3rd Quarter 2009 Nominations have begun on Ravelry!

Hello Sexy Knitters!

Just a little announcement here for those of you who have not made the move over to The Official Sexy Knitter's Club on Ravelry yet, and those of you checking us out for perhaps the first time. Nominations are officially open but will be closing shortly (June 13, 2009 - June 26, 2009) to decide on projects for our third KAL this year. This quarter's theme is "Designers" and is our second time choosing a designer as our KAL theme. Get your nominations in quick - voting starts June 28th & lasts until June 30th, 2009.

We'll continue to use this blog for announcements, but will no longer be posting here. Come join us on Ravelry if you haven't already and put in your nomination for the next KAL. Look forward to meeting you there!

2nd Quarter KAL 2009 - Karma Tank/Karma Skirt, Spring Vines & Juno Regina Stole

Our second KAL of 2009 has begun! Your votes are in and this time we will be running a more "traditional" KAL in which a specific pattern has been chosen for the whole group to knit. As an added twist, we have also given you the choice of knitting either a small project or a larger project. Or both if you're that speedy! In the small project category, our winner and choice for the second quarter KAL is Juno Regina - a lace stole/scarf from Knitty, Fall 2007 (on Ravelry here). In the large project category, your choice was a tie between the Karma Tank/Karma Skirt by Wendy Bernard featured in Custom Knits, or Spring Vines by Dao Nguyen.

A few guidelines:

• Official KAL dates: April 4, 2009 - June 30, 2009.
• To participate, you may knit any of the agreed upon patterns in either the large or small categories, or both.
  
• Don't forget to tag your knits in Ravelry with SKC2009Q2 so people can easily find your related projects.
• Nominations for the third quarter KAL will begin June 15th.
  

We look forward to all of your lovely knits over at the Ravelry Group! Come join us! If you have any questions, you may contact either rchrispy or our new group moderator RobinM.

Happy Knitting!

2009 First Quarter KAL - Cables & Twisted Stitches

Our first KAL of 2009 has begun! Your votes are in and Cables & Twisted Stitches (i.e., any stitch sequence where stitches change position while they are being knit) is the technique of choice for 2009's 1st Quarter KAL.

A few guidelines:

• Official KAL dates: January 1, 2009 - March 17, 2009*
  
• A qualifying pattern will include at least 25% cables or twisted stitches
• You may knit any pattern that you feel is sexy and contains the technique we've elected to focus on this this quarter

Other announcements: Please welcome RobinM of Yarn Crawl as the newest member of our group leaders over on Ravelry. I'm (knittymuggins) taking a little time off from group responsibilities and Robin has kindly offered to step in and help rchrispy with the fun job of moderating our group and helping everything run smoothly. Thanks so much Robin & welcome! We'll also be welcoming Jeanie back soon to her leadership role at the group and are excited to have her joining us again - it's been a while and we've missed her!

We look forward to all of your lovely knits over at the Ravelry Group! Come join us! If you have any questions, you may contact either rchrispy or our new group moderator RobinM.

Happy Knitting!

*edited to change KAL dates

2009 1st Quarter KAL Voting Has Begun!

The voting has begun for our first KAL of 2009! For the 2009 1st Quarter KAL, we will be running a technique based KAL. You will vote on which technique you are most interested in, out of the following categories:

• Garter Stitch
• Stockinette or Reverse Stockinette Stitches
• Textured Knit & Purl Combos e.g., Seed Stitch, Ribbing, Textured Rib
• Cables & Twisted Stitches i.e., any stitch sequence where stitches change position while they are being knit
• Lace i.e., decrease and open increase combos
• Colorwork (2 or more colors, fair isle, stranded, intarsia, mosaic or slip stitch color work; stripes do not count) e.g., Fair-Isle, Mosaic, or Slip Stitch patterns
• Traveling (decrease and increase stitch combos)
• Unusual (Bobbles & Leaves & Entrelac - 3-D shapes on a knitted surface & anything else that doesn’t fit traditional categories)
• Beaded (any item that is attached to the surface)

For more examples of the stitches mentioned above, as well as accompanying images, please visit the Walker Treasury Project.

A few guidelines:

• Voting will run from December 27, 2008 - December 31, 2008
  
• Official KAL dates: January 1, 2009 - February 28, 2009
  
• A qualifying pattern will include at least 25% of the type of stitch pattern chosen by the group during the voting period.
  

We look forward to all of your lovely knits over at the Ravelry Group! Come join us! If you have any questions, you may contact either rchrispy or myself (knittymuggins).

Happy Knitting!

2008 4th Quarter KAL - Category: Patterns

The votes are in and we have a three way tie for our 2008 4th Quarter KAL! The patterns chosen by you for the current KAL are:

• Silken Scabbard by StitchDiva (also on Ravelry here)
• Snow White by Ysolda Teague (Raveled here)
• Baby Cables and Big Ones Too (Raveled here) by Suvi S.

