A gallery of Magical Mystery Knitting Party Projects

The Eighth Magical Mystery Knitting Party is about to happen this coming Friday, March 28th. There is a dedicated band of knit-one-oners who always come to the Parties if they happen to be in town. Our world traveler Holly is most disappointed to be missing this next one and we will miss her too.....sniff, sniff----we will check with you Holly before we schedule the next one! Our friend Janice O asked us to post pics of all of the MMKP projects.....that would be Magical Mystery Knitting Projects-----so here they are. Oh and if you have never come to a Magical Mystery Knitting Party what are you waiting for----they are a hoot!

One of the many pleasures of being involved in knit-one-one is being around so many talented people and seeing all the great pieces they produce! The pics today show various stages of the Cactus Blossom Sweater by Janice O and Bridget D---Kate is sporting her finished version with hearts---she is pictured with Kira----when we are at Sweet A's last week. The booties and the bag are by Elaine----knit out of her own Kool Aid dyed yarn. She will be teaching some of you how to dye yarn next week at knit-one-one. The last time she taught this class it was a huge success because Elaine is a scientist and of course brings all the exactitude of that profession to the dyeing process. No slap dash methodology for our Elaine---no no! And her items have been much oohed and aahed over by guests to the studio.

Spring things: felted easter baskets, bunny hats, booties and a skirt

When you step out of the studio and look to your left there is the most gorgeous blossom tree which reminds us all that Spring is indeed in the air in Berkeley California. Not only in the air but also in the studio windows, and in the studio itself.

On Leap Friday---we had a marvellous Magical Mystery Knitting Party----we are thinking of hiring the sisters Carol and Jean because they kept us all in stitches during the event. And look what was produced----a forest of felted Easter Baskets. Thank you to Carrie and Kate for coming up with the pattern and to Dr Z, Fiona, Lisa, Susan M, Shirley and the aforementioned sisters, Carol and Jean, for all your good humor, your terrific creations and the fabulous energy you brought to the event.

When you look into our windows, created by Punkrawkpurl herself, there is a wonderful green skirt which has been much admired by the passing throngs. I have even had to take it down so that there can be a closer inspection. Of course it is the Sawtooth Skirt designed by Kira of Kira K designs . (Pssst.....she will be teaching the skirt too----I love love love having designers teach their own patterns!)

And then there is the Spring cuteness overload of Saartje's booties and the Baby Bunny Hat. The former pattern is from Saartje and the latter from the staff at Noe Knit in SF---we love that store. The examples are in the studio itself and you wouldn't believe the oohs and aahs that these cute items elicit---well you probably would believe it. And of course we couldn't resist getting Sammie to model the hat--we tried it on Kofi too but he was not nearly as cooperative as Mr Sam---good dog Sammie! These 2 classes are being held simultaneously so that if a person signs up for one in effect they get 2 classes.

This is a first for knit-one-one and here is how it will work. The space is divided into 2 studios---each class will be in a different studio. But at a certain point the teachers, Carrie and Kate will change places. Carrie will go over the tricky parts of the booties while Kate lets you know the tricky parts of the bunny hat---I mean it is really 2 classes for the price of one---or something like that. It is an experiment and we will let you know how it works or....you could be there!