Hello Everyone! I'm brand new to the Knitting Community and very excited about meeting you all (or as many as possible!). Forgive me if this idea has already been suggested or is not within the scope of the KnitPicks community...but how about a spin-along? From the podcasts, I know that Kelley spins and I suspect that many of you do, too. What do you think? Of course, I LOVE KnitPicks' own yarns, too :)
Best,
Rosemary
Rosemary: I would sign up for that! I think it would be a lot of fun! We keep talking about spinning in some of the other KALs. It would be nice to have a spinning KAL, spinning group or SAL*. --P
*spin-along
Dear Rosemary and Peggy, I am a hand spinner, I use a drop spindle... one thing I wondered was if Knit Picks would ever sell rovings ? I am a sloooww spinner as my wheel died. I would love to see a spin along though, Maybe we could post pics of how we are doing on our fiber.
bless you,
grace
Grace: I'll bet if we tried, we could get them to do a spin-along. I asked about roving once, but they don't want to spread themselves too thin. Some of us have been blogging about our spinning. Susan The Blue Lake Knitter is a fairly new spinner, as am I. We have been encouraging each other. We could give you some sources of fiber, if you need them. --P
Grace & Peggy: I think that's a wonderful idea! Peggy, I agree with you that blogs are a good way to share our technique & fiber choices. I also blog about my knitting / spinning (I think my blog address is attached to my knitpicks profile) and would love to check yours out.
Maybe someday knitpicks will supply roving. Until then, I'm pretty happy with my selection at fiber festivals & on Etsy.
Cheers!
Rosemary
I didn't see this anywhere else, but I notice that most of the KALs are for women's stuff and are populated almost entirely (or maybe entirely) by women. What about a Guys KAL? Specialize in knitting by or for guys or both. --Peggy
GREAT Idea, as I would love to come up with some things to help me fit my LONG, TALL, THIN son with sweaters that actually are long enough! Ocean Pacific pants were a godsend when he was younger--he was like a human worm!!!