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Errata…errata…errr..raaaTA

I just can’t tell you how much I hate it when we have edited and edited and hey edited a pattern again and still there is an error.  How can 2 editors, a designer, a test knitter and me miss something, well it happens and we did. So my knitterly friends here is the errata for the Traveling Sweater.

SORRY!!  oh and DANG IT!

TRAVELING SWEATER ERRATA

Page 5: Begin short-row shaping:
Short Row 1 (RS): Slip 1, work in established rib to last 9 sts, w&t.
Short Row 2 (WS): PM, work in established rib to end, turn.
Short Row 3: Slip 1, work in established rib to 10 sts before marker, w&t.

Work short rows 2-3 a total of nine times, then work short row 2 once more (10 markers have been placed).

posted by tina

April 16, 2010

General News

Cattywampus indeed

Session 1 is over and we have spent almost a whole day recovering “napping” and are ready for round 2 of the Camp that is Cattywampus. To be completely honest I am just the weeist bit afraid. This session is filled to the brim with long standing sock club members and returning campers. They are lovely people every one of them.They are fun, so much fun but they also are experienced and they are primed. I could tell from the group we saw at dinner last night. They have brought their A game and they are ready to rumble.
So I am thinking that after I finish this post that Steph and I might need another nap or maybe a big dose of vitamins or maybe an coffee IV hook up. I vote for the latter.

Here are some moments from Session 1. Sorry about the lack of details more will come after Session 2 is over.

Set-up for Camp is always fun we are all excited and a little giddy ( there’s that healthy does of fear again) and well we just have fun together.
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I wish I had a picture of Steph and I filling the Camp goody bags. We’re so organized with stations and the best way (really we have thought this through) to meet our objective in the best time frame while having maybe a little bit of fun. We even have a soundtrack. Great fun, that is until you hear “oh shite I forgot the stitch markers” and then we’re on the do over train. chugga...chugga. 

We were lucky enough to have Stephen ( hizKNITS) as one of our crack camp counselors this session.
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Here are the lovely and helpful team Steph and I are lucky enough to have with us. Like sooo lucky!! I often wonder how we got so lucky but then I figure why question just be thankful and enjoy. Thank you Debbi, Debra and Stephen. Oops almost forgot Hazel.
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My dear partner in crime had the opportunity to use her mad baby whisperer skills. Here she is with Cece’s darling girl Maggie.
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They kind of had a thing going, Maggie and Steph.

There is so much I love about Camp.  I love that we are all not only knitters here but sock knitters. I love it that no one looks at us funny when we flash our socks to each other or set up elaborate sock photo shoots.
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Three little sockies all in a row. Janel, Steph and Cat heel to heel, toe to toe and heel to toe.
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I love the fun and games and all the campy stuff. i love the learning and sharing. I love seeing knitters everywhere I turn. But I think that my favourite part of Camp is the community building. Bearing witness to friendships being formed, intimate moments shared,working together as a team… all of it.  Session one was filled with mostly new campers who did not know each other when they arrived and were friends when they left.  For me that is the best part of camp.
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posted by tina

April 15, 2010

General News

All in a day

and a race against the clock if I want it to truly be in this day. So here we go.

Today a box who dreamed of being a colourway got it’s wish.
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My friend Shannon’s daughter Hazel celebrated her very first yr. on the planet gracing us with her loveliness. Here she is with her mom and grandmother at Twisted the magical yarn heaven Shannon owns with her partner in all things yarn Emily.

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While there Shannon and I took pics of her test knit of our new pattern that is coming out real soon.

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And who could resit taking a shot of the oh so lovely Star Athena in her cool socks and lovely scarf out of my Freckles STR. I promise to put links and all that in tomorrow morning.
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All in all a pretty good day.
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Oh yeah!

Holy cow I almost forgot we got all the sock club packages and ready to waltz out the door tomorrow.  Thanks Jen and Susan and Debbi and Joann and Paula and Rosebud and Anneli and Becky and Debra and Narayan and Candice and (I must be forgetting someone). Oh… of course Gail and Star and JC and well, the other two you will find out soon enough. I bet you thought I was going to slip up there didn’t ya?

ok nighty night dearest knitters. May all your dreams be warm and wooly.

posted by tina

March 24, 2010