Vermont Knits

Pictures of Berroco's Versa!

Although my skirt is not yet finished, I thought I'd post a couple of pictures of Versa. It looks lovely in its hank, and beautiful once it's knit up. And while I have also been busy knitting a cozy for a tree...perhaps a story for another day...the skirt is looking distinctly skirt-like and should be completed soon. I'm excited, especially since the weather has been so unbelievably warm. Currently when I look out my kitchen window it's at a green, grassy knoll even though we do have snow in other parts of the yard. February, hmmm. So, I've decided that if we get snow...terrific. And if not, that's terrific too. I'll wear my new skirt, perhaps with rain boots, and wait for the Dairy Creme to open. How far off is Memorial Day?? 

New Yarn Plus Denial Creates An Old Friend

Well...many a writer has tackled the subject of denial. It serves as a character flaw, drives plot and aids the villains in horror movies. Yes. It is also responsible for many a good yarn going off the rails and ending up as a lopsided sweater shoved into the back of a drawer. But not this time. Denial did rear its ugly head. It encouraged me to continue knitting a skirt for 18 inches, even though the first few inches of the hem were clearly a mangled mess rather than the lovely dropped stitch border that I thought they would be. Did I gloss over that number too quickly? It was 18 inches of a skirt knit in the round. For me, that's nearly the whole skirt, and I knew that it needed to be ripped out. I did. I knew it early on. But that didn't stop me. I knit on. And on. I thought that I could block it into shape. I did. Until I looked at it with the most critical eye I could muster, came to my senses, pulled the needle out and ripped it all back into balls of yarn. Beautiful balls of yarn, that is.

Really beautiful yarn, actually, which is the happy part of this tale. Unlike the poor person who experiences denial in a horror movie and loses something major, I am the lucky gal who gets to knit with Berroco's Versa for a while longer. I cast back on immediately to experience the glide of this multicolored, tape yarn as it slides along my Addi's. It's a blend of cotton and acrylic, machine washable, and works up quickly on size 10 or 10.5 needles. I definitely have a friend in this new yarn. And in a few more inches, I think we'll qualify as old friends. Dear, old friends. Yes. I'll post a photo when the skirt is finished.

Until then...happy knitting/crocheting/felting!

Join us for Art Walk with Mary Jo Krolewski!

We are excited to be hosting the art of Mary Jo Krolewski this week culminating with the Montpelier Art Walk on Friday, February 10th, which includes a reception with the artist from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mary Jo is a primarily self-taught artist whose sculpture making skills developed from her interests in sewing and crafting. The show will feature her mostly food-inspired soft sculptures using colorful, playful fabrics and employing both sewing and crochet. She has exhibited in many locations both in Vermont and beyond. Come see her fun creations!

Mary Jo is also a regular attendee of our Tuesday night Stitch Night, and so I can say with confidence that we're going to have a fun evening for Art Walk! Join us for terrific art, conversation, snacks and more.