The Gathering Place Knitters

March 2008

2008-03-29T13:16:00.001-07:00

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These two washcloths were donated by Melinda to the Denver's Road Home Welcome Baskets! She is using her washcloths to increase her knitting skills by practicing new stitches with every washcloth.

March 2008

2008-03-29T13:14:00.001-07:00

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This washcloth was crocheted by Melinda and donated to the Denver's Road Home welcome baskets. She did most of it in class, her skill is amazing!

March 2008

2008-03-29T13:13:00.001-07:00

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This hat was made by Elizabeth. Her ribbing has come a long way in 6 short months!! I believe that this hat was for her daughter.

March 2008

2008-03-29T13:11:00.001-07:00

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These washcloths were made by Macy. She is not often able to make it to class, but was so wonderful to donate her time and skills to make washcloths for the TGP washcloth project!

March 2008

2008-03-29T13:09:00.001-07:00

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These hand warmers were made by Pangsee. She had a few minor difficulties with the shaping, so we made them into haute couture hand warmers with some ruffles and shaping. Every project she knits, her knitting continues to improve!

March 2008

2008-03-29T13:07:00.001-07:00

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These washcloths were donated to the Denver's Road Home Welcome baskets by Elizabeth. It's fun to see on these simple washcloths, how even her stitches are getting, and how much her knitting is progressing!!

March 2008

2008-03-29T13:05:00.001-07:00

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This washcloth was a cable attempt by Gloria. While this one did not turn out perfectly, like her last one, she learned a lot! I show this washcloth because it is as important to learn as it is to knit perfectly. And she accidently did a really difficult cable twist, so next time she will be able to do it on purpose,

March 2008

2008-03-29T13:03:00.001-07:00

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These washcloths were donated by Bernadette. She was practicing with the stripes. Her washcloths combine both knitting and crochet. Great job Bernadette!!

Feb 2008

2008-03-29T13:02:00.001-07:00

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These two washcloths with the lace borders were made by Kathy. She has been knitting up lots of washcloths for the TGP washcloth project. In the process, her knitting has improved so much, that she is now a community volunteer for the knitting class!!

Feb 2008

2008-03-29T13:00:00.001-07:00

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This mitered square washcloth was made by Melinda. She has been using the washcloth project to make washcloths using different stitches and patterns. There were a few trials on this and she learned a lot! Thank you for donating this, Melinda!

Feb 2008

2008-03-29T12:58:00.001-07:00

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This washcloth was made by Darlene. There is a bit of a story behind it. She has sewn the corners together - I mistakenly flattened it for the photo. When she saw it, she told me that it was done on purpose. She likes her washcloths to fit over her hand for washing her face. I have corrected my mistake - but the photo is still flat. Thank you Darlene, for making for someone else, something that you would like and use!!

Feb 2008

2008-03-29T12:56:00.001-07:00

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This washcloth was made by Gloria. She is working up to making an aran sweater for her daughter. The cable is a little difficult to see with the pattern in the yarn, but really is beautiful!!

Feb 2008

2008-03-29T12:49:00.001-07:00

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This washcloth was made by Elizabeth. She is doing a great job of keeping her stitches really even. This was donated to the Denver's Road Home Welcome Baskets.

Feb 2008

2008-03-29T12:48:00.001-07:00

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This washcloth is by Robin. She used a variety of stitches in this one, including basketweave, ribbing, seed stitch and moss stitch. It was donated to the washcloth project!

Feb 2008

2008-03-29T12:45:00.001-07:00

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This is Rozie's holey washcloth - pun intended. She made this and we are posting it, so she can track her progress! It was donated to the Denver Road Home Welcome Baskets!

Feb. 2008

2008-03-29T12:43:00.001-07:00

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These wash cloths were donated by Bernadette - she did a beautiful job combining knitting and crochet.

1/11/08

2008-01-15T13:12:00.000-08:00

Knitting class has been going well. The skill of everyone in the class is increasing each week. We are up to 42 washcloths donated by the women!!

This washcloth was made and donated by Hilda.

This washcloth was made and donated by Gloria.

These three projects were made by Pongsi. I put them in order of the time they were knit, since I think they show a lot of improvement. The colors are beautiful and bright and such great progress!

40 Washcloths!!

2008-01-08T09:45:00.000-08:00

This week, we hit a landmark of 40 washcloths being donated by the women to The Gathering Place!! I could not be more proud of the way the women have taken this project and committed to it. Way to go Ladies!!

