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Celebrate the 10th Annual Worldwide Knit in Public Day

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worldwide knit in public dayIn the past, Worldwide Knit in Public Day has spread out over a week, because it was often at the same time as the big TNNA show in the states. But that’s already happened this year, so everyone is celebrating together, on Saturday, June 13.

You can find local events wherever you are at the WWKIP Day website, or check with your local yarn store if you have one for any special events that might be going on. (Mine is having knitting on the front porch of their shop, which sounds like a lot of fun.)

Do you normally knit in public? I find it really interesting to see people’s reactions when they see you knitting. My favorite recent one was at a dress rehearsal for my daughter’s play; all the kids were swarming me to see what I was doing!

If you have plans for knitting out on Saturday, I’d love to hear them.

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  1. I spent a great afternoon with my daughter and two friends knitting in a park across from American Needle works in Middletown . Then it was off to lunch at a cute cafe right next door to the park. The four of us crossed the street to the yarn shop where we bought our tote bags for the Hudon Valley Yarn shop cruise . I also scored some beautiful lane Cervinia sock yarn.
    Then it was off to Warwick New York to get our pass ports stamped at Whistle Stop Yarn . More sock yarn of course….this one Zusammenhalt Opal ,and some much needed stitch markers. We plan to go to at least one or two shops on the cruise each week with side trips into the towns that they are located in. This cruise was a great idea. I knit in public all of the time.

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.