Grete R. showed us a beautiful shawl knit in Harrisville New England Shetland wool. She chose a mixture of blue, turquoise, gold and yellow and Vivian Hoxbro’s Small Wing Shawl pattern. The knitting of the shawl posed no challenges and is a substantial size. Grete also mentioned that this is project comes as a kit.
Mariela […]

Catherine A. has caught the lace knitting trend and completed her first lace project. She used a pattern from Fiber Trends and rainbow variegated Kauni yarn. She easily overcame the challenge of knitting and blocking her first lace project.
Using Drops Alpaca in a soft green and her own design Catherine knit herself wrist warmers in […]

The WCKG has put to rest the myth that you can’t knit in the summer because it’s too hot. Although we have had one of the best summers in my memory our guild members have outdone themselves with an amazing array of creative, beautiful projects. Read on.
Carol S. chose Luxury Diamond Merino yarn to create […]

Marjorie N. knit a baby sweater for a friend’s grandchild from Blue Sky Organic Cotton. She took the pattern from The Knitter’s Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes. She chose heart shaped buttons as a finishing detail. Her only challenge was the baby’s gender – was it a boy or a […]

by Maureen P.
Holli Yeoh
“I brought completed samples of some of my Bee’s Knees Knits designs knit in new yarns that I carry. These samples will be going with me to the Victoria Knit-Out and I’ll have kits available for sale in those colourways.
Kieran is knit using Opal self-patterning yarn and an Opal solid […]

by Maureen P.
Judy D. had chosen a pattern from a Patons book – Bazaar Items to knit her Mom a warm and cozy pair of slippers.
Pat D. did a fun and fast project knitting the Little Sky Sock a sample from the Cat Bordhi book, New Pathways for Sock Knitters using Big Ben sock […]

by Maureen P.
Wendy E. modeled her project at the meeting. She had completed the Marion Toppings ‘Yellowknife Vest.’ A very happy completion from the UFO portion of Wendy’s knitting bag – good work.
Debbie M. had chosen the Bee’s Knees Knits glove pattern to make herself her very first pair of handknit […]

by Maureen P.
Mary S. not only had a great holiday in Mexico, she also came back with a new pair of hand knit gloves using Holli Yeoh’s Guess Who glove pattern. She made her gloves from multi-coloured Regia super soft sock yarn with cherry red accent yarn.
Janis W. has been making more hats/toques for the […]

by Elizabeth P.
Pam W. wore her beige alpaca and wool crocheted jacket with coloured cross-stitch embroidery on the front panels and an exciting motif on the back (a very effective way of making a boring space interesting a la Janet Armstrong!). Pam also showed her very first knit project, a pull-over done in […]