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Where creativity & imagination go hand-in-hand... |
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Monthly Newsletter October 2011 |
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Dear Knitters and Kumihimo-ists! | |
Hello,
Brrrr! It's getting colder and we are closing in on the next season! The Aspens and Maples in my yard are changing colors and we've even had our first snow. It wasn't just a flurry - we got at least 6" at my house and it stayed with us for several days. Happily, I can report that it's just about melted. I am a skier but I'm not ready yet. The cold weather does give the gentle nudge and reminder that the holidays are just around the corner.
During the month I receive all sorts of photos of the things that all of you create. It truly makes my day when I open an email and see your beautiful creations. I love it. This month I have included a section, Ideas & Inspiration, showing off your contributions. Get inspired! And don't forget the Kumihimo Gallery (I just added new stuff).
The Kit of the Month is a Kumihimo Candy Cane Ornament. I made one last year for my book club ornament exchange and after many requests, here it is! See details below. This is fun and easy.
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Our next Kumi-gathering is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18th. Mark your calendars. This is always a fun evening. I look forward to seeing all of you that can make it and please bring whatever you are working on! I encourage all of you, that live too far away to join our group, to start your own Kumi-gatherings.
Happy Braiding and Knitting - Karen
P.S. If you want to share your Kumihimo creations please feel free to email me photos. Photos seem to work best that are taken on a white background. Include a list of the materials you used and share some brief instructions. Thank you! Email Karen |
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| Kumihimo "Artist" Showcase - Suanough Zentell |
Peruvian Pendant by Suanough Zentell (Houston, Texas)
The artist of the month is, Suanough Zentell. She is a retired Aerospace Graphic Artist, originally from California, who didn't get enough personal art time until she retired in 2000. She dabbles in chain maille, ceramics, stained glass, weaving, and beadwork. Now she combines her love of beading with her fascination for Kumihimo. She says that she just recently started adding "eye candy" to her braids and the results have been fun. The featured piece is a Peruvian Pendant cleverly attached to a Kumihimo braid. The bail and the closure are both done in peyote stitch. She wanted to cover the magnetic end caps and came up with, what she calls, a simple solution; a peyote tube that slides over the end caps and, voila, covered closures. Beautiful!
8 Strands, 3 Colors
Color A: Coral (4 strands)
Color B: Peach (3 strands)
Color C: Williamsburg Blue (1 strand)
Measuring:
Determine desired finished length, multiply by 2 and add 4 to 5 inches.
Set-Up:
Starting with N #32 AA (32,1), BB (8,9), AA (16,17), BC (24,25)
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Kit of the Month - Candy Cane Ornament | |
 | Kumihimo Candy Canes - 12 Strand Braid with Core
(candy cane braided stick 9"; with bend 6 1/2" + tassels) |
The first time I made Kumihimo Candy Canes was for an ornament exchange in my book club. Since then I have had many requests to put together a kit. The ingredients are simple and the results are great. Once you've made a few, you can decide how you want to embellish your candy canes, i.e. add beads, little jingle bells, bows, etc. I'm giving you a start on the basics and I hope you add your own creative touches. Have fun!
The Kumihimo Candy Cane Kit contains enough materials to make 3 candy canes. The candy cane stick measures 9" and when shaped into a candy cane with
the finished length is about 6 1/2".
With this class-in-a-kit, you'll learn how to start your braid with a Lark's Head Knot, braid around a core (in this case a wire stem) and you'll learn a versatile wrapping technique to finish off the tassel.
Kit includes:
- 30 yards of "Petite" Satin Cord; Red, Green and White
- Three 9" wire stem cores
- Instructions with lots of step-by-step color photos
- Patterns for 3 different 12 Strand Spiral Braids
Cost: $14.00 Kit (makes 3 candy canes) Click here to see all Kumihimo Kits. |
| NEW, NEW, NEW... | |
Here's the list of all the NEW stuff you will want to check out:
TOHO 6/0 SEED BEADS - 6 NEW COLORS:6 New Colors - Galvanized Green, Metallic Purple, Inside Color Light Purple, Silver Lined Red, Metallic Black AB, Matte Maroon (AB stands for Aurora Borealis and this adds a "rainbow" hue to the bead color). TOHO Seed Beads come packaged in 9 gram tubes - $2.45 each
Click here to see all 28 colors of Toho & Miyuki seed beads.
     
