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Just a few days ago, our 75th Sample Stitch Kimono knit-a-long
participant signed up! Congratulations to Molly
from North Carolina! But just because Molly was #75,
it doesn't mean you can't still join us!
As I have been traveling around the country teaching, I
inevitably have someone come up to tell me that they
are participating in the SSK and they just wanted to
meet me in person. I just LOVE that! Participants tell
me that they love the variety of stitch options each
month and the accompanying lessons. And since I
almost always have my Kimono with me -- it is my
favorite thing to wear -- they get to see my sample as
well. Of course, that is fun for both of us! So if you are
a participant or if you are just following
along on the blog stop by and say "HI" if I am traveling in your area!
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Last July Arlis and I went on our first cruise. We had a
FABULOUS time. So I am excited to announce TWO
opportunities in 2008 to go cruising with Gwen!
The first cruise is happening in January 27 - February
3, 2008. This cruise is hosted by
Forget Me Not Tours and is open to all
KNITTERS. We will be cruising through the Eastern
Caribbean just in time to beat the winter blahs!
Please contact Forget Me
Not Tours to sign up and ask any questions!
The second cruise is hosted by Knitability and is for
NEEDLEARTS TEACHERS (and their guests). So if
you are a needlearts teacher or are interested in
becoming a needlearts teacher this cruise is for you.
And for a limited time, you can receive a significant
discount by placing you deposit before the early
bird deadline.
We will be cruising the Western Caribbean May 3 - 10,
2008. Stitch Away
Tours is helping us organize the event and
processing all the registrations. Although you are
more than welcome to bring your knitting, classes will
be focused on various aspects of teaching including
marketing, technology and taking your teaching to the
next level. Remember this event is open to all hand-
craft instructors, so invite your "crafty" friends.
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Where does the time go?!? Well, May went to
preparing for TNNA. But April and June are both
months with Camp Stitches and my entrelac class.
One of the questions that came up last April was how
to deal with "bloody toes". Now this may sound a bit
gruesome, but it is a term used to describe the
bleeding through of the color of the previous tier at the
point of the join.
Bloody toes are a "natural" occurrence when working
with entrelac. It is the result of joining two pieces of
knitting perpendicular to one another. When it is most
noticeable is when the underlying color is
significantly "stronger" than the top color. Although the
color "bleed" can be minimized with practice of
specific knitting techniques, that along will not
completely solve the problem.
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Lot of new things are happening at Knitability and we are excited. I hope you find something that excites you too!
Sincerely,
 Gwen Bortner
Knitability, LLC
email:
gwen@knitability.com
phone:
866.564.8548
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