Jerusalem Knitting & Craft

Hey everyone, I find the blog to be nice, but very one-dimensional….I’ve set up a “social network” for Israeli crafters. If you would like to participate, please head over to Israeli Crafters.

It is still in it’s infancy, but all of you are welcome to make is shine.

Knitting Outside the Box: Laurie Kimmelstiel intends to rock your knitting consciousness and help you get your knit on, even more than before!

*Special focus on using the yarns and materials we have available in Israel to make unique, and amazingly beautiful objects.
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VENUE : 79 Derech Hevron(corrected info), at the home of Rebekka Rodner. (Mobile: 054-472-4257)

DATE: Thursday, 22 Feb, 7:00PM

PROGRAM: 2-3 hours long

Maximum Number of Participants: 20 (30 if you’re willing to squeeze a bit)

COST: NIS 50-75, depending on number of participants. CASH ONLY. NO CHEQUES. Please bring exact change, if you can.

–> Bring some extra money, because Laurie will also have a selection of fabulous yarns and tools available for purchase (at very attractive prices), and of course, her own book,

Exquisite Little Knits

–> ** Each participant will receive a small gift bag with complimentary knitting notions.
–> ** As part of the workshop, Laurie will be providing small quantities of accent yarns to complement what you bring.

CONTACT: Yael B at 054-566-7328 to preregister, and for more information on the program.
COME! It’s going to be a KNITTING BLAST, and a brilliant opportunity to network with, and meet other crafters! So - tell your knit buddies!
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MATERIALS. What you need to bring with you, so that you can make exquisite knits of your own during the workshop.

+ HOMEWORK: Prepare and bring along 4-6 knitted swatches (ideally 10 cm squares) — and that scarf or sweater or other project that’s been languishing on your needles, because it just doesn’t excite you.

+ AT LEAST one skein of yarn - and if you’ve got more - bring that too! Come with a wide assortment of yarns and fibers (including ribbon or any unusual materials you can get hold of).
–> Bring your oddballs, your remnants, your leftovers from other projects. You will be inspired - and you’ll want to be able to play!

+ Knitting needles in the size you like for your yarn(s). If you can - bring a range of sizes, and some circulars (40 or 60 cm long) — any size!

+ The usual knit tools and notions: scissors, crochet hook, etc.
+ A notebook - to plan your designs, or your knitting journal/design workbook, if you have one
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PROGRAM - Here’s what it’s all about:

INTRO - Discussion
+ Laurie’s show & tell: unique and luxury fibers.
+ Stitch techniques to enhance and give structure to your knitted garments
+ Use of varying needle types and sizes to shape and alter accessories.
+ Impact of needle types on garment shaping and design

SKILL BUILDING– Hands on! You will use the swatches you prepared to learn how to augment designs with various edge treatments, including manipulation of knit stitches, crochet, color variation, and the use of unusual fibers to explore and develop knitting creativity.

WORKSHOP PROJECT – Hands on! You will design a small purse, evening bag, or wristwarmers or some other accessory using unconventional fibers, color combinations, and stitch techniques.
Laurie plans to:
+ Make suggestions and help you experiment along the way to developing a finished product.
+ Work one-on-one with you, as you design and move forward with you projects.
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Related links

Laurie’s blog: http://the-yarn-princess.blogspot.com

You may contact Yael or Laurie if you need to hear more:

woolleymommyth@gmail.com

whiteridgecrafts@yahoo.com

The Jerusaknit Blog has exited for a while, but we haven’t done much. I think it is time for us to give something to the community. I’ve picked a worthy charity, and I’m making a suggestion. If you have the time to knit one more project this January, here is my idea:

The Crossroads Center in Jerusalem is an organization for Anglo at-risk teens. Some of them have received donations recently of new winter coats. I’d like to add to this by making hats/scarves/gloves/mittens to keep them warm this winter. Assume adult sizes (heads don’t change much from about age 4 and up) and generic colors so that we don’t have to worry about too many for boys/girls.

If you have another charity which you would like to support, let me know and we will do them in the future.

Now that the war has ended (no comments please, this isn’t a political blog) in Lebanon, it is time for all sock knitters to join Sock Wars 2006?. This brilliant idea posted by yarnmonkey is an international sock knitting competition where everyone ends up with a pair of hand knitted socks in the end! Since I’ve only made one pair in my life, this isn’t for me, but I think Israel needs to be represented!

*Update*

Our “program” to get needles and yarn to people in the north/displaced from the north is picking up steam!

It appears that we have some serious suppliers from the US, I just need people who need and their locations. This can include organizations as well as individuals, but we want to be sure it is getting to the right people. I currently have one person via Rock of Galilee, but any and all are welcome to contact me.

*Yarn snobs not welcome*

I’ve heard from a fellow blogger Rock of Galilee that the people up north in the shelters would appreciate donations of yarn and needles (preferably shorter ones for the kids). Now is the time to clear out your stash for a very good cause.

If you can make it to the meeting on Tuesday, I will be collecting. If not, reply to this post and we will work out a time to meet. Please feel free to alert others who may not see this post.

Chag HaGez” in Maale Levona*
Monday, June 26, 2006
30 Sivan 5766

Starting at 16:00

Program:
Sheep Shearing
Spinning
Weaving
Dying
Children Activities
Pony Rides
Refreshments for sale
Arts and Crafts for sale

Special concert by Shlomo Shavit

A bus will be leaving from Binyanei HaUmah at 15:00 (fee for the bus
and happening is 20NIS p/p or 100 NIS per family)

Tickets at Maale Levona: 15 NIS p/p or 60 NIS p/family.

For more info or to reserve a spot on the bus please call Mina Brody
at 052-6070393.

Chag Sameach!

* Chag HaGez is a sheep shearing festival celebrated in biblical
times, traditionally done in the spring. A portion was then tithed to
the Kohanim, as it is written in Dvarim, 18:4 ” The first-fruits of
your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece
of your sheep, shall you give him (the Kohanim and Leviim)”.

Maale Levona is the only place that celebrates this, and a Kohain will
be given a portion of the fleece.

The summer meeting place and schedule are upon us.

We will be meeting every other Tuesday from 8-10 in the evening. Due to constraints at Cafe on the Rails, our first hour will be outside in the garden, but we will need to be inside from 9-10.

I’d like to expand this group to all (portable) crafters. The light outside is good enough for knitting and crocheting, and if we get “our table” you can even do cross stitch and other projects.

Next meeting date: Tuesday, June 20, 2006

April first was Flash Your Stash Day if you go to Flickr you can see amazing amounts of yarn. Anyone in Israel participate?

Laurie Kimmelstiel writes:

I will be in Israel in early March and would like to meet with knitters. I am the co-author of Exquisite Little Knits (Lark 2004) and will be giving a lecture on knitting and design at Shenkar College. Would love to do a workshop elsewhere in Israel. Any suggestions? I will also have bamboo and rosewood needles and some fabulous natural fiber yarns.

Please comment below if you are interested…