tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53386896593690164412024-03-13T00:44:32.181-04:00Sarah Montie HandknitsA blog about knitting.
And about whatever I want it to be about on any given day.
As a designer of knitting patterns you can have a window into my design process.
You might just see a few sunsets along the way.Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-5685900741672647402013-07-16T16:14:00.000-04:002013-07-16T16:14:08.647-04:00It's About TimeA new pattern and a new blog post.<br />
I thought I would take you through the steps of my design process for my new shawl, Boardwalk.<br />
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1. Purchase yarn that speaks to me. <br />
While visiting my daughter in Philly I stopped by <a href="http://www.loopyarn.com/" target="_blank">Loop</a> and bought some yarn, including Madelinetosh DK. I had a gift certificate from <a href="http://www.theloopyewe.com/" target="_blank">Loopy Ewe</a> and later purchased more Madelinetosh DK. I can't remember if it was intentional to purchase these 2 yarns to go together or not. The William Morris does have a hint of the blue running through it.<br />
These yarns were destined to go together, but it was going to be tricky.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Madelinetosh DK, William Morris colorway, purchased at Loop in Philadelphia, March 17, 2012.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Madelinetosh DK, Celadon colorway, purchased from Loopy Ewe online, March 26, 2012.</td></tr>
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2. Lust over these yarns for more than a year and finally start swatching.<br />
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I wanted something other than the typical garter stitch stripes and played around with horizontal ribbing or welting. I love the texture of this stitch pattern where you alternate sections of stockinette stitch and reverse stockinette stitch. I wanted to do it with 2 colors and when you alternate colors it is best to change on even rows. The stitch pattern I wanted to use changes on odd rows. I don't know anyone who likes to weave in ends so I fiddled around with the concept and figured out a solution. Now what to do with this stitch pattern, how do I place it in whatever I was going to make? <br />
I decided a shawl would be the most practical, I knew I didn't have enough yarn for a garment, but too much for a hat or cowl and everybody (at least in the knitting world, or at least on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>) loves shawls.<br />
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I prefer crescent shaped shawls; I visualized both colors edging the shawl and the body of the shawl worked in just one color. After the edging is worked, stitches are picked up along one edge and the body is worked in short rows. <br />
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3. I finally started my first shawl on May 28, 2013 (gotta love Ravelry, I know just when I started my project).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tapered ends are a little tricky, but after that it is autopilot knitting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitches are picked up and short rows are being worked.</td></tr>
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4. Blocking. I love the texture of the border, but it was a little too springy for the desired drape, so I decided a wet block was in order.<br />
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5. Naming the pattern. I decided to ask my Facebook knitting friends to suggest a name. This was the photo I submitted.<br />
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Boardwalk was suggested. My local knitting friends were all looking forward to enjoying our new boardwalks in the coming weeks after the devastation of superstorm Sandy. The name boardwalk just immediately evoked positive feelings and made the local knitters smile. A winner.<br />
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5. Now for some creative photography, especially since my model was on vacation. My friend Frank Parisi helped me get some great photos for the pattern. You can see more photos for <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boardwalk-4" target="_blank">my pattern on Ravelry.</a> He took the photos and I did the editing; I edited my head right out of the picture.<br />
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I happened to wear my second <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sarahmontie/boardwalk" target="_blank">Boardwalk</a> to a summer party and liked the photo my daughter took with her phone. <br />
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6. When I work on a pattern, I often make it more than once. Even though it is relatively easy, I wanted to make sure I had all of the counts perfect for anyone else who wanted to make it. I hope there are no mistakes in the pattern. I made this one 3 times, because it was so much fun. My son, James Punderson, amateur photographer, took photos of my third one for me. This Boardwalk was made out of a light worsted yarn, project details are on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sarahmontie/boardwalk-2" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>.<br />
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I had a test knitter who lent me her sample to photograph. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/ShoreShihTzuNurs/boardwalk" target="_blank">Her project is here on Ravelry</a>.<br />
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7. The pattern goes through lots of rewrites and reformatting; friends read through it for grammatical editing, my other son creates the schematic for me and then I am finally ready to publish. When I think everything is ready, I make it available on Ravelry, Etsy and Craftsy. I make it available on my blog (which will take you to Ravelry where you can purchase the pattern). I look forward to seeing more projects show up on Ravelry as they are added.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ocean.nj.us/museums/islandhts/about.htm" target="_blank">Island Heights Cultural and Heritage Association </a>Garden Tour.<br />
In case I didn't have enough for you to look at in this post I wanted to add some photos from a garden tour we had in town on a beautiful day in June.<br />
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Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-70691959277463995082013-05-30T07:38:00.000-04:002013-06-01T06:52:12.482-04:00knit to flatter, a sweater challenge<br />
This spring <a href="http://www.amyherzogdesigns.com/f2f/" target="_blank">Amy Herzog</a> taught her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Knit-Flatter-instructions-youll-sweaters/dp/1617690171" target="_blank">Knit to Flatter </a>class at Lion Brand Studio, NYC. I decided it would be the perfect birthday treat for myself and my twin. It is not your usual knitting class where you learn a specific technique. Her class gives knitters the knowledge on how to choose the right design for your body shape and how to customize those designs for you. Even a non-knitter would like this class.<br />
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She took photos of us in tight fitting clothes and we figured out from our outlines whether we were top heavy, proportional or bottom heavy. We then discussed what details of a sweater would be most flattering to the different body types. She challenged everyone to make one of her designs, encouraging us to of course make changes. <br />
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I already had her book. I also had a bag of worsted weight yarn that I had won at a yarn crawl that would be perfect for a sweater. My criteria was that I wanted to use the yarn I already had and a pattern from the book. I chose the Coin Cable Cardigan. Fortunately, the only worsted weight pattern in the book also was good for my body type (proportional). Details of my project are on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sarahmontie/coin-cable-cardigan" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>. The process is below.<br />
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The first step was to swatch. I swatched in stockinette stitch and the coin cable stitch pattern.<br />
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The sweater was a bottom up, one piece design. I first knit a long band of the coin cable stitch pattern and picked up stitches along one side to knit up to the armholes. <br />
