KNITTERS' FAIR 2013

There are so many signals that the summer is drawing to a close: Moms are getting their children ready to go back to school, the CNE is on in Toronto, Labour Day is this weekend, and the mums are growing in the garden. Sad to know that our short summer is coming to an end and that we'll all be back to our regular routines after the labour day long weekend. 

But it also signifies it's time for the knitting fairs to begin! The first event is the Knitters' Fair which is organized by the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters' Guild by knitters for knitters. This year the show boasts 70 vendors offering the latest and greatest knitting products in a 35,000 square foot showroom. This year it will be held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex which is a new venue for the event.

The vendors will offer a dazzling array of yarns, knitting books, patterns and accessories.

Date     Saturday, September 14th
Time     9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Place    Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
             400 East Avenue
             Kitchener, ON
Cost      $7 per ticket 

Anne Blayney is the featured speaker at the event. The topic of her presentation is ColourRIOT: Making and using your personal colour palette in knitting and beyond! Anne will begin speaking at 11:00 AM and this is being offered at no cost on a first come - first serve basis.

A fashion show will take place at 1:00 PM. 

TEACHING AT THE NEEDLE EMPORIUM

I'm excited to announce that I'll be teaching a Beginner's Knitting class at The Needle Emporium in Ancaster.

          Dates:  Friday August 16th and Friday August 23rd, 2013
          Time:   1-3 pm

You can get more information by visiting the blog for The Needle Emporium:

http://www.areallygoodyarn.blogspot.ca/2013/08/beginner-knitting.html

          THE NEEDLE EMPORIUM

          420 Wilson Street East

          Ancaster, ON  L9G 2C3

          Phone:  (905) 648-1994

          Toll Free: (800) 667-9167

EYELET CHEVRON

STITCH OF THE MONTH – August 2013

The Eyelet Chevron is a classic knit stitch that produces a zigzag eyelet pattern. The right-slanting stitches are produced by knitting two stitches together, while the left-slanting stitches are made by slipping a stitch, knitting the next stitch and then passing the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch. There is a double decrease where the left and right slanting stitches meet to finish the pattern. The eyelets are formed using a simple yarn over.

The Eyelet Chevron pattern is on a stockinette stitch background which means that the edges of the fabric will curl so you may want to avoid using it as a border stitch.  It would look great in a sweater, hat or a blanket (such as a baby blanket with a seed stitch border).

Eyelet Chevron Stitch Pattern

(Multiples of 12 stitches + 1 stitch)

Row 1 (RS):  K4, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skp, k7; rep from * to last 9 sts, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skp, k4.

Row 2 and all WS rows:  Purl

Row 3:  K3, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skp, k5; rep from * to last 10 sts, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skp, k3.

Row 5:  K2, *k2tog, yo, k5, yo, skp, k3; rep from * to last 11 sts, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, skp, k2

Row 7:  K1, *k2tog, yo, k7, yo, skp, k1; rep from * to end

Row 9:  K2tog, yo, k9, *yo, sk2p, yo, k9; rep from * to last 2 sts, yo, skp.

Row 10:  Purl

These 10 rows form the Eyelet Chevron stitch pattern.

Abbreviations
k2tog   knit 2 stitches together
rep       repeat
skp      slip one stitch, knit one stitch, pass slipped stitch over
sk2p    slip one stitch, knit two stitches together, pass slipped stitch over
yo        yarn over