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Knit Your Ass Off In November! — Brooklynian

Knit Your Ass Off In November!

the yarn monkey
the yarn monkey
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
Hello knitters,

Televised programming getting you down? Put on something warm and step out for some knitting. Knit PH is not a class, it's a friendly knitting circle that meets regularly in Prospect Heights. Beginners are welcomed and friendly advise is always dispensed.

Special thanks go out again to Lisa G. and Eliza B. for organizing and hosting the summer outdoor circles in the park and at the museum. Great job ladies!

For winter schedule and more information join Knit PH online, it's FREE: http://www.meetup.com/KnitPH/

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KNIT PH AT PROSPECT PERK

Break out last years winter WIPs and meet us at Prospect Perk Cafe. Prospect Perk has hot-pressed sandwiches, fine pastries, Pete's cookies, hot cocoa, and of course coffee. It's conveniently located between the 7th Av "Q" and the G.A.P. "2/3" subway stops on the corner of Sterling Place and Flatbush. So stop in on your way home and knit a while.

Tuesday Nov. 11, 2008
from 7:00 until 9:00
(2nd Tuesday each month)

Prospect Perk Cafe
183 Sterling Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 783-7375

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KNIT PH AT FREDDY'S BAR

Knitting might work best when paired with a frosty, but science has not yet confirmed this. Freddy's has tap and bottled beer, beer, wine, wine from a box, seating for 40 people and large tables... perfect for sewing those large projects like blankets, coats, and sweaters. Always available on this night: swift, wool winder, yardage counter and good conversation. Crocheters are welcomed, men are encouraged and drinking is optional.

Vodka & Tutonic?
The German Language Stuides Club also meets on this night. If you're interested in Germanizing, contact Dave Benjoya at [email protected] for more information.

Freddy's Bar is located on the corner of Dean St. and 6th Ave. between the Pacific/Atlantic station and the 2/3 Bergen stop, just down the street form the 78th Precinct. Getting there is easier than being arrested.

Sunday Nov. 16, 2008
from 7:00 and onward
(3rd Sunday each month)

Freddy's Bar
485 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 622-7035

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Comments

  • the yarn monkey
    the yarn monkey

    Subject: Charity Mitten Drive for "Roots of Peace"

    Hello PH knitters and crocheters,

    Knit PH co-pilot Eliza B. has a request for a knit charity drive for Roots of Peace. This request goes out to knitters and crocheters alike. This a very good use of your time + left-over yarn. Look deep into your hearts and your stash and make something warm for a good cause. See details below for FREE mitten patterns made available for this cause.

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    Eliza B. writes:

    I just got news of another charity knitting drive, this one with a deadline soon approaching. If you can churn out a pair of children's mittens in the next week (I know, it's really soon) I can collect them at the meet up on Nov 11. I can also plan to stop at Freddy's on Nov 16, but please let me know if you need me to do so, since I am currently not planning to be there. E-mail: [email protected]

    We have just been presented with this special opportunity to send more mittens through Roots of Peace and participate at their upcoming program at the U.S. State Department. Time is short, but we know we can do it … let’s give it our best … as always … mittens can be knit up in a week and easily popped in an envelope.

    Our mittens will first travel to Washington, D.C., where Roots of Peace is honoring Afghan Ambassador Jawad for his service to his homeland. Roots of Peace would like to show our mittens to the dignitaries as a tangible example of how North Americans reach out in friendship and peace to the children of Afghanistan. Roots of Peace will subsequently transport the mittens to Kabul for distribution to girls and boys for their winter wear.

    Please make mittens in wool (or other animal fiber), sized for school kids of ages 6-16 years. Use bright, happy colors. We’d love our huge pile of mittens to be in an infinite array of hues and patterns – distinctive mittens for all the individual girls and boys. Please tie or safety-pin the paired mittens together. (Gloves are OK, but no thumbless mittens, please.)

    FREE MITTEN PATTERNS

    A basic 4-needle mitten by Elizabeth Durand:
    http://www.afghansforafghans.org/mittens.html

    Crochet instructions for mitens:
    http://crochetandknitting.com/mittensm.htm

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  • scarlett
    scarlett
    My family raises alpacas and they have yarn and roving to sell. I will be home for Turkey and could bring some back if anyone is interested. They have both natural colors, with a picture of the animal they came from, as well as many dyed yarns. PM me if interested.
  • the yarn monkey
    the yarn monkey
    scarlett wrote: My family raises alpacas and they have yarn and roving to sell. I will be home for Turkey and could bring some back if anyone is interested. They have both natural colors, with a picture of the animal they came from, as well as many dyed yarns. PM me if interested.
    We have quite a few spinners in our Knit PH group, so that would be sweet! Does your family have a website or blog? I'll PM. Thanks a bunch Scarlet.
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    scarlett wrote: My family raises alpacas and they have yarn and roving to sell. I will be home for Turkey and could bring some back if anyone is interested. They have both natural colors, with a picture of the animal they came from, as well as many dyed yarns. PM me if interested.
    I think that we all need to hear about this! Can you post more info?
  • tajmb
    tajmb
    This is definitely a 'pics or they don't exist' moment. Even with pictures I'm never sure alpacas are real. Sort of like Jackalopes. Just too crazy looking. Until I see one in the wild, I'm going to believe they were created in a lab somewhere.
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Huh! Their website is lavenderfieldsalpacas.com and I assure you they are quite real! Crazy looking? They are so cute! To see them in the wild though, you have to go to Peru.

