Colorful knit or crochet fun and a prize opportunity...

Kaleidoscope from Tahki Stacy Charles

New for Spring 2011...
Tahki Stacy Charles...here come Kaleidoscope, City Tweed, and Urban Renewal patternbooks and the scrumptious yarn to make your new Spring 2011 collection. 

Colorplay Scarf Challenge

There's even a fun knit or crochet Colorplay Scarf challenge to enter, with a chance to win a prize valued at $250! Use your own pattern or one of the free patterns from Interweave/KnittingDaily and designed by Kristin Omdahl. Interweave will make a donation for every entry posted to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. That's right...colorful knitting fun, a great cause, and a prize opportunity.  It doesn't get much better than that.

"Leap into a life of knitting, and let the magic begin."
 Margaret Nock
©Margaret Nock, Knit Knitavian Style: Allow your knitting adventures to begin.
Author House Publishing, 2011. All rights reserved.



Margaret ( leap high, knit well and don't forget to feel the magic)

Creating The Hive, the crafty magical place to be.  Leap here!



A Treasury of Magical Knitting
A Second Treasury of Magical Knitting

Knit Knitavian Style: Allow your knitting adventures to begin. (Amazon)
Barnes & Noble
AuthorHouse/Bookstore
Signed copy available at margknittinaround on Etsy.

Not your ordinary Stitches In Time Exhibit...

This past weekend, Dave and I went to Oella, Md to the Benjamin Benneker Museum Historical Park  to see the Stitches in Time Exhibit.  It started off to be a stitchy trip, but we discovered a lovely park, events, and listened to a program honoring the ancestors of the past. Knowledgeable and interesting historians were there, children performed skits, read poetry, and participated in the ongoing conversation of where our nation has changed, grown, and ways to help our children learn history and move us forward into the future.  I know, heady and heavy, right?  But that's where knitting and stitches of all kinds can lead us in our daily discovery of who we are.

Some of the topics covered that we had some knowledge of, but not a lot of detail where:

The courageous Buffalo Soldiers

Poet Frances E. W. Harper, Bury Me in a Free Land

and how a Harriet Tubman statue may be coming to the National Statuary Hall. Heroic women are sadly overlooked and few are included as statues or paintings in the hall.  Please contact Representative  Susan C. Lee , Montgomery County, MD, if you would like to support this proposal.  A list of more delegates can be found at the bottom of her page.

There was also yummy cake, pizza, and celebration at the end.  It's amazing what can happen when you step out of your home and explore your town, state and nation...you might be surprised.  Thanks to all of the museum members, children and visitors who participated.

(A note about the website for the museum and park - it's a new one and a work in progress.  More info is coming soon to the site)

Treasure your stitches.
Margaret (amazed by the power of the stitch)

February is National African American History Month.

Creating The Hive is making crafty history every day.  Be a part of it! Create crafty history here.




Signs and Symbols: African Images in African American Quilts (2nd Edition)

Knitting America: A Glorious Heritage from Warm Socks to High Art


Quiltmaking in America: Beyond the Myths (Hobbies - needlework & quilting)


Spirits of the Cloth: Contemporary African American Quilts

Stitchy stories of intrigue, codes and bravery

First off is this 2 cute Tuesday item...
Here is the number one item on the super cute-o-meter...release the kazoo trio, please!

Spud and Chloe at the Farm (Knit & Read Book)

The adorable sweetness of Spud & Chloe at the Farm will be available Spring 2011.  Read the story to your child, grandchild, or niece/nephew and knit the characters. It's  a fun way to begin a unique knit/story tradition to pass down to your loved ones.

It's also time to look at more stories in stitching during National African American History Month.  Discover stories of intrigue, codes, bravery and traditions.  Here's a short list to get you started.

Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad

The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom

A Patchwork of Freedom: True Stories. Secret Quilt Code. Hope for Today.

Discover and share the story of  your family, the nation, and the world. Let it be a "create a better world with my stitches" kind of day.

Margaret (I'm thinking about that angel gets their wings thing right now and wondering if it works for our creative efforts too.)

Visit CreatingTheHive and begin the sharing, stitching, and creating...enter here.

My knitting/story tradition continues...
Knit Knitavian Style: Allow your knitting adventures to begin.

Step onto Inspiration Lane today...

"Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle".
Marianne Williamson, Author
Brainyquote.com

Let the miracles unfold on this day of love, lovers, friends and family. Happy Valentine's Day.
A Return to Love


Marianne Williamson on Love


Margaret (opening my heart to new possibilities today)


Visit CreatingTheHive and experience the miracle of community, crafting, and inspiration.  Step onto inspiration lane here.

Spring-a-ling 2011

Colors for Spring 2011

©MargaretNock, 2011. All rights reserved

Do you feel a tingle in your fingertips? Does your mouth water with anticipation of something new? Is your mind racing with thoughts of butterflies, iced tea, and the urge to knit with fibers other than wool?  You're probably tired of the phenomenom causing winter blasts, torrential rain, and gusts of icey wind known as winter. Take a look at some of the hot spring colors for 2011 and feel the heat rise. 

I just adore College Fashion...here's their take on the situation.  The Top 5 Hottest Colors for Spring 2011

Fashion Trendsetter gives you the full blown scoop on this trend thing we have going on today...

and who doesn't absolute love Pantone?  They've been a favorite "go to" site for me every year since I've been blogging.

In anticipation of Spring/Summer 2011, take a look at the new line of yarn (Stitch.Rock.Love!) coming in June from Vickie Howell and Caron International. There will also be free patterns coming along with this new line.  I thought you might like that.

Mega awesome!
Margaret (getting positive on Friday - wheee!)

Spring Fling Wristlets from Knit Knitavian Style.

Signed copy available only at margknittinaround on Etsy. Go  here.

©Margaret Nock, Knit Knitavian Style: Allow your knitting adventures to begin.

Author House Publishing, 2011.
Unauthorized reproduction of content or images, in whole or in part, or distribution is prohibited.  

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