The Chalkdust Knitters

NYC Yarn Crawl

2009-06-17T07:56:00.000-07:00

I know this is not the best time for this, but for the future...Maven from Ravelry is going to start doing yarn crawls to NYC. Here's the link. I asked her about the commute and getting from place to place 'cause I know walking many blocks would be an issue.

SEE YOU PEOPLE TOMORROW!

2009-05-21T16:47:00.000-07:00

Nice and early too!

Can't make meeting.

2009-02-16T02:25:00.000-08:00

I'm so sorry that we will not be able to make this Fridays meeting but we hope to make the next.
We have been working hard on Raquel's house and she hopes to move next weekend if all goes well.
Have a great time and see you all next time.
Sorry I don't have any cute pictures that move I don't know how to do da!

New Meeting

2009-02-05T00:54:00.000-08:00

Karen's great idea went very well! We had a great time gifting(but missed Jackie) and all the scarves were just beautiful. Next time we can draw names first then make scarves with the person in mind.

I'm sorry I haven't posted the new meeting yet.
We will meet again on Feb. 20th.
We missed Jackie who was unable to make the meeting because of a bad tooth.
Hope you are doing better Jackie.
Lynn as always GREAT POST!!!!!!! Cute little creatures. I have to learn how to do da!

Scarf

2009-01-31T11:42:00.000-08:00

I love my scarf! I am wearing it around the house... Thanks Pat!!!!!

Sale Sunday.

2009-01-31T11:40:00.000-08:00

A friend emailed this yesterday. The sale is tomorrow. Yarn Diva gives a discount to Ravelry people.

Creative Knitworks (opens at 7:00am until
5:00pm) is on Broadway in Hillsdale and Yarn Diva (opens 10:00am until 6:00pm) is 428 Hillsdale Avenue. I am not 100% sure the time breakdown, but Creative is running there sale starting at 7:00am with a discount kickoff of 25%, then as the hours go by, the discount is less, but I can’t remember how it worked. At Diva she is running 20% all day even on sale yarn. It’s a great way to stock up on yarn.

Group Meeting

2009-01-29T00:14:00.000-08:00

We will meet tomorrow same time same place.
Bring your scarves and lots of catch up stories.
See you all then!

First meeting for 2009

2009-01-07T02:17:00.000-08:00

We will meet Friday January 6th and 16th same time same place.
Make which ever meeting you can.
Let's try to make a general meet for Friday January 30th. Let me know if that is ok for you.
We can do the Scarf Gifting then if we can all make it.
Lynn THANK YOU for the great posts and the happy pictures!

Happy New Years Ladies

2009-01-05T16:10:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Ladies!!!!!

I would like to thank Pat for a wonderful lunch, Carmen for the great gift and everyone else for your friendship. Maria, Stephanie and Jackie we missed you. I hope you had a nice holiday.

Lynn

Love Mr. Snowman!!!!

2008-12-17T14:46:00.000-08:00

Lynn I don't know where you find these cute little guys!
Have a happy and restful Holiday and see those of you who can make it at Pat's house on Jan.2nd.

2008-12-17T06:08:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays Ladies,
Love,
Lynn, Kelly, Rocky, Houdini and Mr Hamster

Great meeting!

2008-12-06T03:30:00.000-08:00

Karen was missed!!!
We had a nice night of food, talk and knitting/crochet.
It was so special to have Annette with us.
Jackie's new baby cardi is too cute and something crazy was going on, Maria was crocheting and Lynn was knitting!!! The lady that came around last time was back.
What crazy thing will happen next?
Will Pat be making the teddy bear?
Will that lady that is around the group be around next year?
Stay tune to find the answers to these and other important questions.
We will meet next at Pat's house on January 2 to answer these and make up some new questions.

Meeting Night!

2008-12-05T02:48:00.000-08:00

I hope we all remember we are meeting tonight. Annette the knitting master will be with us! We'll make plans to meet at Pat's house to do the scarf gifting.
Hope to see you all then.

Happy Turkey Day!

2008-11-25T02:13:00.001-08:00

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving. Much food, family and knitting/crocheting!

Scarf Gifting

2008-11-22T01:41:00.000-08:00

We will be gifting each other our hand made scarves.
So knit/Crochet on!

Cancel meeting

2008-11-20T05:19:00.000-08:00

Everyone seems to be running around this week. We will have to cancel the Fri. meeting. Next meeting will be Fri. Dec. 5th..
Karen's Scarf Gift project is on so let's all start working on those scarves.
Karen it was a great idea!
Have a happy and stress free Thanksgiving and see you on Dec. 5th.

Time Off is So Great!!!!!

