Thanks to all 25 of you who came to the meeting! We enjoyed seeing your work and hearing your tips and resource recommendations. Here's what I wrote down. As always, please feel free to fill in the gaps. I know there are many this time, as we had a large crowd, and we went around the circle fairly quickly. If I have missed yours (resources, tips, fiber suggestions, etc..), please add it.
Resources-
Knit one Below (scarf)
Folk Shawls (book)
Unique Sheep website
Tasha Tudor Shawl
Great American Aran Afghan (book)
Design Sourcebook of Home Decor
"Critter Kits" --Morehouse Farm website. (love to see some of them critters!)
Prayer Shawls of various kinds
Knit Picks website
Doris Chan Crockett pattern
A Gathering of Lace (book)
Harmony Guide-- Lace and Eyelets (book)
Norah Gaughn shrug pattern
Cat Bordhi moebius patterns
Icelandic 3-cornered shawl pattern (Help-- I did not note anything more than this!)
Faroese shawl books (in Faroese language, also in English)
Lucy Neatby shawl
Schoolhouse Press books-- some translations of traditional ethnic patterns, like Faroe.
Tips--
- Bamboo fiber has good draping and wicking qualities, is also shiny, and is a good choice for a shawl.
- Faroese shawls have good shoulder shaping.
- For lace weight yarns, look for yarn on cones. Good choices, and value.
- Stitch dictionaries, like the Harmony Guides, are good starting points for designing your own.
Next meeting is Saturday, April 10. Topic is author/designer Anna Zilboorg. We'll discuss her work and what inspires her. Please bring her books, patterns and any work you've done or are planning from her patterns, or work you've done that was inspired by her in some way. If any of you have met Anna personally, or taken a class taught by her, please share your experience.
We will offer her newly re-published Magnificient Mittens and Socks as our featured book. Total cost is $21.24. (retail is $24.95.) Please e-mail me by April 1, so I can place an order and have the book at bookclub for you.
(Buying the book is not required for you to participate in bookclub.)
Location is Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, 3522 Wade Ave, 27607. Time is
9:30 to 11:00am.
Looking forward to seeing you then!
Jackie
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