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July 2011 Knitting Events

Friday, July 1st, 2011 by Rhonda Bell

July 2011

28th,Thursday

Sock Summit

Oregon Convention Center

Portland, Oregon

29th,Friday

5th Annual Fiber Christmas in July

Creek County Fairgrounds

17808 West Hwy 66, Kellyville, OK 74039

Kellyville, Oklahoma

For a list of 2011 Knitting Events, Knitting Conventions, and Knitting Retreats, see our Upcoming Knitting Events page.

June 2011 Knitting Events

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 by Rhonda Bell

June 2011

9th,Thursday

Estes Wool Festival

Estes Wool Festival – The Fairgrounds at Stanley Park

intersection of U.S. Highway 36 and Community Drive

Estes Park, Colorado

For a list of 2011 Knitting Events, Knitting Conventions, and Knitting Retreats, see our Upcoming Knitting Events page.

May 2011 Knitting Events

Sunday, May 1st, 2011 by Rhonda Bell

May 2011

6th,Friday

MS&W

MS&W

District of Columbia, Maryland

7th,Saturday

Md. Sheep and Wool Festival

fairground

ellicott city, Maryland

7th,Saturday

Maryland Sheep & Wool

Howard County Fairgrounds

2210 FAIRGROUND ROAD

West Friendship, Maryland

7th,Saturday

MS&W

MS&W 2011

District of Columbia, Maryland

14th,Saturday

NH Sheep and Wool Festival

Hopkinton State Fairgrounds

392 Kearsarge Ave

Contoocook, New Hampshire

20th,Friday

Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival

Masterson Station Park

3051 Leestown Rd

Lexington, Kentucky

28th,Saturday

Ma Sheep and Wool

Cummington fairgrounds

Cummington, Massachusetts

For a list of 2011 Knitting Events, Knitting Conventions, and Knitting Retreats, see our Upcoming Knitting Events page.

April 2011 Knitting Events

Friday, April 1st, 2011 by Rhonda Bell

April 2011

1st,Friday

Brei en Haakdag

Alabama

7th,Thursday

Wisconsin Spin-In 2011

Wisconsin Spin-In 20112810 Golf RD

2810 Golf RD

Pewaukee, Wisconsin

8th,Friday

DFW Fiber Fest 2011

Grapevine Convention Center

1209 South Main Street Grapevine, TX 76051

Grapevine, Texas

9th,Saturday

Minnesota Alpaca Expo

Minnesota Alpaca Expo and Fiber Art

1525 South Elm Ave

Owatonna, Minnesota

14th,Thursday

Stitches South

Renaissance Waverly & Cobb Galleria Centre

Atlanta, Georgia

15th,Friday

The Fiesta

The Guadalupe County/Seguin Colosseum

950 S. Austin Street, Seguin,Texas 78155

Seguin, Texas

15th,Friday

The Fiesta

The Guadalupe County/Seguin Colosseum

950 S. Austin Street

Seguin, Texas

15th,Friday

The Fiber Event at Greencastle

Putnam County Fairgrounds

64 North US Hwy 231, Greencastle, IN 46135

Greencastle, Indiana

16th,Saturday

Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival

Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival

1108 E Marina Way

Hood River, Oregon

16th,Saturday

Olde Liberty Fibre Faire

Bedford Lions Club Community Ctr

1577 E. Lynchburg-Salem Tpke. Bedford, VA

Bedford, Virginia

For a list of 2011 Knitting Events, Knitting Conventions, and Knitting Retreats, see our Upcoming Knitting Events page.

How a Knitting Pattern Design Can Fail

Thursday, March 31st, 2011 by Rhonda Bell

I always have some knitting pattern design going in my head, on paper, on the needles, and near completion. However, in all these stages and more, my knitting pattern can fail and never actually make it to publication. Here are some of the ways it can fail:

  • Sketched but not designed
  • Designed but no yarn selected
  • Yarn selected by no gauge swatch
  • Gauge swatch but none I like
  • Final gauge swatch but no stitch count
  • Stitch counts but no cast on
  • Cast on but not completed
  • Completed but don’t like garment
  • Like garment but no pattern

How do you keep your knitting pattern designs from failing?