Letters
Refreshing the Refreshalong
Dear Ann,
First, a programming note:
Zoom with us!
Today at 3 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m. EDT, we’ll host Show & Tell and Q&A sessions in the Virtual Marketplace at Virtual Knitting by Vogue Knitting Live! Learn more and get tickets here.
And now, the programming.
Refreshalong, our knitalong for MDK Field Guide No. 14: Refresh, is in the second half of the game. If your project is lagging, take heart: You can still snatch an FO from the jaws of the dog days!
I know we do a lot of knitalongs, but each time I am amazed at how all that simultaneous casting-on, which seems so random at the start, eventually leads to a beauty pageant of handknits that all rhyme, somehow.
The fact that people virtually sat together and kept each other company through all the trials and tribulations and little moments of discovery, is one of my favorite things about knitting.
To drink it all in, take a look over in the MDK Lounge, where there are separate topics for each of the Carol Feller designs in Field Guide No. 14: the Transom Cardigan, Twining Wrap, Trellis Top, and Arcade Cap. Or check out the Instagram hashtag, #RefreshalongMDK. There’s a lot to see. You might be inspired to get a head start on your favorite Autumn 2020 garment.
Here’s a sampling in Carol’s winsomely named Nua Sport palette to whet your appetite:
kelley (motto: more markers) is whipping up her transom cardi in the earthy shade of nua sport known as capall.
here julie’s FO (shade: Bare necessities), letting the sculptural details shine
Mary’s Transom Cardi (shade: harvest moon) in layout mode.
Sandra’s Twining Wrap (shade: Angry Monkey) basking under a clear blue sky.
christine’s trellis top WIP pops in Pink Flamingo.
you’re not just imagining things: Pamela knit an Arcade Cap and a Trellis top in Figment.
The reviews on Carol Feller’s yarn, Nua Sport, are uniformly raves. It’s extraordinary. I can’t wait for it to be cool enough to wear it again.
Love,
Kay
That Twining Wrap is inspiring me to finish MY Twining Wrap. I am going to git r done by Labor Day No Matter What.
I still get a thrill from the feel of this wonderful yarn when I pick Up my Twining Wrap to do my two rows every morning. I’m halfway through, but that’s only half the rows, which get longer by one stitch every right side row. Aiming for October!
Admiring you Refreshalongers from afar. Closing in on the second sleeve of my Guggen!
Ooh, don’t they all look gorgeous. One of these days I hope I have time to join in one of your KALs.
Well, I set my Trellis Top aside for a “rest” after finishing the back, and then found myself packing for an interstate move. I’ll be able to pick it up again in another week or so, but there’s no guarantee I’ll finish it by the deadline. Just finishing it eventually will be a big accomplishment for me. Haha, a two state project!
I did the same! I rrally enjoyed it but it requires a reasonable amount of attention. Needed to throw in some more mindless work for a bit. I hope to start the front in early August!
Have the yarn for the transom sweater…catching up on past projects…actually making sweaters for myself…unique body…somewhat willowy….fun..some hats in the fall…no deadlines..deb
Speaking of finished objects, did Kay ever find buttons for her Trellis Top? And sew them on? What color did Olive pick for her Trellis Top?
Beautiful works!