Meet Leigh Radford, author of AlterKnits and One Skein, and learn to transform colorful roving into beautiful felted balls that can be joined together to create one-of-a-kind ornaments, garland, jewelry, or even a pincushion.

 
Saturday, December 8th and Sunday, December 9th, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Churchmouse Yarns & Teas
118 Madrone Lane
Bainbridge Island, WA; 206-780-2686

Thursday, December 13th, 6 pm - 9 pm
Close Knit
2140 NE Alberta Street
Portland, OR; 503-288-4568

 
(Photo of Leigh's ornaments from Handknit Holidays) 

If you're planning on being anywhere in or around Portland, Maine, on Saturday, I hope you'll stop by the KnitWit Yarn Shop and Cafe between noon and 2. Lynne Barr, author of Knitting New Scarves, will be there demonstrating some of the unconventional techniques she used to make the scarves in her book. She will have finished scarves to show as well Linked Rib, Twisted, and Drifting Pleats (shown below, left to right, and the in the gallery here) as WIP's so that knitters can try working on them--with her guidance--if they wish.

KnitWit Yarn Shop and Cafe
247A Congress St.
Portland, Maine
Saturday, December 1, noon-2pm

If you are interested in checking out the knitalong for this book, click here or on the button at right. If you are interested in reading Grumperina's wonderful account of working on Drifting Pleats, click here.