http://knitalong.net celebrating the tradition of knitting together Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:19:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank you so much! We've received 400 squares for our Sock-Summit related Barn Raising Quilt project.  I'm sure they're going to add up to some incredible blankets. At this point we don't have time to accept any more squares, so we'll be taking the free pattern offline.  Naturally it's still available ... http://knitalong.net/?p=229 Even our knitting-crazy town of Portland has little idea it's sitting in the path of a juggernaut: Sock Summit 2009, where thousands of knitters will descend on the Oregon Convention Center to grok all things sock. Not least of which, I should say, is the sock yarn blanket from Knitalong the ... http://knitalong.net/?p=226 Well, it happens to the best of us.  Every knitting book seems to have a few errors in the patterns.  Only one pattern in Knitalong seems to be affected: the Blessingway Blanket.  Please follow this link for the corrections. http://knitalong.net/?p=224 Thanks for the recognition, Betsy Sue!   We'll enjoy some knitted cake and bubbly to celebrate. This photo is by Nina Pope, who graciously allowed a different photo from this knitted wedding to be used in the book. http://knitalong.net/?p=221 If you're in the Portland area, the host of Neither Hip Nor Funky will be teaching a colorwork class using the Entomology Mittens pattern and Abundant Yarn's naturally died yarn.  Some nice colors combos here: For more information, see Abundant Yarn's class listing. http://knitalong.net/?p=220 There can be few things more perfect than a summer night at the ballpark. [photo by addknitter] "You can't experience it on TV," I write in Knitalong. "You have to be there to understand. On a good day, a baseball game is a pleasure as subtle and fine -- and unknowable to ... http://knitalong.net/?p=216 4pm, Saturday May 31.  Talk about the book!  Free tote bags!  More info here. http://knitalong.net/?p=215 Larissa will be signing books and leading a Magic Yarn Ball project - perfect to give as a Mother's Day Gift. You can buy the yarn and all the little gifts to go inside at Twisted. Designer and photographer Sarah Gilbert, who has one pattern and many photos in the book, will ... http://knitalong.net/?p=214 Larissa will be talking about the book and signing copies at the Tattered Cover (Highlands Ranch) on May 22nd, 2008, at 7:30 PM. You're invited to bring your current knitting projects. Cloth "Knitalong"-logo tote bags will be given away with the purchase of the book, while supplies last. ... http://knitalong.net/?p=213 Powells.com gave me the chance to write a neat little essay about the creation of Knitalong from a writer's (and non-knitter's) POV.  Check it out here. http://knitalong.net/?p=212