Wednesday Knitters...KNIT-START-STEEK and EAT

Are you a Self Starter or do you need someone to give you a Poke with Oh, lets say #7 Knitting Needle?

Maybe you are one of those Knitters who has 'MultipleStartArexia'...that is you are 'WayGood' at Starting one project and then Starting another and another and even one more until all your needles are full, your project Bag Bags are overflowing, and there's a project in every room including the laundry room and bathroom.  Really, get in a couple of rows at every opportunity!

Meet Gina!  She's had MultipleStartArexia ever since I've known her and probably alot longer....I mean it's not something you develop overnight!  The thing is, Gina has MultipleNeedlework MSA.  That's right...in her Bag Bags are Knitting, Needlepoint, Crochet and a stack of HowTo Books on another Needlework Project or Two she's planning on STARTING! 
Having MSA is such a Good Thing!  Gina accomplishes so much and is an Expert in Multi-Tasking Needlework.  I hope it's contagious!

For this Wednesday Knit FourSome KnitARama, Gina has knitted up a storm on her Challenging Nora's Sweater and then out of the Bag Bags she pulled out ONE of her OTHER Projects...the White Cable and Seed Stitch Cap.  I can't wait to see what she  STARTS in the Knitting Bag I gave her today!
 

Oh! Yeah!  I forget to tell Ya'll....Today we Celebrated Mine and Gina's January Birthdays!

Our Birthday Luncheon Menu...Crackers and CrabCheese Ball..

.Spring Salad with Vinegarette Dressing...Crustless Crab Quiche and Drop Biscuts.

And Then....Tea and Dessert!!! 

Now, in case you didn't know, I am a Newbie Tea Drinker among Three TeapotHeads! 

 SusanB, Gina and Gretchen have convinced me that TeaPots and TeaCups are NOT just for Collecting!

Today's Tea....'Valentine'...a black leaf tea from Adagio Teas!

Ya'll.....It is CHOCOLATE flavored!!!

Here's Adagio Teas Website

 So, do you think we Knitted today? 

It wasn't easy, but we managed to drink Chocolate Tea, eat Caramel Pecan Bars, and Knit

...almost at the same time.

 Here's a run down of our knitting accomplishments:

• Gretchen STARTED a Steak Steek Swatch....She did 'Splain' that to me.  I'm sorry Ya'll... I'll take notes next time...I'm pretty sure it has to do with CUTTING  your KNITTING!  Yikes!
• SusanB translated and figured out how I'm suppose to get a Square Sleeve into a Round Hole!  I'm sorry Ya'll...NoWay am I Going There Again!  However, I'm sure Susan will be glad to help if you have a Square to fit in a Round Hole....here's her link...Seduced by Yarn.
• Gina helped figure the SquareRound Thingy and looked through her Notes for a Pattern to START a Project to Fill her Birthday Knitting Bag!
• I made the Square Sleeve Round to attach to the Rectangle Sweater Body!    Sorry Ya'll,  You Just Had ToBe There!

 The Wednesday Knit FourSome would love to have YOU join us here on SuKnitWitty!

Our Challenge is to Start/Finish a Sweater in 2011, but YOU can JOIN In with any Project you'd like and at anytime.

The Weekly Post will be up on either Wednesday Evening or Thursday Morning.  {Be sure and add SuKnitWitty to your SideBar Blog List with the Update Time Option}

The Linky Tool will be OPEN from Post Time until the Following Tuesday.  {Link anytime in that Time Period}

This is a No Stress Linky

Just share your Project however you'd like...with photos, photos and text, questions or suggestions or just drop in to say Hi!

It's always neat to receive Comments, but as a NoStress Linky it's Absolutely An Option if you want to Visit and Comment!

One thing I'd appreciate though is for You to Be A SuKnitWitty Follower...Thanks.

So Here's The Linky...We'd Love to Knit WithYa!

Wednesday Knitters....Let's Talk TeaPot....Sweater

Last Wednesday's Knit FourSome was a Two Teapot ThreeSome!

Yep, yours truly...SuKnitWitty...was Away Knitting...at least ten, five, two rows on my Sweater Challenge, I mean Challenging Sweater!

SusanB posted on Seduced by Yarn in my AwayKnitness, I mean AwayKnitless. 

Thanks Susan! 

Just look at your Challenging Sweater....gorgeous!
Gina's Sweater must be a pile in her lap as she concentrates on her notes.  I can't wait to see her progress!

And now for Gretchen's Sweater!

It's a TeaPot Sweater!

Gretchen's TeaPot Sweater is a Challenging Sweater Pattern! 

She's up to the Challenge and the Master Knitter Program Challenge, too!

Both Gretchen and Susan are starting the MKP this month!

YOU GO GIRLS!

I'll see YouThree on Next Wednesday...Jan.26th!

If you are visiting SuKnitWitty and the Sweater Challenge, I hope to see you again soon!  Please join us here each week with your knitting challenge project.  As you can see it can be any kind of sweater or other Needlework Project!  I'm thinking about two New Doggie Sweaters for Dolly and Ruby!
The Linky will be BACK for the NEXT Wednesday Knit....January 26th.  Hope YOU will join us then.

HAPPY KNITTING TIL WE MEET AGAIN!

Wednesday Sweater Challenge...A Part of Our Lives!

