My brain is bursting with creative thoughts!

The design class yesterday was great!  We looked at photos.  Made some notes, sketches or charts (depending on how your brain works) and then knit swatches of these ideas.  Everyone had different photo inspirations, different yarns, different technique ideas.  I thought I would end up with several swatches.  However, I knit one that kept evolving throughout the day. I took pics at each point I decided to take it a different direction so that I could document what I might have done differently at that point.  What started as a border idea became a cardigan plan.   I didn't take a ton of pics (my needles were clicking), but I did take progress photos of my ideas. 
I was thrilled to see a few friends there as well.  Tammy of course.  And Heather and Stevanie from Abundant yarn and dyeworks. Here is Heather showing she can enjoy knitting outside her comfort zone There were some new faces as well.  Dawn is a member of the PDX Knitbloggers.  I have seen her posts to our Yahoo group, but it was Sunday before I put a face to a name.  New creative ideas too!  Lots of color work and some cool rib and cable ideas.  It was a small class-9 ladies.  Tina brought some BMFA yarn--yummmm.  I got me a Sock Monkey (Count Cluckula with Jade for appendages) pattern and yarn.  There is a baby coming that needs a cuddly guy!
Today will be Cables in the morning and Slip Stitch color work in the afternoon.  Posting on that with photos of both tomorrow.

Comments

[Debby]

Ohhh it sounds like you are having such a great time! I will look up classes with Fiona Ellis to see if she'll be teaching near me any time soon.