "create your blog" button. Follow the instructions. Then revisit this site and post a comment on this post requesting to be added.

Voila! Anyway, this is just getting started. I have my own knitting blog that you can visit, if you'd like. The template can be editted, and if any of you know more about html than I do (which isn't hard to do) you're welcome to work on it. Just let me know!

Hope to see you all soon!

Becki