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Saturday, April 07, 2007

Warp Them While They are Young - Charity Knitting

This young lady is in training to crank on The Marley. Are You Ready to Crank on The Marley?

By the way we are getting together this Friday at 6:00PM for a pot luck Diner at The Salvation Army 104 E Ninth Ave. If you would like to drop by send me an email. Or just show up with a pot full of food. I am thinking of making some nice manigotti.

Any way in addition to Charity Knitting. Which is the stated purpose of this gathering. We will be experimenting with knitting icord off a balcony. We just want to see how it goes in our own building before we do it in someone elses'.

By the if you are a machine knitter you can bring it along to help us make blankets. Good times will be had by all.

Be safe out there and keep your stick on the ice.

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Blanket Knit Along

We have received a request from the Major that runs our Family Crisis Center for blankets. She would like to give every family that leaves the shelter a blanket to go with their house warming kit.

As always with Knitting for Charity anyone can drop off a donation at Knit 1 in Squirrel Hill. I am planning to have a special Knit Together at the Bee Hive on the South Side. It would probably be a thursday evening close to the end of the month. That will give us some time to assemble the yarn and such.

We are looking to make your basic bed blankets. And I know that takes a lot of yarn. I have had my Bond out and will be using it to make square. One of the nice things about the Hive is that where we knit is made up of old kitchen tables. And I have not found a table that works better for the Bond than an old kitchen table.

The Army Men's Fellowship had a Bowling Tournament today that myself and the Steel Valley men attended. We did not do very well. Apparently I am still not the world's greatest bowler.
We did not place. Still, the point was fellowship.

Be safe out there everyone and keep your stick on the ice.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

The New Great and Strange Plan - Charity Knitting News

The Marley is going to be an interesting experience. For those just tuning in I run a group of clowns. And clowns need a really long scarf. We are just into sharing.

We have named our next long scarf The Marley. The Marley will be knit out of icord. And because we are clowns and not insane we are going to use a gizmo. We do have to turn over200 skeins of yarn into icord.

Here is new great and strange plan. We are going to find a large indoor space that is several stories tall. We will then knit the icrod over the banister and then knit it into the scarf.

We just have to find a place to allow us to do this. There have been a couple suggestions. I am open to more.

The Brigade continues to get ready for our first shows.

Also on the charity knitting front we have received request for blankets. As the winter moved into the spring we need knitted blankets for our shelter. We would also like to give a blanket to each family that leaves our shelter. As always you can drop off donations at Knit 1.

Well be safe out there and keep your stick on the nice.

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Hats at the Hive

This is a finished hat and one that will be finished soon.They are knit from Galaxy by Elle. This is a bulky acrylic that is staple at Charity Knitting. I really like this pattern. It is an old Circus pattern I am working up a version for circular needles.

Clown, Knitting and Army Terms

Ap Bag - Apparatus Bag
{An over the shoulder bag made to carry juggling equipment}

Apprentice - Apprentice Clown
{An Apprentice Clown is the lowest official rank in The Steel City Clown Brigade. It is a completely student rank. The rank color for this rank is yellow.}

Apy Bag - Apprentice Bag
{An over the should bag made to carry equipment used by Apprentice and Junior Clowns. It is smaller than an Apparatus bag.

Army - The Salvation Army

The Barry - The Barry Scarf
{An 116 foot long garter stich scarf. When he was orginaly made it was a 90 foot long practice scarf. When it was measured it's increased legnth warrented a name. He was name for Barry Manilow in keeping with Brigade naming tradition.}

Cadet - Cadet Clown
{A Cadet Clown is the lowest rank in the Clown Brigade. It is also a Probationary rank in The Steel City Clown Brigade. The rank color for Cadet is Kelly Green.}

Chicken Knitting
The name of the Brigade's knitting group the meets in the Chic fil A at the Water Front in homestead.}

Chopper - Chopper Stick
{This is a Devil Stick that is make by The Clown Brigade for our use. They tend to favor flower sticks. Although a couple dedesign are faster than tradition Dube Devil Sticks}

CC - Clown Cave
{The Office of The Steel City Clown Brigade on Pittsburgh's South Side}

CK - Clown Knitter
{A clown that knits or a person that knitts thing clowns use.}

Brigade - Clown Troupe
{There are other Brigades in the Army, I just don't talk about them much}

Corps - Church
{or two or more divisions}

Cult or Cult Meeting - The Cult
{A very freindly knittig group that at meet at 7:30PM every other friday at the Boarders in the South Hills of Pittsburgh

DS - Devil Stick
{A Devil stick is a name some time used to reffer to an entire class of juggling battons. In the most specific use of this term it is a stick that a narrow in the middle and bevels up to either end. the Brian Dube company makes the most popular form of this jugglin Batton.}

EZ - Elisabeth Zimmerman
{Knitting Demigod}

Ermey - The Ermey or Drill Sergeant
{This is a more traditional flower Stick or devil Stick made by the Brigade. It has fringe that is three inches long. The heads can be weighted to make the stick faster. It is named after R. Lee Ermy because he frequntly played a Drill Sergeant.}

Flower Stick
{A flower stick is a juggling batton with a shaft and two heads on either end. The heads provide the wiehgt that allow this stick to be turned on two receiving sticks. The term Flower Stick appears to have originated in the United Kingdom. This type is ofter called devil sticks even though this is technically incorrect. There and many brand of Flower Stick. The brigade makes several types for their own use.}

HL - Hauling Lumber
{Juggling Clubs}

Hive - Bee Hive Former Coffee Shop

Sadly our once polular meeting place has become a bar. It is no longer a nice place to knit.
JC - Junior Clown
{A Junior Clown is the rank above Apprentice in The Steel City Clown Brigade. It is the lowest rank that a clown can be a full Sergeant. The rank color for this Royal Blue.}

The Judy - The Judy Scarf
{an 102 foot long clown scarf named after Judy Garland}

Kojack - the Kojack
{This is a Devil stick made by the Brigade. It is basically a flower stick with no fringe on the ends. the heads have extra weigh added to them to make the stick fast. Because it is 'bald' is named for Kojack}

PR - Public Relations

Pro - Proficiency
{In our Brigade this is like a merit badge foir various training areas. When you earn enough Proficiencies you rise a level in rank}

The Marley - The Marley Scarf
{The Clown Brigade's long scarf project for 2008. He will be knit from 200 skeins of yarn turned into icord. The Marley is name for Bob Marley.}

MC or Master - Master Clown
{The highest clown rank in The Steel City Clown Brigade. It is a full teaching rank. Thank rank color for this rank is Purple.}

Officers - Ministers in The Army

Oliver - Oliver the Computer Squirrel
{A squirrel that lives in my computer. He fixes things and operates that magical parts of my computer.}
Quareters - Officer's Home

SC - Standard Clown
{Standard Clown is the rank above Junior Clown. The color for this rank is red.}

Smurf Suit - Salvation Army Uniform

STBP - Standard Three Ball Pattern
{The Basic Juggling Pattern sometimes called 3 ball cascade.}

SSCP - Standard Six Club Pattern
{The Basic Juggling Pattern for two people juggling clubs.}

YH - Yarn Harlot

Vec - Vectoring
{Bouncing Balls off the Floor or Walls}

xballs - Excercise Balls
{A wieghted juggling ball used for practice}