It dawned on me that some of you may not have known what I was talking about when I mentioned woolen hand knits “felting” and that I should explain exactly what that means. Since I am not an expert and I want you to have the correct info and not just my opinion, I went to BING and did a search. Here are links to the sites that had, in my opinion, the best explanations:
Another thing I want to talk about is knitting groups at your LYS. Most LYS has knitting groups on various days and at various times. I have heard of some LYS charging $5 or $10 for the groups. I really, really like COUNTRY YARNS in Snohomish, Washington; starting March 1, 2011 there will be a $5 charge for each event. It is a good way to make friends with like minded people and, if you are just learning or beginning to knit or crochet, you can get lots of help and support in furthering your skills and your love of the craft. I have lots of friends from different parts of my life, but only my knitting buddies really understand my passion for knitting. I try to get to at least two groups a week, even if I only manage to have an hour to spend with my knitting friends it is worth it. Next time you are out and about check out what is available or go online and see what you can find in your area. You won’t be sorry. If you cannot find any local knit groups, consider getting one started. You could post an ad on Craig’s List or FaceBook or both looking for knitting buddies or ask your LYS about getting a knitting group started if they do not already have one.
I know I already told you about this, but it so good, I want to make sure you have the link to this wonderful online community I learned of from my knitting friends http://www.ravelry.com. There are several different groups/communities within the main community that you might want to research and join the ones that are of interest to you. It is also a good place to track your projects and post for others to view, if you wish.
Yesterday, I received emails with the PDF course materials of lesson one attached for the first course I signed up for. The person that will be working with me is traveling until the end of the week and didn’t want me to have to wait for the hard copies to arrive. She will ship out the hard copies next week. I printed out the PDF downloads and spent last evening reading over the materials. I will read over the materials several times before actually starting on the swatches and answering the questions that are required. I want to make sure I have everything down before doing the actual lessons. I have found that at my age, I sometimes miss some things the first time or two I read something. Yes, it is pretty much basic just like the title of the course indicates (“BASICS, BASICS, BASICS”), but I expected that. Just because it is pretty basic does not mean that I am going to whip right through it and expect that it is perfect. I spent good money for this course and I intend to get the most out of it that I can. The introductory letter informed me there is a Ravelry group forum for each course, so I checked that out as well. It is good to see what others have to say about the courses and the Masters program. I found out that I am not the only one that started with the basics before moving on to the Masters program. The thing I learned the most is, exactly what I expected to learn: “You will find the Basics course a help in preparing for the masters--you'll learn what to expect!”
The cold is still making me miserable. I do hope it isn’t too bad today. I really want to go to knit night.
My charge to you today is …… Go forth and Knit!!
I pray you are all always happy, blessed, loved and healthy.
Have a God filled day,
V
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