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At the same time I knit both front bands using the same coin cable stitch pattern. Knitting the corner was quite fiddly and I wasn't sure I liked the way the front band fit into the corner. I was hoping it would work itself out in the blocking which it pretty much did. However, if I were to make it again, I think I would make some adjustments at that stage.<br />
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The sweater was knit in one piece and worked up to the armholes. I adjusted the length by shortening it below the waist shaping. The waist shaping was in the back, similar to a sewing pattern, rather than the sides as most knitting patterns.<br />
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I worked the fronts and the backs separately. I placed locking stitch markers on my work to mark the decreases and increases. There are only 5 because I had to borrow some for something else. I love visual markers in my work. The waste yarn is another visual marker, placed in the row where I started to work my armhole decreases to make it easier to measure my work from the armhole to the shoulder shaping. I took note of the number of rows I worked so the back and right front could be worked to the same number of rows as the left front and therefore all match each other. Sometimes just relying on measuring knitting doesn't always match.</div>
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Now the fronts and backs are completed. On the right front I used a locking stitch marker for my visual clue for measuring instead of the waste yarn. That was what was convenient for me at the time.</div>
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Now for the fun part (can you hear the sarcasm in my voice?). I knit the back neck trim, attaching it to the body as I knit it. Better than having to sew the pieces together, but quite fiddly. After blocking, I realized the back neck was quite wide. It was <em>not</em> enough of a problem to do it over. <br />
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Now for the actual fun part. I decided I wanted to work the sleeves from the top down, not the bottom up as written. The pattern called for knitting a band of the coin cable stitch pattern, picking up stitches along one side and knitting the sleeve up and sewing the sleeve into the armhole. No more coin cable stitch pattern for me (I didn't really enjoy knitting that stitch pattern). I picked up stitches around the armhole, worked short rows to shape the sleeve cap and knit the sleeve down. Sounds easy, right? I did work it a couple of times to get a smooth look to the short rows and to get a good fit. I do love working a sleeve that way however.<br />
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I also decided that I wanted 3/4 length sleeves, more flattering to me. I had to decide how to finish the sleeve and since the coin cable stitch pattern is on a background of seed stitch, I decided to finish the sleeve with seed stitch.<br />
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The knitting is finished.<br />
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The ends are woven in and the sweater is blocking. I love using a blocking board so I can easily block to the right measurements. I stuck a towel inside, but it still took 2 days to dry. <br />
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Now for the button. The hole created by the cable is the buttonhole. I love this idea. However, the existing hole dictates that a 3/4inch button be used which I think looks too small when you only have one button for the whole sweater. Fortunately, I had the foresight to pick up a couple of buttons from <a href="https://www.melissajean.net/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_6&products_id=32" target="_blank">Melissa Jean</a> at <a href="http://www.sheepandwool.org/" target="_blank">Maryland Sheep and Wool</a>, one being oval. I think it is perfect for this sweater. In real life the color of the sweater and the button match perfectly (and I didn't have my sweater with me!).<br />
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The sweater is finally ready to wear. <br />
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It was fun taking her class in person, but you can read her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617690171/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1617690171&linkCode=as2&tag=stasknitrepe-20" target="_blank">book </a>, Knit to Flatter, or take her class on <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/instructors/amy-herzog" target="_blank">Craftsy</a> and get the same information. She has a fun Fashion Friday post on her <a href="http://www.amyherzogdesigns.com/blog/" target="_blank">blog</a> where she visually demonstrates her philosophy every week. You can catch her blog posts on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmyHerzogDesigns" target="_blank">facebook</a> too.<br />
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The sweater I am wearing is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/comfy-cowl-neck-pullover" target="_blank">Comfy Cowl Neck Pullover</a> pattern, which has the top down sleeve as an option. I wanted to design a sweater that would be my go to sweater, that I could just wear all the time, not a statement piece. Ironically, it fits in pretty well with Amy's philosophy.<br />
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What body shape do you think you are and what sweater details tend to look good on you?Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-27353846481415038152013-05-05T13:26:00.000-04:002013-05-05T13:26:24.232-04:00Maryland Sheep and Wool FestivalThis weekend is the <a href="http://www.sheepandwool.org/" target="_blank">Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival</a>. It has been going on for 40 years! I have been hearing about it for a few years now, but this was my first trip there. So here is a little pictorial review of the show, taken with my phone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the main walkway into the Festival. Lots of festival type food.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the largest building full of vendors. There were several smaller barns jam packed full of people.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of grassy areas full of more vendors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This vendor hand makes her own pin cushions, they were exquisite.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tons of spinning supplies, from fleeces, to roving, to spindles & wheels.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dueling fiddlers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's lots of sheep, pens and pens of all varieties.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These guys are waiting their turn for their competition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheep shearing.</td></tr>
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Thank you to a new shop in the area, <a href="http://www.chelseayarns.com/" target="_blank">Chelsea Yarns</a> for putting together a bus trip. I didn't have to drive, I could just knit! I made quite a bit of progress on a sweater I am knitting.</div>
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I reached my goal, 500 sales on Ravelry before my one year anniversary of my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/adirondack-2" target="_blank">Adirondack</a> pattern. 504 to be exact. </div>
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My latest design, however, has not been for my own internet sites. I have a new design for The Yarn Company in NYC. It will be an exclusive design to them and they will sell it in a kit with the yarn. I posted my progress on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sarahmontiehandknits" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.theyarnco.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=217&Itemid=366" target="_blank">The Yarn Company</a> will feature it in their next newsletter.</div>
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If you do not know what Ravelry is, stop right now, do not pass go, do not collect $200, go check it out <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. Of course, if you are not a knitter, don't bother. </div>
