TKGA Master Hand Knitting Level 1

I signed up for this class back in May and I am just now getting around to doing it.  I guess I'm ahead of the curve though, some of the other students have taken more than two years to get started.

There are three levels to become a designated Master Knitter.  I am currently on Level I and have just completed my first of many swatches....and then realized I had to do it over again.  Oh well, at least I figured it out early enough.

Is anyone else out there taking this course?  If so, let me know, we can compare notes ;) .  Also, in case you haven't discovered these resources, try these:

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tkga     and
http://www.tkga.com/members/group.aspx?id=107038

They are a wealth of information from past and present students and committee members.  You have to request permission to be admitted into the TKGA group on their website but it only takes a day or so to get a response. 

I must say, though, that if you want a speedy response to a question, the Ravelry group is the way to go.  I posted a question on the TKGA website and I am still waiting on a response.  I posted the same question on Ravelry and got seven responses within ten minutes.  I think more people are just on Ravelry than that portion of the TKGA website.

For anyone interested, I highly recommend signing up.  There is a relatively small fee for each level of the course but it can only improve your work.  And really, who doesn't want to "master" something.

For anyone currently enrolled, best of luck to you!

Another New Scarf

I'm not sure why I'm so fascinated with scarves; I don't really wear them.  Maybe it's because they are so quick and easy to make and it doesn't make me cry if I have to frog or tink them because I made a mistake.

I have finished moving, almost finished unpacking and the knitting bug finally hit me again.  It left me for about two weeks but it's back in full force.  I think the initiating factor was having to re-organize my stash.  I didn't realize I had collected so many skeins of yarn.  Luckily I now have a dedicated craft room and plenty of room to store it; though the rest of my crafts have to reside in the closet ;)

So here is my latest creation.  I was originally going to call it the Eyelet Scarf but the more I looked at it, the more it reminded me of those wooden trellises that so many people have in their gardens.  So I renamed it the Trellis Scarf.

I love the way the color turned out.  I used a wool/acrylic blend of Covington yarn from Cascade Yarns.  I loved working with it.

The scarf turned out a bit shorter than I would normally make and if I had to do it again, I would probably make it a bit more narrow to gain some length.  I also don't usually add fringe but I thought this scarf could use it.  I absolutely love the way it turned out and I hope you do too.

This scarf is currently for sale in my Etsy shop.  Please take a look.