I first heard about Cecelia Campochiaro's book
Sequence Knitting at Knitting Camp this past summer. Meg Swansen sang its praises, and I was able to page through a copy, but I didn't get what the hoopla was about. Besides, it's a large book with a price tag to match.
Then I saw that Campochiaro was going to be speaking at our Guild and teaching an all-day class on a Sunday. OK, I thought, it might be fun to take the class. And it was.
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| The book, my notes, and one of my sample knits |
A Ph.D. chemist who works in Silicon Valley, Campochiaro is smart, funny, and down-to-Earth. She is a patient teacher who knows how to start with one skill and build on it. She brought a trunk-load of samples, and they sold her method (which I'm not even going to try to describe for fear of not doing it justice) as much as her lively enthusiasm. I was experiencing a lot of pain on Sunday, but her class was both fun and calming -- and for 6 hours I was able to ignore the pain!
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| Samples from the class. Mine is the blue one in the center. |
The scarf in the photo above is my next project. I've been auditioning yarn from my stash. When you are knitting a scarf out of fingering-weight yarn, you need to love the project; you are going to be knitting this for a good long time!
As for reading, I just finished
The Light Between the Oceans. It is, as my friend Joan claimed, a very good read. It is also a heart-wrenching story and there were times when I found it a bit hard to read. I'm not sure how I feel about seeing the movie. I don't know how it could live up to the book.
I'll be joining up with Ginny for
Yarn Along. See you there!
That sounds like a wonderful day. So true, when you pick up the little needles and the skinny yarn you better love it because you will live with it for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI saw her speak at MKG meeting and she was absolutely wonderful. I found her so motivating and inspirational. Being a PHD chemist myself, it was nice to see another women in the field. I am so glad you loved her workshop. I am saving my pennies for her book. :) We really need to meet up and knit soon.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun class! I'd not heard of that kind of knitting so will be anxious to hear how you like doing it. That's a good book! Right now I'm reading The Secret Chord to prepare for hearing Geraldine Brooks speak next Monday evening.
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful knitting ♥
ReplyDeleteI have that book on my Christmas list...I am fascinated by it! I also have that book on my "read list" but I have been reading around it - I am not sure I am ready for it yet.
ReplyDeleteJust checked out the book online and I think it looks both elegant and interesting, but thankfully for my bank account I find it resistible at the moment :) I'm glad you enjoyed the class and I appreciate learning about the book. I am sorry you are in pain, but glad this distracted you from it!
ReplyDeleteThe class sounds fabulous, I need to look up her book. I read The Light Between Oceans ages ago, I really loved it but the ending...... I was not happy.
ReplyDeleteMeredith