Mini Cardi

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This is the first pattern of Stefanie Japel's that I've made. I loved the instructions and the shaping. A very quick knit, but with lots of style.

Jean's Beret

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I had some yarn left from the Clapotis so I decided to make a beret. I used the Build a Beret pattern by Diane Mulholland. The Pattern is here

Bangle cover pic 2

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Originally uploaded by jkam

Here's the complete project.

Bangle Cover pic 1

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This was inspired by a message on Ravelry. Some fashion website had these for like $185.00 (ok they used cashmere).

Mine was a bangle from the dollar store and some yarn in my stash. I'll sell it to you for $100.00. Quite the bargain.

clapotis 4

clapotis 4
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Finished this on Nov. 9th. I love the yarn and the effect with the Clapotis pattern. I am burnt out on making the Clapotis for now. I know that I will knit it again, though!

Felted Minibag

Felted Minibag
Originally uploaded by jkam

I made this from yarn left over from my first Clapotis. If felted up great.

The pattern is from the Irish Ewe's blog.

Teaching

Having people ask me to teach them how to knit has always scared me. I knit "left-handed" holding the needle with the stitches in my left hand knitting them on to the empty needle in my right hand. Because of this I have to reverse all of my shaping, cables, etc. It doesn't bother me, but I wouldn't want to teach others this way (My Brownie leaders insisted - Looking back, I don't think they were very good at knitting.)

Several of the girls in my son's JROTC class have asked me to teach them to knit. So I have retaught myself to knit "right-handed". This wasn't too difficult since I have always used 2 hands to carry yarn when knitting with 2 colors, but I am much slower.

Last Friday afternoon I took some yarn and needles (plus instructions printed from the Internet) to school. Only 1 girl was available and she kept having to leave to practice for a skit. She did learn the knitted cast on, knit stitch, purl stitch, stockinette and to cast off. It was a small piece 13 stitches and about 12 rows. I have more confidence in myself as a teacher - and think this girl will be a really great knitter.