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Malibu Knitting

This month's guild meeting at Sand & Sea was an interesting one with plenty of good projects across a spectrum of knitting techniques. Pamela's Modern Quilt Wrap in Kidsilk Haze is proceeding beautifully.

L'incontro di ottobre della "Sand and Sea knitting guild" è stato interessante, con molti bei progetti realizzati in una varietà di tecniche. La Modern Quilt Wrap di Pamela in Kidsilk Haze sta venendo molto bene.

A member who works at Caltech (I didn't catch her name) had a great shawl with an intriguing construction. The pattern — Kousa Dogwood Shawl — is by Miriam Selma and appears on page 48 of the book Knitting in America.

Shari had a shawl of southwestern flair combining different patterns, a slip stitch motif and yarns in several colors. I only know that it was designed by a man; hopefully I'll find out more about it. Shame on me for not taking pictures. Shari had also a Hanne Falkenberg project under way that I like a lot: a jacket called Da capo.

Una socia che lavora a Caltech (non mi ricordo come si chiama) aveva uno scialle molto bello con una costruzione interessante. Il modello — "Kousa Dogwood Shawl" — è di Miriam Selma e appare a pagina 48 del libro "Knitting in America".

Shari aveva uno scialle particolarissimo, in stile southwestern, che combina una varietà di punti e lane di colori diversi. So solo che il modello è stato creato da un uomo, ma spero di scoprire i dettagli. Purtroppo non ho fatto foto e adesso mi dispiace. Shari sta anche lavorando ad una giacca disegnata da Hanne Falkenberg che si chiama Da capo.

I was lucky to get a ride with Anne so the way there and back was fun, too. We took the scenic route from Calabasas to Malibu and on the way back we stopped a few minutes to enjoy the beach scenery and breath the salty air. Plenty of seagulls and sandpipers, crashing waves and not too many people either, as the temperatures are finally starting to be more in line with the season.

Ho avuto la fortuna di avere un passaggio da Anne così anche il viaggio è stato piacevole. Abbiamo preso la via panoramica e al ritorno ci siamo fermate qualche minuto a goderci la vista della spiaggia e respirare un po' di aria marittima. Gruppi di gabbiani e qualche sandpiper, le onde che si rinfrangevano sulla spiaggia e poche persone… finalmente la temperatura si sta adeguando alla stagione.

Next month, the regular guild meeting will be replaced by a workshop with Myrna Stahman of Faroese shawl fame.

A novembre l'incontro mensile sarà sostituito da un workshop con Myrna Stahman, l'autrice di un libro sugli scialli delle isole Faroe.

Comments

Oh that shawl, it is on my list of things to make...once I have bought all the yarn of course! It is stunning!

And what did you bring?

I really like DaCapo but I don't think I would enjoy wearing it. I would be too worried that those flappy things (collar?) were sitting just right!

That's an interestingly constructed wrap and of course will be squishily silkily soft when finished. Very American-looking, that is!

Glad to see you out to a meeting again. Seems like you were well inspired, and had fun.

Wow, that quilt wrap is looking so pretty, and KSH in garter stitch, I bet it's so soft and smooshy!

..Non vedo l'ora di leggere i dettagli dell'incontro di novembre!

Saluti, Chiara

Ohhhh & Ahhh!

That quilt wrap is beautiful :)

Your description of the drive and sand & sea meetup made me long for the california coast :(

-K

I'm not sure which is more beautiful: the wips (and their descriptions) or the scenery!