Lake Tahoe Yarn Company

So yesterday was my first KPS workshop. I am hoping for many more. It was tons of information and tons of ideas. I only hosted the workshop and I saw something I wanted to knit.

Before the class arrived

There were 8 students and I think they all were a little pickled by the time it was done. They talked about the top down technique, shaping, some math, and gauge.

Everyone listening carefully to all the new information. What a great group of gals!!!

Diane helping students to learn so that there knitting becomes better and so they can fine tune their everything they make. I was really impressed with the subtle changes that can be made in one of her patterns to make a very different looking garment.

This is what happens to the students at the end of a long day!

I want to thank all 8 students who came. I had a wonderful day and I hope they did too. A sock workshop will be scheduled soon and I think that will also be a wonderful workshop.

Knit away girls!! Knit away!!

These are two of my three dogs. The one on the right is Lola She weights 135#and she is ever so in love with my husband. As far as she is concerned the sun rises and sets only for him. The one on the left is Marmaduke and he is mama’s boy. He brings an amazing amount of joy to my life. He is a goofball and he is pretty darn smart. Believe it or not he sleeps on the bed with my husband and I. He weights 145#.  My third dog is also a Saint and he is Hogan. He weights #155. He is a handsome boy! He’s our old guy right now.

Marmaduke has had more of a medical history than any dog should. I was worried last week that we may lose him. I become hugely aware of the enormous whole that would be left in my heart if he were gone. I find myself worrying before each blood test and then overjoyed when the results are good. But when the results are not so good I find myself drawn to knitting. Especially a complicated pattern. Something to distract my brain from what could be the worst news. I’ve been overjoyed and knitting a lot lately as the blood work has waxed and waned. Overall, he’s doing well.

I think that’s why knitting has still done ok in this economy. When were worried and stressed about bills and jobs and house payments we can knit to calm ourselves. We can knit to feel as though we have accomplished something. We knit to lower our blood pressure (I know mine has been elevated the last week). We meet with other knitters to share our worries and then feel inspired by a new stitch or pattern or yarn. For a moment we can remove ourselves from the stress and have a bit of knitting joy.

Now this morning I awoke to a big Saint Bernard nose right at my nose. (That’s his way of saying “HI Mom, I’m awake. Are you?? I’m really hungry. Can we go downstairs?? huh?? can we?? I’m really hungry!!”) Now as much as I love knitting, my knitting can’t wake me with a big wet nose cuddle! That is why life is wonderful! Knitting is the icing on the cake.

Kelly