http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog ... i tink therefore i am ... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:23:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/07/02/february-progress-report/ [gallery] So Barb return with her finished bag.  This is the entrelac bag on steroids ... it started out as a Market Sqaure Bag ... and with the clever creativity of Barb became a delectable diaper bag.  Completely lined and with needle felted turtle embellishment and added pockets to hold those little ... http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/07/02/entrelac-bag-extreme/ Or it might not.    The pattern is perfect as written but as a couple of us have already started it here are a few things we have learned along the way. I did a crochet cast on and am slipping all my first stitches. Several people suggest using four stitches before the button ... http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/06/26/february-knitalongthis-might-be-useful/ I don't know if you have all seen the February Lady Sweater that everyone seems to be in love with, but it is a reworked adult size version of one of Elizabeth Zimmerman's baby patterns which has always been so darn cute.  A very clever girl (oh no, not me) ... http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/06/24/february-lady-sweater/ We just completed the Entrelac - Market Square Bag class here at Wool and Company this past weekend. It is always so fun to see how the colors chosen for each bag look once the felting process takes place. Two of the students, Barb and Mary Louise, brought their bags ... http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/06/16/glorious-entrelac/ Wool and Company in Downtown Geneva Knitters of all ages and abilities came with their lawn chairs, knitting and lunching in front of the store.  We had fabulous weather. Many thanks to those suppliers who donated goodies for the WWKiP event and our drawings.   Among them: Lorna's Laces, Cascade Yarns, Bryson ... http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/06/16/world-wide-knit-in-public-2008/ We had an international jury select the winners on this, so your humour (sic) needed to amuse that audience.  Our good friend Frankie from Sheffield in Yorkshire (not far from where Rowan have their mills) chose the winners: Sandy is the first place winner with her entry of "They are waiting ... http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/05/20/and-the-winners-are-at-long-last/ So the new look is completely accidental. Right now it looks as though I (Neil) have successfully hosed the blog to the point where all previous posts and comments are lost. I went to make a post about the winners of our competition and decided to embed a YouTube video ... http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/05/12/its-broke-cos-i-fixed-i/ Here are all the comments that we had received before I messed things up ... Linda on Sunday, May 11, 2008 11:11AM said ... John, "Didn't Molly say they would be right out. I knew we were in trouble when she asked me to hold her bag while she made just one ... http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog/2008/05/11/beam-us-up/