C-LON TEX 400 - 2 NEW COLORS:
 
C-Lon Tex 400 is available in 18 beautiful colors including Black, Oyster, Sable, Shanghai Red, Marigold, Lt. Blue, Lt. Orchid, Purple, Grape, Eggplant, Aqua, Teal, Peridot, Chartreuse, Olive, Chocolate, Green and Navy. 39 yards/ $4.50 Click here to see all 18 colors of C-Lon Tex 400.
"PETITE" SATIN - 2 NEW COLORS:
 
"Petite" satin comes in 28 colors including Red, Black, Lt. Beige, Dark Olive, Emerald, Peach, Coral, Lavender, Apple Green, Lt. Blue, Williamsburg Blue, Avocado, Caramel, Antique Gold, Coffee, Chocolate, Jungle, Teal, Purple, Royal, Turquoise, Maize, Mint, Mauve, Wine, Plum and NOW White and Navy! 10 yards / $3.00 Click here to see all 28 colors of "Petite" Satin Cord.
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| IDEAS and..... |
 | Paula Rachuy
3 x 3 Cube Beads in
Surf-n-Turf with Oyster C-Lon |
 | Karen Aaron
3 x 3 Cube Beads in Matte Black AB with Black C-Lon |
 | Shelley Casey
6/0 Seed Beads & Focal Bead |
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| INSPIRATION..... |
 | Karen Aaron
Cluster Bead Necklace |
 | Linda Hoopingarner
Matte Metallic Khaki Iris Cube Beads |
 | Lois Anderson
Lt. Beige Satin with Seed Beads |
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| Kumihimo Pattern of the Month..."Reggae" | |
16 Strand, 4 Color, "Reggae"
Color A: Black (Cut 7)
Color B: Red (Cut 3)
Color C: Green (Cut 3)
Color D: Yellow (Cut 3)
Measuring: Determine desired finished measurement, double that and add 4 to 5 inches.
Set up Disk: Starting with N #32: AA (32,1), AB (4,5), BC(8,9), CD (12,13), AA (16,17), CD (20,21), DA (24,25), AB (28,29) . Space pairs evenly around disk.
Movement: Bottom Left to Top, Top Right to Bottom, Clockwise Turn to Next Pair.
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| Kumihimo Cluster Bead Necklace Kits - 2 New Colors |
The Kumihimo Cluster Bead Kit is super fun and easy. It is available in 5 color ways: Coffee with Black Beads, Royal & Light Blue with Silver Lined Slate Beads, Teal & Plum with Rainbow Teal & Purple Beads, Black with Galvanized Silver Beads and Lt. Beige with Cream Luster Beads. Kit makes one necklace (up to 20"). Kit includes stain, beads, 6mm magnetic end cap closure, instructions with photos and tips for finishing ends and attaching end caps. Cost $14.00 Click here to order Kumihimo Kits.
| | Plum & Teal Satin with Rainbow Teal & Purple Seed Beads |
 | | Royal & Lt.Blue Satin with Silver Lined Slate Seed Beads |
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| Kumihimo + Holidays + www.whataknit.com = Easy Shopping | |
Don't forget....Kumihimo Disk Kits and Supplies make GREAT gifts...
Click any link below to start shopping. If your orders get to me early enough, I TRY to send them out the same day I receive them!
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Thank you for meandering through my What a Knit Newsletter. As always, please feel free to call me or drop me an email if you have any questions or suggestions. Email Karen or call 530-448-3624.
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| WHAT A KNIT ! Newsletter Archives | |
For those of you that are new to What A Knit, you'll find some good info in the archived newsletters.
January 2011
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
July 2011
August 2011
September 2011
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