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CHIX Mtg – August 2017

HOMEWORK: 

Make four small swatches using smooth, light colored yarn.  It is easiest to see with worsted weight yarn, but any weight yarn and appropriate needles will work.  Wet block them so the edges lay flat.  
 
Swatches 1 and 2:
Cast on 6 stitches, leaving a 10″ tail.  Work 16 rows in stockinette stitch, then work 16 rows in garter stitch.  On these swatches DO NOT slip the selvedge stitches. Bind off, leaving a 10″ tail for seaming.
 
Swatches 3 and 4:  
Cast on 10 sts and work 10 rows of stockinette stitch.  DO NOT bind off these swatches but leave each on a needle.  We will join the live stitches wth 3-needle bind-off, then crochet the selvedges together.
 
Bring with you:
  • Yarn for seaming, the same as your swatches or a similar yarn of a different color
  • Darning or tapetry needle.
  • Another knitting needle of the size used for your swatches
  • Crochet hook of appropriate size for your swatch yarn.  (Size H is good with worsted weight yarn.)
  • Scissors
CHIX Mtg – All About Schematics

CHIX Mtg – All About Schematics

Schematics are your friend. Come and understand why they are important. Let’s explore how one can make an entire project with a complete schematic. This is good for both knitting and crochet. 
Bring your pooling project for money bucks.
CHIX Mtg – Yarn Pooling

CHIX Mtg – Yarn Pooling

Sandy Zeringue, formerly of Knitting in the Loop, will be doing a presentation on yarn pooling. You may bring your own yarn for her to look at. Don’t bring Noro yarns, the runs are too long. No gradation or speckled yarns either.
 
Bring your sample blocks from last month’s shadow/illusion for show and tell, there is money bucks involved. 
 
CHIX Mtg – Auction and Illusion Knitting

CHIX Mtg – Auction and Illusion Knitting

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Paula is finally ready to auction off the long awaited knitted and crochet items. Bring all those bucks that have been passed out at the Chix’s meetings. You may combine your bucks or pass them along. At this time, there are 12 items and maybe more by meeting time.  There will also be an introduction of illusion knitting, also known as shadow knitting. Please bring two highly contrast yarns like black and white in order to see great results. DK or worsted with needle size 1 to 2 sizes smaller than called for.  

CHIX Mtg – Tied in Knots

CHIX Mtg – Tied in Knots

This month let’s get all tied up in knots.  Come and learn how to make ornamental knots.  This will be a fun exploration for more surface decor for our handmade knitting or crochet items.  You will be given step by step illustrations to help guide you through the process. Materials will be provided, just bring willing hands.

CHIX Mtg – Share Your Knowledge

CHIX Mtg – Share Your Knowledge

This will be a knowledge meeting. Bring your latest gadgets, book, website, technique and even your projects that are still on the needles or hooks to share with fellow knitters and crocheters.

CHIX Mtg – All About Hearts

CHIX Mtg – All About Hearts

It’s all about hearts….I will be bringing several small projects that you can finish and give to a sweetheart for valentine. Bring a skein of dk, worsted and bulky yarn with appropriate needle and hook sizes for each. There will be knitted and crocheted patterns. I will make each item so you can examine and make your choice.  Oh, I almost forgot, let’s make the items in red or pink. I will do likewise.

CHIX Mtg – Vertical Stranding

CHIX Mtg – Vertical Stranding

Come join us and learn another technique for adding color to your work. We will be exploring Lorilee Beltman’s technique of vertical stranding. This technique appeared in Vogue knitting spring/summer 2015.

Materials:
  • A ball of yarn for your main color
  • 2 to 4 high contrasting yarns (at least 4-8 feet of each color)
  • A darning-needle

All yarn (main and contrasting colors) should be the same weight; either DK or Worsted weight is recommended. 

Homework:
  • Cast on 48 stitches in the round in any technique that you choose with your main color yarn and knit for 1 inch.
CHIX Mtg – Christmas Gathering

CHIX Mtg – Christmas Gathering

You are invited to come to the Chix with Sticks annual Christmas gathering. You may bring some “Good Eats” to share.  We are also having a gift exchange valued from ten to fifteen dollars and be crochet or knit related.  Hoping to see everyone there.

CHIX Mtg – Create Your Own Braided Cord

CHIX Mtg – Create Your Own Braided Cord

This month’s meeting will be on Veterans Day but the center will be open and we will be there.
 
We will be doing the “CREATE YOUR OWN BRAIDED CORD”. Let me show you how to create your own cords for future projects using the very yarns that you knit and crochet with. I will provide the templates.
 
Please bring scissors that you don’t mind cutting paper with, worsted yarn, and a ruler. The little gauge rulers will be fine.