A few guidelines:

• Official KAL dates: October 20 - December 17, 2008
• You may knit any or all of the 3 patterns chosen

We look forward to all of your lovely knits over at the Ravelry Group! Come join us! If you have any questions, you may contact either rchrispy or myself (knittymuggins).

Happy Knitting!

2008 3rd Quarter KAL Winner - Designer Theme

The votes are in and we have a winner! The designer chosen by you for the 2008 3rd quarter SKC KAL is Joan McGowan-Michael. If you need another look at some of her designs, you can check out the cool mosaic rchrispy put together over on the final voting thread at the Ravelry Group. This will be our very first designer themed KAL so there are a few new things to note this time around:

• Official KAL dates: August 1 - September 30
• You may knit any pattern by this designer that you like, whether it’s from her book Knitting Lingerie Style, from a magazine or similar publication, or even a pattern purchased from her website White Lies Designs.

We look forward to all of your lovely knits over at the Ravelry Group! Come join us! If you have any questions, you may contact either rchrispy or myself (knittymuggins). Happy Knitting!

3rd Quarter Final Voting

A late announcement:

Voting has been taking place over on Ravelry on our group board between Kat Coyle, Joan McGowan-Michael, Stefanie Jafel, Wendy Bernard, and Connie Chang Chinchio. The Voting thread will be active till the morning of July 31st. No votes will count after it becomes archived.

One of the mods will announce the winner sometime during the 31st. The new KAL will run August 1st through September 30th.

Please direct all questions to Rchrispy or Knittymuggins

Nominations are open for the 2008 3rd Quarter KAL over on the Ravelry Group

Hello Sexy Knitters!

Just a little announcement here for those of you who have not made the move over to The Official Sexy Knitter's Club on Ravelry yet. Nominations are officially open for the next 2 weeks (July 11, 2008 - July 25, 2008) to decide on projects for our next KAL. This quarter's theme is "Designers" and will be the first SKC KAL held entirely over at Ravelry. We'll continue to use this blog for announcements, but will no longer be posting here. Come join us on Ravelry if you haven't already and put in your nomination for the next KAL. Look forward to meeting you there!

We're Moving!!!

Hi All -- To keep all of you up-to-date.....

I have asked rchrispy to join the SKC administrators and she has graciously agreed to come on board :-) Between KnittyMuggins, rchrispy, and I, here is where we've decided to go with the SKC....

First, in case any of you aren't aware, there has been quite a bit of discussion on Ravelry regarding moving the Sexy Knitters Club to Ravelry. After some discussion, the other admins and I feel that moving the SKC to Ravelry is a good idea admin-wise as well as for our members as it will eliminate the need for members to request posting privileges before each new knit along. For those of you who are not yet Ravelry members, don't panic! The transition from the current SKC site to Ravelry will be slow enough to allow all those SKC members who aren't yet on Ravelry a chance to get in/on/withit! I'm not sure what the approximate wait time is for a Ravelry invite but I hear it's much shorter than it was several months ago -- I'm guessing no more than a couple of weeks.

Second, in order to avoid aministrative chaos, we have decided to form an Official Sexy Knitters Club Ravelry group. This group will be the new home of the original Sexy Knitters Club where things will stay pretty much the same as they are now with the exception of a few changes regarding the way future knit alongs are conducted. We will keep everybody up to date regarding these changes on the Official SKC board so be sure to check there often.

Third, we would like to encourage all current SKCers who haven't yet signed up for Ravelry to do so now so that you can receive your invite before the next knit along begins -- with all the wonderful KAL suggestions, the next KAL promises to be a doozie!

Finally, rchrispy, KnittyMuggins, and I would like to thank each and every one of you who have contributed to the conversation over on Ravelry over the past several weeks. It's members like you who keep the SKC strong and very much alive :-)

FO: Talia

I know the SKC is on Ravelry now, but I thought that one of the last posts should be of FOs. So here's my Talia.

I'll be starting Labyrinth next week!

My yarn for Labyrinth arrived in the mail yesterday. I'm going with Handmaiden Double Sea Silk in Topaz with Ivory for the trim. I was undecided as to whether or not to purchase the Tilli Tomas Disco Lights in natural for the trim. I decided to go with the Handmaiden and I may decide to add clear beads when I get to that point. The yarn is just so incredibly beautiful. Photographs just don't do it justice! I am finishing up another project first then I hope to get started!

Saying hi and checking in with Aleita Shell

Hi. I've just joined the SKC and it's good to be in time for this summer's knitalong. I've decided to knit the Aleita Shell. I liked it the minute I got the Spring Interweave Knits magazine through my letterbox but waited until I finished the project I was working on (Sally Melville empire waist dress) before embarking on this one. I'm also delighted to be doing some stash-busting at the same time, as the yarn has been sitting in my cupboard for a while now and, having been pretty extravagant recently, I felt the need to reduce the size of said stash.

