Mustard Seeds

Knitalong Knitting Class

This spring I hosted a 3-part knitting class for beginners. For three Thursday evenings I hosted six lovely ladies--Erin, Kristen, Latisha, Jen, Joy and Kay--in my home.

Each student received a binder with patterns, instruction and inspiration.

There was also a lot of laugher and fun. And reading of children's books about knitting.

And yummy food...recipes to come... These were churro cheesecake bars....found here.

Several completed projects....Joy, Kristen and Jen model their knitted neck warmers/cowls.

Here are Erin's knitted slippers for her little boy.

We also made knitted dishclothes, wrist warmers/finderless gloves, headbands/earwarmers and boot toppers and hats.

There was also creative yarn decor....and stories of my childhood spent in yarn shops....and lots of laughter!

I'm excited to host another knitting class in the fall. Leave a comment if you are interested and I will be sure to email you details when I have them!

60th Knitting Party for Mom

My mom is an amazing knitter--and has been for oh, more than 30 years....So for her 60th birthday, we threw her a surprise party. Here are some of the pretty, knitty decorations.

We had the party outside and displayed the sweaters she has knitted through the years. My dad snuck me into the house and I stuff garbage bags and stole away with them. So many of them bring back fond childhood memories for me.

My dad made this giant ball-of-yarn 60--based on the invite I created.

"The wave sweater" is famous. This picture does not do it justice. It's like a painting.

Her friend made us these amazing ball-or-yarn and knitting needle cupcakes.

And....she was COMPLETELY surprised.

And then I popped out and she was EVEN MORE surprised. (They live in California and I had flown in for the party without her knowing...)

Here are the original "Perriens."

Doesn't she look fabulous for 60?

It was an incredibily fun day. Friends from through the years came, as well as her workmates and knitting club ladies. It was a relaxing time for me too, since I was sans-kids.

P.S. Thanks, Debra for snapping great pics of the event.