Knit-Lit

Knitting-Lit Book Club is now being held at Panera. The Panera is located on 35E and County Road E in Vadnais Heights. We meet the Second Tuesday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. Come Knit one, Read too! We also meet the First and Fourth Thursday of the month at the same time and location to knit and chat.

Friday, July 20, 2007

For August: KnitLit (the book) Inspired Show-N-Tell

KnitLit offers many stories of how knitting can touch lives and goes beyond needles and yarn. For August's meeting, I'd like to spend a little time sharing some of our knitting stories, maybe recently remembered while reading KnitLit. Maybe there is a sweater that was knit for a child or some yarn that was spun with great care - whatever it is, bring it to the August meeting for a time of Show-N-Tell.

Also, KnitLit has a website with more information about their contributors and a great resource for charity knitting sites: http://www.knitlit.com

See you August 14th - 6 to 8 p.m. in the Community Room!

Friday, July 13, 2007

Photo of our first package to Warm Woolies


Here are our hats! Aren't they lovely? Check out what other people are sending on the Charmed Knits blog: http://charmedknits.blogspot.com

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

The Votes are In!

Thanks again for everyone who attended last night! I will never forget the story of the boy who left his handknit sweater in the mailbox. :)

Here are the results of the voting:
September 11th: Chicks with Sticks (It’s a Purl Thing) by Elizabeth Lenhard
(6 copies in the RCL system)

October 9th: Knitting For Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time by Betty Christiansen (3 copies in the RCL system)


November 13th: Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik
(5 copies in the RCL system)
If you are concerned about the numbers of copies available, I recommend putting in a request with the Ask a Librarian desk. I have also sent an email about having someone from the Mother Bear Project as a guest speaker for November. If you know of any other contacts, please let me know.

We had great success with our knit-along - 13 hats so far! You all are prolific knitters! As long as there are more coming, I'll keep sending them.

Next month's book is KnitLit: Sweaters and Their Stories…and Other Writing About Knitting by Linda Roghaar and Molly Wolf. It's a collection of short stories, a quick read for the summer.
Here is its website: http://www.knitlit.com/

It won't be long till August 14th! We'll have a guest facilitator, Tami, for the evening. She's a little shy about her knitting but just ask her about what she tried for her first sweater! Happy knitting!