The yarn in question is Rowan DK Handknit cotton, shade 294 and is a beautiful shade of hyacinth blue. (And it's been in my stash for so long I wouldn't be surprised if Rowan no longer make that shade!) It's a matte finish and so far looks promising. I'm looking forward to seeing how it develops. As you may be able to see from the (not very good) photo, I've done the welt and about 2 rows of the stocking stitch body, so there's some way to go.

Thanks for letting me join the fun. I look forward to seeing all your projects.

I'm glad to join and look forward to visiting the site.

Let's KNIT Already!

Well, I for one am happy with the selections we made! I'm so happy, I already started! I knew I was going to make Labyrinth if it won or not, so I bought some Ella Rae Bamboo Silk when WEBS had their awesome sale on it last month.

The stitch gauge is right on, but the row gauge is a little off. But, row gauge is easy to work around, so it doesn't matter. This is my progress as of this morning:

Anybody else start yet?

Why Not?

Okay, so here's what I think we should do..... I've looked over the poll numbers and instead of doing a run-off between the top 5 or 10 patterns, I've decided to pull out all the stops and make this a FIVE way knit along! I mean, why not? By adding the 4th and 5th place winners, we can add an additional 42 knitters to the knit along for a total of 129 knitters!

As far as future knit alongs, we are looking at several different format changes -- we'll keep everybody posted.

For now, let's go ahead and get our supplies ready for this five-way KAL! Since we're running a bit behind, let's go ahead and officially declare this KAL started right now! I can't wait to see which patterns everyone is planning to knit and which yarns you'll be using!

ETA: The top five patterns are Labyrinth, Notorious, Aleita Shell, Printed Silk Cardigan, and Talia.

Here's to you..

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Three Way Tie?

Well, it looks like we have three patterns that all came in neck-in-neck! Should we have a three way KAL? Should we have a run off?

Your opinion matters! Lemme know what you think!

There is some interesting dialogue going on over on the SKC Ravelry group. Hop on over and join in the conversation.

Happy Cinco De Mayo! Let's Vote!

Time to vote! Remember, you must be a member of the SKC to vote however you do not need posting privileges to vote. Voting will last until Thursday at midnight.

Choose Your Favorite!
	Labyrinth
	Lacey - T
	Lilian
	Titiana
	Dayflower Camisole
	Sodera Socks
	Bell Curve
	Printed Silk Cardigan
	Aleita Shell
	Jaden
	Crisp Rectangle Tunic Top
	Fad Classic
	Colette
	Daytrip Cardigan
	Curves Bamboo Tank Top
	Ms. Marigold
	Goddess
	Chinese Lace Pullover
	Talia
	Notorious
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I pre-empted the SKC!

And finished an Aleita Shell just the other day, I hope you don't mind me sharing, seeing as I have been nowhere near my Giselle or Bella patterns :-O

28/4/8 I used just under 300g of Sirdar Denim Tweed DK that was lurking in a box file!

I know it's not the poshest yarn but it goes in the machine and keeps it's shape for years and years without pilling!

Top 20 Nominations for the SKC Spring 2008 KAL

Hello Sexy Knitters! Today is a special day because it's time for the top 20 nominations for the spring SKC KAL! Hooray!

The top 20 nominations are determined by your nominations and how much positive feedback each nomination post receives in the form of comments left by members. Unfortunately, we can only accept 20 nominations at a time for voting purposes. We're very sorry if the pattern you nominated was not chosen this time. Please don't take this personally, and please, if you strongly believe in a certain pattern, definitely nominate it again next time!

Without further ado, the nominees are:

1. Labyrinth from Wendy Bernard (Ravelry link here)




2. Lacey-T from Kitman




3. Lillian from Delicious Stitches




4. Titania from A Mingled Yarn




5. Dayflower Camisole from Knititude




6. Sodera Socks from Sisainen villapaita




7. Bell Curve from Knitty Winter 2007 (Ravelry link here)




8. Printed Silk Cardigan from IK Spring 2008




9. Aleita Shell from IK Spring 2008




10. Jaden from Knitty Spring 2008




11. Crisp Rectangle Tunic Top from Fitted Knits by Stefanie Japel (Ravelry link here)




12. Fad-Classic from Wendy Bernard




13. Colette from Melissa Wehrle (Ravelry link here)




14. Daytrip Cardigan from Melissa Wehrle (Ravelry link here)




15. Curves Bamboo Tank Top by Nikki Adams (Ravelry link here)




16. Chinese Lace Pullover




17. Ms. Marigold from Zephyrstyle (Ravelry link here)




18. Goddess from Jennifer Hansen (Ravelry link here)




19. Talia from Sweaterbabe (in Knitty Spring 2008)




20. Notorious excerpt from Annie Modesitt's book "Romantic Handknits" (Ravelry link here)







So pick your favorite and be ready to vote when our poll is up, sometime in the next couple of weeks! Happy Perusing!