The Knotty Girls Episode 3

Enjoy, and welcome!

Here are some show notes and links, though sorely lacking in visual aid…

Talking about blocking… the super-chunky Umaro Blanket by Jared Flood, knit by Laura with Cascade Lana Grande.

Our music, thanks to ioda promonet:
The Steam Machine
“She’s A Good Girl” (mp3)
from “Cult Hits of the 1960′s, Vol. 2″  (Fervor Records)
Buy at iTunes Music Store

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  Have you read it yet?  We loved it, and I just bought the second and third in the trilogy today!  Join our book club Thursday night, March 1, 5 to 7.

Knots class schedule…  Seeing stars crochet, beginner sweaters, learn something new!

Thanks to all the knotty girls who have knit pieces of the blanket for Jake!  He’s back in Northeast Ohio, and we’ll be getting ready to deliver the finished blanket to him soon.  I hope you enjoyed hearing Jake with his Chardon Polka Band!

And, last but certainly not least, we are so excited to announce that Brenda Dayne of Cast On is coming to Knots!  We’re still working out the details, but you can go ahead and block off May 18 – 20 on your calendars. We’ll keep you posted about classes as soon as we have all the info!  In the meantime, get caught up on HER podcast here!

By the way, congratulations to Alisha for winning our bumper sticker contest from the first episode.  We hope you’re enjoying your October Dream Club yarn Alisha!

Thanks again for listening, and happy knitting to all the knotty girls!

As mentioned in our second podcast episode, the Knotty Girls and friends are knitting a prayer blanket for our friend Jake.  He was in a serious car accident in October, and we wanted to make him a gift as he is recovering.  If you can knit a panel or two of this blanket, we would love to have your help!  Pick up a skein or two of Coffee Beenz at Knots, and knit away.  We would like to have all completed panels back at the shop by 2/14 at the latest.

Pattern for one panel of Jake’s Blanket:

materials:  1 hank of Plymouth Coffee Beenz (red, navy, or brown) and size 8 needles

(Note: The stitches used in this blanket are designed to allow for slight differences in gauge between several knitters.  If you are an especially tight or loose knitter, please adjust your needle size accordingly.)

Cast on 40 stitches.

First section, row 1: (knit 4, purl 4) repeat to end.

Repeat row 1 39 more times, for a total of 40 rows.

Second section, row 1: knit

row 2: purl

row 3: knit

row 4: purl

row 5: purl

row 6: knit

row 7: purl

row 8: knit

Repeat rows 1-8 four more times, for a total of 40 rows in second section.

Repeat the first and second sections once more.  Fasten off the last stitch, leaving your leftover yarn attached.  Kate will use the remaining yarn for constructing the blanket and perhaps adding an edging.

If you are knitting a panel, please leave a comment on this post so we know how many to expect by Valentine’s Day.  Thanks!