Happy 2nd Groupiversary to Rachel's Knitting Room!!

Today marks our 2nd anniversary for our group and I just wanted to send out a message to all our members to thank you for all you do to make this such a great group! I appreciate all the effort and support you all put into it! We are so fortunate to have so many wonderful people here among us!

In this past year we discovered many new things....

We discovered that you can make a sweater from a doily:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22083256@N08/2123543955

Or even the Hemlock Ring Blanket:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/17745237@N08/2094269457

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We learned how to make a pretty cool and cheap sock blocker:

http://littlesesameknits.blogspot.com/2007/04/super-easy-diy-sock-blockers-tutorial.html

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We found out about this cool site with over 500 patterns to knit with 1-285 yards of yarn:

http://simpleknits.blogspot.com/2008/03/500-patterns-to-knit-with-1-285-yards.html

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We also discovered that you really can knit with broomsticks:

http://laurennell.com/knit/?p=29

Or something a little bigger than broomsticks:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/extreme_knittin.php#ch01

But this is the one that really took the cake...knitting with giant machines:

http://www.core77.com/corehome/2005/07/knitting-machine.html

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We got to read about the "Case of the Exploding Knitting Needle":

http://www.ptleader.com/print.asp?ArticleID=10138&SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55

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We added some beautiful new patterns to our "to-do" lists like this gorgeous "Alicia Corset":

http://images4cf.ravelry.com/uploads/LuckyinKy/1294592/alicia_pattern_medium.jpg

And how about these 2 beautiful scarves?:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58317128@N00/85610453

http://melusinetricote.canalblog.com/archives/2008/03/18/index.html

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We did some pretty cool KALS too like Pam Walker's Tulip Dishrag:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15226377@N07/2536961482

And Carol's Heavenly Trio:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15226377@N07/3060708675

And we also got to have a lot of fun knitting and guessing our Marilyn's Cryptic Message Kals:

http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/19713371/sn/1885821207/name/n_a

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Our Next KAL will be starting on Mnday, March 16th and I've decided to try something a little different this month! I know you'll all love it! More info will follow later about what you'll need for it.

Thanks again for being so awesome! You guys are the best! I look forward to another fun-filled year with you all!

Hugs,

:o)

Rachel