Sheila Joynes

Book Signing at "Debbie Macomber's A Good Yarn Shop"

Book Signing event, 01/24/2012 "I Can't Believe I'm Fair Isle Knitting" a step by step instrucions and techniques on Fair Isle.

Spit Splicing ends of your yarns together when adding new yarns or colors to your project!

Spit Splice for adding new yarn!!! (wool): (1). separate the plies, (2). fray the ends together (3) spit on the ends (4) rub the ends together in the palms of you hands just as if starting a little fire. :)

I have tried this with other natural fibers with some success.

Doxies In The Snow!!

Elwood and Miles in the Jan 2012 snow fall. They look like little sea otters.

I's Snowing in the Northwest

I didn't think we were going to get any snow this year, Well, guess what!!!!! 6-14 inches predicted.  I love the snow when it is fresh and new and I like that it only lasts for a short time.

Elwood experienced it for the first time. He couldn't figure out what it was. He kept smelling and getting his little black now covered in the white stuff.

NEW BOOK Alert: "I Can't Believe I'm Fair Isle Knitting" by Sheila G. Joynes

My new book just arrived! I was so excited I was shaking when the post brought it to my door! I am very pleased with the final product. It is now available through "Leisure Arts" and Debbie Macomber's A Good Yarn Shop.  It will ship to all Joann's stores on January 4th, 2012. If you know of other shops and places to buy this book, please email me and I will add them as a source.

Details

With this thorough guidebook from Sheila G. Joynes, you can easily learn Fair Isle knitting and gradually expand your skill level while making a colorful cowl and hats for the family. Everything you need to know about Fair Isle knitting is here. As a special feature, you can personalize the color keys, making it easy to use the yarn colors of your choice. To inspire you, we've shown two color versions each for five of the six fun projects: Garden Cowl, Columbia River Ear Flap Hat, Autumn Beanie, Little Sophia's Hat, and Ginger's Slouch Hat. The final and most advanced project is Cranberry Rose Hat. Just think how thrilling it will be to say, "I can't believe I'm Fair Isle Knitting!"

 

Book signing and lecture @ Debbie's Macomber's A Good Yarn, Call to reserve a seat. The first shipment of this exciting book has been sold out. Call to get on the waiting list for your copy.

I Can't Believe I'm Fair Isle Knitting

is in the shop now! by Sheila G. Joynes

Publisher: Leisure Arts

 

We will host a book signing and talk about the design process, how to submit your designs and provide

sources & tips on getting published.

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 @ 6:00pm

Please reserve your seat for this exciting event!

360-876-0377

 

 

Knitting tip: Blocking aran and cable designs: Use an old, thin flannel sheet. Put it through the rinse and spin cycle of your washing machine. Lay your nicely knitted pieces on blocking boards. Block to finished sizes and lay the damp sheet on top of them. When your sheet is dry, your pieces are nicely blocked and your cables are beautiful. :)

Addison at four weeks old!!!

Our new great grandbaby! Addison

 

 

 

Caldonia Ear Flap hat

 
 
This is a new design in the fall issue of Creative Knitting. It is one of the web bonus patterns.

   

Just mailed off my latest design to "Vogue", Soho Publishing yesterday.

I am excited to see this design in print in a new book coming out. I don't have an exact publication date, but I will keep you posted. I can't reveal too much about it, but here is a hint. It is for a child and it is a Fair Isle Cardigan.

Spring 2011 "A couple of my favorites"

 Went outside to take the boys on this lovely morning to find my beautiful Poppies in bloom. I think they are my favorite flower.

another one of my favorites:

 

A Test of Patience!!!!!!!

What a morning!!!! I headed out to the garden in my yard working jeans, rubber shoes, old shirt and straw hat. The first thing I noticed was my garden tools were missing from my storage area. (Who would steal gardening tools!) Decided to go purchase new ones in my sun glasses to disguise my self in my old raggedy garden attire. Picked out some nice tools, turned around to check something out and would you believe someone had the nerve to steal my cart unloading my tools on a table, because they were too lazy to go to the front of the store to get their own. I couldn't believe it!!!!! Reloaded a new cart and then off I went to check out and my lic and cc were not in my purse. The manager okay'd my check and I was off and running. Got a late start, but with Harry's help we got a lot accomplished.

