For the 2008 World Wide Knit in Public Day, a few members of the Salem Area Ravelers (Salem, OR) [r] went down to the seasonal farmers’ market and knit in public. We picked up a new knitter, Eric. And we spoke with four or more. Pretty good for a group of 3 that met at 9 a.m.
We may knit more at the farmers’ market this summer. It’s quite pleasant. Look for us by the food court.
I also put all the buttons on the 2nd Baby Surprise. The word was that the mother was in labor on Monday. The buttons are from the Button Emporium in Portland. It’s a great shop, although I recommend making sure they are open before going because they keep unconventional shop hours. For example, their hours on Saturdays are 11-3.
In the photograph of the Salem Area Ravelers, I am knitting Baby Surprise #3, although apparently its for mommy #2. Ia was born on June 11th at 7:15 p.m. She is a beautiful child and I’m sure both mommies are very proud. I am using the Blue Moon I Heavyweight that I bought over the weekend. It’s actually nearly done and it will mark the sixth completed project in three weeks.
In case you have been on Jupiter, the Black Sheep Gathering is in Eugene this weekend. I’ll be there on Saturday, so say hi! Don’t be shy. I’ll buy the fifth new person I meet who says, “I read your blog” a drink.
I have started on a market bag of sorts. I’m making up the pattern as I go. I used a circular cast-on, although I’m debating the strength of it. I guess I will reinforce the cast-on when I weave in the end. The pattern for the base is a simple open-work pattern. (Knit odd row # of stitches, yo, knit a row.) I am planning to use a piece of cardboard wrapped in cloth in the base. The bottom three inches of the bag will be some sort of lacy pattern and then I will use a very open stitch on larger needles for the remainder of the bag. I decided that this Debbie Bliss Cathay, a silk/cotton blend, has been in my stash for too many years. So to hell with practicality! It’s teal.
Stillpoint Farm is a u-pick berry farm in Veneta. They also sell their berries at Veneta’s Downtown Farmers’ Market. Due to a shortage of pickers, the market ran out of their strawberries very quickly. So I headed off to their farm to pick my own strawberries on Friday afternoon. And returned without my wallet. They kindly returned it and I got it on Tuesday morning when I came back to work. In the ensuing panic, I came to realize that had I had a market bag on my person, I might not have left my wallet on the ground next to the picked strawberries. (I later forgot I had my wallet with me at all and left it in the field.)
I am having a destashing sale on Ravelry [r]. Please take a look. I am planning to concentrate some of my electronics into a single itouch.
I am also trying to learn Irish Cottage Knitting. I find that my the knuckle in my index finger wants to get in the way. Grrr.
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