The Alpine Campus knitting group will begin meeting again starting Monday, January 29th from noon ‘til 2:00 in the Schaffrick Lounge on the second floor of Willett Hall. The informal group is open to needle working students, faculty, staff and community members, so bring your projects and join in the fun!
The Alpine Campus Bookstore, conveniently located right next to the Schaffrick Lounge, is offering a 20% discount on all knitting materials, including scarf kits and ribbon yarn and mohair yarn!
Some knitting books available for checkout at the Alpine Campus Library include:
The knitter's handy book of patterns : basic designs in multiple sizes and gauges / Ann Budd.
Hip knit hats : 40 fabulous designs / Cathy Carron.
Country knits : with over 30 glorious designs / Debbie Bliss and Fiona McTague.
The complete book of traditional knitting / Rae Compton.
The complete book of traditional Fair Isle knitting / Shiela McGregor.
Knitting with dog hair / Kendall Crolius and Ann Montgomery. (Before you get all excited about this one, know that knitting with dog hair requires that you card and spin dog hair into yarn before you can knit with it).
Knitters who are also fans of Harry Potter (and really, who isn’t?) will appreciate this Internet blog entry, brought to our attention by former CMC administrative aide, Karen Wallace:
http://alison.knitsmiths.us/pattern_weasley.html
The knitting pattern is for the sweater Mrs. Weasley knits every Christmas for each of her many children, including surrogate child Harry Potter. Molly Weasley is a worthy role model for any hyperactive knitter, and though her children have been known to pass her Christmas sweaters on to the house elves at Hogwarts, she deserves our respect and admiration.
If you have any questions about the knitting group or anything Harry Potter related, call or email Kristin in the library: 970-870-4449 or kweber@coloradomtn.edu
See you on Mondays at noon and BYON (Bring your own needles).
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