Felted Pumpkin Bowl

The other day a woman cam into the shop looking for a pattern for knitting a pumpkin. After she left I went did a search on google to see what I could find. I found a bunch of patterns . I became interrested in a pattern for a felt basket from MagKnits http://magknits.com/Oct06/patterns/1201.htm The store was empty so I thought I would experiment. The pattern used 300gm, three strans of 220 cascade knit on #13 ndls. I thought that seemed like too much yarn. I used one skein of Lambs Pride bulky and #13 ndls and made it a little smaller. I increases the sections of the pumpkin to only 12 stitches in each wedge instead of 14. I made a bowl instead of a basket with handles.

Sigrid Piroch Weaving at Westminster

Last night Monica and I attended an opening of Sigrid Piroch weavings being exhibited at the Gallery at Westminster College in New Wilmington. It was really nice to see so many old friends and to see Sigrids newest work. She is an amazing weaver. The exhibit will is open to the public for a few weeks. It is well worth the drive to Westminster to see it. The link on the right will lead you to a page with pictures of most of the weavings that are in the show.
You can check out her web site to learn more about her weaving studio in Foxburg. www.artsstudio.org