Stitching and shopping and cake…oh my

By Helene | February 28, 2010

At long last it was Trunk Show Eve!  Our lovely new england weather and the stupid “fauxstorm” had caused us to postpone from two weeks ago – perhaps the weather gods are just not knitters.  Nancy arrived with bags and bags of fantastic fiber in all its hand dyed glory.  We do know each other well – knowing who would gravitate to what skein without question.  We also knew which skeins we would all want….  A word to the wise, never ever get in Wendy’s way when she sees the yarn she wants.  There’s a reason she has 370+ skeins in her stash.  Not that she is like a bride on  Filenes Basement on wedding dress sale day or anything but she’s skilled…and her skills are no match for the rest of us.  We bow to your greatness oh guru of yarn shopportunities!

The yarn was really spectacular and the prices were amazing.  There are now socks, scraves and shawls in pretty much everyones queue all courtesy of Chestnut Bay Fibers.  there was even some beautiful roving.  Kim will be spinning and there will also be thrumming of mittens but we wont mention by whom because we dont want the roving to go looking for the lost mitten!

There were of course a few bags purchased as well, because what is a knitter who doesnt have a bag habit!  Nancy commented on what a great group and great space we have….truer words have not been spoken.

The fun part about Trunk Show night was that it was also birthday night.  Obviously we could have a celebration of some sort every week, which is why we pay attention to milestones….face it…no one needs that much cake!  Our lovely and talented Miss Owl turned the big 4-0 earlier this month… Of course her surprise party was also pre-empted by the stupid idiotic fauxstorm.  We toasted Julz with a little token of our love in the form of a Stitch House gift certificate.  Whats a birthday without cake right?  And what better kind of cake to give the knitting designer of “BD’s Neck Warmer” than one that was anatomically appropriate.  What was that Julz?  ”Because he has one, not because he is one!”  Thanks to Melissa who totally outdid herself with two cakes giving all of us our choice of flavors (yep, I almost went there!).  The laughs were abundant and I will keep this blog PG in text even though the innuendo is off the chart.  Happy Birthday!

We were thrilled to have all three of our blossoming pregnant women join us tonight….three stages of belly…what fun…because you know pregnant women need to shop too!  Of course most of the regulars were in attendance with a few notable absences…missed you Tal, Maggie, Erin, Nessa, Kat and Meghan!!

Owls are in progress and Julz helped Cranky get through her short rows all while dealing with Cranky’s short patience.  Cranky’s motto “When in doubt…rip it out!”  How’s that for fearless…we dont need no stinkin stitch markers!  Wendy and Tal are way behind…but we have faith that those projects will come out of hibernation soon!

We celebrated Darcy’s finishing her very first crochet project – alas she was camera shy this week but Aaron, being the amazing sport he always is, modeled it for her. 

Spring knits are in the air, and we can slowly see the trend of the heavier wools and fibers turning into brighter colors and fewer long sleeves.  Oh the choices!

A special blog welcome to Toni…who introduced herself to the group on Ravelry this week.  She’ll be headed our way when she moves to Taunton in a few months.  Can’t wait to meet you Toni – especially since we already know you have a bad fiber habit and attitude to match!  Welcome to our insanity!

This concludes your blog update…keep your stitches on the needles!

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FL Knitting

By krose | February 22, 2010

Hey ladies! I was going to try to do this on Wendesday night to show that I was knitting in spirit with y’all, but the way things are going so far, I foresee I will have no time. So, I’m taking this moment to share with you my trip so far. Our conference is at one of the resorts on the disney properties. This is my lovely view from my suite.

After our inventory day and pre-set up day yesterday, I went to sit on the fake beach for a while… It was actually really nice out. A slight breeze, but sunny and lovely… yes, I’m rubbing it in, I’m sorry… if it makes you feel better I won’t be back in the sun for the rest of the week… I probably won’t even leave the hotel! Just wanted to share with you my necessities for beach sitting yesterday. I didn’t actually get to knit, but the fact that it was a necessity I think counts :)

Bummed I’m going to miss the trunk show… but I hope you have a great time!!!

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Settling In

By Helene | February 4, 2010

Another Wednesday, another fantastic night at SnB.

Our excitement over bright lights and a new menu prompted us to give a fiber type thank you to the Sandbar Grill staff – and this week we got lots of thank yous for our efforts.  An awesome note from Ana for her choker, and a pop in by one of the owners who shared that they selected their scarves by age.  Pumpkin has worn her hat and Kelly is cruising ravelry figuring out what to make with her new stash.  Yep – we know how to share the love!

Our Owl KAL is coming along – as were all the jokes…because no one can make an owl without talking about hooters can they!  These sweaters are knitting up beautifully and its great to see so many in different stages.

