Miss Maddy's Capelet

The San Francisco Ravelry meet-up was a delight. I wore my "Miss Maddy's Capelet", and was treated to making 3 wonderful new friends. We sat and knitted - and LOOMED! Yes, a sweet lady from San Jose was there with her loom. We hit it off right away, and the afternoon flew by. Everyone drew chairs into large circles, and knit and talked. A very nice afternoon indeed.

Miss Maddy's Capelet Pattern $2.50
This loomed capelet has a Victorian feel to it. The eyelet lace pattern gives it a pretty elegance, yet it sits and drapes nicely around the shoulders of a denim jacket. Size can be easily adjusted to the shoulders by adding more or fewer rows, making it a lovely gift pattern. The finished size here is about 9 inches long, and 68 inches wide measuring the bottom edge.

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Lately Looming

The looms have been busy the past few weeks. I tried another Loom Class. The pattern was "Bee-U-Tiful Lace Cloth". Many of the class members had problems, but I thought it was a nice pattern. I made it in a larger gauge, using the long yellow knifty knitter, and Sugar & Cream cotton double strands. The photo shows it just off the loom, but the yarn "relaxed" later, and the pattern tightened.

Also made a pair of fingerless mittens for older daughter with yarn she picked out at Art Fibers. She is wearing them, so I consider that a success.

One disappointment was the arrival of the craft books from Horizons for the Blind. It did not occur to us that they would be only the text, not the illustrations. For one book, I was able to find the original at Amazon, and have ordered it, so we can read them together.

Two other projects were hats for husband and brother. For brother, made with Art Fibers Udon- a very chunky, soft wool blend. Husband chose Lion Wool Ease in WW. It made a softer hat, but still was nice. The Udon hat is in the photo, in Chicago Bears colors.