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I use Ravelry primarily to sell patterns, lucky for me most people use Ravelry to buy patterns. I noticed that as I was approaching the 1 year anniversary of my Adirondack pattern on Ravelry, I have almost 500 sales! I'm hoping to make that by April 20. </div>
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I simply friend anyone who has a blog I would like to follow, yes you can have friends on Ravelry, but you can friend anyone you like and they cannot ignore you or take their time trying to decide whether to accept your request or not or unfriend you. (Not that I have any experience of that on Facebook or would ever do that to anyone.)<br />
After you set up your personal page and friend all of the people whose blogs you want to follow, like The Yarn Harlot, Sarahmontie or Franklin Habit (yes, they do not have the option to not accept you as a friend), you can simply click on your friends list and you will have some choices. You can just admire your list of friends, or you can check out the activity of your friends, like their posing of their projects, or you can see the list of friends' blogs. They are all in one place for you, of course this only works if they are on Ravelry; it may not work for Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, unless they are knitters.<br />
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The opening of the <a href="http://www.ocartistsguild.org/" target="_blank">Ocean County Artists' Guild Fiber Art Invitational</a> was yesterday and I have to say there was a lot of energy all afternoon. Having nine different artists each with their own interpretation of fiber art gave the show a very diverse feel. <br />
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In my last post I gave a little background about the pieces and their progress. In this post I give you the finished product.<br />
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I went with my pieces and an open mind to the Guild the Wednesday before the show. The curator of the show wisely had the idea to hang the pieces separately. I was thinking I might use dowels to hang them, but I didn't have any with me. Friends ran home to gather up dowels and we played. Each one seemed to fall into place differently.<br />
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The red one hung by itself on the wall, with the top quarters draping down and creating a tent like look. <br />
The alpaca one was above a small table and reminded us of a spider web when it was spread out like a full circle. On the table I had a slide show running of the vests being modeled. <br />
The ribbon one hung high above the antique fireplace and mantle showing the full drape of the ribbon yarn and making quite an impact when people entered the room. On the mantle I placed 8 by 10 photos of each one being worn as vests.<br />
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I would show the alpaca and ribbon vests displayed at the show in addition to the red one, but I am having technical difficulties and cannot figure out how to keep the photos from coming out sideways! (My son and husband have weighed in on this problem and we're still working on it. Basically I have a love/hate relationship with my computer.) I am definitely a better knitter than I am a techie.<br />
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I didn't have permission to publish anyone else's work, so you will have to go to the Show to see the rest, check out the Guild's <a href="http://www.ocartistsguild.org/" target="_blank">website</a> for more details.<br />
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Here are the three vests being worn, wearable art.<br />
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I was invited to exhibit in the Fiber Art Invitational at the <a href="http://www.ocartistsguild.org/" target="_blank">Ocean County Artists' Guild</a>. </div>
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I decided to do an adaptation of my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/circle-swing-coat" target="_blank">Circle Swing Coat</a> pattern which I consider a concept pattern and lends itself to more creativity than your typical knitting pattern. By concept pattern I mean that you follow more of a recipe or formula rather than strict very specific instructions. For instance if I had to break it down to a formula it would be </div>
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My plan was to make 3 pieces, each with the same formula but with a different theme. The first one was the color red. I chose all different fibers and textures as long as the yarn had some red in it I could use it.<br />
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The finished piece is a vest and the slits in the circle are the armholes.<br />
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The next piece was all ribbon yarn, color was not an issue. As you can see a very different effect.<br />
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I took one simple concept and treated it 3 different ways. Of course you can see the colors are very different, but the feel and drape are very different too.<br />
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I hope you will come to the show if you are local, I would love to see you at the opening reception. 10 different fiber artists will be featured all with very different interpretations. The exhibit starts on Sunday, April 7 with a reception from 1-4, free admission and light refreshments. It will run until April 30. The Ocean County Artists' Guild is located at 22 Chestnut St. (corner of Chestnut and Ocean) in Island Heights, a beautiful historic home. <br />
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Don't you want to see how they all get displayed and fit into the exhibit as a whole? So do I. <br />
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PS I only had to buy one skein of yarn, these pieces were all worked from my stash. Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-40513759615655983072013-03-16T16:19:00.000-04:002013-03-16T16:19:04.882-04:00FinallyI have finally published a pattern that I was working on last summer and blogged about on <a href="http://sarahmontie.blogspot.com/2012/08/saved-by-i-cord.html" target="_blank">August 16</a> and <a href="http://sarahmontie.blogspot.com/2012/09/photogarphy.html" target="_blank">September 1</a>. Sometimes a pattern will languish for one reason or another. I wasn't thrilled about publishing it in the fall when it really seemed more like a spring/summer project. I came across it again recently trying to follow through on some things that had been put aside. <br />
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Back in September I was trying to decide on what photos to use and a name for the pattern. I usually start with a working name for a pattern, most often I use the name of the yarn and what I am making. This was called Grass Cardigan, the yarn is Plymouth Yarn Grass. Sometimes I will go for a name that has very little to do with the design (Brianna, Isabel, Adirondack) but this time I decided to simply name it <br />
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Drop Stitch Cardigan. <br />
A seamless short sleeve cardigan knit from the top <br />down. The round yoke has eyelets marking the <br />increases. The attached front bands are knit in <br />ribbing. Flattering A-line shaping is accented with <br />a dropped stitch pattern.<br />
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This morning I participated in a local clean up. Brown's Woods, named for the previous owner of the property, is just about two miles from my house but I hadn't been there since I catered some luncheons for Mrs. Brown sometime in the 80's. In my former life I had a catering business. Seeing a recruitment of volunteers to clean up the Woods on facebook, I decided this was the perfect opportunity to explore the property. I found out that the house is being used as an office for the Barnegat Bay Partnership, a local environmental organization. The clean-up was organized by an energetic young girl who works for AmeriCorps, similar to the Peace Corps only in the US. I will definitely come back with my daughter when she visits with her dog.</div>
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My Adirondack pattern has been very popular on Ravelry, however knitters are never satisfied and I got several requests to adapt the pattern to sock weight yarn. I rose to the challenge and added some rows to the original pattern so you can now make the Adirondack out of sock weight yarn. An update was sent to everyone who purchased the pattern on Ravelry. </div>
