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 […]

Nigel P, our sock guy, had two new sock patterns to show at the October meeting. Using Cat Bordhi’s book ‘New Pathways for Socks ’ he chose first the ‘River Bed’ pattern which does the increasing up the bottom of the sock. Second he worked the ‘Upstream’ pattern which has the […]

Elizabeth P.
Using Peer Gynt wool in a creamy white, Elizabeth designed a summer vest with front button closing. She chose a delicate lace pattern that looked very soft and feminine. The back was done in vertical ribbing with a small inset (in the Holli Yeoh style) of lace in the centre […]

Maureen P. was crocheting a baby blanket to give away. She purchased her pattern and yarn on a recent visit to Turkey. The pattern is called Merry Go Round and the raspberry and cream acrylic yarn is called Elsan Elyof. She crochets because her husband makes beautiful crochet hooks in exotic woods.

Flora L. […]

Margaret D. has knit two glorious blankets that she donated to the Guild to sell to raise funds for the Guild and for Nova House. (Click on the images for a larger view.)
The first is a Lucy Neatby design called Domino Blanket (scroll down to the middle of the page) knit using 14 skeins - […]

Lorna B showed her Cat Bordi Flow Motion Socks from Vogue Knitting Fall 2006. This toe up sock starts with a provisional cast on instead of a gusset on either side of the heel. The sock has a gusset on top of the instep in a lace pattern. Cat Bordi has a forthcoming book […]