Peininsula Knitting Guild Post

Our meeting for June will host a guest speaker, Sheila Joynes, from A Good Yarn in Port Orchard. Sheila is both a designer and a teacher--she has been published in Vogue, and her new book of Fair Isle is due out shortly. She will be lecturing on Fair Isle--a bit of history, techniques, samples, etc.--one of the topics about which many members expressed an interest. Join us at Liberty Shores Assisted Living facility in Poulsbo at 6:30 for socializing and 7:00 for the meeting on Monday, June 3rd. Remember to bring any baby hats you have made to contribute to our charity knitting project for May, and I’ll get all those delivered as soon as possible. And check out May 26th’s Kitsap Sun--there is a front-page article on teaching children at a local elementary school to knit, and our own Lorene Klamke was one of the main volunteers interviewed--way to go, Lorene! Hope to see many of you at June’s meeting, Best, Terri Major

Current Knitting Projects!

I have been busy working on Gina's Ruana. I have set a goal for myself to have it finished by WWKIPD June 18th. Last year it was freezing cold, so I figure, if I finish it and have it ready to wear the weather will be warm and sunny. I will post a picture in the next couple days. I am working tomorrow and by the time I get home the light will not be conducive to photography.

New Children's Design!!!!!! What an exciting year!!!!!!!

I just got an email from Vogue Knitting on Thursday. They want to publish one of my children's designs in a new book coming out later this year.  I was very excited and I am looking forward to seeing it in print.

My book will be out in December of this year published by Leisure Arts.

What an exciting year!!!!! :)

 

 

Inishmore by Alice Starmore

I am knitting  this Alice Starmore design called "Inishmore" from Fisherman Knits. . It is a fun knit. Alice is such a phenomenal designer. This  goes to my son after it is on display at the shop.

 

 

 Cascade 220  color Indigo

From: Peninsula Knitter's Guild in Poulsbo, WA on June 6th 6:30pm Sheila Joynes, a designer and knitting instructor, is coming to tell us about Fair Isle, another interest expressed by many members. She will give a bit of a lecture about the history of Fair Isle (sometimes also called two-color or stranded knitting), tips on knitting it, and show us samples of her work

Miles and "Just a Little sleepy", Dad

 
Dad looks a little sleepy.

Fair Isle Cardigan with Steeks

This is an Alice Starmore design called Abalone" from the book "Pacific Coast Highway". The Design is  available at "Virtual Yarn" .   I will continue with the steeks and cut them open when finished. I have found that doing the two center steeks stitches in the same background color makes it easier when it comes to cutting the steeks. It gives a definite cutting area to follow. A great  advantage of using steeks ( besides being able to knit the entire project in the round) is to join yarn in the steek area and you won't have all those ends to weave in when finished.

 

February Storm!

What a storm we had last night. Terrible winds and pouring rain. I was keeping a close watch on all the trees close to the house hoping they weren't coming down.

Electricity was out for six hours and it took exactly 12 seconds for the generator to kick on and neighbors knocking on our door.

It is beautiful and calm this morning.

I was thinking okay, March winds bring  April showers and April showers bring May flowers. Hummm! What does February bring? Well, I think I have it figured out. POURING  rain, Winds gusts of up to 50 miles and hour, and power outages. I hear there is snow coming later this week. I am in wait and see mode.  

New Design Release "Amber's Little Slouch"

  A  fun  slouch hat in children's sizes! 

Child: Small- 6 months-18 months, (Medium- 24 months-3 years, Large 4-10 years). The yarn used in this design is  Cascade 220 sport weight. You can also check out their Facebook page. I love working with this yarn, especially for my Fair Isle Designs.   It can be purchased from your LYS, or online.  The pattern for Amber's Little Slouch hat is available for purchase at the shops listed on the side bar. You can also purchase it online. Please email me if you would like more information. If you are a LYS and would like to carry my patterns, please email me for wholesale information.

Email for information: luv2knit3@aol.com

Photo Credits: Elizabeth Bartlett

Model: Amber Bartlett

 

Whew!! It feels like Final week!

I have been working on some projects and designs and they are now mailed on their way to the publisher.

It feels like finals week at the end of the quarter when I was going to school at the UW.

 I told my husband, " I can't decide which UFO I wanted to work on, or if I just wanted to start a new project.

 I have been thinking about finishing one or two of my Fair Isle UFO's  on the needles. One is Abalone by Alice Starmore and the other is another size in my Hydrangea Vest pattern. Hummmmm! Decisions! Decisions! Whatever I decide I will post pictures of my progress.  Have a beautiful day and a great week!