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This time, I was not satisfied. I wanted to make a vest for the winter so I decided to adapt my tennis vest pattern to a wool vest. The instructions are the same, only the yarn is different and of course added photos. So now the pattern shows both versions. Again, anyone who purchased the pattern got the updated version. <br />
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I have joined forces with The Yarn Company in NYC and designed an exclusive pattern for them. Lorna's Laces has dyed some yarn exclusively for the shop and one of the colorways is Toxic Waste. This cowl pattern is available as a kit at <a href="http://www.theyarnco.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=200&Itemid=15#!/~/product/category=4223380&id=20106534" target="_blank">The Yarn Company</a>. Usually I don't like pooling, but I think it really works in this cowl. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fzNWjx5J4O0pBNMOyQxL_AfOtCsVNuCiZM-YHc8TiqhIOqho7_eMU__zdSkWRWkEsdAx7nvtGGJ1YWc1UQhXXAdcX2Bg-pz6rD6GB93xinTGK7Vl1MFQRqt0Pi5RJm_HkTP4lFL-78k/s1600/2-2013+Gina+Hat+IMG_3992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I finally finished the hat pattern I have been promising and it is free on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversible-rib-reversible-hat" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> and <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/knitting/accessory/reversible-rib-reversible-hat-unisex/47567" target="_blank">Craftsy</a>. I love the colors of this yarn, Gina by Plymouth Yarn, and the long color repeats, but it is a challenge to use successfully. I think the use of purl stitches and the vertical knit stitch rib help to break up the color a little bit and keep it from being just another striped hat. If you prefer, you can wear it inside out, with more knit stitches showing. This hat makes me happy.<br />
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Before Christmas I designed this simple Bulky Small Shawl as a quick project great for gifts. In a effort to clean up my desk I came across my notes and wrote up the pattern. </div>
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Pattern row: CO 3sts, knit to end of row. Repeat this row until you have 35sts.</div>
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January 18th I went to Vogue Knitting Live in NYC. It is not a long trip for me but I treated myself to a weekend in the city. The hotel was in the center of Times Square and I was on the 26th floor. I could lay in bed with the Australian Open on TV, listen to my knitting podcasts and check out the internet all at the same time. OK, maybe not everyone's idea of heaven, but for me at that time it was mine.<br />
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I made a few purchases in the Marketplace. I know my loot doesn't look very exciting, but I was thrilled. No yarn, since I haven't used the yarn I bought last year. I did want to buy a felted bag from <a href="http://www.juliahilbrandt.com/juliahilbrandt/home.html" target="_blank">juliahilbrandt</a>. I had seen her at Rhinebeck and decided after it was too late that I had to have one of her bags. I also saw <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/erinlanebagsandmore?ref=shop_name_search_sugg" target="_blank">pattern keepers from erin.lane</a>. After hearing about them on a podcast I bought one from her etsy shop for a gift and immediately regreted not buying one for myself. I was thrilled to see them at VKL, ok so I had to pay NY sales tax but no shipping. I loved the Dragonfly Fibers logo so I had to buy something from them. Their yarn was gorgeous but I just bought some hand salve. <br />
The classes and the caliber of instructors are what is really special about VKL. I just took 2 classes this year, that way I would have time to practice what I learned. I was thrilled to meet the grand dame of podcasting, <a href="http://cast-on.com/" target="_blank">Brenda Dayne</a> and learn from her Toe Up Socks, yet again another method.<br />
I also took a Brioche class from <a href="http://www.nancymarchant.com/" target="_blank">Nancy Marchant</a>, the authority on the brioche stitch. I never managed to take the time to explore it on my own, and she really spelled it out. I just have to take the time to practice on my own. However...<br />
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The day I came home from VKL, I went straight to the emergency room where my father had been taken that morning. We were told he was anemic and they gave him 3 pints of blood. His already compomised kidneys were not able to handle the stress. After a few days he was moved into hospice in the same hospital and quietly passed away on January 29th. He lived a wonderfull full life of 99 years. I blogged in November about my parents celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. Since this is a knitting blog I won't go on about my father's accomplishments and how important he was to me and how proud I was of him, but I will leave you with a couple of photos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack English doing what he loved best.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John A. English, a life well lived.</td></tr>
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If you would like to know more about my father you can read his <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mycentraljersey/obituary.aspx?n=john-a-english&pid=162900560#fbLoggedOut" target="_blank">obituary</a>.<br />
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I have gotten a lot of knitting done in the last 4 weeks but I will save that for another post. <br />
However, none of the knitting has included toe up socks or brioche, that would have taken more concentration than I was able to give.<br />
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<br />Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-58835628612579714932013-01-12T09:21:00.000-05:002013-01-12T10:39:23.459-05:00Following up........<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my last post I talked about updating my Reversible Houndstooth Scarf pattern. Here are what I think are some improved photos. </div>
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I finally went over to the beach, my first time since Sandy. </div>
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Check out the Plymouth Yarn Company ad inside the cover of the Vogue Knitting Winter 2012 issue. It is the same yarn as my hat. Ironic, not really since I designed the sweater and I had leftover yarn.</div>
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This time of year the sunrises seem to catch my eye more than the sunsets. These 2 sunrises are separated by a few mintues. I am continually amazed at the individual beauty that the sky portrays day after day, minute after minute.<br />
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My nephew/godson asked me at Christmas if I had any manly scarves laying around. I told him I would take a look, knowing I did not have any. I have only designed one scarf for a guy and I decided that the pattern needs an update. Occasionally I take one of my old patterns and spruce it up. I love the choice of a reversible slip stitch pattern for a scarf and what says masculine more than houndstooth? Let's take a look at my current photos. Even though I love my son's long curly red hair and will probably never see that again, I think I can do better with new photos. <br />
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I originally did the scarf in 2 sizes, but I am now going to do one size, narrow like the smaller one and longer than the larger one. I think the trend for men has been to fold the scarf in half and pull the ends through. Both of these scarves are too short for that. <br />
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My current in progress photo shows off the popular close up shot on a white background. I don't know why the green yarn is showing up blue! I may still photograph the finished scarf on my female model since she really shows off my stuff well (or even a potato sack for that matter) and just promote it as a unisex scarf.<br />
