I flew to Kansas, looking forward to once again teaching there.  I was happy to bring along my samples for my Cowichan-Inspired Cardigans class, but being SO bulky, I had some super-packed suitcases!  I also taught my Latvian Fingerless Mitts class.  They both are so fun to knit!  My students all worked hard and they said they learned a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was thrilled when one of the students brought in a genuine Cowichan sweater that I was able to identify as being knitted by the Wilson family.  It was almost the same as the one I had bought on Etsy a few years ago.

These are the samplers the students knitted on the first day of my Latvian Fingerless Mitts class.

The next two days were spent on learning about the Cowichan sweater from Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia. This garment involved knitting pockets, knitting on the Right Side, and purling on the Wrong Side while stranding and weaving.  (The Coast Salish people weave every second stitch.)  We made pockets, motifs using stranding, and short rows for the shoulders,  the shawl collar, and the cap of the sleeves.  The construction is so interesting.  Here are the students’ samplers.  What a great job!

Being at the store, Yarn Barn is amazing!  I was enchanted,  looking at looms and spinning wheels, yarns, and reeds, and all the different tools we knitters, spinners, and weavers use.

 

 

 

 

At the very end of my stay, I looked out my hotel window that morning, and look what I saw: The Oscar Meyer weenie mobile!!!  What a hoot!

I had a wonderful time with everyone, thought the heat was unbearable.  I was walking to the car from class and realized the temperature was 105!  I couldn’t wait to get back to Vermont where it isn’t quite that bad!