Fourth in the Series of Hooked Books

Hi Everyone,

The arrival, just minutes ago, of the advance copy of Hooked Scarves, prompted me to write twice in the same day.  The book looks great.  Just like the others, beautiful pictures, clear, lots of white space pages, easy to read and the spiral binding allows it to lie flat while working.  You can order this book at www.amazon.com.  The cover scarf is made in Rayon Metallic by Blue Heron Yarns, in a wonderful color called Sunset.

I am really happy with the way these books have turned out.  Still 2 more to come in the series, but they will be awhile yet.

Have a great evening

Margaret

Busy, busy time

Good Morning Everyone,

So much going on all at once.  I am leaving very soon to teach a workshop for the Northern Ill, Chapter of CGOA, at the Rolling Meadows Library in Rolling Meadows, Ill.  This workshop was the "baby" of Rosalie Johnston, who convinced me that her group would love me to come do a workshop for them.  I won't forget my camera this time, so watch for pictures soon. 

Previously I told you that my pal Tim Klein, www.yarncar.com would be in Austin , Texas, in October, at the same time that I will be doing workshops for Texas Camp Crochet.  Tim and I are trying to plan the possibility of meeting at the workshop so that all the attendees can get to meet Tim and see his fabulous car.  Wouldn't that be a hoot if we can pull it off. 

In the midst of all this preparation for the upcoming workshops, several of my design proposals have been accepted, and the possibility of a new book is becoming very real.  More on all this activity later.

Have a great day

Margaret

This and That

Hi Everyone,

I've had a very busy few days.  Yesterday was the monthly meeting of the Happily Hooked on Crochet Guild in Danbury Ct.   Our group is growing, we had such a nice gathering, plus 3 or 4 visitors.  I think two of them decided to join our group.  Unfortunately I forgot my camera, but several of the women said that they would send me some photos to share.  We had fun with show and tell, and seeing what everyone is up to.

This morning I had my regular Monday morning class at the Yarn and Craft Box in Pawling, NY.  One of my regular students was just about finishing a project that was giving her a little grief, but it turned out really nice.  Another students, who embarked on a pretty ambitious project, was also moving along.  We had a pinned together fitting, and its looking great.  Perhaps when they are done, I can get them to share a photo.  If any of you live in the area be sure to visit the shop, Marie Stewart the owner, gives discounts to guild members.  You can almost always find me there on a Monday morning (except when I am off traveling ).

In this morning's mail, I had a note from Tim of the art car, telling me that he was going to be part of an exciting event happening in Austin, Texas on Oct 21st.  Well it just so happens that I will be in Austin on Oct 21, but I will be teaching all day.  I will be doing workshops for Crochet Texas and I am looking forward to doing the workshops and seeing some of the area.  Sure would be nice to get to see Tim and the car again.  Here is a copy of Tim"s e-mail,  check it out.

 

Greetings, my sure-footed and vitamin-enriched mailing list members!
I've finally gotten around to writing up my appearance with the Yarn
Car in Reader's Digest and (for about 2 seconds) on Good Morning
America.  I even have a short video clip of the latter, for your
viewing enjoyment...

http://www.yarncar.com/Story/RDandGMA/

Still got scads of stories and photos from past adventures that I'm
dying to share with you all, but for now that's all that's new.  I
hope all's right in your far-flung corners of the world!

And for those of you within striking distance of Austin, Texas, come
say hello at the viewing area on Congress Ave. at the end of the
Austin Art Car Parade on October 21...
http://www.austinartcar.com
(The web site doesn't do it justice -- it's one of the country's
biggest art car gatherings.)

Take care!

Your pal,
Tim
Dallas, Texas, USA
http://www.yarncar.com
http://www.ArtCarCalendar.com

Knit-N-Cruise

Happy Saturday Morning Everyone,

If you would like to plan a really great vacation for next year, I will be teaching on a Knitting Cruise, which is sponsored by Creative Knitting Magazine.  The cruise will take place April 22 - 29, 2007, sailing from Miami to Belize, Costa Maya, Cosumel, Grand Cayman. 

Other instructors are Kathy Wesley and Lorna Miser.  You can find out more about the cruise by calling 1-800-765-1191or visiting the web site at www.cruise-center.com (click on activity cruises).

Of course I will be discussing this more as the time draws closer.  I only mention it this early on, so plans can be made well in advance. 

Enjoy the wonderful weekend

Margaret

Workshops Pending

Hi Everyone,

Workshop season is fast approaching.  My first workshop will be at Knitting Central, 582 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880.  If you have never visited Knitting Central, and you are anywhere nearby, it is truly worth a trip.  A wonderful shop, full of the most beautiful yarns imaginable.  The workshop will be held on September 10th from 12 noon till 5 pm. 

Last season we had a fun workshop learning about Free Form Knitting, and our next workshop will be all about Finishing Your Free Form items.  Most students started a small evening bag, and hopefully will get it done this session.  If you would like any information about the workshop you can contact Sally at Knitting Central sallypeqot@yahoo.com.  Even if you have not taken a free form workshop with me before, you can still learn a lot at this workshop.  Hope to see you there.

I will be posting my schedule soon.  I am a little behind getting my workshops organized.  I did not book too many workshops because of all the book deadlines and traveling that I have been doing, but I will post the upcoming ones soon.

Have a great evening

Margaret

Knitting/Crocheting for Men

Happy Wednesday Everyone,

I have been very lax about adding to my blog.  I have been away too much, summer heat etc are all good excuses.  Truth is I have been so busy trying to come up with new designs and class proposals, that my days are just flying by. 

I have been trying very hard to come up with some men's patterns in crochet.  I have been asked over and again "why no great men's patterns in crochet".   One of the reasons, is that many crochet patterns look very lacy and feminine, the more textured patterns tend to be very heavy. 

A while ago, I did design a man's sweater, combining knit with entrelac crochet, which is a form of Tunisian Crochet.  No one was interested in it because of the combination, reasoning that all crocheters do not knit, and all knitters do not crochet.  I liked the sweater, so I self published it, adding it to my  2 other self published patterns (my only adventure into self publishing).  I must admit, that it is not selling very well, so the publishers were right.  I got the idea of adding the knitted sleeves to the crocheted body of the sweater hoping to make a less bulky, easier to wear garment. 

I had previously made a child's cardigan, with the sleeves all in Tunisian Stitch, and that pattern sells very well www.margarethubertoriginals.com .  There must be an answer here.  Crocheters want to make sweaters for the men in their life, so I will keep trying to come up with something.

We have a gorgeous day today (two in a row), so hopefully I will get a lot done.

Enjoy your day,

Margaret

Knitting and Crocheting in the summer Heat

Hi Everyone,

I am visiting my son and family in MA, and just discovered that I can post to my blog.  For some reason, I thought that I had to be at my home computer in order to add entries.  Oh well, good thing that I can knit and crochet more efficiently that I can work a computer :-).

I managed to finish all my projects and meet my latest deadlines before leaving, so I am now concentrating on some new designs.  While attending TNNA and CGOA I made lots of contacts with yarn companies, publishers, magazine editors etc, and came home with new yarns to try out.  The heat in the Boston area has reached record breaking numbers, but thankfully we are air conditioned and pretty comfortable, so this afternoon, I started playing with yarn, hooks and needles.

Keep cool

Margaret