Contagious Cowl

I wanted an easy project to bring along to the knitting retreat & decided to start this as I have not made one before.

At the retreat, another knitter was also knitting the same cowl in her own handspun & it was looking great. Both of us were highly motivated & wanted to finish the cowl before the end of the retreat I finished mine on the 2nd day of the retreat & it was gorgeous .....

.... I love it & it feels so soft & warm around the neck. I was glad that I use one of my favorite yarn for this cowl - Socks That Rock Silkie. The slip stitch pattern of the cowl really brings out the colors of the yarn.

My finished cowl triggered off a knitting frenzy as several knitters wanted one. Gosia cast on immediately & in 8 hours (around 11pm), she had a cowl.

Since the retreat, I have seen a few more finished cowls in the knitting groups!

Annual Retreat

I can't believe another year had passed & it's time for our 4th Annual Retreat at the beautiful Avalon Homestead. This year we had 30 participants & we had a great time.

We started off with Show & Tell & the highlight was this machine knitted wedding dress which took our breath away ! There were so many FOs that every available space on this long table was filled ......

......there was a spindle spinning demonstration & I learnt Andean plying

...... a yarn & FO photography workshop & I took a great picture of my mittens in a light tent

...... a talk given by a Suri Alpaca breeder & then she gave us some tips on spinning the fiber

....... a weaving demonstration & we also had a chance to try it

It was a great weekend & we went home with so much knowledge & new skills & of course, some FOs !