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I have a new hat. My notes are scribbled on a piece of paper and I am in the process of deciphering them into an understandable format for other knitters. I really like the reversible rib effect with the variegated yarn. I am attracted to color, but the colorful yarns are not always the easiest to match to a likeable pattern. I originally used this yarn, <a href="http://www.plymouthyarn.com/yarn/gina-item-631" target="_blank">Gina by Plymouth</a> Yarn, in an <a href="http://www.plymouthyarn.com/yarn/gina-item-631#2516" target="_blank">entrelac pattern</a> which it lends itself to very well. I am debating whether I should also make matching fingerless gloves? Should I sell the pattern myself or offer it to the yarn company? Maybe offer the hat by itself for free? Any opinions or advice?<br />
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This hat can also be worn inside out, in other words it is reversible. Of course I didn't think about that when I was taking the photos. This would not be an official photo anyway, except that it does have the white background.<br />
<br />Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-80685016632990527672012-12-27T07:55:00.002-05:002012-12-27T07:55:55.013-05:00O Tannenbaum O Tannenbaum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Christmas Caroling has always been an important part of my Christmas for longer than I can remember. My sisters and I are still carrying on the tradition of caroling around the neigborhood. When I saw these carolers in NYC I had to stop and listen for awhile.</div>
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I had the opportunity to spend 6 days in the city with my sister a couple of weeks before Christmas. We are an 1 1/2 hour bus ride from the city, so I am usually a day tripper. I loved living in the city if only for a few days. Early morning walks in Central Park and daily forays to the Columbus Circle Holiday Market where we saw the carolers became my new routine. Here are some of the Christmas trees that we saw in our adopted neighborhood.<br />
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I did spend one evening at <a href="http://www.theyarnco.com/" target="_blank">The Yarn Company</a>, my new neigborhood store. I did a little stash enhancement.<br />
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This is an exclusive colorway to them just as the Westside Highway colorway is that I had purchsed during the NYC yarn crawl. I love my fingerless gloves, Isabel, that I designed from their yarn. </div>
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When I got home all relaxed and refreshed (maybe my sisters and I will have to start a new tradition?) we finally got our own tree. Not as many ornaments this year or presents, but not too shabby. This is my first photograph with my Christmas present, an iPhone. </div>
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Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-21844566342058781772012-12-10T08:29:00.002-05:002012-12-10T09:19:00.706-05:00Not on my "bucket list".I offered to my daughter as she was approaching her 30th birthday a little trip with her mom, a way of celebrating the beginning of a new decade.<br />
I was a little surprised when she picked a death defying mule ride in the Grand Canyon. This is something that is quite often on people's bucket list. She is too young and I don't have one. Anyway, I was too busy to even think about it and I blindly agreed. <br />
She was to make all of the plans, reservations and do all of the driving while we were there (so of course I could knit in the car). <em>And, </em>I wanted to visit a yarn shop. <br />
I have to say she did a great job (if anyone needs a trip planner and companion, she's your girl!) <br />
I think my greatest concern was being cold, hence the funny looking hat I am wearing. <br />
It is truly a lifetime experience, and I am glad that I did it. <br />
I don't have any photos of the first hour or so since I had a death grip on my reins and only looked forward. By the second day I relinquished my reins to the saddle horn and I was even turning around in my saddle to improve my photo ops. And no, I did not knit while I was on my mule.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first view of the Canyon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am in front behind the guide and my daughter is next in line of 10 riders. Can you identify the shawl pattern I am wearing?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to go through a small tunnel and over a suspension bridge to get to the Phantom Ranch, our final destination for the day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am looking down from my mule, Hondo, where you can see the trails we have just traveled on our way up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our guide, the iconic cowboy. Notice how narrow the trail is and how steep the drop is off to the right. And yes, the mules often like to walk on the outside edge of the trail. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also visited the red rocks of Sedona.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved this chapel, <a href="https://www.chapeloftheholycross.com/store/shopcontent.asp?type=History" target="_blank">Chapel of The Holy Cross</a>, and the story behind it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the very few flowers we saw.</td></tr>
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We discovered a yarn shop very close to our lodgings, the <a href="http://www.thesedonaknitwits.com/" target="_blank">Sedona Knit Wits</a>. I was able to find some locally dyed yarn, <a href="http://www.marygavanyarns.com/" target="_blank">Mary Gavan Yarns</a>, and decided on her sock yarn, Plateau. The colorway, which she does not name or number, certainly reminded me of our locale. My plans are to rework my Adirondack pattern with sock yarn. This yarn is so obscure that it wasn't even in Ravelry yet!<br />
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I haven't shared a local Island Heights sunset lately so I will leave you with one in Sedona. <br />
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What is on your bucket list?Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-26269216834983479782012-11-27T08:30:00.000-05:002012-11-27T08:30:01.574-05:00Bittersweet CelebrationsThanksgiving has just passed and even though many friends have been devastated by the recent Superstorm (apparently not a hurricane) everyone I have encountered is reminding themselves of what we have to be thankful for. <br />
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First and foremost we have our family, we had 27 for Thanksgiving dinner. My immediate family was all together and I am so thankful for that. <br />
We had extended family visiting from Germany (he is our American nephew who married a girl from Poland and their son is trilingual) for the first time since their son was born and it was so special to treat them to a real American Thanksgiving.<br />
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The day before Thanksgiving was my parents' 70th anniversary so we celebrated it at Thanksgiving along with my daughter's 30th birthday. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">70 years ago on November 21.</td></tr>
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I've managed to get in some knitting and I finished my long fingerless mitts pattern. I have realized that it is difficult to get a good photo to really show off this accessory. My pattern is available on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/isabel-4" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/115401961/isabel-pdf-pattern-for-knitted-long" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/user/468888/pattern-store" target="_blank">Craftsy</a>. What do you think about the photos? <br />
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One more note about Thanksgiving (you would think this was an assignment to see how many times I could put the word Thanksgiving into a short blog post); sometimes traditions fade, and I was reminded that we used to play Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant. One year we even took the kids to Carnegie Hall to see him perform his annual personalized version. <a href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/11/nora-guthrie-talks-about-alices-restaurant-arlo-and-woody.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NakedCapitalism+%28naked+capitalism%29" target="_blank">Here</a> is his sister talking a little about her brother Arlo, maybe you had to be there, but it brought back many good memories.<br />