Exciting news this week – another polycrafter is born.  Darcy has picked up a crochet hook!  Bigger news of note – she was taught by….wait for it….Cranky Crocheter!!! Darcy’s bag was well underway by the time we packed up.  More fun was added to the mix when Darcy brought Aaron this week.  We really do love a guy who knits!

In resident designer news – if you havent seen it yet, head on over to KnitPicks and check out their interview with Tal.  We even got a mention too!  We told you’d we’d be happy to ride your coat tails Tal!!

In case you missed it on the Rav Boards we’re postponing our Vermont weekend in light of a shared cash crunch – Perhaps we’ll plan a Saturday knitting that weekend instead.

Remember that next week is our Chestnut Bay Fibers Trunk Show.  It should be a great time for everyone.  Seeing that we’re not spending on a whole weekend now, we can console ourselves with a yarn purchase or two.

Keep your needles and hooks moving ladies!

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This edition of SnB brought to you today…

By fiendishchef | January 28, 2010

By the number 16!!  The letter 8=====> ‘P’!! And, of course, the phrase “WON’T ANYONE THINK OF THE CHILDRENZZZZZZZZ???!?”

So, we started off the evening innocently enough with presenting gifts to Pumpkin and Kelly.  Pumpkin received a pumpkin hat and Kelly was the astonished recipient of a ginormous bag of delicious yarns.  She was so thrilled and appreciative and cute!  We also brought the great scarves that everyone worked so hard on for the boys.

(This is where I would be adding stupendous illustrative aids, but they are no working.  )

If you possess a faint heart, just pretend the night ended there and turn away.  What follows is only for those made of sterner stuff.  At this point in time, Vanessa burst in and regaled us with the harrowing tale of her no good, very bad day between shots and chasers.  Woohoo!  The debaucherous conversation continued the rest of the night, including but not limited to:

Etc, etc, etc.  I laughed myself silly and had a great time.  Helene wondered out loud if Smoky Bones has realized that we’ve driven them out in the middle of nowhere, pushed them out the door, and driven off in a cloud of dust.  $10 to anyone that goes to Smoky’s and gets a picture of a staff member staring forlornly at the group room with at least one tear visible.  Or, you can just pretend to be playing fake beer pong to get their hopes up and then leave.  OH SNAP!

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Hail, Hail, The Gang’s all Here

By julz2334 | January 22, 2010

…and they’re knitting up a storm!  Our first official week at our new digs was a great success!  Good food, good friends, nice waitress (adorably named “Pumpkin” by the way), and a lot of great projects!

But first things first-Kelly is having a baby girl!!!  Congratulations Kelly, we can’t wait to meet her!  Won’t it be fun if all of our little girls become friends and continue our Wednesday night knitting tradition?  I can see our daughters now, reading our old blogs and saying “wheewie, I never knew my mom was so dirty!”   ;) ~

Now let us get down to business:

OWL KAL- the pattern has been revised by the designer and there is now a nominal charge for it, but the money goes to help the victims in Haiti– Go Kate Davies!  Our KAL (knit-a-long) goal is to have our ribbing done by next week.  Members in the KAL are Kat, Wendy, Caroline, Tal, Kelly, and me!  All are welcome, the more the merrier!

The planning for the Vermont weekend knitting get-away (May 14th)  is well underway and the cost will be about $120.00 per person to rent the house for two nights if there are ten people to split it.  Please have your deposit to Heléne by the Wednesday after next.  It promises to be a great time filled with laughter, food, friendship, and the all-important:  time to knit!  There is room for a few more, please join in!  Currently going to VT are: Kat, Carolyn, Dee, Heléne, and Cheryl.  Maggie is trying to get work coverage, Wendy is a maybe and Darcy is a probably.

I mentioned the terrific attendance earlier in the post but I feel I must add that Cheryl and Kristen were missed!  We were talking I mean, thinking about you both!

New Stuff brought out tonight- Darcy’s Zephyrs, Wendy’s Harmony wood’s and a pair of her clicks which she shockingly loaned to Cranky (she must really really really- count that, three really’s, like you.) Heléne’s Knit n’ Style and Talitha’s amazing knitting bag (which I got no deets on but can’t wait to check out!).

New on the needles:  Kat’s gigantic yarn which she is working into a reversible sweater,  Melissa’s smoky malabrigo Citron (so fabulous), and my boot socks for Bob!  I am so sorry that I didn’t catch anyone else’s projects, but I do know that Heather, Kim, Maggie, and Meagan made some gorgeous scarves for our new friends at the Sandbar Grill.

I can’t wait to see you ll next week!

Hugs, Julz

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