Knock Knock!!
Who's There??
 Sue!! 
Sue Who?? 
SuKnitWitty!!

Is it Wednesday already??

Yes, and its Brrrrrrrr out here! 

Perfect time to wear my 'Coat of Many Knitted Colors' and the Noro Wool Felted Hat Gina made for me last year.

Not only am I bundled up in Knitting, I'm carrying my Knitting and  ready for....

Wednesday Knit with SusanB, Gina, Gretchen and Me....SuKnitWitty!

I'm so glad Knitting, SusanB, Gina, Gretchen and You are a Part of My Life!

Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit, either.

Elizabeth Zimmerman

This weeks '2011 Sweater Challenge' post is 'All About SusanB's Sweater!

And Boy Howdy it's A Challenge!!!!

"Heirloom" is knitting code for "This pattern is so difficult that you would consider death a relief."

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

Subsititue 'This Sweater' for 'Heirloom' and you have my quote for Susan's Pattern!

However, for SusanB, who not only has Challenged herself to Knit this Sweater in 2011, but also to complete Level One of the Master Knitter Program, this Patton Pattern is just Practice. 

Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence.

 Of course, superior intelligence, such as yours and mine, is an advantage.

Elizabeth Zimmerman

Master Knitter

I was good with Elizabeth's first sentence of the quote.  I probably won't be getting a Master Knitter Thingy!

SusanB is already a Master Knitter....in my book. 

She's an excellent Teacher....I mean...afterall she taught me to knit Socks....I mean Sock.

Today she demonstrated 'How to Cable Without a Cable Hook'.

Good thing I got it on Camera! 

Have I mentioned that Susan is a Masterful Cook and Tea Connoissuer?

Well, she is, and the Hostess with the Mostest with Double Berry Maple Crumbler and Scottish Tea!

I think it was called Scottish...might have been Irish...for sure it wasn't Texas!

"Any day spent Knitting with Friends is a Good Day...especially Wednesday."

SuKnitWitty

FYI...I am T h i n k i n g about seeing if the Master Knitter Program has a Level for Master Knitting Stuff Collector.

You might like to see my Needle Collection.  It's on CollectInTexas Gal...N is for Needles.

SusanB will continue to be Seduced by Yarn...don't miss any of her knitting projects.

"I like making a piece of string into something I can wear." 

Author Unknown

See Ya'll next week!

The Wednesday Knit FourSome would love to have YOU join us here on SuKnitWitty!
Our Challenge is to Start/Finish a Sweater in 2011, but YOU can JOIN In with any Project you'd like and at anytime.
The Weekly Post will be up on either Wednesday Evening or Thursday Morning.
{Be sure and add SuKnitWitty to your SideBar Blog List with the Update Time Option}
The Linky Tool will be OPEN from Post Time until the Following Tuesday.
{Link anytime in that Time Period}
This is a No Stress Linky
Just share your Project however you'd like...with photos, photos and text, questions or suggestions or just drop in to say Hi!
 It's always neat to receive Comments, but as a NoStress Linky it's Absolutely An Option if you want to Visit and Comment!
 One thing I'd appreciate though is for You to Be A SuKnitWitty Follower...Thanks.
So Here's The Linky...We'd Love to Knit WithYa!

The Wednesday FourSome Gets Goin' and Gets To Knittin'

Welcome to Wednesday Knitters FourSome 2011 Sweater Challenge on SuKnitWitty!

We are a Tightly KnitGroup of FourGals who knit together on...you guessed it...Wednesdays!

In 2010 it was suggested that we challenge ourselves to Start/Finish and Finish a Sweater in 2011.

Our MasterKnitter SusanB, AKA Sock Wizzardess, is prepared for all Seven of the Things that can make or break a sweater.

Far as I can tell there really or only Three Things...Get Goin'~GetToKnittin'~Get Done!

So Susan and Gretchen 'Get Goin' with the Measuring and Figuring!

SuKnitWitty...that's me (just in case you've forgotten...since it's been MONTHS since I've posted)
...well, I'm going to FINISH this Sweater I started in 2009. 

 New Knits...Old Knits...Treasures X2 was the post where I STARTED on it the FIRST Time.

Gina is such a Good SelfStarter!  Here's Her Sweater Challenge! 

 I love this Sweater!  She thinks it will take All the Wednesdays of 2011 and More to FINISH!

 That may be, but she will FINISH a couple of dozen other projects inbetween!

Break for Cheesecake while Gretchen lays out her yarn and starts a Swatch!

Now here's where I'm suppose to Report on something' about Stranded.

  I'll have to get back with you on that as a Knitting Term...I've been Stranded, but it had to do with running out of gas.

SusanB came up with the 2011 Sweater Challenge to Get Goin' on a Sweater she has had yarn, pattern and plans for

....well, before she moved to Texas. 

Today she STARTED....TWICE! 

What do you think Ellie? 
I bet she STARTS at least Once More!

It's Good to Get Goin' on SuKnitWitty again! 

It's Good to Get To Knittin' with SusanB, Gina and Gretchen!

It's good to Get Done!  Ooops!  I mean it WillBe Good to Get Done in 2011!!!

See you Next Wednesday!

Until then....You can find me pretty much every day at my other blog...
CollectInTexas Gal

and SusanB at Seduced by Yarn.