Thursday, September 3, 2009
What I Knit All Summer
The first Guild meeting of the year. Members who participated in the Sock Summit 2009 and the Knit and Crochet Show are encouraged to speak about their experiences at these programs.
The Program Committee will report on this year's exciting monthly programs: the Fall Seminar with Margaret Fisher, the November Fashion Show, and Show & Tell.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Knitting with Two Hands
Sharon Gerstman and Rita Walter
By the end of the evening, everyone will be able to knit both English style (throwing yarn held in right hand) and Continental style (picking yarn held in left hand), as well as both at the same time!
Bring 2 different colors of yarn, any weight, with appropriately sized needles. Cast on 20 stitches of one color and knit one row. We will teach you the rest. This will be fun for members of ALL levels. If you already know how to knit both ways, please come and help out.
Saturday & Sunday, October 10-11, 2009
Fall Seminars with Margaret Fisher
Margaret Fisher
Classes include:
- A Sampling of Stitches - Learn four different types of fancy stitches: brioche, elongated, smocking, and twisted traveling stitches.
- Scarves and Stoles from Start to Finish - Learn about various stitch patterns for scarves and stoles, adding fringe, etc.
- The Long and Short of Knitting Alterations - Learn how to alter your knit work AFTER completion. Includes grafting and provisional cast ons.
- Zip, Button, Tie: Creative Closures - Place a zipper in a garment, make I-cord buttons, drawstrings, and ties.
Registration information is found in the September Guild newsletter. Margaret Fisher's website can be found here.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Vendors' Night and Fashion Show
Vince Ricci
The yarn vendors will have tables set up for you to buy their products in time for you to complete as Christmas presents!
Vince will be our emcee for the KGGB Fashion Show, featuring the beautiful fashions created and modeled by our members and vendors. Please submit your information in advance so that the script may be prepared in advance. The information should include: Pattern Name, Designer Name, Pattern Source, Name & Company of Yarn, Colors, & any addition information about the design and your experience while making it up. Information on where to submit is given in the newsletter, or email it to the webmaster from the Contacts page.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Hand Painted Sock Yarn Workshop
Vince Ricci
A six hour workshop on hand-painting superwash sock yarn using unsweetened drink mixes and food coloring. We will cover the basics of several methods of dyeing yarn, different types of colorants, & basic color theory, as well as hands-on experience. Each participant will hand paint and heat set a skein of sock yarn.
Registration information is found in the September Guild newsletter.
Thursday, December 1, 2009
Potluck Dinner, Beast in a Bag; Show & Tell
Do you have some nice yarn that you have no idea what to do with? Then put the yarn and your name in a ziplock bag. All the bags will be gathered together and each participant will get someone else's bag. Your job is to make something with the yarn inside, and return it to the donor at the June meeting.
Thursday, January 1, 2010
Hot Tips on a Cold Night
10 to 12 Guild members will present a "hot tip." Each "hot tip" is limited to 3 minutes. This is a great way to learn little tricks of the trade that will make your knitting better and easier. Don't miss it!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Reading a Chart 101
Nancy Tepas
Are you wed to row-by-row instructions of every stitch type, yarn over, cable, and twist? Are your instruction pages filled with tallies and marks, so that you can barely see the directions? Do those complicated row-by-row directions make you shy away from trying any design in your knitting? Then this class is definitely for you! Nancy will walk you through how to read a chart. After this class, those pictures with the symbols will no longer be a mystery to you.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Altering Patterns
Heather Lodinsky
Heather Lodinsky is our home-grown famous designer of all kinds of knitted sweaters, other garments, and accessories in knitting magazines, including Knitters', Interweave Press, Family Circle, and many more. In this class, Heather will explain how to alter a pattern to make it fit you better or suit you better. This is a great opportunity. Don't miss it!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Mini Classes
Mini Classes are back! Several guild members will be teaching short classes in small groups. The class list will appear in the next issue of the Knit & Knibble.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
KGGB Annual Yarn Auction
Saturday & Sunday, May 22 & 23, 2010
Spring Seminar with Beth Brown-Reinsel
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Installation of Officers; Beast in a Bag Results; Summer Contest; Show & Tell