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Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-9770559166685804752012-11-05T08:26:00.000-05:002012-11-05T08:50:50.295-05:00HalloweenGovernor Christie postponed Halloween, so in the state of NJ Halloween is today.<br />
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Personally we have little damage and have come through the hurricane very well. Many in our little town of 1,700 are still without power. Slowly streets are being cleared and road blocks are retreating. Our post office has been working without lights (we do not get mail delivery) and our fire department is a home to area first responders. Our local diner (NJ is famous for them) is now open for business and even though we can cook at home we have returned to our weekend tradition of breakfast at the Toms River Diner. <br />
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I haven't really been taking very many photos but having been looking at many personal photos and videos through<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/sarah.punderson" target="_blank"> FB</a>. I have been spending my time taking care of people, so I am sorry I don't have any exciting photos to show you. We have had some especially beautiful clouds, but I never had my camera with me.<br />
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Not a spectacular photo, but I just happened to grab my camera.<br />
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I am continuing to work on the long fingerless gloves pattern and am making up another pair in Lorna's Laces Solemate yarn I bought on the NYC yarn crawl. I love, love, love the way they are turning out. I tried to finish them last night, but I discovered it is not a good idea to work on a picot bind off when you are nodding off in front of the TV.<br />
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My pattern proofreader is still without power and therefore internet. She also had severe flooding so she has been busy. (I could say something sarcastic here, but I won't, but I am thinking it.)<br />
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I don't know if we will actually have trick or treaters in our town, but I have my back up Reese's Peanut Butter Cups ready (we already ate the Tastycakes!)Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-20858662122574568102012-10-30T10:30:00.000-04:002012-10-30T10:30:38.552-04:00SandyWe are told that the worst of hurricane Sandy has passed us at this point. Power is out all over the area. (Oh darn, I'm missing a dentist appointment.)<br />
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We were lucky, we just have one large branch down and a piece of our fencing is broken.<br />
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Our neighbors to the west have docks underwater and probably damaged. <br />
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Our neighbor to the east is a boatyard at sea level. I don't even see evidence of the public dock that is next to the boatyard.<br />
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I wonder if we will still have Trick or Treaters? My son has been eating the treats I bought (Ok, I had some too, but who can resist Tastycake Tandy Cakes?)<br />
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My mother in law celebrated her 93rd birthday at our house last night. She is waiting out the storm with us since we have a generator. My sister also is staying here so we were able to have a nice spontaneous birthday dinner complete with champagne, thank you Eve. I just happened to have a carrot cake in the freezer. It will definitely be a birthday to remember!<br />
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I am not getting very much knitting done, but I did have a photo shoot on Sunday. Here is a preview. I hope to get the pattern up soon.<br />
<br />Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-36195014937359389272012-10-22T09:15:00.000-04:002012-10-22T09:15:30.065-04:00Best Kept Secret<br />
In my opinion the best kept secret in Rhinebeck is the fried pickles. Ok, so I don't frequent city bars, where my daughter tells me she has had them. Out in the 'burbs they do not have fried pickles and I have not seen them since last year at Rhinebeck. There is virtually no line, unlike the fried artichokes and for some reason falafal, and that was our first stop of the day. <br />
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I went to Rhinebeck with 2 friends on an organized bus trip by <a href="http://carriageyarn.com/" target="_blank">Carriage Yarns in New Jersey</a>. We knew we wanted to go to the book signing tent and get <a href="http://www.melaniegall.com/recordings/" target="_blank">Melanie Gall's CD</a>, <u>Knitting all the Day</u>. She is one half of a podcasting team, the <a href="http://savvygirls.ca/" target="_blank">Savvy Girls</a>. They tell about their international misadventures and of course knitting. She is a trained opera singer and has recorded a selection of knitting songs from the WWI era. What knitter wouldn't want a copy of that? Especially signed. </div>
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One of the highlights of Rhinebeck is going to the Ravelry meet up. We got new Ravelry pins and met up with "old friends" <a href="http://ysolda.com/" target="_blank">Ysolda</a> and <a href="http://westknits.com/" target="_blank">Stephen</a>. I use the term "old friends" very loosely. Although Stephen said he remembered us from when my friend and I saw him last week in Philadelphia. Ysolda did say she remembered me from a couple of classes I took from her in New York at Vogue Live. I think not, but could it be because I sat in the front row and corrected her on something? Maybe I was that obnoxious student but she was too polite to say so. I prefer to think that she was just politely saying she remembered me. </div>
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It was a beautiful clear day and a little warm for handknits, although perfect for a little shawl, I thought my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/adirondack-2" target="_blank">Adirondack</a> (in previous photos of me) was the perfect accessory. There were crowds everywhere and long lines.</div>
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Of course there is yarn! I don't really need any yarn, but I did buy one skein in the last booth we went to, The Fold from IL. They had a beautiful selection of Socks That Rock, Blue Moon Fiber Arts. I couldn't resist a yarn that looked like shades of hydrangea with hints of bright olive green and called Single Cell Dating Pool. Blue and green, how predicatble. </div>
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Our day ended with a long trip back home after a stop at a quaint local diner. Plenty of time to knit since I wasn't driving. A lot of oohing and ahhing on the way home and fondling (of yarn) and planning new projects for new yarn. Not a bad day. </div>
Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-47506389485060389322012-10-16T00:50:00.000-04:002012-10-16T00:50:00.903-04:00Everybody Loves the FallExcept for me. I am a summer girl at heart. I have a strict policy of no mums in my garden, bah humbag. Wrong season, but you get my drift.<br />
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However, it is a great time for knitting events. <br />
A great time for stash enhancement.<br />
I already blogged about National Alpaca Farm Day, which was really the last weekend in September, not just one day.<br />
I purchased yarn from the alpaca Burlap.<br />
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This is an account of my last week......<br />
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Sunday I participated in a Yarn Crawl in NYC. A fun excuse to visit yarn shops (like I need an excuse!). I was good until my friend and I got to the last shop on our list, <a href="http://www.theyarnco.com/" target="_blank">The Yarn Company.</a> They had size 50 circular needles. Will I ever use them? I don't know. Had I ever seen them before? No I hadn't, therefore I must have them, just in case I will ever have a use for them and I wouldn't be able to get them. Since I was already buying something I might as well buy some yarn. Solemate yarn by Lorna's Laces caught my eye, and since it had something in it called Outlast that I had never heard of, I should really try it out. (Are you seeing a pattern?)<br />
