the Village Knittiot

Everything at the moment is a bit of a blur. I don’t want to keep dangling the promise of interesting news and exciting developments out there, but…things are happening at the speed of light, and I promise I will be able to talk about them soon.

This weekend, while Mr. Knittiot and I were in Philadelphia, we stopped in at Rosie’s Yarn Cellar and there are not enough words to describe how much I love this store and the awesome people who work, shop and knit there. I can’t wait until heading over to fondle the yarn is as quick as grabbing a trolley, train or bus into the heart of the city.

I’m sure many of you have already seen Amy Singer’s call for submissions for her new book that will feature patterns worked completely in non-animal fibers. I’ve been meaning to mention it here at the village. I’m batting around a few ideas at the moment with the thought that I would like to focus on a hemp blend (maybe hemp and soy silk if I can find it) or perhaps some of that soft and lucious 100% bamboo I saw at Rosie’s. Anyone else planning on submitting? Once I get started, I plan to post some notes on the progress, process and problems, so stay tuned.

This week I am starting up my knitting classroom at work. It’s really entirely selfish. I want some people to knit with and I like the people I work with, so there you go. This will be the first time I’ve done any instruction in a group setting, so it will all be a little experimental. Expect regular updates on our progress.

I’ve been doing a lot of Rhinebeck inspired blog hopping lately, and the results have been exposure to new and interesting people (the kind who make me think maybe were not all doomed to inevitable extinction). I’m working on updating some of my links and you can look for a pretty link heavy post coming up here soon.

Also, a free pattern is coming soon to a Village Knittiot site near you.

And the return of Encyclopedic 100 Things About Me, the D installation…

Stay tuned. After these messages we’ll be riiiiiight back (to be sung ala Saturday morning cartoons in the era of School House Rock).

This entry was posted on Monday, October 24th, 2005 at 6:31 am and is filed under this Random Life. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.