    Working on getting some pics of the roving and yarn types and a price list. Should have it this weekend. As you may see, their website is for the animals and not their wares.
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Oh, how to buy.

    If you put in your orders with me, I will bring it back after Thanksgiving and we can meet for cash and carry.
  • the yarn monkey
    the yarn monkey

    Subject: Mittens?

    Hello Mitten makers,

    Just a small reminder about the mitten charity drive. I will be collecting mittens at the Freddy's on Sunday evening November 16th for Eliza B.

    Now back the discussion on Alpaca roving.
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    The folks weren't able to get it together this weekend due to some farm visits and a show. Soon!
  • sje
    sje
    I am going to try to knit a pair of mittens knit for this, I would love to, they don't take much time! I'll drop you a note if I can get a pair knit up by the 16th, Tony...

    Scarlett...any baby alpaca yarn? How should we know what they've got? thanks!
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    I have some pics of the roving but cannot figure out how to attach them from this old computer. I would be happy to e-mail them if you want to pm me an e-mail address. It's $4 an oz.

    There is baby alpaca roving, so there must be babe yarn as well in the same colors - anything natural from black to silver and chocolate to white and some mixed. The skeins vary from $12 - $18 I think.
  • sje
    sje
    I'm not spinning these days, Scarlett, thank you, though!
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Yarn too! Skeins of natural fiber are $12-18 or dyed fiber are a little less.
  • the yarn monkey
    the yarn monkey

    Subject: Mittens

    Thanks sje, I'll drop by the shop and pick up mittens if want, just PM me. I have to get busy myself. Oi.

    Speaking of mittens, Eliza B. just sent me a small note about hand sizes:

    "...there’s a general agreement that the smallest sized mittens we should be making (to fit a 6 year old) should measure at least 5” from the fingertips to the beginning of the cuff (this does not include the cuff). I know it’s tempting to make smaller mittens (man, they are cute!) but in this case I’m not sure they can be used."

    Epilogue:
    Children from other countries are much smaller than our ginormous American sized youngins. Please don't make them too big.

    Good Luck and good knit. We now return you to the Alpaca discussion.
  • scarlett
    scarlett
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  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    scarlett, you've got to upload the picture first somewhere else (like flickr or photobucket). then follow the instructions in the "ask brooklynian" forum.
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Righto-o she did it!

    OK, so there's a good representation of the roving colors and mixtures, as well as batting and roving in quantity. Roving is $4 an oz.

    The yarn skeins come in these same colors at $12-18 per skein.

    The names on them are of the animals from whence the fiber came. My parents name them after a different type of artist each year, so you may recognize some singers, painters, authors etc.
  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    I want some alpaca fur! In the form of a swearter. That someone else knitted. For me. :)
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Guess you want to make friends with my mom then! You fly home for turkey and I will boxer sit!
  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    scarlett wrote: Guess you want to make friends with my mom then! You fly home for turkey and I will boxer sit!
    Deal. I should mention that Oscar has plans to go to grandma's for Thanksgiving. And grandma is crazy. Good luck!!
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Does Grandma drink? That's generally how I get through the holidays with my family.
  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    scarlett wrote: Does Grandma drink? That's generally how I get through the holidays with my family.
    Grandma is from Ireland. 'nuff said.
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Yarn prices and pics as follows:
    Maya Lin & Courtney - $18
    Denzel - $16
    Kiri & Quinn - $18
    Primo (natural) - $15
    Marisole - $12
    Denzel & Ogden - $16
    Augusta (natural) - $12
    Herrara - $12
    Ilna - $18
    Gabriela & Baryshnikov - $12
    Cleo & Kiri - $18
    Marisole & Marcella - $12
    Kiri & Quinn - $18
    Sydney - $16
    Camilla - $12
    Sierra & Summer - $16
    Ginger - $14
    Camilla & Primo - $15
    Kiri, Isabella & Zoe - $18
    Cleo & Isabella - $18
    Marcella - $12
    Primo and Augusta yarns (dyed) $14

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  • arches
    arches
    [quote=scarlett] image

    I don't know much about fiber-art...but that sure looks a lot like a bag of alpaca bacon to me! :)
  • the yarn monkey
    the yarn monkey
    arches wrote: [quote=scarlett] image

    I don't know much about fiber-art...but that sure looks a lot like a bag of alpaca bacon to me! :)
    Alpaca, bacon of the Andes. Mmmmm. Scarlett, those skeins look incredible. Looks like your parents' yarn has developed a fibrous following. What is the yardage and yarn weight per skein?
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Mom says most of the skeins are 200 yards and "sport weight" or about 3 oz.

    If you are interested in a particular type - softer or better or a certain project, my mom can definitely help with selection.
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Dad says some are 100 yards and "DK weight."
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Any takers on the yarn or roving?
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Well nobody ordered yarn or roving, but I did bring some back. I will be back on the farm in a few weeks so please let me know if you want to purchase.
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