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I dropped by my local yarn shop, <a href="http://woolymonmouth.com/" target="_blank">Wooly Monmouth</a>, on Wednesday (45 minutes away) to pick up my Adirondack shawl I had left to encourage pattern sales. The owner was unpacking a box of new yarn, a company she just started carrying and a company I had never heard of, Handmaiden from Canada. One skein wouldn't add too much to my stash, and I could knit up a beautiful skein of merino/cashmere sock yarn into something quick, just one skein, couldn't I? Doesn't this color remind you of the summer?<br />
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Did you ever hear of I Love Yarn Day? I hadn't either, but apparently it is October 12, the same day a group of us were meeting at our local AC Moore to knit (ok, we call ourselves Knit Wits). No yarn this time, I just bought a magazine.<br />
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I taught a knitting class at <a href="http://woolbearers.com/" target="_blank">Woolbearers </a>on Saturday, the moebius cast on. I had a great time with a very talented group of ladies and the owner Myra had a lot going on in her shop that day and kept everyone knitting and happy. Of course, I didn't need any more yarn, but behind me was a shelf of discounted yarns. Who can resist a bargain? One yarn stood out from all the rest. It was autumn colors, very seasonal, but with a touch of the lime green and aqua blue that I so love. Perfect for a summer girl who is forced to accept that autumn is here. It would be perfect for a moebius cowl, wouldn't it?<br />
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The week ended up with a knitting class at <a href="http://www.loopyarn.com/" target="_blank">Loop</a> in Philadelphia with <a href="http://westknits.com/" target="_blank">Stephen West</a>. A young man who has revolutionized shawl design. Since he was signing books, I had to buy the two I didn't already have. He was very sweet and personable and we all wanted to take him home with us. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephen & Sarah</td></tr>
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I guess the fall isn't so bad. <br />
And next weekend is the biggest event of them all, the Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival, better known as just <a href="http://www.sheepandwool.com/" target="_blank">Rhinebeck</a>. People will come from all over the country and from across the pond to visit Rhinebeck on this weekend. It is practically in my back yard, only about 3 or 4 hours away. The one stop I definitely want to make is the fried pickle truck. I might just come home with a skein or two of yarn.<br />
But you still won't find any mums in my garden.<br />
Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-27901173330648992962012-10-13T08:17:00.000-04:002012-10-13T08:17:55.388-04:00National Alpaca Farm DayNational Alpaca Farm Day was celebrated on the weekend of September 29 & 30. I visited our local Alpaca farm, <a href="http://www.almapark.com/NAFD2012.html" target="_blank">Alma Park Alpacas</a>. <br />
The owner Rose and her husband have a beautiful farm and they obviously love what they do. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the different colors.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a skein of DK from Burlap, one of Rose's alpaca's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were not too interested in me.<br />
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Stop by her online shop, where she carries her own yarn in addition to other companies. She has also written a children's book about alpacas, A Mama for Mr. Frost. <a href="http://store.almapark.com/" target="_blank">Check it out</a>. Rose's enthusiasm for what she is doing is so infectious, I recommend a visit to her farm if you possibly can. If not, see if there is a farm in your area, they are popping up all over the place. If you do visit Alma Park Alpacas, make sure you visit the farm market around the corner, on September 30th they had the best corn I had all summer! Sorry, I forget the name of the farm market. <br />
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Alma Park Alpacas is located at 2800 Monmouth Rd., Jobstown, NJ. Call 732-620-1052 to visit.<br />
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If you thought the next pattern I would publish would be the vest/cardigan (still needing a name) from the last podcast, you would be wrong! My life was hi-jacked by the Peto Studio Museum and my involvement in the latest exhibit. If you are local I encourage you to visit. We are only open on the weekends from 1-4 but it is worth making room on your calendar to see the show. You can check out their website at <a href="http://www.petomuseum.org/">www.petomuseum.org</a>. We have 31 original John F. Peto paintings, the largest showing since his show at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. in 1983. We also have on display an extensive family tree, family photos and artifacts. You will feel transported to another period of time, guarenteed. <em>As a friend</em>, you are welcome to contact me directly if you cannot fit that time into your schedule and I will arrange for a private tour. </div>
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I have actually just published a pattern for fingerless mitts. My working title was Bicycle Fingerless Mitts but I used an even more functional name of Fingerless Mitts with Pockets for the published title. The reason they are Bicycle Fingerless Mitts is because my daughter wanted fingerless gloves to wear while she biking in the cool weather when she was training for a marathon. After not being able to find a pattern I decided to design a pair myself. I thought something unusual like this might be good for the Knitty online publication. It takes a long time to submit something and wait for the answer. Well, they did not accept it, so I sat on it for awhile thinking I might submit the pattern somewhere else. However, that takes time and concentration that I don't have at this time so I decided to just publish it myself. I used Plymouth Happy Feet sock yarn for the green mitts. I love working with this yarn, it is durable, washable and a joy to knit with, and it has great color choices. The blue mitts are made from a self patterning sock yarn, sorry I forget which yarn I made them so long ago from my stash.</div>
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I will be teaching a class at Woolbearers in Mt. Holly, NJ. The class is Saturday October 13, 1-4. I am teaching the moebius cast on. This is a technique that will completely blow your mind. Once you master it though, you will feel like you have really accomplished something. If you want to know more about the moebius, look up <a href="http://catbordhi.com/category/patterns/moebius/" target="_blank">Cat Bhordhi</a>, she wrote two books on the moebius and many applications of the technique. Check out Woolbearers for their classes at <a href="http://woolbearers.com./">woolbearers.com.</a></div>
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Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-59464138302950994692012-09-01T08:29:00.000-04:002012-09-01T08:32:49.626-04:00PhotographyIn order to "sell" your pattern to someone they have to want to "buy" it. You want to grab them with a photo, especially on the internet. You don't have the benefit of the actual garment hanging in the store. <br />
Just look at the difference between the various knitting magazines and how they photograph and present their projects. Which magazine is your favorite? Of course there are various online magazines to choose from, <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff10/PATTcoralie.php" target="_blank">Knitty</a> and <a href="http://www.twistcollective.com/collection/index.php/component/content/article/179" target="_blank">Twist Collective</a> for example. A lot of people check out the Ravelry patterns page and see the designs that are hot today. I was lucky enough to have my shawl pattern, Adirondack, show up on that list. I don't know why, was it the photo that first caught a few people's eyes? <br />
The intitial photograph is your first impression. <br />
Of course word of mouth is a big reason why we knit something, we want to knit what others are knitting, just look at the popularity of the pattern <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wingspan-2" target="_blank">Wingspan</a>. <br />
