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Two. Two. Two TNK posts-in-one!I failed to blog about last week's Tuesday Night Knitters gathering, so will combine it into one blog post along with a report on last night's TNK gathering.
Last week, we had a good-sized crowd:

Our avid shawl-knitter Isobel recently finished a Midwinter's Eve mystery shawl, but didn't like the color, so she gave it to Patsy, in exchange for some of Patsy's handspun yarn in a lovely tonal orange. It's a singles yarn that appears to be maybe aran weight and reminds me of Manos, and Issy says she'll be making a vest with it. Wish I'd remembered to photograph the yarn.
Anyway, here's Patsy modeling her new Issy-knit shawl:


Also not recorded for posterity at last week's knit night was a really cool demonstration of the value of sweater shavers. Linda brought an old pair of handknit socks, one of which looked every bit its age -- i.e. covered in fuzzy pills. The other sock, however, looked brand-spanking, never-been-worn, just-knit, bright-and-shiny new. All thanks to a little de-pilling with the sweater shaver. I am sold! Linda says she may bring her little show-and-tell this weekend, and if so, I'll be sure to get photos then. (What's happening this weekend, you ask? I'll get to that in a moment...).

You may recall this photo from about a month ago, of Jon knitting a Hokie scarf for a friendly B&N employee who requested it:


In return, Wayne has been sneaking little niceties for us here and there. One of our members spotted this last night on the best selling paperbacks shelf:

and last week, Wayne reserved our tables for us before we'd even arrived. I wish I'd taken a photo of the cute little sign he made. (I was just not on the photographic ball last week...).
Last night, a few of our knitters modeled various knitted items:

Finally, when I got in my car to leave last night, I noticed that my odometer had turned over to this nice round number:

It's a Toyota, so I'm hoping I'll get another 50K out of it before I need to replace it. So far, so good. My next car will be a hybrid, or maybe hydrogen-powered, if it holds out long enough....
This weekend I'll be a few hundred miles closer to that encroaching 100K mark when I drive down to Clarksville for our knitting group's 2nd Annual Knitting at the Lake retreat. If interested, you can read about last year's event, starting here.
Can't wait!
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5 comments:
Your TNK group looks like lots of fun. I never think to take my camera to our SnB. One of these days...
Thanks for showing me my Arwen...maybe I will like it, I have not knitted ONE stitich since Monday and now snow day today! Can I steal that picture for my blog and Ravelry????? Jane
Jane's Arwen looks fantastic!! Even unfinished!
I really love the pattern of the shawl I gave to Patsy, so I WILL be knitting it again. In a colour I like!!
Your'e Toyota will probably go for another 100k. They are hard to kill!
Thanks Mary for taking the pictures. It makes me miss everyone a little less. But I will be seeing you all for the weekend starting tomorrow. YEAH!
I can't wait. Is it Friday yet?
Aww, what a nice sign! Wayne is awesome!
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