Hello all - This next month's meeting will be divided into two parts:
6-7ish will be our book club portion and 7-8ish will be a mini-class on knitting socks. For those who are interested, please bring sock yarn (fingering or 4 ply), needles (I'd recommend size 2), and pattern (if you have one, if not no worries). If you have a sock in process, that's great too. Also if there's anyone interested in being available to help, you're more than welcome. If you have extra supplies and want to bring them, that would be great too!
If you have any questions, please let me know.
See you March 11th!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
More info on Stephanie coming in April!
http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/tour2005.html
April 10 - St. Paul Minnesota, The Yarnery, St. Paul Minnesota, 840 Grand Avenue, Telephone: 651-222-5793, Time: 7pm Contact: yarnharlot@yarnery.com This event (and signing) will be held at: O'Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium University of Saint Thomas, 2115 Summit AVE, Saint Paul, MN
***This is a free event but you need a ticket. Pick up your tickets @ the Yarnery. Limit 2 per person. Campus Map The O'Shaughnessy Educational Center is #4 on the map. The Yarnery suggests that knitters park in the ramp shown as R1 and most easily accessed from Cretin Avenue and follow the campus signs to the auditorium.
April 10 - St. Paul Minnesota, The Yarnery, St. Paul Minnesota, 840 Grand Avenue, Telephone: 651-222-5793, Time: 7pm Contact: yarnharlot@yarnery.com This event (and signing) will be held at: O'Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium University of Saint Thomas, 2115 Summit AVE, Saint Paul, MN
***This is a free event but you need a ticket. Pick up your tickets @ the Yarnery. Limit 2 per person. Campus Map The O'Shaughnessy Educational Center is #4 on the map. The Yarnery suggests that knitters park in the ramp shown as R1 and most easily accessed from Cretin Avenue and follow the campus signs to the auditorium.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Cool things from February's meeting
I'm so glad I brought a notepad to this meeting! Here goes...
Announcements on interesting upcoming knitting events:
~ Feb. 15th at the Textile Center - Special Event
A Colorful Evening with Kristin Nicholas - Handknitting designer Kristin Nicholas, author of the new "Kristin Knits" as well as "Knitting the New Classics" and other books, visits the Textile Center to give a free lecture and sign her books. Known for their joyful color palette, Nicholas's patterns are inspired by ethnic textiles, nature, and the world around her. From her home base in Massachusetts, Nicholas encourages knitters and fiber artists everywhere to develop personally inspiring palettes for every project.
Location: Textile Center, 3000 University Ave. SE., Minneapolis, MN
Contact: (612) 436-0464
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
~ Feb. 17th Knit-Out at the Mall of America
Knit-Out and Crochet at Mall of America - The national Craft Yarn Council of America hosts its second annual Presidents' Day Weekend Knit-Out at the Mall of America: two days of lessons, displays, and demonstrations.
See the CYCA Web site, http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/knitoutbrochure.html , for more information and pictures from the 2007 event.
Location: Mall of America, Interstate 494 & Hwy. 77, Bloomington, MN
Contact: Craft Yarn Council of America, 704/824-7838, info@
Time: 10:00 AM on 16-February-2008 to 5:00 PM on 17-February-2008
~ March 18th at the Textile Center - Betty Christiansen, author of Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place, One Stitch at a Time, is our guest speaker tonight. Her book, a favorite of many members, is "a knitting book with heart" that explores the giving side of knitting. Meet the author and see the knitted items from her book.
Location: Textile Center, 3000 University Ave. SE., Minneapolis, MN
Contact: (612) 436-0464, ext. 115
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
For more info on these events: www.knitters.org/calendar.php
~ Double Ewe Yarn Shop - a New Mother Bear Project Group
The first Thursday each month, from 2:30 - 5:00, starting February 7th
Links to lots of odds and ends discussed during the meeting:
~ Pioneer Press Harry Potter article (including scarf pattern)
~ Wonderful Wallaby Knitting Pattern
~ Warm Woolies (the charity we knit hats for from Charmed Knits)
~ Chibi darning needles and case
~ Top Down Raglan Cardigan pattern
~ YouTube Funniest Wedding Bloopers 2
Books mentioned during the meeting:
- The Knitting Experience: Book 1: The Knit Stitch by Sally Melville
- Local author Margaret Frazer and Monica Ferris (who is one and the same)
- 2-at-a-Time Socks by Melissa Morgan-Oakes
- Knitting Circles Around Socks: Knit Two at a Time on Circular Needles
by Antje Gillingham
- Things I Learned From Knitting (Whether I Wanted To or Not)
by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (Coming out in April 2008)
Remember Next month's book is Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True-Life Misadventures of a 30-Something Who Learned to Knit After He Split by Laurie Perry
See you March 11th!
Announcements on interesting upcoming knitting events:
~ Feb. 15th at the Textile Center - Special Event
A Colorful Evening with Kristin Nicholas - Handknitting designer Kristin Nicholas, author of the new "Kristin Knits" as well as "Knitting the New Classics" and other books, visits the Textile Center to give a free lecture and sign her books. Known for their joyful color palette, Nicholas's patterns are inspired by ethnic textiles, nature, and the world around her. From her home base in Massachusetts, Nicholas encourages knitters and fiber artists everywhere to develop personally inspiring palettes for every project.
Location: Textile Center, 3000 University Ave. SE., Minneapolis, MN
Contact: (612) 436-0464
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
~ Feb. 17th Knit-Out at the Mall of America
Knit-Out and Crochet at Mall of America - The national Craft Yarn Council of America hosts its second annual Presidents' Day Weekend Knit-Out at the Mall of America: two days of lessons, displays, and demonstrations.
See the CYCA Web site, http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/knitoutbrochure.html , for more information and pictures from the 2007 event.
Location: Mall of America, Interstate 494 & Hwy. 77, Bloomington, MN
Contact: Craft Yarn Council of America, 704/824-7838, info@
Time: 10:00 AM on 16-February-2008 to 5:00 PM on 17-February-2008
~ March 18th at the Textile Center - Betty Christiansen, author of Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place, One Stitch at a Time, is our guest speaker tonight. Her book, a favorite of many members, is "a knitting book with heart" that explores the giving side of knitting. Meet the author and see the knitted items from her book.
Location: Textile Center, 3000 University Ave. SE., Minneapolis, MN
Contact: (612) 436-0464, ext. 115
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
For more info on these events: www.knitters.org/calendar.php
~ Double Ewe Yarn Shop - a New Mother Bear Project Group
The first Thursday each month, from 2:30 - 5:00, starting February 7th
Links to lots of odds and ends discussed during the meeting:
~ Pioneer Press Harry Potter article (including scarf pattern)
~ Wonderful Wallaby Knitting Pattern
~ Warm Woolies (the charity we knit hats for from Charmed Knits)
~ Chibi darning needles and case
~ Top Down Raglan Cardigan pattern
~ YouTube Funniest Wedding Bloopers 2
Books mentioned during the meeting:
- The Knitting Experience: Book 1: The Knit Stitch by Sally Melville
- Local author Margaret Frazer and Monica Ferris (who is one and the same)
- 2-at-a-Time Socks by Melissa Morgan-Oakes
- Knitting Circles Around Socks: Knit Two at a Time on Circular Needles
by Antje Gillingham
- Things I Learned From Knitting (Whether I Wanted To or Not)
by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (Coming out in April 2008)
Remember Next month's book is Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True-Life Misadventures of a 30-Something Who Learned to Knit After He Split by Laurie Perry
See you March 11th!
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