2008-11-09T02:22:00.000-08:00

Hope all are having a great time off.
The field trip to Hoboken was great thanks to Jackie. It is nice going to new places.
Lynn, Marie and Steph were greatly missed and we will have to go to Patricia's Yarns again.
Check my Blog for pictures.
Let's plan next trip to Yarn Diva a very cute shop with nice peoples.
We can talk about it on Friday. I hope to be there.
Please bring your Teddy Bears I would like to send them out soon.

Chalk Dust Knitters Meeting Withdrawal

2008-10-28T01:35:00.000-07:00

We will not meet Fri.
Can't wait to meet on Nov.6th!!!! The Frozen Monkey sounds great.
Post if you are in to get a count. Karen you must become a blogger or we will have to kick you out of the group! Pat will have to be called but I am sure she will be there.
Thanks Jackie!

Our Field Trip

2008-10-27T17:11:00.000-07:00

Hello ladies... I don't think we're meeting this Friday (Halloween)... right? But we ARE meeting on November 6th. Patricia's opens at 12 noon and I've told her about our group. I'm trying to plan something nice... Afterwards - how about The Frozen Monkey.... lots of room and good food.... and we can sit and knit without a problem... I'll have more details about the 6th tomorrow (seeing Patricia)... Hope all is well!

Thanks

2008-10-20T15:53:00.000-07:00

I had a nice time on Friday. Thanks Ladies for all your support on Friday. See you soon.

Lynn

The Craft Louonge in Leonia?????

2008-10-13T05:14:00.001-07:00

Has anyone heard of this place...googled it and can't get the page to load. Try it. See you Friday!

Field Trip a Success!

2008-10-12T07:25:00.000-07:00

Hello ladies! I wanted to thank everyone for a wonderful afternoon (especially Carmen - I don't think it would have been the same if we all didn't try a piece of pizza from that fabulous pizzeria!) I can't wait to finish this f****** blanket so I can pick a new project! The pressure is on for the trip to Patricia's Yarns in November. More on that to follow! Happy knitting everyone (and Stephanie and I will sleep in tomorrow... sorry ladies!) :)

Knitting AND a Jeans Day!!!!

2008-09-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

Yippy! Can't wait!
BTW...
I'm asking two questions on my blog, please comment!

Finished

2008-09-21T14:53:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I missed the meeting on Friday. I will be at the next one. Here is my bear!

Another Charity Knit

2008-09-21T10:46:00.000-07:00

Here is another project we can work on.
These cute little hats for knit one save one.

Lesser Known Skeins is on Ravelry!

2008-09-21T07:54:00.000-07:00

Go to Ravelry and join.
We started it last night and there are 16 member already. This is so much fun!!!!!

Ditto!

2008-09-14T07:31:00.000-07:00

I second that. I can't wait for the next meeting, it's such a de-stresser to sit and have an actual conversation with people over the age of 16 :)

Our Meeting

2008-09-13T07:45:00.000-07:00

Hi Ladies,

It was so much fun yesterday playing with yarn, talking and meeting new and old friends. Thanks Carmen for putting this together and inviting me.

New Member

2008-09-07T11:34:00.000-07:00

A member of The Lesser Known Skeins, Jackie would like to join us.
If you have not done so already check out her blog and say hello.
She is going to try to meet with us at Starbucks as soon as she can.
Welcome Jackie!

Meeting up date!

2008-09-07T04:07:00.000-07:00

We will be meeting on Friday September 12th at 4:00 at Starbuck.
We will be setting up regular meeting times.
See you there!

EEEEESH! I'm so sorry to remind you of this but...

2008-08-23T20:40:00.000-07:00

I can almost hear their feet now stomping down the hallways like bulls racing through the labyrinth of streets in Pamplona with all the grace of drunken flamingos tumbling down a waterfall of stairwells. The silent corridors will be alive with their frighteningly loud guffaws and cackles like the screeching battle cries of turkey vultures or the rumbling ugly growls of emphysemic mountain lions. The children are coming, and it will indeed be a zoo.

Eh, I kinda miss them, maybe:)

Flat Feet, Ladies, Flat Feet

2008-08-09T10:04:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to an online store with the product, but Stix has it!

Picture from Paradise Fibers

Monica's description:

"Flat Feet is sock yarn that has the yarn in a flat sheet (think
of it is an oversized knit swatch) and then is handpainted. I have been drooling
waiting for this yarn!"

From the mouths of babes

2008-07-31T09:30:00.000-07:00

My friend, Alyssa, who just had a baby sent me this forward in an e-mail and I thought I'd share it with you guys. What's happened to me? Where's the tough rocker chick I used to be?

What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . ..

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words
from the mouth of babes.
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, 'What does love mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
See what you think.

'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't
bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even
when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8

'When someone loves you, the way they
say your name is different.
You just know that your name is
safe in their mouth.'
Billy - age 4

'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on
shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'

Karl - age 5

'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your
French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6

'Love is what makes you smile
when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4

'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a
sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
Danny - age 7

'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of
kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They
look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
if you stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7
(Wow!)

