ART-Knitting Performance Mark Newport at Edinboro

I got the following announcement from Anita Joslyn I went on line to the link she sent and checked it out. The knitting looks really cool. I probable will not make the evening lecture but the panel discussion and performance piece in the afternoon was tempting.

Each year the Visiting Artist Committee brings a guest artist to campus, and this year it is knitter Mark Newport. It’s a 2-day event with an evening lecture on March 31; then a panel discussion “Thinking Through Crafts” the next morning; and a 50-minute performance piece in the afternoon. Knitters invited to come and bring an in-progress project along to the latter. It’s all free admission. Feel free to share with your knitting friends and guild. Here is a link to the news release we sent out about it. http://www.edinboro.edu/news/detail.dot?inode=664471 If you decide to come to Edinboro for this, I can recommend the University Club for lunch. $6.50 per person, buffet style with a salad bar and beverage included. The food is always really good!

Feather Fan Tie Shawl

I just finished another tie shawl. The yarn is Noro Silk Garden Light. I chose this fall colored yarn because I am knitting this shawl to wear on the Fall Knitting Cruise I just signed up for. The cruise will leave from NJ and go up the coast stopping in Portland and Bar Habor Maine, Nova Scotia to visit Lucy Neatby and return along the coast stopping in Boston. On board the ship I will take a knitting class from Joan Schrouder and another one from Donna Druchnas. I thought a shawl like this would be perfect for a fall cruise, Sept. 29 - Oct.8. You can link to more information about the cruise on the right. Please mention that you learned about the cruise from my web blog if you request information. I hope some of my knitting friends will be able to go along with Joyce and I on this knitting adventure.

This shawl pattern is my own; inspired by an article in Spin Off Magazine. This is the 6th one I have knitted and each one is a little different. I began this shawl by adding a cable section down the center. The same cable pattern as the hats in my last couple posts. I became obsessed with variations of this pattern back in November and knitted at least a dozen hats with variations of this cable pattern. As I continued knitting I wondered what would happen if I added a simple lace pattern. I placed markers every 18 stitches and began knitting Feather and Fan lace to the edge of this shawl.

I added the Feather and Fan Lace so I could use the shawl as a teaching example.

I will be teaching a class in Feather and Fan Lace at Knitters Fantasy on April 9 at Chaney High School in Youngstown. This will be the 16th annual Knitters Fantasy. I have been part of this event since it began and look forward to attending this year. If you want to find out more about the classes offered or details about the event check the link on the right side of this blog or google Knitters Fantasy.