Sandy Kay and I are just beside ourselves that knitters are interested in our (slightly crazy, we admit it) Holiday Happy Hour series. We were a little worried, as we scheduled the classes, that we'd end up staring at each other (alone, with no students) on Wednesday nights for the next month and a half.
How exciting is it, therefore, to have so many students already enrolled! Thank you for encouraging us in our madness, everyone :D
Not familiar with our Holiday Happy Hour series? Check out the article "TGI... Wednesday?" in our latest Newsletter for more information on what the classes will cover and how to enroll. Tonight marks the first class, and the focus will be Pam Powers' Ruffled and Ruched Scarf. We'll be teaching students the double needle cast on while sipping champagne. If you're registered for the class, we'll look forward to seeing you this evening!
Anyway, I just had to share. It's the little things.
Moving on, we have some fantabulous customer projects to share from the past week. First, we have a beautiful (and entirely sumptuous) Cherry Scarf from Kathy.
Made with the delectable Isager Alpaca 2 (yum! and currently on sale) and Tvinni 1 (not on the website... yet!). You may remember the Cherry Scarf pattern as a free pattern released by Isager in the Fall 2009 issue of Vogue Knitting?
If not, here's a reminder...
It's such a clever knit. Helga Isager (the designer of Amimono) is a creative genius. It has to be said.
I do wish we had a modeled photograph of Kathy's FO, but it seems our customers tend to hide or duck when the store camera is pulled out.
Unless, it turns out, they're in handknit costumes!
Like Kristen and Cody were at our last Sip 'n' Stitch. Yes, you are really, truly seeing two handknit costumes (well, the masks and mittens were handknit) that an intrepid knitter (Kristen) made to wear this Halloween!
The first, modeled by/ knit for Cody, is a Dr. Zoidberg mask and pair of lobster mitts:
And, alas, there is no pattern for the set. (I know you were thinking about it)
The second costume was H.P. Lovecraft's infamous monster Cthulhu, modeled by Kristen:
...and attacking Martha...
(I bet you didn't know that Cthulhu wore glasses until now.)
Luckily, Kristen based her mask off of the Cthulhuclava (a purchasable pattern), so I can point other adventurous knitters in the right direction. I just know I'm going to be seeing more of these around. Imagine skiing while wearing one - wouldn't that be an amazing photo op?
If a blog reader does attempt such a thing, I demand to see photos. It's only fair.
And that's about it for this week's update. Check back next week for more fantabulous customer (and staff!) projects. I myself am planning greatness this weekend in the form of a new Christmas Ornament Kit!
Until then, happy knitting!
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