I decided to ask a friend of mine who is an amateur photographer (so far) if he would like to take some photographs of my latest project. Good practice for him and free photos for me! A win win situation. Next comes the selection process. Which photo would you choose to be the cover photo, the one that would be the first impression on Ravelry, Etsy or Craftsy? <br />
Thanks to my friend Frank Parisi for taking the photographs and always to Lena for modeling for me.<br />
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Oh and I am trying to decide what to name the project. I have to admit I waffle between names like <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bulky-cable-vest" target="_blank">Bulky Cable Vest</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/adirondack-2" target="_blank">Adirondack</a>, you can check them out on my patterns pages. Obviously with Adirondack you have no idea as to what the pattern is, but there is a story behind the name.<br />
Some facts about the sweater:<br />
Yarn used called Grass, cotton and hemp fiber content<br />
Top down, circular yoke construction<br />
Drawstring closure<br />
Drop stitch and eyelet detail<br />
One piece, seamlessSarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-61594115435566953112012-08-16T08:02:00.000-04:002012-08-16T08:02:01.228-04:00Saved by the I-cordI often start a new design project at the start of a tennis grand slam tournament, so when the Olympics was starting I sat down and started a new project. I finished it during the closing ceremonies, but it didn't quite look the way I expected. I really didn't want to have to reknit the whole thing like my last project.<br />
When I sat down to knit the night after finishing the sweater, the idea came to me to knit an I-cord, after all my new sweater had eyelets around the neckline, maybe I could do something with that? I laced the I-cord through and it solved all the problems.<br />
I modeled it for a couple of knit groups and they all liked the finished project (at least no one spoke up if they didn't like it).<br />
I don't have a photo yet of the completed sweater and I am still working on writing the pattern, but here is a photo of the yoke and the eyelets. They are almost camouflaged, but the neckline is to the right. Finished photos will follow.<br />
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The night after my revelation I discovered this spiderweb outside my front door. Spiders are good luck, right?<br />
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Did you ever have a knitting project that didn't come out the way you expected? Or should I ask how many projects have you made that didn't come out as expected? Were you able to salvage it? them? What was your solution?Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-88027568469124765372012-08-12T10:53:00.000-04:002012-08-12T10:55:17.544-04:00High Line & Mood = NYCLast spring when I was at an Anderson Cooper taping in NYC, my daughter spent her time walking the <a href="http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-history" target="_blank">High Line</a>. I decided we would have to come back to the city so I could experience the High Line myself. The High Line was originally an elevated freight train track, built on Manhattan's west side in the 1930s. Last used in the 1980s the structure faced demolition in the 1990s. The Friends of the High Line, a non-profit group, working together with the City of New York have created an elevated public park.<br />
We chose a date and even though it was one of the hottest days of the summer, we left the Jersey shore and headed to the city. It did not disappoint, but then I love NYC! I chose not to take my camera, so I am using my daughter's photos from her iPhone. <br />
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This gives you an idea of the elevation. Along this stretch are built in benches. The plantings are all low maintenance.<br />
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We stopped at the "beach" where they had built in and rolling chaise lounges with a view of the Hudson River. I took out my knitting and we watched for awhile the children and adults going barefoot in the water created by a little waterfall. </div>
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I thought we had come upon some yarn bombing but it was one of several sculptures along the trail, <u>Old Singer with Blossoms</u>.</div>
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Exciting the High Line we were in the garment district and were greeted by David in Missoni. Do they even have one of these in Italy?<br />
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It occurred to me that we were in the neighborhood of <a href="http://www.moodfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Mood</a>, the fabric store used by the show Project Runway. I convinced my daughter to go, even though she does not sew and I don't sew anymore. She got inspired by some of the fabric and decided I could make a scarf for her. I figured it would be faster and cheaper than knitting so I did come home with 2 pieces of gorgeous fabric. The store is truly a tactile and visual experience. <br />
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Now for some knitting............<br />
I have been using some beautiful yarn form Plymouth, Grass, 65% cotton and 35% hemp. I like the idea of creating an A-line shape by incorporating the drop stitch into the knitted fabric as shown in the photo below. <br />
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Today is the last day of the Olympics. I plan to go watch the closing ceremonies with friends of mine whose daughter was in the Olympics. They are home now, but they got to watch their daughter come in 4th in the triathlon. How cool is that! I loved watching all of the tennis, especially the finals and of course the women's triathlon. What was your favorite event?Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338689659369016441.post-86774961617377724982012-07-27T09:36:00.002-04:002012-07-27T09:36:24.948-04:00Stormy WeatherI had the opportunity to take a couple of classes from <a href="http://www.shirleypaden.com/" target="_blank">Shirley Paden</a> without having to go into NYC (although I love New York!). The <a href="http://woolymonmouth.com/" target="_blank">Wooly Monmouth</a> in Red Bank, NJ had Shirley as a guest insturctor for a second time (you may remember another blog post I had) only this time I decided to take both classes, Cast Ons Class and Elements of Lace Knitting. Ok, I have been knitting for a long time, I design and have even taught a class on cast ons but I love the hands on classes just like the next person.<br />
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Don't take one of Shirley Paden's class unless you are ready to think. She will not just spoon feed you information you can read for yourself out of a book. In fact, if you have seen her last book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Knitwear-Design-Workshop-Comprehensive-Handknits/dp/1596680865" target="_blank">Knitwear Design Workshop, A Comprehensive Guide to Handknits</a>, you would know that she is extremely thorough with whatever she does. She wants you to come away with a good understanding of what she is teaching, not just memorization of a few techniques. I would definitely recommend her classes. This time I convinced a friend to take the classes with me.<br />
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Now for some weather.....<br />
The sunsets are not as spectacular this time of year. However about a week ago I was admiring the setting sunlight on the boats that are docked outside our front windows. There is a faint glimpse of a rainbow in the photo. <br />
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This photo shows the sunset that was casting the orange glow to the sailboats.<br />
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Now for the sormy weather.......<br />
Last night a storm came in quickly across the water and my son caught this photo. This is close to the same view as the picture above. <br />
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Do you love storm watching or do you hide? I remember as a kid during summer rain storms sitting in the gutters while the water swooshed by. Do kids do that anymore?Sarah Montiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229580460115965240noreply@blogger.com0