We have a couple of finished knits to show. First there are these three pretty washcloths donated by Elizabeth.

This scarf was made by Elizabeth. It is knit and purled in pattern giving it a seed stitch look.

Happy KNitting!!

End of the year knits

2007-12-28T09:37:00.000-08:00

We had a small class this week, but look at the beautiful washcloths the women made to donate back to The Gathering Place!!

The beautiful washcloth was knit by Gloria, who then crocheted the border in the contrasting blue.

This pretty blue washcloth was made by Darlene. Such nice even stitches.

These two beautiful washcloths were made by Melinda. The larger blue one was crocheted.

Finally this set of washcloths were made by Kathy. She used two different strands of yarn on these to achieve these beautiful, colorful results.

Happy Knitting!

12/21/07

2007-12-21T10:30:00.000-08:00

This hat with the double pom pom was made by Elizabeth. It was purled all the way around, great practice of a new skill for her. And the best part is that it looks great on!!

These washcloths were made and donated back to TGP by Hilda. She doubled her yarn with larger needles to make knitting comfortable with her hands. Then she worked with adding new colors, so each is different.

This is a neck warmer made by Ponsi. It will have a button on it and fit snuggly around the neck for an added layer of warmth.

Happy KNitting!!

Dec. 14 2007

2007-12-19T11:33:00.000-08:00

There has been lots of great knitting going on at The Gathering Place!

The first photo is Kathy modeling a scarf that she made out of a black sparkle yarn. It looks beautiful and I am sure it is warm as well!!

This washcloth was donated by Melinda. It is hard to see in the photo, but there is a purled flower in the center of the washcloth. I believe that this is the seventh in a series of washclothes with photos that Melinda has been knitting! Beautiful!

This beautiful blue and white washcloth was made my Melinda in crochet for donation as well!

This child's hat was made by Darlene. It was knit flat then seamed at the end. She practiced her colorwork on it. I am sure that it will be enjoyed - it is made of very soft cotton.

The red hat was made by Elizabeth. This is knit flat then seamed and pulled together at the top with a tie. It fit beautifully!!

Happy Knitting Ladies!!

12/6/07

2007-12-10T08:37:00.000-08:00

There were a lot of beautiful finished objects at knitting this week and we donated our second round of washclothes to the shower room!! We are up to 16 wash cloths made by the women in knitting class to be donated!!

The first wash cloth here is from Liz, for a donation. Then we have the red hat that she made as a Christmas gift.

The multi colored wash cloth was made by Kathy for donation. We had fun looking at this and comparing it with her first wash cloth, so much improvement!

The bag was knit by Darleen. She had some help with the felting and the finishing. It turned out so pretty and she was really excited to get to use it!

The bottom two wash cloths were made by Hilda for donation. She doubled the thin cotton yarn to make it easier to see. The result is the beautiful pink and brown color combination!

There will be more beautiful objects and progress next week, I am sure. It is so great to
see how much the skills of everyone attending
class are improving! And we had 5 new knitters this week!

Happy Knitting!!

11/16/07

2007-11-19T12:06:00.000-08:00

Here we have a couple more examples of projects from TGP knitters to be donated. These washclothes were made by a volunteer, Shelly and one by Elizabeth practicing her color changes. I am sure these will be appreciated by whomever receives them!! Great job ladies!!

Happy Knitting!!

11/2/07

2007-11-19T12:02:00.000-08:00

There has been a lot of great knitting going on.
This hat with the beautiful self striping yarn was made by Darlene, her first project in the round.

There are several beautiful scarves completed by Angie. The first one she even frogged and re-knit to make it the length that she desired. Most of these scarves, she gives away.

The two color scarf at the bottom was made by Liz. It matches a hat that she is making!

So much great progress!
Happy Knitting!!

October part 3

2007-10-29T14:47:00.000-07:00

There were more beautiful finished objects! Its fun to see how much everyone is improving and the new skills being acquired!

For starters there is Rose's Spiritual Washcloth

Melinda's frog washcloth

melinda's tulip washcloth (both of these washcloths were donated back to The Gathering Place to be given to other women!!)

Bernadette's crocheted edge washcloths

Liz's white hat ( a couple views as the pattern is really pretty) and the matching red and white scarf! I believe that these are gifts to her daughter.