I have been tagged! Oh dear....

My friend Nancy has tagged me. So what does that mean exactly? Well I am supposed to tell you 5 things that you might not know about me. And then watch out. I have to tag 5 more people (that's the fun part!)

Things you might not know about me:

1 I actually like the so called novelty yarns. Now before you throw up your hands in horror I will amend that by saying "in context". Look at one of the versions of theTemescal bag. I mean doesn't that little bit of green novelty yarn look cute? And of course I tend to use "high class" novelty yarn---from Habu no less!

2 I was arrested in South Africa and held for a few hours. The charge "inciting people to riot"---now if only I could incite you all to knit! The background: I was a volunteer in a tiny country called Lesotho. Three other teachers, 25 students and I were on a trip to Durban, South Africa. My transgression occured at a train station. I got out of the whites only carriage and walked down to where my students were. I talked to them and took a bite out of an apple being eaten by one of my male students. Thereupon the South African police appeared, grabbed my arms and jammed me into a little room.Of course I kept protesting but to no avail. However, they released me a few hours later so that I could get back on to the train.

3 I played the Irish harp and sang. When I was in college, I was a member of a group called The Harpoons (now you know why I kept this story under raps!) We even appeared on the Gay Byrne Show--the Irish version of one of those late night talk/entertainment shows!

4 My first dog was not a poodle--a corgi. Cliff was his name "Not named after Cliff Richards" I would proclaim! Even then I liked names with a story.

5 My first language was not English but rather Irish --or Gaelic--as it is known here. I remember going to school and not understanding what was being said. Maybe that experience drew me to the ESL field----my life prior to knit-one-one.

And now who shall I tag? Mmmmmm......

Jesse, Yarn-A-Go-Go ,
Jennifer, Tammy, Knit and Tonic

emily elfers and slippers

It was a veritable Santa's workshop here a few weeks ago what with people measuring their feet, drawing their feet, cutting out patterns, sewing seams, creating cute little pouffs and goodness knows what all. And what exactly were these people making---the Emily Elf Slipper of course.Julie Weisenberger in addition to being a crack sweater designer is also interested in recycling, reusing and reacreating. The Emily Elf slipper is one of her designs. You begin the process by felting an old sweater or getting one from the thrift store. I scored big time when I went to our local Salvation Army and got lots of sweaters.( If you need a wool sweater, contact me) After felting the sweater, and drying it, the measuring etc. began. After 3 hours of instruction, the class produced these incredibly cute slippers. One of the people at the workshop, Robbie, was so taken by the slippers, that everyone on her gift list is getting a pair! Everything about the class was "recycled"---even the pattern paper---created from old garbage bags. Julie's next recycling class is
The Target Bag .

The Spring 2007 Class Calendar is Here!

The knit-one-one Spring 2007 Calendar is finally here!

Please visit the knit-one-one website at www.knitoneone.com to see them all! Introducing seven tantalizing new classes, including:

The Temescal Market Bag...









Switch Knitting with the Noro Hat....






Jules' Jewels....and many more!

The Fiona Felted Clutch – Come Join In!

New Class Date & Time!
Friday, December 8, 6:30pm – 10:00pm

We also call this the "One Evening, Evening Bag" because really truly you can make it in one evening – if of course you apply yourself! It is a fabulous first project for those of you wanting to tackle knitting in the round.

For the knitting pros among you, it is a stylish, fun, project to make for yourself, your family, your friends... actually come to think of it, you can make it for everyone you know!

Sign up now and join us for another fabulous felting frenzy on December 8th!

Magical Mystery felting, felting felting

Look at these wonderful pics. These are the results from this weekend's classes at knit- one-one. The Magical Mystery Knitting Party was a hoot with people drinking, eating, laughing and of course guessing: the item was a snake plus a hat for a snake. Then everyone got launched on the idea that it was a toilet paper cover (as if knit-one-one would do such a thing) The first person to guess correctly was my friend Jennifer! Tah Dah------a wine tote. However, all agreed that it was so cute they would use it as a little purse too. Although Jennifer guessed first, her friend Erin finished first---oh those scientists! There is one more chance this session to participate in a felting madness spree with the Fiona Clutch.. Kate and Julie have been madly working on various adornments with which to make the clutch pop even more. It is so cute that I brought the sample to a fancy fundraiser the other night---shhh...don't tell Kate.