'If you want to learn to love better, you
should start with a friend who you hate,'
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more
Nikka's on this planet)

'Love is when you tell a guy you like his
shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7
'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are
still friends even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6

'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at
all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I
wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8

'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing
me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6

'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the
best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and
still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
Chris - age 7

'Love is when your puppy licks your face even
after you left him alone all day.'
Mary Ann - age 4

'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all
her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4

'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and
little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
Karen - age 7

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet
and she doesn't think it's gross.'
Mark - age 6

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if
you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8
And the final
one
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor
was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to
the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just
helped him cry'

So Cute Sock Yarn Baby Stuff

2008-07-27T10:33:00.000-07:00

I went to Little Knits to get some Noro Silk Garden on sale...that's the yarn I made that rainbow crop sweater out of...and saw this yarn by a company I've been pining over. I'm just very cheep. But Little Knits has nice sales so I stop by periodically. The yarn is called Boo Fly Sock and I looked it up on Ravelry and found this...

I know Karen and my Mom have knitted baby stuff out of sock yarn...I love this! I just want a more gender non specific pattern right now, though...but I'd love to work with tiny needles.

Ravelry Olympics

2008-07-27T07:34:00.000-07:00

The Uthando group is starting a team to make dolls during the Olympics. The dolls go to HIV kids.
If anyone is interested, checkout the group on the discussion board. The pattern is for knit and crochet.

Hybernating Objects

2008-07-24T19:15:00.000-07:00

Jeeze Louise, I have so been there, Lynn. When Fitted Knits came out I tried doing the sweater on the cover.

Picture taken from christinamarie82's flickr

Maybe it was a poor choice of yarn (I used Jiffy by LionsBrand. Great yarn-but super fuzzy) but I ended up tearing it out from neck to waist three times before giving up. The entire ickyness was bundled up and is still hiding in the closet with my never, ever, ever to be finished hippy style hoodie (what was I thinking!).

Trying to complete old projects

2008-07-23T15:53:00.000-07:00

I decided that it was time to complete some projects that I started last year. I finally just finish a blanket for Kelly's grandfather. I frogged it so much that I began to hate it and the color. I kept trying new edgings until I finally found one I liked. He will get it for Christmas this year. One gift down, a millions to go!!! :)

ChalkDust Knitters Giving Back

2008-07-17T04:11:00.000-07:00

I posted this in my blog and feel it would be a good idea if we, as a group, would start making projects we could donate. We could make up little tags with our group name, find a hospital that would be receptive and once or twice a year deliver hats and bears. The Teddy bears are great for little kids to hug when they need it.
Both patterns are from DIY's Knitty Gritty.

Newborn Cap
This little cap is nice to have on the needles for times when you need a mindless knitting project. It is also good for traveling with.

This little cap is very easy and knits up fast.
Here is a link to the pattern Newborn Cap

This Teddy Bear looks difficult but is very simple to make.

It is all one piece from the head to the feet and has very little seaming.
This Teddy Bear looks difficult but is very simple to make.
This is a link to the pattern for the Teddy Bear

Crochet Projects
This little cap by Barbara Feltner is seamless.
Lionbrand has a very cute teddy bear

Please comment on this idea.

Men who knit, Fleece Artist, and Little Knits

2008-07-14T17:56:00.000-07:00

So I was talking about this guy who's blog my Mom has listed on her site...This Boy Knits. He's so cute! Too late for me:) The first yarn he has up there is Fleece Artist. I got two skeins from a line owned by Fleece Artist called Hand Maiden to make a wrap for my mother-in-law. I was so afraid to use them she obviously never got the wrap and they're not even wound. The colorways are so beautiful, and the one I got feels like you're raking your fingers through cool water...so delicate.

I got it from Little Knits. They pretty much have some kind of sale going on at all times. That's where I got my Noro Kureyon for pretty much half off (give or take change - not like I teach math or anything). I don't have pics of that, but when you go in I got the colorway all the way on top. I love Noro, but can only buy it on sale b/c it costs too damn much!:)

P.S.
I was having a hard time with the color of the links on the blog and was brain farting everywhere. Mr. Grimm Witch helped so, thank you!

New Site

2008-07-14T11:55:00.000-07:00

I made this site so we can plan when we meet up and share stuff ( fiber arts or not fiber arts) with each other, especially if you don't have a blog. Send me your e-mail. Once you give me your e-mail, I can sign you up to post on this site. You can write about what you're making, tell people about nice patterns, give great links, suggest a day to get together, etc. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

When you e-mail me, include the nickname you'd like to use.

P.S.
I just love playing with all this crap!:)