Have Yourself a Very Happy New Year......

Make it a year of creativity & design. My first knitting event of 2011 will be the 1st Annual Vogue Knitters event. I can't wait it should be a total blast. Like every other year I will be starting 2011 with several UFO's all over the place, even though my Meet Up group has a great idea. On the last meeting of this year we are going to "frog" our UFO's that we know we will never finish. What a great idea, one needs a fellow knitter sitting beside you when you start pulling that first stitch. In addition to "frogging" I should also be "Giving" away yarn, magazines & books. I can't believe how many duplicate books I have.
I have a confession to make. I have soooooo much yarn, books & accessories in my living room, dining room & guest room, I am ashamed to invite friends & family to visit. Last year Eric & I downsized from a house to an apartment. He says that he downsized, I just put everything in different containers and brought it with me. He might be right. Anyway, it has come to a point where the clutter is blocking my creativity. I have to manage the clutter, give away the yarn that I will never use and create a design nook so I can get the needles klicking again. Because like most knitters, I have at least three other crafts that I indulge, jewelry making, cross stitch and a dab of sewing.
So I have the annual knitter's resolution, which is not to make a major yarn purchase in 2011. If I buy yarn, it will be to complete the requirements for a project that I already have in queu. But fellow bloggers, the reality is, I usually buy a minimum of 1800 yards of yarn because I love to do cables. So it is doubtful that I can use that excuse. But having the addiction to buying yarn as I do, I don't think I can just stop "Cold Turkey." AND, I totally plan to go to Sheep & Wool, who can resist the colors at the Brooks booth. But Maybe I will purchase more of the yarn that I have to complete a project design. (hee hee hee)

Noni's store in Savage Mill. You have not lived till you visit her shop. She is awesome. The picture below is from a show that she did. but you will want to make EVERYTHING you see when you go to her store. Oictures do not do her work justice. AND next door is her sister, who has all the hardware you could ever dream of to finish Noni's bags. And she is designing a gorgeous needlepoint design bag herself using worseted weight yarn.

I went to my first Homespun Party on Sunday. It was the best time. All my knitting buddies were there and there was yarn and crocheting and knitting and beautiful weather and beads and NONI. My excitement was almost like the first time I walked in Stitches in Valley Forge, Pa. And Savage Mill is just gorgeous. It has everything you could want including food, beer & wine.
Hats off to the Ralvery team for putting this together and shame on me for never going before Sunday.
What did I buy ... from Neighborhood Fiber Co, I bought two skeins of Cooper Place and two skeins of L'Fant Plaza to go with two skeins of a similar colr I bought from BrookFarms last year at Sheep & Wool. In my head i am designing a shadow knitting style Kimono. It might make it to paper this summer, now that i think I have enough yarn to finish.

Shirley Paden Comes to Maryland to present her Knitwear Design Workshop

In the Author's Words....."The purpose of this book is to explore the various techniques involved in designing handknitted garments with a perfect indivdual fit. It is for handknitters at any level who want to free themselves of commercial patterns and design their own, from traditional garments to stunning works of wearable art. It is for those who want to experiment with garment shaping, those who want to write commercial patterns, and those who simply want to understand or make minor modifications to commercial patterns. The only prerequisites are to be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide!"

Now if you know me you know that this is my dream. Cables AND Red, I can't wait to get started. 2KraZKnitters, me & Melodye are bringing Shirley to Maryland June 4th for a book signing followed by a class on June 5th. Limited enrollment for this round so respond quicly to Melodye at Mbray54@comcast.net or myself at anneceperry10@gmail.com

What is that song, "Heaven .... I'm in Heaven ......"

Hope to hear from you soon.