Fun crochet

Shawnna told us about this fun, modern looking crochet that has become very popular. She brought in 2 books for us to see. Her cat loved the little mouse she made.
Amigurumi!
Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts: Lacy Crochet

Lizard Ridge project being prepped for sewing

The Knitwits met today to organise and strategized how to put our afghan together. Lots of collaboration and a sewing lesson. Seven of us took 4 squares to sew together, and will meet again soon to sew the 7 rows together. Next step is to crochet a border. Getting exciting!
Photos: Our squares, #1 pattern, #2 pattern (selected for its wavy look), pinning coordinate labels, and our coordinate list.

Long tail cast-on technique

At Edita's Introduction to Knitting - Part 1 course we learned the long tail cast on technique. This technique is leaves a lovely finished & stretchable edge. Here are two videos to demonstrate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwCrIwSOqlQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2LXGqLCPs

Yarn Bombers Book Launch

The book launch for the Yarn Bombers was at ThreeBags Full on Sept 17, 09. Here's a link to the book… http://www.arsenalpulp.com/bookinfo.php?index=294

And here are photos: