Metro OKC Knitter's Guild

Where to find the OKC Knitters' Guild!

2010-08-15T10:51:00.001-07:00

To all interested parties,

The Metro OKC Knitters' Guild is still VERY active and wants you to join us! We can now be found at out Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MetroOKCKnitGuild/
where we have all sorts of great info, camaraderie, and great pics and patterns.

Looking forward to meeting you at Guild!

Guild Meeting Cancellation

2010-03-21T12:11:00.000-07:00

Guild members

Due to the inability of the leadership to contact the Belle Isle Library to determine whether the library is open, the executive board has cancelled today's guild meeting.

Volume 5, Issue 3, February 21, 2010

2010-03-15T17:38:00.001-07:00

Vice President Emily S. brought the meeting to order shortly after 3:00 with introductions and "What are you working on?" Members were working on afghans, baby hats, scarves, socks, sweaters, 'mug rugs', charity projects, prayer shawls, helmet liners, cowls, and even a SWATCH!

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Executive Reports

Secretary Melissa R. submitted the previous month's minutes. The Board and membership offered thanks for the job done. I have been more than happy to serve the Guild and now hope to work as a regular member to further the goals of the membership. Joyce will now take over as Secretary at the March meeting.

Treasurer Judy B. was unable to attend; however, a guesstimate of some $1200.00 was settled upon as close to the last report.

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Committee Reports

Charity knitting was explained to the newcomers by V.P. Emily S.

The Guild Library was explained by Guild Librarian Bethany.

Group Moderator and newly elected Secretary Joyce explained the Yahoo group to the newcomers as well.

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Old Business

Elections of Secretary and President of the Guild consisted of Joyce and Lisa L. accepting their new posts by acclamation.

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New Business

V.P. Emily S. reminded the membership that there will be a swap meet at the March meeting. Additionally, the Guild needs volunteers to present the educational program in March, Fair Isle Knitting. Jessica G. was drafted to present Toe Up Socks (Step One) in May.

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Keela M. taught a session on how to knit using the Magic Loop method. She kindly gave out instructions for a cute baby hat in addition to the basic Magic Loop instructions.

The next meeting will be March 21, at the Belle Isle Library, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. See you there! And remember, clean out that stash for the swap meet!

Volume 5, Issue 2, January 17, 2010

2010-02-02T19:19:00.000-08:00

President Brenda A. welcomed LOTS of knitters and new knitters. What are we working on? Cowls, scarves, baby longies, baby blankets, baby sweaters, shawls, mittens, dishcloths, socks, bear sweaters, and afghans among other items. The meeting moved from the traditional tables to chairs and a smartboard where Brenda showed members and newcomers the group blog.

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Executive reports

Secretary Melissa R. characterized the minutes of the December meeting for the group with apologies for having forgotten to print them off for approval.

Treasurer Judy B. reported that the guild has $1,208.97 in the account. There was brief discussion of the possible uses of the funds to bring an author or teacher to do a seminar/class/presentation for the guild.

Charity Knitting chair Linda P. was unable to attend; however, Judy B. brought the yarn for use in the projects. Brenda explained the guild's charity projects to our newcomers.

Brenda and Bethany explained the guild's library and the check out process for the newcomers.

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Old Business

The list of the 2010 programs have been sent to the Yahoo group members. There are still months needing a presenter. Please let one of the officers know if you are interested in taking on one of the programs.

The call went out for volunteers to run for President and Secretary. Joyce graciously agreed to run for Secretary, but candidates are still needed - please consider this great opportunity to help the Metro OKC Knitters' Guild grow!

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President Brenda A. presented a brief discussion about project focus. Any project will begin with the choice of a pattern. She used the Lion Brand web site to illustrate the wide variety of patterns available, the various skill levels, and gave the group tips on choosing a pattern. Choice of yarn was also briefly discussed. The weights of yarn were explained.

After the presentation, the group broke into small groups to teach the newcomers how to knit. There were a total of 22 new knitters, who we hope will return with a few more friends!

The next meeting will be Sunday, February 21, at the Belle Isle Library, from 3:00 until 5:00. See you there!

A message from the president!

2010-01-13T17:27:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year to all!

I hope you all had a safe and fantastic start to your new year. We had a great start to our new year with all the snow and cold over the last few weeks. It has been great to snuggle up with a good movie and knitting.

I just wanted to take a minute to encourage each and every one of you to be at our January meeting, this coming Sunday. Our presentation will be built around 'setting knitting goals and what you do to stay focused on a project.' We will also share our January stitch pattern.

It's also that time of year when we are looking for those who are interested in serving the Guild as a Board Member. Both Melissa and I have filled our term as Secretary and President and will be stepping down in February. If you are interested in either position, please let one of the board members (Emily, Judy, Melissa or myself) know. We will take nominations (and volunteers) at the January meeting. If you are interested in a position but cannot make the meeting on Sunday or would like to ask questions before the meeting on Sunday, you can email me at our Guild email - metrookcknitguild@gmail.com.

So....bring your size 7 or 8 needles, a skein of worsted weight yarn, your thoughts & ideas on how you stay focused and get a project done, and your enthusiasm. I look forward to seeing you Sunday afternoon at 3!

Until then - HAPPY KNITTING!

Volume 5, Issue 1, December 13, 2009

2010-01-03T17:06:00.000-08:00

Our meeting was held December 13 at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Midwest City. President Brenda Asher called the meeting to order at 3:20 p.m. by welcoming the membership and asking, What are you working on?" There were socks, socks, more socks, blankets, baby hats, soap sacks, sachets, sweaters, and dishcloths.

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Executive Reports

The secretary (me) neglected to bring the minutes from the November meeting; however, a brief recap was accepted in lieu of more formal minutes.

Linda P., Charity Knitting committe, was unable to attend, but Brenda reminded the membership to please bring their dressed bears to the January meeting. A representative from the sheriff's office will be attending to accept the bears for the department.

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Old Business

a brief discussion was held regarding monthly programs for 2010. Ideas ranged from the 'stitch of the month, to techniques, such as magic loop, to the study of the characteristics of yarns. Worldwide Knit in Public Day and the regular swap meets were mentioned as well.

New Business

Our president, Brenda A. asked the members to seriously consider running for president or secretary, the two offices opening up in 2010. Elections will be held soon.

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Our program for December was the ever popular Holiday party - lots of delicious goodies brought by members were shared while the gift exchange game 'Dirty Santa' was played.

Many thanks to our vice president, Emily S. for arranging for the use of the Parish Hall for our festivities!

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The January meeting will be held on January 17, where our program will be 'Staying Focused' and there will be a stitch pattern demonstration. Please bring your ideas, your journals, and a buddy!

See you then!

Volume 4, Issue 7, November 15, 2009

2009-12-04T20:37:00.000-08:00

First, let me please apologize for missing out on the minutes from the last few meetings. I had some health problems, but am back and would hope for your kind forbearance. Following will be the minutes for November.

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Our president, Brenda was unable to attend, so V.P. Emily S. brought the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. with a warm welcome to our first time visitors. Next, she asked us, "What are you working on?" and our membership did not disappoint! There were baby blankets, hoodies, shawls, washcloths, soap sacks, and beautiful works in process.

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Executive Reports

Since I have been away, there was no submission of minutes.

Treasurer's Report: Treasurer Judy B. reported the Guild's total in the bank is $1,208.97.

Charity Knitting: Linda P. was unable to attend; however, Emily explained the charity knitting projects to the newcomers, and Judy brought the charity yarn for members to use.

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New Business

The subject of the Holiday party was discussed. The date for the party was set for December 13, a change in the regular date, since the library will be closed on the regular meeting date. An alternate location was also decided on. The December meeting/holiday party will be held at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 800 South Midwest Boulevard in Midwest City. An email reminder will be sent out. There is a database on the email ring to note what refreshments members plan to bring. We will play 'Dirty Santa'. Gifts should be limited to $10.00 in value and knitting related. Please come and enjoy our great company.

Other new business included a discussion of programs for the 2010 year. Ideas put forth included Fair Isle, Steeks, stitch patterns, among others. A sign up sheet went around for members to volunteer to teach their 'favorite' stitch.

The discussion was followed by an excellent presentation by Joyce of the history of knitting.

The meeting ended at 5:00. Please mark your calendars for our January festivities on December 13, from 3:00 until 5:00 at St. Christophers! See you then!

Volume 4, Issue 6, July 19, 2009

2009-07-22T19:08:00.000-07:00

From the President:

Wow! What a great time we had yesterday at our meeting. We had a wonderful demonstration of Naal Binding – the history, a demonstration of how to do it and time to try our hands at it and a display of items made using this ancient technique. If you have never seen Naal Binding, I would suggest you ‘google’ it and look at the applications for it.

We had several visitors yesterday. It’s always great to see our older citizens joining us with their talents. I love seeing how knitting helps them and that knitting stretches beyond age boundaries.

Next month, we will begin our three part series on knitting sweaters. Our goal is to knit Teddy Bear sweaters that we can use to dress bears for our Precious Pals program. I hope you can join us for this series and join in our next Charity Contest – Project Runway!

Later on in the week, I will have the chance to finally sit back and relax this summer. A friend and I will be taking a road trip to Florida. I hope to be able to get some serious knitting done during this time (what better way to pass the time on a road other than reading!). I hope that you too find some relaxing time to knit and finish up some of your projects. Hmmm….I feel a challenge coming on. Stay tuned!

Until next month……Knit On!

Brenda

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Brenda called the meeting to order at 3:07. A somewhat rowdy crowd of knitters settled down for the welcome to our newcomers and the introductions/”What are you working on?” portion of the meeting. Summer knitting included scarves (some Malabrigo!), sweaters, dishcloths, hats, baby hats, and blankets.
Afterwards, our president invited our presenters to begin the educational presentation on Naal Binging. The program included a brief history, a display of some beautiful Naal Binding items, and a hands on demonstration of the techniques. Naal Binding is a precursor of knitting and crocheting and our presenters are artists with the needle. Thanks to Anna for inviting these talented individuals!

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Executive Reports

Charity Knitting: Linda P. was unable to attend, so Brenda explained our Charity Knitting projects for the newcomers and announced our next series of educational programs on dressing our Teddy Bears for the TKGA Precious Pals Program. There will be a contest; a Project Runway to determine the best dressed bear. Please make an effort to bring in bears for this worthy project!

Treasurer’s Report: Judy B. reported that there was no change to the treasury. Our total remains $948.97. Brenda explained the dues to the newcomers and those who may not have known that the Guild is hoping to sponsor a knitting event sometime in the near future.

Library: Brittany and Brenda reminded the membership that the Guild has an extensive library for loan. There was discussion as to where the list resides. There is a copy of the inventory list on the Yahoo group page under Files for any member to peruse and choose a title.

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New Business

There was brief discussion of the possibility of the Guild doing a demonstration at the State Fair in September. Details will be ironed out at the August meeting.

Member Jessica has received donations of yarn and needles for her project to teach knitting to the caregivers and patients at the Cancer Treatment Center at Children’s Hospital. She reported that she is moving forward and will next try to obtain the required permission to proceed.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:00. Please mark your calendars for the next meeting to be held Sunday, August 16, from 3:00 until 5:00 downstairs at the Belle Isle Library. See you then!

Volume 4, Issue 5, June 21, 2009

2009-07-14T04:39:00.001-07:00

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President Brenda A. brought the meeting to order at 3:07 with a welcome to our newcomers and guests. The question, “What are you working on?” was answered with scarves, socks, blankets, hats, ponchos, lots of stories and sharing of stressful times from the membership, resulting in a great deal of garter stitch!

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Executive Reports

The secretary was absent during the May meeting; therefore, there were no minutes to report.

Treasurer Judy B. was unable to attend, so there was no treasurer’s report.

Linda P., chair of the Charity Knitting Project reported that the Guild could use more baby yarn and requested that the membership hunt through stash and seek donations of pastel yarns for the project. Joyce donated a number of bears for the Guild to dress for the TKGA charity project. A “Project Runway” fashion show for the best dressed bear was discussed as a potential contest for the next Charity Knitting contest. Membership is asked to brainstorm for ideas for dressing the bears.

Bethany was unable to attend so Brenda reminded the membership that our web site has an index of all the titles in the Guild’s library and encouraged members to make use of the resource.

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Old business

Attendees of WWKIP day held June 17 at Penn Square Mall related the enjoyable experience they had. Pictures have been posted on the Yahoo group site.

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In new business, time was given to Jessica to promote her plan to begin a charity knitting project at Children’s hospital. She would like to start beginning knitting classes for the clients and families who are undergoing cancer treatment. She asked the membership to consider what assistance each could provide for this worthy project.

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Linda P. did a presentation to finish up our sock knitting series with sock toes and the Kitchener Stitch.

Please plan to join us July 19, when our presentation will be over Naal Binding. Bring a friend!

Volume 4, Issue 4, April 19, 2009

2009-04-26T16:51:00.000-07:00

Finally…..Spring!
After a week of playground duty and enduring the 70+ degree weather, I believe that spring has finally arrived in Oklahoma! But even though the weather is turning warmer, it is still a great time to knit.

Our meeting this past Sunday was great. We had several new visitors and welcomed several new people back for their second or third meeting. We are so glad to have you as part of our group!

I appreciate Carolyn’s efforts last month at getting us started on our sock project. People were still talking this month about the wonder “sock recipe rings” she made up for everyone. And there were quite a few socks projects going on. Jo Ellyn did a wonderful job with the second segment of our sock making. Next month, we will finish with the toe.

If you are up for a Saturday Shop Hop, we will be meeting this Saturday, April 25th to visit several different yarn shops and have lunch together. ***Must have knitting project to board van*** (smile) Also, don’t forget to mark your calendar for Saturday, June 13th when we “knit in public” at Penn Square Mall. We will meet at the mall at 10:00 am. Be sure to come to the May meeting to learn more about it.

Thanks again for a great meeting this month. I am always so grateful for your support! See you Saturday and in May!

Keep knitting………
Brenda Asher

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Brenda A. opened the meeting at 3:10 p.m. with thanks to Emily and the other officers for taking on last meeting without her. She welcomed 4 newcomers this month (we hope to see them all again) and several of last month’s newcomers returned. We are so happy to have you! Please come again!

There was an announcement made that the Log Cabin Spinners would be sponsoring their annual Fiber Rendezvous at the American Legion Hall Post 111, 101 East 5th Street, Edmond Oklahoma on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. There will be vendors and demonstrations of spinning and weaving. All are encouraged to attend and enjoy!

“What are you working on?” came next on the agenda and the membership was heavily weighted towards socks, but there were prayer shawls, ponchos, leg warmers, the usual sweaters and scarves, and even a latch hook project and a knitted chessboard. Talent abounds in our little corner of the knitting world.

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Executive Reports

I submitted a summary of the minutes for the March meeting. They were accepted without amendment or addition.

Treasurer Judy was unable to attend, but reported through our president that the balance in the account had no changes from the previous month and it remains $848.97.

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Committee Reports

Charity Knitting

Linda P. announced that there will soon be another contest with a prize for the greatest number of knitted items for our charity knitting projects. She explained the charity knitting projects to newcomers. There was discussion of the idea to partner with a school to collect bears to dress for the TKGA Precious Pals program. There will be further discussion after more information is gathered.

Librarian Bethany did not have a specific book to review this month, but reminded that any member desiring a specific title from the guild’s library could notify her and she would be happy to bring it to the next meeting.

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Old Business

The 1st Metro OKC Knitters’ Guild Shop Hop plans were finalized. A meeting place and time, plus the stores to visit were agreed upon. It was agreed that a large circle encompassing L & B Yarns in Norman, SWAK in the City, and the Gourmet Yarn Co. would comprise the itinerary with lunch to be decided according to members present. (As an aside, I attended and had a GREAT time!)

Jo Ellyn announced that there is a small group working towards several TKGA certification levels and invited other members interested to go to the web site to obtain information and application/registration information.

Guild members decided to meet at 10:00 on Saturday, June 13th for Worldwide Knit in Public Day at Penn Square Mall in the area that once was the waterfall area. Knitting will continue until the last knitter has to go home. Whether to disperse to various locations throughout the mall or to remain together will be decided at that time.

In continuing discussions regarding the Guild’s event/seminar plans, several additional ideas were thrown open to discussion. Brenda A. had discovered that one author, Vickie Howell is near to term and might not be available. I shared two ideas for an event, one to have a subject matter expert to come to talk about Travel Knitting, such as the knitting cruises and tours, or perhaps the larger fiber events, such as Madrona, Rhinebeck, the Sock Summit, and the Stitches conferences. Additionally, I offered the idea to invite Ravelry experts to take neophytes and digital immigrants (like me) through all the services that Ravelry offers. Further ideas and discussions are encouraged and will take place as the year progresses.

There will be more discussion of the possibility of doing demonstrations at the State Fair this September.

Brenda requested that Guild members consider if we would like to move meetings from our current location, and if so where we could meet and if changing the day would impact membership. Several other locations were mentioned, the Downtown Library, Rose State College, other library branches; dialogue with the Belle Isle Library will continue. Fresh ideas are welcome.

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Educational Program – Sock Knitting Part 2

Jo Ellyn W. continued our series on sock knitting with instructions and explanations of heel turning. The popular short row heel, the German Strap heel, and the Dutch heel were some of the methods discussed. There were knitted examples of each for a thorough exploration of heel turning.

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Our next meeting will be Sunday, May 17. Please join us for Sock Knitting Part 3.

Volume 4, Issue 3, March 15, 2009

2009-03-30T16:54:00.000-07:00

Welcome!

Our president, Brenda was unable to attend, so V.P. Emily S. called the meeting to order at 3:05 in the 'alter-knit' room, right next to our regular meeting place. She welcomed our newcomers (there were 6!) and we began with "What are you working on". The members shared scarves, shawls, blankets, sweaters, charity knitting projects, even a tea cosy!

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Executive Reports

February minutes were submitted by me for review, additions or deletions. They were accepted by acclamation.

Our treasurer Judy reported that at the beginning of the month the treasury had a balance of $748.98. Dues in the amount of $100.00 were collected bringing the balance to $848.97.

Linda P. was unable to attend so there was no charity knitting report.

Bethany gave the newcomers a quick rundown of the workings of our library.

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Old Business

Emily took the opportunity to let the members know that the Guild is affiliated with The Knitters Guild of America: http://www.tkga.com/. Guild members are encouraged to join and participate in the programs offered by TKGA. Several members shared their experience with TKGA certification programs. There was some discussion among the members about organizing small groups to pursue one or more levels of certification.

The Metro Oklahoma Knitters' Guild First Annual Shop Hop will be held April 25th. Details will be finalized at the April meeting.

Information will be forthcoming about demonstrating knitting at the State Fair.

Worldwide Knit in Public day, June 13, 2009 was discussed and the guild decided Penn Square as the location for our KIP event. Various strategies were contemplated, such as small groups located throughout the mall, in keeping with the spirit of the event.

The 'parking garage' method was employed to gather more ideas for the Guild's own seminar/event. We will continue to seek ideas and refine our options. Please feel free to share with any of the officers if you have an epiphany!

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New Business

Joyce invited the newcomers to subscribe to our yahoo email group.

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Carolyn F. kicked off our three part series on sock knitting. She had the most helpful gadget: a keyring with a handy step-by-step 'recipe' for customized socks. Awesome!

There had been some confusion as to whether there would be a swap meet; however, it was decided to postpone the swap until the April meeting.

Four newcomers required assistance with learning to knit.

Next meeting will be held on Sunday, April 19th, at 3:00 at the Belle Isle Library. Please come - and bring a friend!

Knit on!

Volume 4, Issue 2, February 17, 2009

2009-02-17T19:19:00.000-08:00

From the President:

Greetings!

I am always excited when I come from Guild meeting and today was no exception. Seeing what everyone is working on is always so inspiring. Along with that, Polly did a great job of talking about and showing us pictures of how knitting is often used as an expression of art. Knitting is truly an art - whether we knit a sweater, a throw, or a comfort shawl, we are all showing our inner selves in each stitch we knit.

Next month we begin a three-month series on Knitting Socks. Carolyn has a wonderful idea she is going to share with us as she teaches us how to begin knitting our socks. I hope you all can join us next month for this project.

Thanks to all who were there today. Keep knitting!

Sincerely,

Brenda Asher
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Welcome

Guild kicked off at 3:10 with Brenda welcoming 2 visitors. We shared our current projects, which ran the gamut from the 'Dead Fish Hat' from Knitty.com, to socks, scarves, sweaters, shawls, and we even had a crocheter share an afghan! We have a most talented group of knitters!

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Executive Board Reports

Newly elected treasurer, Judy B. reported that we began the year with $708.97, we collected $40.00 in dues, and had no expenses, bringing the balance to $748.97.

Linda P. gave the charity knitting report, acknowledging the appreciation the Guild has for those who donated bears. The Guild is always seeking bear donations for our TKGA charity project. Additionally, the contest to see who would knit the largest number of baby items for the Integris NICU charity knitting project was won by Inez P. The prize was a $20.00 gift certificate from the Gourmet Yarn Company - way to go Inez!

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Old Business

Membership discussed which event to attend to promote the Guild. Several were considered, and the Guild will be pursuing the opportunity to demonstrate the craft at the State Fair of Oklahoma. New opportunities mentioned included September Fest at the Governor's mansion and the Chisolm Trail Museum in Kingfisher.

World Knit in Public Day was discussed with suggestions for T-shirts and where to meet.

Our president used the 'parking garage' method to gather ideas from the membership for both the Knit in Public day and what, who, where, and when Guild could hold a Seminar/Author presentation. The Knit in Public day chosen was June 13, and several ideas were discussed for locations. Plans will be formalized and finalized over the next few months for the Knit in Public event. The Seminar will take longer and will be revisited over the following months.

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New Business

Satuday, April 25 was chosen for the Metro OKC Knit Guild's first shop hop. Where to meet and which shops to visit will be decided at the March meeting. All are welcome, as are knitting (and crocheting) friends.

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Polly gave our monthly educational presentation on "Knitting as Art". She discussed the creative aspects of knitting with regard to choice of materials, use of color and utility. She had many examples of 'knitting as art' including multi-dimensional sculptures and other pieces on display at art museums around the country. Her talk sparked our imaginations and I believe we will look at our craft differently because of it.

The meeting adjourned for a time to allow for ideas to be discussed among the membership, and to have a little chat/knit time.

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Next month's meeting will be held Sunday, March 15. Please join us - and bring a friend!

Carolyn F. will be teaching socks and advises members who would like to participate to bring worsted weight yarn and a set of size 6 double pointed needles.

Knit on!

Volume 4, Issue No. 1, January 18, 2009

2009-01-28T13:01:00.000-08:00

From our President:

Welcome 2009!
How exciting to start off the new year with 11 visitors at our first meeting. We had an incredible group of visitors with 7 of them wanting to learn how to knit. I greatly appreciate all of the members pitching in at the end of the meeting to help these women get a start and I am looking forward to seeing them back at future meetings.

Our first meeting of the year also brought in two new officers. I am excited to get to know Emily and Judy as we work together this year for the Guild. Emily Schnabl will be our Vice President and Judy Bland will be our Treasurer. They will be wonderful assets to the board and Guild.

In addition, a HUGE thanks goes out to Linda Pahdoco and Keela Mostek for all the work they have done the past two years.

Thanks to all the members who brought some creative ideas for keeping knitting journals and organizing your stash. There were some great ideas shared and it was nice to hear from everyone. Next month, Polly will be talking to us about how knitting is used sometimes for art. I am looking forward to seeing what she has to show us.

Until next month…..happy knitting!

Sincerely,
Brenda Asher

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Welcome

The meeting was called to order by Brenda A. who gave an enthusiastic welcome to our newcomers. Brenda began the introduction/show and share by showing her charity project and socks! Around the room the attendees introduced themselves and displayed their current projects. There were all manner of hats, scarves, socks, shawls, sweaters, and other knitted items either on the needles or complete. I was unable to make a comprehensive list, so if I missed your project, please let me know and I'll add it,

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Executive Board Reports

Keela M. gave her final Treasurer's report, to wit: The guild began the month with $708.97, had no expenses or other cash outlays and ended the month with $708.97.

Brenda gave the Charity Knitting report, as Linda P. was unable to attend. She explained the two charity projects for the newcomers and answered questions regarding the Integris NICU and the Precious Pals program through the Knitting Guild of America. There is a contest going on this month: the knitter bringing the most baby items will win a prize. Brenday also put out a call for bears for the Precious Pals project. Any size bear would be appreciated! She announced that later in the year there will be consecutive presentations on knitting for bears.

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Old business: None

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New business:

- A volunteer sheet was sent around for knitters to sign up to teach newcomers.

- Elections: Brenda gave a heartfelt thanks to Linda P. and Keela M. for their hard work during their tenures as officers of the Guild. We gave them a hand for jobs well done. The new officers were announced and welcomed by Brenda. Emily Schnabl is the Guild's new Vice President and Judy Land is our new Treasurer.

- The floor was opened for other new business and several opportunities were mentioned by members for the guild to promote knitting. Various suggestions were to participate in the Choctaw Land Run, the Medieval Fair, and the Oklahoma State Fair. Time constraints and requirements for participation were discussed as well as participation in the Annual Knit in Public day and other fun activities.

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Educational Program

The educational presentation on Knitting Journals and Organization drew on the expertise and experience of all the membership. Various members shared their tips for tracking projects, which included forms, lists, dates, swatches (!), ball bands and other project information organized in many different ways, from notes in portable journals, to forms printed and kept in a binder, to notes kept on index cards. JoEllyn W. promoted the use of plastic sleeves for swatches and patters as well as the two binder system, one for projects that might be repeated and one labeled, "Never again!" Needle, pattern, and publication organizational tips were varied and ranged widely. Spinners and knitters alike declared the Zip Loc bag a national treasure, invaluable for project organization. The features of each method of organization were discussed at some length. Members then relaxed for a few minutes of knitting among friends while several volunteers worked with the new knitters. The meeting broke up aroung 5:20 p.m.

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February's meeting will feature Knitting as Art. Please plan to join us February 15. See you there!

Volume 3, Issue 9, December 14, 2008

2008-12-22T19:37:00.000-08:00

From our President:

Holiday Greetings to all….
I hope that this finds all of you sitting inside where it is warm and cozy with your knitting needles and yarn. I have lived here in Oklahoma for 33 years now and am still amazed at how the weather changes so quickly.

I want to thank to all of you who came for our Holiday meeting today. We had about 18 people and lots of food. It was nice to see some familiar faces back among us again.

Anita did a great job with her presentation on deciphering knitting patterns. With a few cute stories, she coached us as we read through various types of instructions. Thanks so much Anita for sharing your sense of humor and knowledge with us!

Over the last 12 months, we have had a wonderful year of presentations. Each person has worked hard on their presentations showing their creativity and knowledge. As we go into the 2009 year, it proves to be even more promising. I am very excited about the two projects we will be doing this next year – socks and sweaters. I hope that you can be a part of these projects as well as our other monthly presentations.

In closing, I want to remind you that we will be electing two new officers in January. We will need a Vice-President and a Treasurer. Nominations will be open until January 10th. If you are interested or know someone who would be great in either of these two offices, please let me know.

Until next month….and next year…..happy knitting!

Sincerely,
Brenda Asher

P.S. For those of you who were at the meeting today…I actually have half of my scarf completed. I went to a movie tonight and guess what I did during the movie? Yep! I worked on the scarf AND a vest I had in the bag too. Maybe I will get a project done yet!!! (smile)

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Brenda called the meeting to order and welcomed one new visitor, Bertha who was interested in charity knitting. We went around the room to show and share what we were working on.

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Keela gave the treasurer's report, stating that it was identical to last month's report as there were no dues paid in and no expenses for the month. The guild treasury stands at $708.97.

Linda reported on the charity knitting projects, and the need for more bears was discussed with several ideas for obtaining them for our knitters to dress. It was reported that the NICU at Integris will continue to be the main recipient of the baby items our guild knits for charity.

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Brenda led the discussion of next year's presentations. All members were encouraged to take a handout in order to plan for the upcoming year's projects. We are excited about the new format, which will include taking several months to complete a project from start to finish. The new year looks to be very interesting as well as educational.

Guild members were reminded to bring their knitting journals and tips for organizing yarns, needles, patterns, etc. in January.

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In new business, nominations were taken for Vice President and Treasurer during the meeting; however, nominations remain open until January 10th, so if you are interested in either position, please let one of the officers know by email.

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Anita Roesler gave a program on how to read knitting patterns. She began by reading an outlandish knitting pattern that made us all laugh. She gave several examples of confusing knitting instructions, and then clarified the language so that the directions made sense. She gave out a handout of 'standard' (well, as standard as one can be in the knit world) abbreviations. The last page had links with helpful hints to interpret knitting directions.

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Following the program, we had our annual Holiday party, with all manner of delicious goodies, a rousing game of dirty Santa, and a great time was had by all.

We look forward to seeing all of you on January 18!

Volume 3, Issue 8, October 19, 2008

2008-10-21T19:23:00.000-07:00

From our President:

Greetings to all!
I want to thank each of you that attended our Guild meeting on Sunday. We had approximately 20 members and 2 visitors. It was nice to see a few more faces and discuss some issues at hand. Your input is very valuable to me and the other board members. We want to know what you are thinking as well as what you would like to see happen. Several members had some great ideas that we hope to explore and see how they would work for our guild.

There was one item that I meant to put on the agenda and missed it. That is our Holiday party. We have discussed ideas at previous meetings, but I want us to be sure to decide on what we want to do when we come together as a group in November.

In addition, we are in the process of updating our flyers that the Library does for us. It has been a work in progress for a few months now and for various reasons has been slow getting done. Hopefully we will have those by our next meeting.

Until November……
Enjoy the fall and keep knitting!

Brenda

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Our meeting began with a welcome from Brenda, especially to the new visitors. We went around the room sharing our current projects. There was some discussion of our members checking out knitting books when visiting the libraries. Anita recommended that our membership not be shy about suggesting knitting book titles to the library and directed us to a link on the search page of the catalog. The link is "Suggest a Title". The more we circulate the materials in the system, the more likely the library will purchase more for us!

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Executive Board Reports

Treasurer's Report (Keela)

Last month's balance was $688.97. There were no expenses to report and a deposit of $20.00, bringing this month's balance to $708.97. The taxes are done.

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Committee Reports

Library/Book Review (Bethany)

Our librarian has asked the members to email her or contact her through Ravelry to request any books they would like to check out next month.

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New Business

Charity Knitting (Linda)

Linda delivered the baby items to Integris and thanked the members for participating in putting together care packages for deployed service members. One of our members, a Blue Star Mother, directed anyone who would like to continue to contribute to the Blue Star Mothers' web site for information: http://www.okbluestarmothers.org/donations.htm.

There was discussion of asking a representative from the Sheriff's office to the November or December meeting to be presented with our bears.

The subject of finding other outlets for our infant items was discussed at some length, with several opportunities being suggested, such as Children's Hospital, the Red Cross, and even WIC centers.

Additionally, a call went out for donations of baby yarn for this project. Please toss those stashes for some spare skeins for babies in need!

In other new business, we are casting about for program ideas for next year. Knit alongs, swatch of the month, and themed parties were put before the membership for their consideration. Another of our members suggested book reviews and another suggested a study of knitting across cultures. When the subject of bringing in an author was brought up, Carolyn told us that The Knitting Guild of America's web site has a list of author/teachers who are willing to make presentations. The membership will decide on next year's presentations next month. New ideas are always welcome, so please feel free to share.

Our president will be sending an online survey to the membership to gauge what we would like to accomplish.

Looking ahead to January, Brenda asked the members to consider running for the offices of Vice President and Treasurer. Elections are right around the corner and GUILD NEEDS YOU!

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Jo Ellyn Wheeler gave the presentation this month on Color Knitting. She had examples of all kinds of color work, from simple stripes and slipped stitch to mosaic, fair isle and duplicate stitch.

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Following the presentation, the swap meet began, and the participants had a great time.
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Remaining meetings for the year
Sunday, November 16th
Sunday, December 14th

Presentations
Sara Braden - Correcting Knitting Errors
(this may be a good time to bring any knitting disasters you might like to work on!)
Anita Roesler - Deciphering Stitch Patterns

Volunteers for beginning Knitters
Carolyn Faircloth and Amanda Clemons

>>SWAP MEET<<

2008-10-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

Don't forget that there will be a swap meet at this month's meeting! Participants should bring their knitting/crocheting related items and be ready to SWAP! That's this Sunday, October 19, at 3:00, Belle Isle Library. See you there!

Volume 3, Issue 7, September 21, 2008

2008-10-01T16:46:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who attended our September meeting. The meeting opened at 3:10 p.m. with Vice President Linda Pahdoco welcoming members and newcomers. It was brought to our attention that the phone number in the Library’s newsletter is out of service and needs to be updated. In other announcements, our own highly accomplished Jo Ellen Wheeler is now a published designer. Her pattern for a beaded bag appears in the October issue of Creative Knitting. Brava, Jo Ellen! Kudos also go to Katherine Cantrell who won among other ribbons, a Best in Show for handweaving at the State Fair. Oh, my, she won ribbons for hand spinning, hand knitting (socks!), and quilting. Way to go, Katherine! Anna Hester won Best in Show for Finished Project from handspun (a crocheted hat) and many other ribbons for hand knitted or crocheted fashion accessories, baby blankets, and home accessories. All together Anna entered 18 items and won ribbons for all of them – fantastic! We are fortunate to have so much talent in our guild! Here is the link to all the results from the fair – if we have missed anyone, please let us know: http://www.okstatefair.com:80/creative_arts_results.asp

Additionally, the Belle Isle Library will continue to be the location for our meetings through June of 2009.

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Committee Reports

Treasurer’s Report (Keela)
The current balance in the Guild’s treasury is $688.97.

Knit Guild Library (Bethany)
Anita reminds us to be sure to make use of the Metropolitan Library’s collection of knitting books. If books are not circulating, they will be pulled from the shelves. It was suggested that we check out a knitting book each time we go to the library – this is a great idea!

Charity Knitting (Linda)
Linda requested that guild members go through their stashes for excess yarn to donate for the charity knitting projects. There were several very smartly dressed bears turned in as well.

Beginning Knitting
Melissa volunteered to take the teaching duties this week.

Linda Pahdoco gave a presentation on decrease methods.

New Business

There was a brief discussion of the goals of the guild to sponsor a knitting event, such as inviting the author of a new book to come and make a presentation, class or talk, or perhaps teach a class or seminar.

One of our new attendees, Rita Busch, may be able to host the Knitters’ Guild meetings in the future at her studio in Bethany.

There was a brief discussion of the Ravelry web site and its benefits for members.

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Upcoming Presentations

* October 19: Color Knitting - Jo Ellyn Wheeler
* November 16: Correcting Knitting Errors - Sara Braden
* December 14: Deciphering Stitch Patterns - Anita Roesler

August Meeting

2008-08-13T16:35:00.000-07:00

Remember fiber fanatics! Our next meeting will be this Sunday, August 17, at the Belle Isle Library (downstairs) from 3:00 until 5:00. We will have a presentation on knitting machines.

Please join us for a great time! If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at the email address on the sidebar.

See you there!

Reminder for July

2008-07-15T19:51:00.001-07:00

Guild will not be meeting in July. We will resume our regularly scheduled meetings in August - same third Sunday (17th) same time (3:00 p.m.) same location (Belle Isle Library). See you there!

Vol 3 Issue 6 May 2008

2008-05-19T16:21:00.000-07:00

A big thanks to everyone who was at our meeting yesterday. It was so beautiful outside that I know it was hard not to want to go "play" instead of coming to the meeting. However, I do appreciate everyone who was in attendance. We had approximately 21 people along with one visitor.

I hope that all of you will be able to attend our Second Annual National Knit Out Day. This year we are holding it at Books A Million. It is going to be so much fun. A big thanks to Anna and others for helping to organize this event.

Have a great month and keep on knitting, knitting, knitting!

Sincerely,

Brenda

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Committee Reports

Knit Guild Library (Bethany)
One of the books available to check out from the our library is "Knitting Tams" by Mary Rowe. It's a great 'recipe' book for tams of all stripes and varieties..

Charity Knitting (Linda)
Last month, we collected 4 bears, 6 blankets, 1 hat/bootie set, 8 blanket/bunting sets, and 9 hats. Thanks to all who knitted items for our different charity projects.

Don't forget about the charity knitting contest - the deadline for the contest is next month so be sure to get your items turned in!

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Educational & Social Events
* Presentation Handouts: Jo Ellyn has graciously volunteered to help presenters with their presentation handout. Jo Ellyn can add our guild logo to your handout and help to get it ready for you. Let her know what you need!
* Presentation Assistants: We are looking for a 'few good knitters' to help circulate the room during specific presentations (i.e. learning a new stitch). This would allow the presenter to focus on their presentation and the knitters would get assistance when needed. Let us know if you are willing to help out!

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Second Annual National Knit Out Day
Make plans to attend our Second National Knit Out Day on Saturday, June 14th. We will be celebrating, at Books A Million at 2300 West Memorial Rd. We will begin at 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

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Upcoming Presentations
* June 15: Increase Methods - Linda Pahdoco
* July: No meeting
* August 17: Mitered Squares - Carolyn Faircloth
* September 21: Decrease Methods - Amanda Clemons
* October 19: Color Knitting - Jo Ellyn Wheeler
* November 16: Correcting Knitting Errors - Sara Braden
* December 14: Deciphering Stitch Patterns - Anita Roesler

Beginning Knitting Volunteers
June: Jen Young & Jo Ellyn Wheeler
August: Bethany Mickle
September: Brenda Asher
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Susan's Memorial Celebration

2008-05-08T19:52:00.000-07:00

For those of you who have not heard yet, here is the information on Susan Barrington's Memorial Celebration:

Memorial Celebration & Reception Party: Saturday, May 17th at 1:00 pm.
Location: Lakeside Assembly of God (East of Rockwell)
6810 NW 122nd St, OKC

The family has asked for no flowers, but you might consider making a contribution to the American Cancer Society in Susan's name.

Thanks!
Brenda

Vol 3 Issue 5 April 2008

2008-04-24T19:55:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who was at our April meeting. Although it was a smaller group, it was a lot of fun! We had several new people at our meeting and it was great getting to meet and know them. A BIG thanks to Jo Ellyn for sharing information on guage and making test swatches. There was lots of time at the end of the meeting to sit back, relax, and just enjoy knitting. If you weren't there, we hope that you can make the next meeting. Have a great month!!

Brenda :>

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Committee Reports

Knit Guild Library (Bethany)

One of the books available to check out from the our library is "Cotton Knits for All Seasons" by Debbie Bliss. This book has pattern designs for kids and adults. Just let Bethany know if you want this or any other book to check out.

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2008 Focus

Charity Knitting (Linda)

Last month, we collected 2 bears and 30 hats. Thanks to all who knitted items for our different charity projects.

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Fundraisers

* 50/50: We had our first 50/50 Cash drawing. Several contributed money to the kitty. At the end of our meeting, we had a drawing and Linda Pahdoco was our winner! The cash is split - half goes to the winner and the other half goes to the Guild. We will do this again in May and June.

* Winter Holiday Craft Fair: We had discussed having a craft fair - by members for members - in November or December. The fair would give all a chance to show their talents and buy some really nice things for gifts. A decision has not been made yet on whether we will do this or not. Please think about it and let us know your ideas on it.

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Educational & Social Events

* Presentation Handouts: Jo Ellyn has graciously volunteered to help presenters with their presentation handout. Jo Ellyn can add our guild logo to your handout and help to get it ready for you. Let her know what you need!

* Presentation Assistants: We are looking for a 'few good knitters' to help circulate the room during specific presentations (i.e. learning a new stitch). This would allow the presenter to focus on their presentation and the knitters would get assistance when needed. Let us know if you are willing to help out!

* National Knit Out Day: Make plans to attend our National Knit Out Day on Saturday, June 14th. We are still finalizing details on where we will be celebrating, but it looks like it will be at Books A Million on Memorial Rd. Be at our May meeting for the final details!

* Beginning Knitter's Kits: A BIG THANKS to S.W.A.K. for donating several Beginning Knitting DVDs to go in our kits. What an awesome gift for those who want to learn more!

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New Business

* Meeting Dates: Guild meetings have been scheduled with the Belle Isle Library through December 2008. However, there will be two changes due to things going on at the library:

>>>>> The July meeting will be cancelled

>>>>> The December meeting will be on Sunday, Dec 14th

instead of Sunday, Dec 21st.

Please make a note of these changes on your schedule.

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Upcoming Presentations

* May 18: Lace Knitting - Sara Braden

* June 15: Increase Methods - Linda Pahdoco

* July: No meeting

* August 17: Mitered Squares - Carolyn Faircloth

* September 21: Decrease Methods - Amanda Clemons

* October 19: Color Knitting - Jo Ellyn Wheeler

* November 16: Correcting Knitting Errors - Sara Braden

* December 14: Deciphering Stitch Patterns - Anita Roesler

Beginning Knitting Volunteers

May: Dolly Dearner

June: Jen Young & Jo Ellyn Wheeler

August: Bethany Mickles

September: Brenda Asher

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2008-04-17T19:18:00.000-07:00

We are sorry to learn that Susan Barrington passed away early this morning. As soon as we get more information on Susan's service, we will let you know. Susan.....we will miss you greatly!!!

Vol 3 Issue 4 March 2008

2008-03-18T21:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome Spring!

It was great to see everyone Sunday at our meeting. We had 18 members and 1 new person who came to learn, knit, and have fun. There was a lot of good discussion as we met over different issues and Carolyn Faircloth gave a great presentation where many of us learned a new pattern. It was a great meeting and I am very grateful to be a part of a wonderful group of people. Have a great month and knit, knit, knit!

Sincerely,
Brenda Asher

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Charity Knitting (Linda P)
For the month of February, we had to following charity items turned in:
* 17 hats
* 1 hat and bootie set
* 5 blankets & buntings
* 1 hat and sweater
* 1 bear - fully dressed!!
Don't forget, we have yarn and patterns available for anyone who needs them. Let's see if we can shoot for 35 items and 2 bears in April

This month we had a drawing for those people who brought something to donate to our charities. Everyone got to put their name in for each item they brought. Our winner was Sara Braden! Sara won a $10 gift certificate to use at the Gourmet Yarn. Congratulations Sara. And thanks to everyone who brought something.

Library (Bethany M)
Don't forget that the Guild has knitting books that you can check out at any time. Bethany has been working on updating the Guild's Library website. Take a look and see if there is anything you would like for her to bring to the next meeting. If you have a book that you would like to see if our library, let Bethany know.

Beginner's Knitting (Terri D)
At this time, we are doing good on supplies for our Beginner's kits. However, if you have needles, totes, or knitting accessories you would like to donate, we will gladly take them. We are currently looking at how to make the beginner's kits better and with more information about knitting. If you have any "how-to" books that you no longer use or beginning knitting CDs/DVDs, we would love to include them in the beginner's kits. We are also going to start putting in simple patterns that they can work on. Several members also suggested that we start a 'buddy' system with our new knitters. The buddy would be available to answer any questions the new knitter might have in between meetings. If you would be interested in being a buddy, let Terri or Brenda know.

Educational Committee
We are sooo excited! Jo Ellyn has volunteered to be on our Educational Committee. During this next year, we hope to have at least one major educational event. We need other volunteers so we can have the best ideas and support to put together some great events. Jo Ellyn is also willing to help anyone doing a presentation with their handout. Thanks for all you do Jo Ellyn!

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Fundraiser Ideas
50/50: Anita brought up a great idea for a fundraiser at our February meeting. Each month, we will have a "Knitty Kitty" where members can donate any amount of money they choose. When a member puts some money in the Kitty, they will get a ticket. At the end of the meeting, a ticket will be drawn. The winning ticket will get half of the money that is in the Kitty. The rest of the money will go into the Guild's account. We will try this for a few months to see how it goes. Thanks Anita for a great and fun idea!

Christmas Craft Fair: Another idea that was brought up at our February meeting was to hold a Craft Fair in November or December for our members. We did not get a chance to talk about this at our meeting, so be thinking more about it. We'll discuss it next month.

International Knit In Public Day
The date for the International Knit in Public Day has been finally announced - Saturday, June 14th. Discussion was held to see if we still wanted to do ours on June 21 or change it to the 14th. We also discussed the best place to stage our knit out. Places like the mall, parks, and the library were all discussed. At this time, a decision hasn't been made. We are asking for members to 'scout' around for a very busy place to have our knit day. Further discussion will take place at our next meeting. If you have any ideas, be sure to bring them in April.

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Multiple Meetings
One member brought up the question last month as to why we only meet once a month. I wasn't able to answer that question because in the year and a half that I have been a member, we have always met once a month. The discussion was brought before the members as to how they felt about having just one monthly meeting and if they would be interested in having more during the meeting. Members brought up concerns such as time factors and higher gas prices. Many members cited concerns that more meetings would fragment the group. Several also mentioned that they were already involved in smaller private knitting groups that meet at other times. After much discussion, it was the consensus of the group that the Guild just has one meeting time each month.

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Carolyn Faircloth gave a wonderful presentation on the English Diamond Quilting pattern. Carolyn used a sample kit that can be obtained from The Knitting Guild Association. If you missed this and would like a copy of the pattern, see Carolyn.

Next Month: Getting Gauge - Jo Ellyn Wheeler

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Melissa Ryan and Sara Braden

Vol 3 Issue 3 March 08

2008-03-15T12:03:00.000-07:00

Greetings to all!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our monthly meeting. I hope all of you can make it! We are going to be going on over a few things, having a wonderful presentation and of course - there is the SWAP meet. The SWAP will be held last. To help us get through our meeting quickly and not disturb our presentation, I am asking that you keep all SWAP items with you until time for the SWAP to take place. If you are bringing a lot of items, we will try to have a spot under the SWAP table where you can put them until time to get them out.

Membership donations are now $20. Keela will be taking any 2008 membership donations tomorrow at our meeting. We appreciate it!

Don't forget your charity knitting! We will be holding a drawing for each item you bring for our charity donation. Doesn't matter if it is little or bigger. The drawing will be for a $10 gift certificate.

We will also hold a drawing for anyone who is at the meeting tomorrow. You will want to get in on that one as well.

Have a great evening and we will see you tomorrow!
Brenda

Volume 3 Issue 2 January 2008

2008-01-26T14:26:00.000-08:00

Hi to all!
Hope you are having a wonderful January and getting some of those knitting New Year's resolutions off to a great start. We had a wonderful turn out at our January meeting. Thanks to all of you who came and to those who couldn't make it - we missed you! Let's see if we can have an even bigger turn out for our February meeting. Until then, here is what happened in January.....

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Nominations
Elections for two Executive Board positions were held this month. We had one nominee for President and three nominees for Secretary. We appreciate all of those who helped in the nomination process and these people for accepting the nominations. After the votes were tallied, the new Executive Board members are:

President: Brenda Asher
Secretary: Melissa Ryan

We thank Carolyn Faircloth for all of the hard work that she has put in this past year as our Guild President. The 2008 Executive Board members are: President - Brenda Asher, Vice-President - Linda Pahdoco, Secretary - Melissa Ryan, and Treasurer - Keela Mostek.

Membership Donation
The Executive Board has been discussing the possibility of increasing our Membership donation. At this time, we have been asking people who would like to place membership with the Guild to donate $5. However, with some of the goals of the Guild and the growth that we would like to see in the future, we are looking at increasing that amount. More discussion will take place at our next Guild meeting. If you have any thoughts or comments that you would like to express, please let Brenda Asher know.

National Knit Out Day
On Saturday, Feb 16 and Sunday, Feb 17, the nation will be celebrating National Knit Out Day. We would like to have a local celebration at well. We are currently checking into whether Penn Square Mall will let us hold one there on Saturday, February 16th. We are hoping to do this in the afternoon around 2:00 until maybe 4:00. Nothing is set up yet and we will let you know when we do.

Beginning Knitters Help
In an effort to better assist any beginning knitters who attend our meetings, we are going to start taking them into a separate room to work with them during the meeting. In order to do this, we have set up a volunteer sign up list for each month throughout 2008. We are asking for two voluteers each month that would be willing to go into the other room to work with beginners and help them out as much as you can. Several members signed up at our January meeting; however, we can always use more throughout the year. If you would be interested in this, please get with Brenda Asher at the Feburary meeting.

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Keela Mostek was in charge of our program this past month and she did a wonderful job showing us how to add crochet edging to your knitted projects. Thanks Keela for a great job!

Next Meeting: February 17th at 3:00pm
> Linda Pahdoco: Different Cast On Methods

Vol 3 Issue 1 January 2008

2008-01-14T15:06:00.000-08:00

In less than a week, we will be voting for new officers for the Guild. The positions that are open are President and Secretary. Here are the nominations so far. Voting will take place at our January 20th meeting.

President: Brenda Asher

Secretary: Anna Hester, Terri Derrick, Melissa Ryan

Please let me know if you would like to volunteer for either of these positions or nominate someone. Nominations must be in by Saturday, January 19th. You can email me at knitterba@aol.com until Friday, Jan 18th.

Vol 2 Issue 12 December 2007

2007-12-27T08:24:00.001-08:00

Greetings to all!
Whether it be Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Christmas, we here at the OKC Metro Guild wish each and everyone of you a very Happy Holiday.

Our December Guild meeting was wonderful and so relaxing. Our business meeting was kept to a minimal and we spent the time visiting with each other, eating some very yummy goodies, and sharing Holiday Traditions. Thanks to Terri for organizing this event and a BIG THANKS to each of the members who braved the weather and got out for the meeting.

Our next meeting will be Sunday, January 20th. We will be voting on two new Board members - President and Secretary. There have been several nominations. We are still in the process of receiving answers from some of them. I will try and post the nominees sometime next week so you have some time to think about who you would like to vote for. Voting will take place at our January 08 meeting.

Keela Mostick will be presenting at our January 20th meeting. Her educational topic will be "Adding Croschet Edgings." You won't want to miss it!

Again, have a wonderful holiday......and a safe & happy new year! See you in 2008!!

Vol 2 Issue 11b December 2007

2007-12-15T07:32:00.000-08:00

Hi to all! Hope this finds you safe and warm. Tomorrow is our December Guild meeting. As of this time, we are still planning on meeting at the Belle Isle Library at 3:00. If for some reason, the meeting is cancelled due to bad weather, please check either your email or one of your local TV stations for cancellation notice. Thanks! If you have any questions, you can email any of the board members.

Brenda

Vol 2 Issue 11 November 2007

2007-11-21T12:16:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving.....
The members of the OKC Metro Knit Guild Board would like to wish each knitter out there a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. We are grateful for your enthusiasm, your support, and your encouragement. Have a wonderful day this week with your family and friends.

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TKGA - The Knit Guild Association
OKC Metro Knit Guild is associated with TKGA. If you would like to become a member of TKGA, you can go online to sign up. Their site is http://www.tkga.com/.

Knitting Charities - Linda
Tis' the season....for knitting for any of our charities. OKC Metro Knit Guild is involved in two different charity opportunities. Precious Pals provides stuffed animals with knitted outfits to the Sheriff's department for them to use with children who have suffered some kind of trauma. We are also involved with Baptist Hospital's Neonatal unit and making hats, booties, and burial buntings for them. If you have any questions about what you can do, see Linda.

OKC Metro Knit Guild Library - Bethany
We have a lot of wonderful knitting books available to members of the Guild. Bethany brings books each month that you can check out and work from. If there is anything in particular that you would like for her to bring, email her and she will be happy to bring it.

Holiday Party - Terri
Our holiday party is less than a month away. Here are some things we will be doing at it:
* Our presentation will be for each member (who wants to) to share a holiday tradition they enjoy.
* We will have a Dirty Santa gift exchange - keep it simple and inexpensive.
* Bring a covered dish - sign up on our yahoo group as to what you will be bringing
* If you have a pattern that you can share (remember copyright laws), bring enough for the whole group.

Nominations - Brenda or Anita
Nominations are now being taken for the President and Secretary position. If you would like to serve in either of these positions or you have someone in mind who would be great in either of these positions, please let Brenda or Anita know. We would like to have as many nominations as possible by our December meeting so you can be thinking about them before we vote in January or February.

************** Educational Program - Terri Derrick ***********

Our program this month featured Terri showing and telling us all about the wonderful internet sites available to knitters. Here are just a few sites that she shared with us:

http://www.ravelry.com/
http://www.knittingdaily.com/
www.cascadeyarns.com/patterns.asp
http://www.lionbrand.com/
http://www.knittychick.com/
http://www.knitty.com/
http://www.knittingzone.com/
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/

Thanks Terri for sharing these sites, and more, with us!

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Holiday Party
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Belle Isle Library
3:00 p - 5:00 p

Vol 2 Issue 10 October 2007

2007-10-31T19:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to Susan, our Guild Founder. It was good to see her smiling face at our meeting Sunday. We also had lots of new faces visiting us for the first time. A big WELCOME to everyone who came to the meeting for the first time. It is great to see our guild growing. If you weren’t at the meeting, here’s what you missed!

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Guild Library (Bethany)
Bethany reminded us of the various types of books available for member use. She showed us one book about Teddy Bear Knits. If you would like to view what is available, you can go to http://www.okcknitlibrary.blogspot/. If you would like Bethany to bring anything specific to a guild meeting, just let her know.

Beginner Knitting/Social Committee (Terri Derrick)
· Holiday Party: Our holiday party will take place in December. If you would like to help or have some ideas for some activities, please let Terri know. Terri has set up a database on our yahoo group page that will allow you to sign up and show what you will be bringing. Check it out at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MetroOKCKnitGuild/database

Finances (Keela Mostek)
Keela gave us an update on Finances.

Swap Meet (Susan Barrington)
Reminded us how the swap works – you can exchange yarn, knitting accessories, or magazines for equal value. If you weren’t able to participate in this one, we will do another swap in March of next year.

********** Old Business **************************

Profile Sheets: If you haven’t filled one out, be sure to do so at the next meeting

2008 Educational Programs: A list of the educational topics has been set up for the new year. We will get them posted within the next few weeks.

TKGA – The Knitting Guild Association: Information and applications are available at each meeting. If you would like to join TKGA, you can fill out one of the applications or enroll online. If you want further information, check them out at http://www.tkga.com/.

Nominating Committee: A committee was set up to take names for next year’s election. Two of our board officers – President and Secretary – will be voted on and replaced in January. The other two board officers – Vice President and Treasurer – will stay on an additional year to help with incoming officers. If you have anyone that you would like to nominate for the office of President or Secretary, please let the following people know before or by December 8th:
Brenda Asher knitterba@aol.com
Anita Roseler aroesler2@cox.net

**************** New Business ***************************

Metro Family Magazine: We are CELEBRITIES!!! The OKC Metro Knitting Guild was spotlighted in the October issue of Metro Family Magazine. You can find copies of the magazine wherever free publications are hosted (such as WalMart).

Build-A-Bear: There was some discussion about getting together as a group one afternoon at either Penn Square or Quail Springs Mall to stuff a bear and then sit and knit. Not only would it create exposure for the Guild, but would also aid in collecting bears and bear sweaters for our Precious Pals charity program. If you are interested in participating, contact Kathy Knox or Terri Derrick.

******** Educational Program - Mosaic Knitting *********

A big THANKS to Jo Ellyn for sharing her multitude of knitting skills with us. Jo Ellyn introduced us to Mosaic Knitting at our October meeting. She showed us how easy it is to knit two colors together into various patterns. Thanks Jo Ellyn for doing a great job!

November Meeting: CyberKnitting

Sunday, November 18 @ 3:00 p.m.

Vol 2 Issue 9 September 2007

2007-09-16T21:06:00.000-07:00

September brings some good news! We were excited to learn that Susan is doing better and her last checkup showed she is cancer free. What a great start to our meeting today. Here is more news from today……

************************ Reports ************************

Charity Knitting (Linda Pahdoco)
* Our charity contributions of infant accessories (hats, buntings, etc) are going well. Current needs are hats for full-term babies. However, continue to keep those preemie hats and burial buntings coming.
* Anna brought in lots of teddy bears that we can use for our Precious Pals project. Sweater patterns for our bears are available at each meeting. We have a contact at the Oklahoma Sheriff’s department and will be making a contribution of Teddy Bears towards the end of the year.
* One of our newest members, Naomi, brought in lots of yarn that we can use for our charity knitting. If you would like to knit some things for charity and need some yarn, you are welcome to get some from the Guild’s stash. Thanks Naomi for sharing the yarn with us!

Guild Library (Bethany)
Bethany reminded us of the various types of books available for member use. If you would like to view what is available, you can go to www.okcknitlibrary.blogspot. If you would like Bethany to bring anything specific to a guild meeting, just let her know.

Beginner Knitting/Social Committee (Carolyn Faircloth)
· Beginner’s Kits: We are starting to run low on kits. If you have any extra totes, needles, yarn, and/or small cosmetic bags (used to keep knitting accessories in), please bring them to the next meeting.
· Holiday Party: Our holiday party will take place in December. If you would like to help or have some ideas for some activities, please let Terri know. Terri has set up a database on our yahoo group page for those interested. Check it out at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MetroOKCKnitGuild/database

Finances (Keela Mostek)
Financial update

Swap Meet (Carolyn Faircloth)
Next month is our Swap Meet. Susan Barrington is our chair person for this and we are looking forward to her return to our meetings. For the meet, bring any yarn/fiber, needles, books, magazines, etc. that you do not want and you can ‘swap’ it for something that someone else brings. It’s a great way to get new stuff!

********** Old Business **************************
Profile Sheets: If you haven’t filled one out, be sure to do so at the next meeting

2008 Educational Programs: Carolyn has sent out a schedule of next year topics to those individuals who have volunteered to be presenters. Once she receives confirmation back from everyone, she will put all the information together and present to the Guild.

TKGA – The Knitting Guild Association: Information and applications are available at each meeting. If you would like to join TKGA, you can fill out one of the applications or enroll online. If you want further information, check them out at www.tkga.com.

**************** New Business ***************************
Nominating Committee: It’s getting close to that time! In a few months, we will be looking at nominating two new Executive Board Members for the year 2008. We would like to form a nomination committee that will keep track of those who are nominated (or volunteer) and help with the voting. If you would like to serve on the committee, let anyone of the current Executive Board members know. In the meantime, be thinking of people you would like to see serve on the Board.

Vol 2 Issue 8 August 2007

2007-09-16T20:20:00.000-07:00

Happy August!
There is a lot happening at the OKC Metro Knit Guild. Thanks for being a part of our meeting today. Here’s what happened….

******************* Reports **************************

Charity Knitting (Carolyn Faircloth)
* Kathy Knox has stepped down from chairing this committee. We appreciate all the work she has done this year in this area and look forward to having her back in the chair position at a later time.
* Linda Pahdoco volunteered to take over this area. We welcome Linida and her many talents!
Charity Knitting Notebook: With the switchover in committee chair, our pattern notebook was not available today. It will be back at the meeting next week.

Guild Library (Bethany)
Reviewed some of the books we have in our Guild library. If you would like to view what is available, you can go to http://www.okcknitlibrary.blogspot/. If you would like Bethany to bring anything specific to a guild meeting, just let her know.

Beginner Knitting/Social Committee (Terri Derrick)
· Recapped our World Wide Knit In celebration.
· Beginner’s Kits: We are in need of size 8 or bigger needles.
· Gave out two beginner’s kits at the meeting (Hooray!!)

Finances (Keela Mostek)
* Financial update
* Passed out membership packets

Secretary (Brenda Asher)
New website is still being worked on.

********** Old Business **************************
Profile Sheets: If you haven’t filled one out, be sure to do so at the next meeting

2008 Educational Programs: We have gotten a lot of suggestions for topics next year. Carolyn is working on a schedule and getting it all blocked out for next year.

By-Laws & Member Packets: Packets were handed out to everyone who has voluntarily contributed $5 or more to the Guild. If you have contributed money but were not able to get to the meeting today, we will have the packet for you at next month’s meeting.

**************** New Business ***************************
Holiday Party: Begin thinking about what you all would like to do for our Holiday Party. If you have any suggestions, let Terri Derrick know.

***** Educational Program: Janice Robinson ******
Wow! This presentation was great! Janice owns an alpaca farm just out of Oklahoma City. She showed us pictures of all of her alpacas and talked to us about the shearing process, how it goes to the mill, and comes back. She also showed us some things that were made with yarn made from alpacas.

Vol 2 Issue 7 July 2007

2007-07-22T20:23:00.000-07:00

Hello to all Knitters!

Our July meeting was FANTASTIC!! We had 21 people at our meeting - 11 of them were first time visitors and new to knitting. It was so exciting to see all the people who knit working with those who wanted to learn. A big thanks to so many of you who pitched in and helped out - you all are the BEST! I am looking forward to next month to see what they have accomplished during our absence. For those of you who were not able to make it, we missed you and look forward to seeing you next month. Have a wonderful month knitting!

************************ Reports ************************

Charity Knitting (Kathy Knox)
Kathy discussed updates on meeting with our contact at Baptist's NICU. She also talked about the Precious Pals program with TKGA.

Librarian (Bethany Mickle)
Bethany showed us a few examples of books we have available in our library. She also presented a new book that was sent to us from a Sales Rep with Tauton Press. The title of the book is "When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters."

Beginning Knitters & Social (Terri Derrick)
We are doing well with our donations at this time; however, we appreciate any donations that can be used in putting together our beginning knitters totes.

Treasurer (Keela Mostek)
We still have several donated memberships available. If you would like to become a member of the Knit Guild and cannot make a monetary donations, please see Keela or any one of the board members.

Secretary (Brenda Asher)
We have our own web domain name now. Linda and I are in the midst of learning about it and trying to get it up and running. I am hoping that by August, we can have you accessing our web site instead of the blog.

************************ Old Business ************************

Profile Sheets
We thank all of you who have filled out a profile sheet. If you have not filled one out, you can pick up a profile sheet at the entry table at our meeting. If you need to update your information, you can email Carolyn or get with her at our next meeting.

2008 Educational Program
We are working on our educational programs for next year. If you have an idea of something you would like to learn or teach, please let one of the board members know.

Membership Packets
Our membership packets are close to being finished. Here are some of the things our packets will include:
>>> a membership card
>>> a copy of our by-laws
>>> TKGA application
>>> a list of current books in our library
>>> Knit Guild Membership Directory
>>> Officers contact list
>>> charity guide and pattersn
>>> A list of Oklahoma yarn shops
This should be available at our August meeting.

Promotional Fliers
The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library has graciously created, printed and helped in distributing fliers about the OKC Metro Knit Guild. Fliers have been posted all around town at each of the libraries and in various other locations. A BIG thanks to Anita and others involved in this project!!

*********************** New Business *************************

Thank You Card
A thank you card was sent to Taunton Press for their book donation. All members at the guild meeting had the chance to sign their name to it.

Stitch and Pitch
For those of you who love to knit AND love to watch baseball, here's your chance. On August 6th in St. Louis, there will be a "Stitch and Pitch" event. For more information, you can check out their website at http://www.stichandpitch.com/.

********************** Educational Program ***********************

Keela Mostek did a wonderful job of showing us how easy it is to enter a knitted item in the Oklahoma State Fair. She talked about the various categories that you can enter an item in, showed us the paperwork involved, and showed us various samples of work (and her BLUE ribbons) that she has entered into the State Fair. Thanks for such a wonderful job, Keela!!!

Volume 2 Issue 6 June 07

2007-06-23T09:02:00.000-07:00

Despite the fact that it was Father’s Day, we had a great turn out at the last Guild meeting. If you weren’t there, we missed you LOTS and hope to see you next month!

***************** Reports *****************

Charity Knitting (Carolyn Faircloth)
Hats, blankets, and bunting sets are still needed to help out local hospitals.
We are still looking for ways to collect bears to go with our TKGA charity project. If you have any donate or know of someone who would be willing to donate a bear, please let one of the board members know. We are hoping to make a presentation of our bears and sweaters in December.

Guild Library (Bethany)
A complete list of the titles available for checking out from the guild library is now available online. If you would like to view what is available, you can go to http://www.okcknitlibrary.blogspot.com. If you would like Bethany to bring anything specific to a guild meeting, just let her know.

Beginner Knitting/Social Committee (Carolyn Faircloth)
The public Knit In day was a huge success. Thanks to Terri and Anita for all their hard work in coordinating and getting this event together. Everyone who went had a wonderful time and new friends were made.

Finances (Keela Mostek)
There are 6 memberships that have been donated. If you would like to become a member and are unable to donate at this time, please see Keela and she will get you set up as a member.
A separate account has not been set up yet for the guild. We are still looking into the options and trying to figure out what will be best for the guild in the long run.

Secretary (Brenda Asher)
We are still working on the new website and hope to have that up and running before the summer is over. Thanks to Linda Pahdoco for all her hard work getting it started.
Knit Guild History Scrapbook: I am going to start working on a scrapbook showing the history and current happenings for the guild. If you have any information and/or pictures on how the guild was started and past meetings and events through now, please let me know. I would like to get it going and up to date by mid-August.

***************** Old Business *****************

Profile Sheets: If you haven’t filled one out, be sure to do so at the next meeting

2008 Educational Programs: We are working on getting our list of presenters lined up for 2008. If you would like to present at one of our meetings, please let Carolyn or one of the board members know. In addition, if you have any good ideas for next year, let us know!
By-Laws & Member Packets: coming soon…………

Local Yarn Shop Perks: (Linda Pahdoco)
We have contacted all of the local yarn shops about any kind of perks they could provide to our guild members. Margaret (Gourmet Yarn) has set something up for us through a vendor while she was at market (BIG THANKS to Margaret!!!). We will get more of the details on what it will be soon. We are still working with other yarn shops and will let you know if anything comes through.

***************** New Business *****************

The Metro Oklahoma City Knitting Guild is now listed on the national website for the Knitting Guild of America!!

*********** Educational Program: Enterlac ************

A BIG THANKS to Linda Pahdoco for showing us how to do Entrelac Knitting. Linda did a wonderful job of showing us various items made from this technique as well as showing us how to do entrelac knitting. GREAT JOB, Linda!

Volume 2 Issue 4 May 2007

2007-05-25T21:42:00.001-07:00

A Note from the President…..
Many thanks, as always, for everyone's participation and input at the meeting and for the contributions of the precious baby items for the NICU!! I am so very proud to be a member of such a fantastic group!!!

I'm excited about our Knit In Public day at the library on June 9th!! Let's show up in force and let non-knitters know what they are missing!

As we go into the hot Oklahoma summer months it brings to mind that I used to think....years ago...that it was too hot to knit in the summer!! What was I thinking?!! There are so many options for small projects in cotton and other light weight fibers out there!! A perfect time for lace weight shawls, socks, baby projects, etc. So until next month...
Knit On!
Carolyn

**************** Reports **************************

Charity Knitting: With our recent affiliation with The Knitting Guild of American, we are now part of the nation wide charity program “Precious Pals.” For those who would like to, you can make clothing for stuffed bears that are used by our local law enforcement officials when they are dealing with children involved in traumatic experiences. Several copies of patterns for sweaters are in the Charity Notebook. You can pick them up at the next meeting!

Librarian: Welcome to our new librarian, Bethany Mickle. Bethany has created a new blog site showing what is available in our library. The site is: http://www.okcknitlibrary.blogspot/ . Thanks, Bethany!!!

Knit In Public (KIP) Day: Terri Derrick
Terri reminded us of the World Wide Knit In Public Day on Saturday, June 9th. Members of the Guild are going to meet downtown at the Ron Norrick Metro Library from 11:00 – 1:00 and knit in the atrium. For more information on the World Wide Knit In Day, check it out at http://www.wwkipday.com/.

Treasurer Report: Keela Mostek
A payment of $25 was made to The Knit Guild of America for affiliation dues.

************** Old Business *****************

Profile Sheets: A reminder if you have not filled out a profile sheet yet, please do. Information from these sheets will be used to make up a membership directory.

Contributing Member Packets: Carolyn Faircloth
We are continuing our work on creating a membership packet for all contributing members. Enclosed in the packet will things like: a membership card, membership directory, officer contact list, list of all the yarn shops in the metro and surrounding areas (maybe even state-wide), etc. We are still trying to work out the details on some things. Hopefully we will have this together before to long.

Web Domain: Linda Pahdoco
A website has been secured and we are in the process of getting it formatted and ready to set up. We are excited about this as a website will provide us with new opportunities to promote member talents and the Guild. We will let you know when it is available.

*************** New Business **************

2008 Educational Topics
What would you like to learn in 2008? That is what everyone was asked at our meeting. A brainstorming sheet was sent around and ideas were collected for possible subjects in 2008. If you weren’t at the meeting and have some ideas, please let one of the board members know.

Holiday Party
Discussion was held to see if we wanted to have a holiday party in December again. The answer was unanimously “yes.” Plans will get underway as the holidays approach us.

***** PROGRAM: CABLE KNITTING *********

It was good to have Melissa Ryan back with us. Melissa did a wonderful job educating us on the history of the various cable stitch patterns. She also gave us the low down on what books were available through the Public Library System. Melissa also showed us some different cable patterns made up into sweaters and afghans. Then Melissa got us going with a set of needles, a very easy cable pattern and a demonstration of how to work a cable stitch. GREAT JOB, MELISSA!

**************************************************
For further information regarding individual membership with The Knit Guild of America, see their website at: http://www.tkga.org/

Volume 2 Issue 3 April 2007

2007-04-18T17:47:00.000-07:00

A Note from the President....
I am so honored that you have given me the opportunity to serve as your President this year! I appreciate your confidence in me and I will do my best to serve the Guild well. Thanks to each of you for your attendance and vote at the April Meeting. I am excited about the upcoming year and our efforts to "Build the Guild" and increase membership.

We really appreciate those of you who have contributed items for the NICU at Baptist Hospital. The Charity Table has been FULL of precious hats, booties, sweaters, buntings and blankets the past two months. Thank you, thank you...you are all awesome!!

I also want to thank the Executive Committee and the Committee Chairs for stepping up and spending your time and talents to make our Guild the best that it can be. I couldn't do it without you!
Knit On!
Carolyn Faircloth

********************** REPORTS **********************

Charity Knitting (Kathy Knox)
* Kathy took her first trip to Baptist hospital to present them with the many items you have knitted for them. They were very excited and so appreciative.
* Pattern Notebook: A notebook is now on display at each meeting containing patterns for hats, booties, and layettes/buntings. Each member is encouraged to take copies of the different patterns to use for our Charity knitting. Thank you Kathy for coming up with this great idea and getting it started!

Beginner Kits (Terri Derrick)
* We could use more of the small cosmetic bags to place in the beginner kits. These bags are used to hold various knitting tools (scissors, counters, place holders, etc.) that knitters use. They do not have to expensive ones either. Terri suggested getting them from someplace like The Dollar Tree or similar store.

PR - Promoting the Guild (Terri Derrick)
* Saturday, June 9th marks the next date for the US Public Knit In. Terri has lined up the atrium at the Oklahoma City Public Library located in downtown OKC. We will meet that Saturday at 11am and knit in the atrium until 1pm. Fliers, posters, etc. will be used to tell interested people more about the Knit Guild. The address is 300 Park Ave (between Park and Hudson) and parking is free on the weekend.

Financial Report (Keela Mostek)
* Keela gave a report on what we currently have in our Guild account.
* She is still researching possibilities for establishing a Knit Guild bank account.

********************** OLD BUSINESS **********************
TKGA Affiliated
We are now affiliated with The Knit Guild of America!!! The vote was put before the members at our Sunday meeting as to whether we wanted to become affiliated with TKGA or not. The vote was 16-0 in favor of TKGA. Carolyn will be filling out the paperwork and getting the necessary information together in the next few weeks to send in to them. Thank you for all the questions and discussion prior to our voting. If you have any other questions, please let any of the board members know and we will be happy to try and answer them.

Profile Sheets
The board is encouraging that all members fill out a Profile sheet. The information on it will help us as a Guild to know each other better. The information listed on the profile sheets will be used at a later date in our membership directory. If you do not want any of your information to be listed in the membership directory, please make a note of it on your profile sheet.

New Librarian
A big THANKS to Bethany Mickel for volunteering to be the Knit Guild Librarian. We are excited to have her oversee this for us.

Membership Packets
Linda Pahdoco has been talking with several of the knit shops in Oklahoma City about some special incentives for members of the OKC Knit Guild. At this time, nothing has been decided yet and it may take a few more months to determine if this is something we will be able to do. Thank you Linda, for taking the time to work on this!

New Website
The Executive Board is currently looking into the possibility of setting up our own website. Our web blog has been a wonderful tool for getting information out to everyone, but limits us to the amount of space we have. In addition, we would like to expand the services and information available to our Guild Members. More on this later.....

********************** NEW BUSINESS **********************
Knit Guild Meeting Sign In
The Library has asked that each member come by the registration desk up in the Library and sign in for the meeting. This is for their records. The Library has been gracious enough to underwrite the cost of our meeting room for us. To show our support and to document that we are presenting educational programs, please take the time to stop by and sign in each month. Don't forget to sign our Guild book too down in the meeting room!

PR - Promoting the Guild
The Marketing Department for the Metro Library system has graciously agreed to meet with Carolyn Faircloth to help us design and set up brochures for our Guild. Carolyn is hoping to meet with them within in the next few weeks. The brochures will be used through the different libraries to advertise our Guild and meeting times. We will also get to use them as a public tool to reach out into the community and promote interest in the Guild.

Beginner Knitting Classes
The group discussed the idea of having a special time set aside to teach people the beginning steps to knitting. Several suggestions were discussed - having a special Sunday meeting day set aside devoted to beginner knitters only; having a beginner's knitting class separate from Guild meetings (i.e. on a Tues night). No dates or times were set by the group at this time. We will need to discuss it at future meetings. We will be advertising at our Public Knit In on June 9th that we are willing to show people how to knit.

****************** EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ******************
Knitting With Beads ---- Jo Ellyn Wheeler
WOW....what an exciting program! Jo Ellyn showed us the various techniques for knitting with beads. She had some wonderful sample cards showing the different ways and types of beads you could use. In addition, she had samples ready for everyone to work with so they could experience knitting with beads. Thank you Jo Ellyn for taking the time to share your knowledge and talent with us!

Volume 2 Issue 3 March 2007

2007-03-21T14:42:00.000-07:00

Spring has SPRUNG!!
And so has our new board! The Executive Board met during the month of March to discuss some issues and come up with goals for the coming year. These items were discussed with the Guild at our March meeting. We appreciate all of you who were at the meeting and welcome your comments and suggestions. For those of you who were not able to attend, we certainly missed you and look forward to seeing you next month.

Attendance
We had approximately 22 members at our meeting with several new beginners. If you know of anyone who would like to learn how to knit or just interested in being with a great group of knitters, be sure and invite them to our April meeting. The more the merrier!!

************ Officer & Committee Reports ************
Charity Knitting – Kathy
* Charity Caps: Thanks for all who knitted caps for our hospital outreach. We were very low the month before, but now have a lot to give to the hospital.
* Charity Knitting Pattern Notebook: Kathy is setting up a notebook that will have copies of patterns you can take and make up for our charity. The notebook will be on the table along with the Membership book.
* Challenge of the Month: Kathy has issued a challenge to all members – knit a hat from the pattern she handed out at the meeting. Just think of all the little heads we will be protecting and keeping warm…..I’m going to give it a try!

Beginner Knitting Kits – Terri
We are so excited that Terri is going to continue as chairperson for this committee. She is doing a great job!
* Donations: We are doing pretty good with our kits right now. Donations are always welcomed.
* Beginner Classes: We discussed the idea of some beginner knitting classes in the future.
We had several new visitors at our March meeting who were interested in learning how to knit. Terri handed out at least 3 beginner kits. YIPEE! Let’s keep it up.

Finances - Keela
* Financial Report: Keela gave us a beginning and ending balance for the month.
* Membership donations: She reminded us that if we wanted to donate money into our account, we could. The cost is $5.
* Checking Account: Keela has been looking into several banks and options to open up a checking account for the Guild. At the moment, she has not established an account yet with any bank.

Newsletter/Blog – Brenda
Every effort is being made to update the blog within 2 days of the meeting. However, please keep in mind, that there are times when additional communication needs to be added and it may take a couple of days longer. We will try to add a couple of pictures from our meeting with each update starting next month.

Librarian - Carolyn
Carolyn reminded us that we have a source of knitting information in our library for anyone who is interested in checking anything out. A link is posted on our blog that will take you to a list of books we offer.

************ Old Business ************
Member Profile Sheets
If you have not filled out a member profile sheet or need to update your sheet, please do so at the next meeting. We are looking at putting together a Membership Directory in the near future.

Open Committee Positions
We did have two positions open for committee chairs. One was filled at the meeting, leaving one still open.
* Social Committee: The Guild would like to welcome and thank Terri Derrick for heading this committee. Terri & her group will be responsible for promoting and putting together any social event during our year. They will also aid us with our membership drive. If you are interested in working with Terri, please let her or any of the Board members know.
* Librarian: We are still looking for someone to head this position. If you are interested, please contact Carolyn (current committee chair) or any Board member.

************ New Business ************
By-Laws
We would like to establish some by-laws this year. The Board looked over several different ideas for creating by-laws and presented them to the members at our March meeting. Some of the options presented were:
1. To become affiliated with TKGA (The Knitting Guild of America). They already have by-laws in place and we would abide under them. Check out TKGA. If you did not get a list of the pros/cons for joining up with TKGA, email Brenda . I will be happy to email you a copy of it.
2. Create our own by-laws (similar or different from TKGA)
We ask that everyone consider both options and be ready to vote on the issue at our April meeting.

Public Knit-In (June 9th)
On Saturday, June 9th, we would like to join thousands of knitters across America in a public Knit-In event. If you have any ideas or suggestions on where we could meet and what we could do, let Terri know.

Guild Goals
During the next year, there are several things the Board would like to accomplish. We have tried to prioritize them according to their importance, but welcome any suggestions you might have to help us achieve them.
* Membership drive/Guild promotion: promoting our Guild more within the community through pamphlets, advertising, and flyers to get more people knitting
* Member Benefits: we would like to have a ‘membership’ card for all of those who have contributed to our funds. We are hoping that we can get some of our local and online vendors to give special discounts or have special promotions for those who have a Guild membership card.
* Membership Directory: showing who our members are and spotlighting their talents
* Guest Articles: possibly having various vendors/shop owners contribute articles to our newletter
* New Website: possibly going from a blog to an actual web domain.

************ Educational Program ************
Illusion Knitting - Kathy
Kathy gave us some great information regarding Illusion knitting. She shared some great resources with us (from the library and online) and showed us some examples of what Illusion knitting looks like. Thanks for all the information, Kathy!

********** UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS for 2007 **********
All meetings take place on the third Sunday of each month at the Belle Isle Library. Meetings are from 3:00-5:00pm.

April 15
Meeting Agenda: Vote on Affiliation with TKGA or not
Educational Program - Knitting with Beads (Jo Ellyn Wheeler)

Future Educational Programs:
May 20 Cable Knitting
June 17 Enterlac
July 15 Duplicate Stitch

Volume 2 Issue 2 February 2007

2007-02-26T19:17:00.000-08:00

Welcome to a new Board….
February’s meeting brought in a new set of Board members for the 2007-08 year. Elections were held and the following new board members were elected:
> President: Carolyn Fairchild
> Vice President: Linda Pahdoco
> Treasurer: Keela Mostek
> Secretary: Brenda Asher
The board would like you all to know that we are excited about continuing with Susan’s vision – that the Oklahoma City Knit Guild grow and reach those who are interested in knitting and serving our community. We thank you for your support and look forward to serving you in the upcoming year.

Swap Meet
Are you ready for ‘swap meet’? We will have our next swap meet at our March meeting. It’s easy to participate in – simply bring any knitting item (needles, yarn, books, etc.) that you are no longer using or want and swap it for something that someone else brought and you can use. Come in March and enjoy!

Charity Knitting
The Guild would like to welcome Kathy Knox as the new chair person for our charity knitting. We are excited to have Kathy representing us. She will do a great job! If you have any ideas or suggestions, please share them with her.

List Moderators
Two new list moderators volunteered. Joyce Morris and Brenda Asher will now be moderating the guild listserv.

Magic Loop Presentation
Anita Roesler did a wonderful job of teaching us how to knit using the Magic Loop method. Great job, Anita!!

Guild Librarian
We are looking for a volunteer to head our Guild library. If you are interested, please let Carolyn know.

********** UPCOMING EVENTS **********

Meeting Dates and Times:

March 18, 2007 3:00-5:00pm Belle Isle Library
>>>> SWAP MEET will also take place today!

April 15, 2007 3:00-5:00pm Belle Isle Library
Knitting with Beads – Jo Ellyn Wheeler

Vol 2 Issue 1 January 2007

2007-02-07T20:46:00.000-08:00

This Will Be The Year……
to learn some wonderful new things in knitting and our January meeting proved it! After the business part of the meeting, 30 of us got out our homework and Susan started our year of knitting growth with a lesson on how to do short rows. I couldn’t believe how easy it was! It was neat to hear all the different ideas of how it could be used – washcloths, baby blankets, etc. Such a creative group! I am looking forward to all the wonderful things we can learn this year and our growth as a group.

Lots of things were discussed at our January meeting. If you weren’t there, we missed you and hope you will be able to join us in February. In the meantime, here are some of the things discussed:

Beginner Kit Project
We are still in need of donations for our beginner knitting kits. These kits are handed out free to those who express an interest in learning how to knit. Here are the items that are given.
* bag – some kind of tote to hold their knitting items
* skeins of yarn
* needles – short, sizes 7 or 8 (we are very low on needles)
* cosmetic type bag to hold scissors and knitting accessories
* DVD or CD-Rom showing basic “how-to” knit.

Personal Profiles
If you have not filled out a Personal Profile sheet, please do so at the next meeting. A Guild booklet is being put together so we can get to know each other better.

Knitting Library
Carolyn reminded us that a list of the books we have in our library can be found online on our website. Books can be checked out for as long as you need it. If you have a book for longer than a month, please recheck it out each month.

Knit Out Day
Saturday, February 17th is Knit Out Day! Take your knitting public that day and show others the joy of knitting.

Nominations for 2007 Board Members
A final list of board nominees was announced at the meeting. We will be voting on board members at our February meeting.

Board Members Term Limits
Guild members also took the opportunity to discuss term limits for each board member. Here is what was decided:
* Voting for new board members will take place yearly, in January
* Board members will be rotated off the board two at a time
First year: voting will take place for new President and Secretary
Following year: voting will take place for Vice President and Treasurer
This will allow us to keep some continuity in the board by having people who are familiar with what is going on help new people rotating onto the board.
* Board members will have a limit of 2 years on the board and then they have to rotate off. They can serve on the board again after a minimum of one year off the board.

Guild Dues Donation
The discussion of dues was opened again. Since we are meeting at the Library, we are not allowed to charge people to attend our meetings. However, we felt that it would help us as a group to have some type of membership donation. The money would be used to help bring in special speakers, provide materials for charitable projects we undertake, and supplies that might be needed. Several dollar amounts were suggested. After much discussion, it was decided that each guild member would try to donate $5 a year. We are asking that the membership donation be made by our March meeting.

Charity Connections
Anna announced the conclusion of the charity knitting contest and the three winners. They were:
First Place: Ginny
Second Place: Keela
Third Place: JoEllyn

Congratulations to all of you who made hats, booties, and blankets for this project!!!

********** VERY IMPORTANT NEWS **************

Meeting Dates and Times:

February 18, 2007 3:00-5:00pm Belle Isle Library
Magic Loop Method – Anita Roesler

March 18, 2007 3:00-5:00pm Belle Isle Library
Cable Knitting – Melissa Ryan
>>>> SWAP MEET will also take place today!

Vol 1 Issue 11 December 2006

2006-12-27T19:42:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!
Our December meeting was GREAT! We had approximately 25 members attend the meeting and Christmas party. There was lots of fun, food, and fellowship. It started with a short meeting followed by a gift exchange. If you weren’t there, you missed all the fun, great gifts, and Susan’s green “hair”! Here are a few things we discussed during the meeting:

Profile Sheets (Susan)
We are still trying to get as many profile sheets as possible. We are looking at putting together a membership book with everyone’s profile. This will help us get to know each other better.

Nominations for 2007 Board Members (Kathy)
Kathy gave us a list of those who have either volunteered or have been nominated for board members. They are as follows:
President: Carolyn Fairchild
Vice President: Anna Hester/Kathy Knox
Secretary/Treasurer: Anita Roesler/Brenda Asher
Nominations have been closed as of the December meeting. We will vote on our officers at the January 28th meeting.

Charity Connections (Anna)
Approximately 75-80 different items have been donated this past month. The hospital really appreciates all that we are doing. Don’t forget to knit for two…the hospital has had several families with twins in need of items.

Anna is also in need of Ziploc bags – both the quart and gallon sizes. Donations would be greatly appreciated or you can put your knitted item in a Ziploc bag when you give it to her.

Beginning Knitter’s Kits
Although this wasn’t discussed, don’t forget we are still in need of size 7 or 8 knitting needles (shorter needles) and any kind of DVD giving knitting instructions.

2007 Growing With Each Stitch
Susan has put together a wonderful list of program ideas for 2007. Topics and presenters were finalized at the meeting, although dates are subject to change. Here is a list of topics for 2007:
January 28: Short Rows – Susan B
February 18: Magic Loop Technique – Anita R
March 18: Cable Knitting – Melissa R
April 15: Knitting with Beads – Jo Ellyn W
May 20: Shadow Knitting – Kathy K
June 17: Enterlac – Linda P
July 15: Spinning Wool – Anna H & Ginny Q
August 19: Knitted Guild Bears – Susan B
September 16: Finishing Techniques – Brenda A
October 21: Mosaic Knitting – Jo Ellyn W
November 18: Knitting Machines – Susan B
December 15: Crocheted Edgings – Keela M

Additional Notes
The Knit-Wits have a wonderful little cookbook on sale at the Gourmet Yarn. The cost is $12 and all the proceeds go directly to helping them with materials and supplies needed for their charity knitting projects. Margaret has the books located on the cash wrap. Drop in sometime and check it out!

********** VERY IMPORTANT NEWS **************

Meeting Dates and Times:

January 28, 2007 3:00–5:00pm Belle Isle Library
(reminder…this is the fourth Sunday)
* Board elections
* Presentation: Short Rows – Susan Barrington
(there will be homework – watch the mail ring for details)

February 18, 2007 3:00-5:00pm Belle Isle Library
* Presentation: Magic Loop Technique - Anita Roesler

Vol I Issue 10 November 2006

2006-11-25T20:12:00.000-08:00

Holiday Greetings to All!
Hope this finds you all doing well after eating all of that Turkey. We had a wonderful meeting last week. Kay, our Vice-President, did a great job conducting the meeting. We had a room full of members, with three new guests. A lot was discussed and knitted. Here are the items discussed:

Christmas Party (Cathy)
* Date: The Christmas party will be held at our next Guild meeting on Sunday, December 17 at the library
* Gift Exchange: We decided to have a “Dirty Santa” exchange instead of drawing names. Everyone who wants to participate needs to bring a gift (maximum $10). We will choose numbers and then choose gifts!
* Food: It was suggested that we bring finger food. A sign up list was sent around for extra things such as punch, plates, and cups.
* Special Books: Beth is going to put together two special books – one that has our favorite finger food recipes and one that has instructions for our favorite Christmas ornaments. If you have a recipe or ornament design that you would like included in the books, email them to Beth.

Profile Sheets (Kay)
If you have not filled out a Profile Sheet, please do so at the next meeting. These sheets will be used to help learn about each other.

Nominations for 2007 Board Members (Cathy & Jo Ellen)
At this time, we are low on nominations for new board members. The committee has one or two names for each position. If you have any suggestions or you would like to serve on the board, let either Cathy or Jo Ellen know. Elections will take place in January.

Charity Connections (Anna)
Anna updated us on how many of your knitted items have been donated to help out our local charities. Since April, we have donated 138 items, ranging rom hats, booties, blankets, and bunting sets. Great job to all you knitters! Thanks to Anna for keeping us focused on these little ones.

Beginning Knitter’s Kits
We are in need of short knitting needles, size 7 or 8, and any kind of DVD giving knitting instructions.

Yarn Exchange
Need some fashionable yarn? We have just what you need. Different yarn companies have been gracious enough to contribute yarn for our charity projects. However, some of the yarn is not what we can use. Bring a skein of acrylic yarn and you can get a skein of fashionable yarn in exchange. Check it out!!

2007 Growing With Each Stitch
Susan has put together a wonderful list of program ideas for 2007. If you would like to help teach any one or more of the suggested topics, be sure to sign up at our next guild meeting. Let’s make 2007 a year of learning and growth!!

Know Your Fibers – Linda Pahdoco
Our program concluded with Linda giving us some wonderful information about the various fibers that knitters can use. She showed us different natural fibers as well as acrylics. Thank you Linda for helping us learn about the different yarns we have available to knit with!

********** VERY IMPORTANT NEWS **************

Meeting Dates and Times:

December Meeting - Christmas Party: Sunday, December 17th from 3:00 – 5:00

January Meeting – Board Elections & Not Your Mother's Dischcloth: Sunday, January 28th from 3:00 – 5:00 (please note this is the 4th Sunday; the library is not available the 3rd Sunday)

Vol I Issue 9 October 2006 Newsletter

2006-10-25T19:55:00.000-07:00

PRESIDENT’S CORNER:
Despite the rain, the October meeting had 17 – 20 attendees including two new people. We accomplished quite a bit, too.

BUSINESS
We have a Nomination Committee chaired by Jennifer Case. Kathy Knox and Jo Ellyn Wheeler make up the rest of the committee. Please send them your nominations for President, Vice President, and Sec-Treasurer. They will visit with the nominees and present a slate of candidates to the Guild in December. We will vote on new officers in Jnuary. When you email your choices to the committee, please include whether the length of the term in office should be one year or two years.

We also have a committee in charge of the Christmas party to be held during our December meeting. The Co-Chairs are Beth Kollars and Kathy Knox. Committee members are Ginny Queior, Dolly Dearner, and Anna Hester. They should have a list of things we need to do or to get, by the November meeting.

And speaking of Christmas, we will be drawing names for the gift exhange. If you would like to be included and haven’t signed up yet, come to the November meeting or let me know. The gifts must have something to do with knitting (no you don’t have to knit something) and we’ve capped the price at $10.

CHARITY KNITTING CONTEST
Anna Hester, who is in charge of our Charity Knitting, is starting a contest next month. You will have from the November meeting to the February meeting to make as many charity items as you can. She will keep track of what and how many items you make. There will be prizes for the top three people who turn in the most. There is a registration fee – two baby hats to be turned in at the next meeting. So get those needles clicking! If you have any questions, just send Anna a note by clicking on her name in the sidebar.

PROGRAMS IDEAS
I’ve asked everyone to come prepared with ideas for next year’s programs. A list has been started and already has over FIFTEEN really great ideas. I’ll be sending out an email soon with them - looking for volunteers to give the programs. This is a great time for you to learn a new skill and teach it to us.

DONATIONS
Margaret, owner of Gourmet Yarns, deserves a huge “THANK YOU” from the Guild. She presented us with a $50 check as a commission on the books she sold at the Yarn Harlot event. So the next time or two you’re in her store, be sure to thank her.

Where and When We Meet
We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Belle Isle Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in a downstairs conference room. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them upstairs into the book area.

Upcoming Programs

Nov 19th – Know Your Fiber – Linda Pahdoco (no homework)
Show and Tell Holiday Knitting

Dec 17th - Your Favorite Knitted Gift
Guild Holiday Party

Jan 21st – Not Your Grandma’s Dishcloth – Learn Short Rows – Susan Barrington

********** UP DATE *********

I have tried and tried to post pictures of the meeting, but blogger is being totally uncooperative.

Vol I Issue VIII September Newsletter

2006-10-09T20:05:00.000-07:00

PRESIDENT’S CORNER:The September meeting had around 28 members attend, with NINE new people. Since I wasn’t there, I’m counting on our scribe Emily to tell us about the lace program with Gloria Reich. I’ve heard from several people about what a great program it was!

SWAP MEET
This month is our swap meet. I originally thought we would open it up to other things as well but I think we’ll just keep it fiber related. If we want to do a general swap, we will probably do it in November.

So bring magazines, books, yarns, projects, or whatever you have knit related. We’ll set up a table in the back of the room and browse it after the program.Swap rules are as follows: Bring your swap items and put them on the table. After the main program, you can wander back and look at the items you want to swap. Please use your best judgment and take the same amount as you bring. We will be working under the honor system. If there are items left over, we will have a swap box to put them in and either they will go into a permanent Guild collection or we will hold them for the next swap meet in March.

PROGRAMS
This month Anna Hester is going to share working on Charity Knitting. Homework for this program consists of bringing something to knit on for our charity work. We will ALL be working on charity knitting projects as this meeting. If nothing else bring yarn and needles, patterns will be provided if necessary.

FUTURE PROGRAMS
Come prepared with at least one idea for a program next year. Just because you volunteer an idea doesn’t mean you’ll have to present it. But if you have something you can share with the group that would be great too!

Where and When We Meet We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Belle Isle Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in a downstairs conference room. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them upstairs into the book area. Upcoming Programs

Oct 15th – Charity Knitting – Anna Hester
Swap Meet

Nov 19th – Know Your Fiber – Linda Pahdoco
Show and Tell Holiday Knitting

Dec 17th - Your Favorite Knitted Gift
Guild Holiday Party

Jan 21st – Not Your Grandma’s Dishcloth – Learn Short Rows – Susan Barrington

New Online Editor!
Hi! My name is Brenda and I am your new online editor. This is a new and exciting experience for me as I love to do tekky stuff as well as knit. I am a self-taught knitter and have been a ‘novice’ knitter for about 25 years now. I mostly do very simple things, but am excited to be a part of the guild. I am hoping that some more challenging projects ‘rub off’ on me. Thanks for this opportunity to serve you as your online news editor. I am looking forward to a lot of fun “Sundays”!

Vol I Issue VII August Newsletter

2006-09-10T18:20:00.000-07:00

President's Corner:
The August meeting had around 34 members attend, with seven new people. Since I wasn’t there, I’m counting on our scribe, Emily, to tell us about the sock program with Ginny Queior. I hear it was great!

BUILD THE GUILD
This month is our “Build the Guild” drive. Bring one or more NEW people to Guild. The three people who bring the most new faces will get great prizes.

PROGRAMS
This month we will learn about lace knitting from Gloria Reich. She’s a long time knitter and her lace knitting has won her ribbons at the State Fair. No homework with this, but do bring paper and pen to make notes. And if you'd like to learn lace knitting, Gloria will be happy to help you get started. You'll need to bring a set of five, size 0 (zero) dps about 7" long and some size 20 crochet thread.

The person who was going to do the program for October is no longer available. I’m looking for a volunteer for that program. A newer knitter could tell us about the frustrations and fun of learning to knit, a more accomplished knitter could teach us a new technique. Please think about it and let me know if you’d be interested. Thank you!

And I need some suggestions for programs for next year. What would you like to learn? What would you like to see? Please email me with your ideas at the address on the Newsletter.

SWAP MEET IN OCTOBER
And don’t forget, October is the Swap Meet. Start going through your patterns, books, and yarn now. This is a great way to clear out your stash (and make room for NEW stash). We are opening the swap meet up, in October only, to things other than simply fiber related. I plan to bring some Christmas ornaments and some non knitting craft books.

Where We Meet
We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Belle Isle Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in a downstairs conference room. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them upstairs into the book area.

Upcoming Programs

Sep 17th – Learn Lace with a Pro – Gloria Reich (no homework)
Build the Guild – Membership Drive

Oct 15th – WE NEED A VOLUNTEER!!
Swap Meet

Nov 19th – Show and Tell Holiday Knitting

Dec 17th - Your Favorite Knitted Gift
Guild Holiday Party

Voume I Issue VI, June Newsletter

2006-07-06T19:39:00.000-07:00

President’s Corner:

The June meeting had around 25 people attend, a pretty good turnout considering it was Father’s Day.

And I apologize for the newsletter being so late this month and a bit short. Getting ready for Stephanie Pearl-McPhee AKA the Yarn Harlot coming this month has caused everything else to take a back seat.

And I hope you bought your book in advance to support Gourmet Yarns. This is such a big event and we want to be able to bring other great authors and speakers in, so we need to make sure we support our co-sponsors!

We will still be meeting on Sunday, July 16th, and will be getting an update from the committees on the Harlot event. It is so exciting to have her coming to OKC!

In July, we will be enlighted about enterlac. I know some of us have already tried it but I know we will all learn something!

Last month we were so fortunate to have Jo Ellyn Wheeler tell us tips and techiques to help us knit more efficiently. She has sent me a list of these tips and I have put it in a file on the Guild’s Yahoo groups list. Just click on this link and it will take you right to it

Where We Meet
We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Belle Isle Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in a downstairs conference room. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them into the book area.We are on a 6 month trial period to see if library patrons are interested in the Guild. There will be a sign up sheet at the reference desk and the library will be keeping a head count to see how many people actually show up. Please remember to call ahead or go sign up just to show there is interest – thanks!

Upcoming Programs

July 16th – How to do Enterlac – Kathy Knox (no homework)
The Yarn Harlot Event

Aug 20th – Advanced Socks – Ginny Queior
Show and Tell

Sep 17th – Learn Lace with a Pro – Gloria Reich (no homework)
Build the Guild – Membership Drive

Oct 15th – How to Make a Needle Caddy – Marcia Davis
Swap Meet

Nov 19th – Show and Tell Holiday Knitting

Dec 17th – Program to be announced
Guild Holiday Party

Volume I, Issue V--May Newsletter

2006-06-09T05:15:00.000-07:00

President’s Corner:
The May meeting had over 25 people attend. We had four new knitters come and at least two new ones from last month returning. Thanks to Terri Derrick, who handles our new knitters program, we had plenty of beginner kits on hand. Don’t forget, if you run across size 8 or size 9 needles, grab them! They are perfect for learning the basic stitches.

We have a new volunteer librarian. Carolyn Faircloth has graciously agreed to take care of our newly aquired library books and magazines. You would not believe the wonderful variety of hard back books, Vogue and Knitters magazines, and some others we have been gifted with. Lace knitting, fairisle, socks, technique books, stitch libraries, and much more!

Also, Carolyn has asked that you save your large cereal boxes so she can make magazine holders. Just brush out the crumbs from the empty boxes and bring them to guild. Thanks!

This month come prepared with tips or techniques for knitting. Or you can email the guild with a tip or techique and we will compile them on a sheet to pass out.

Where We Meet
We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Belle Isle Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in a downstairs conference room. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them into the book area.We are on a 6 month trial period to see if library patrons are interested in the Guild. There will be a sign up sheet at the reference desk and the library will be keeping a head count to see how many people actually show up. Please remember to call ahead or go sign up just to show there is interest – thanks!

Upcoming Programs
June 18th – Handy Knitting Tips and Techniques – Jo-Ellyn Wheeler (no homework)
Show and Tell

July 16th – How to do Enterlac – Kathy Knox

Aug 20th – Advanced Socks – Ginny Queior

Sep 17th – Learn Lace with a Pro – Gloria Reich (no homework)
Build the Guild – Membership Drive

Oct 15th – How to Make a Needle Caddy – Marcia Davis
Swap Meet

Nov 19th – Show and Tell Holiday Knitting

Dec 17th – Guild Holiday Party

A Cast-on of Many Colors
Emily Schnabl, Guild Scribe

Sara Braden taught us a new cast-on at the May meeting, the Kihnu Troi cast-on (not to be confused with Star Trek: The New Generation's Deanna Troi), a colorful cast-on illustrated particularly in Nancy Bush's Folk Knitting in Estonia .

By alternating with a light and dark colored yarn, the cast-on resembles a lovely braid on the edge of the knitted item. (Well, unless the knitter who was doing this cast-on was me, in which case the colorful braid looked more like a loopy mess of yarn.)

While some of us struggled with this cast-on, Sara was quite patient, and worked with those who wanted to master the art of the Kihnu Troi.

Book Review
Margaret Bauer, Gourmet Yarn Company

Big Girl Knits
By Jillian Moreno and Amy R. Singer
Big Girl Knits features 25 patterns for women size 14 and up. Patterns include pullovers, tees, skirts, and accessories. This book will help you learn how to make garmets that fit and flatter your body while providing humor.

The book provides a very informative section on measuring, choosing the right yarn, colors and styles. Also a help section that even includes how to do short-row darts. The book walks you through calculating everything using charts – even has socks! A very useful book to add to one’s library.

Needle Review
Keely Stuever, Sealed with a Kiss
New from Lantern Moon - DESTINY circular needles.
Handcrafted from Ebony and Rosewood using their new ³liquid silk² finish for
the smoothest and fastest wooden needle on the market. The cables are soft
and pliable. The joins are smooth, not quite as smooth as the Addi Natura
circulars, but close. The needles also turn at the joins, like the Crystal
Palace circulars. Available in sizes 4 through 11, 26² and 32² lengths, in
both Ebony and Rosewood. $23.95

Volume I Issue IV - April Newsletter

2006-05-04T07:39:00.000-07:00

President’s Corner:
April’s meeting was a great success! I’m pleased to report we were able to send the logo designer a Michael’s gift certificate for $60. We had two more new knitters join us and our charity knitting is going great guns. In fact, Anna Hester, the chair for our charity knitting, has graciously volunteered to wash the knitted items for us. This will leave us much more time to knit hats, buntings, layettes, and blankets. THANK YOU ANNA!

We were very fortunate to be gifted by Tracy Terrill with a box of wonderful books and magazines to start our guild library! If any of you would like to volunteer to be the guild librarian, please let me know. We are still working out how to handle checking out the books.

This month come prepared to learn some different kinds of cast-ons. There is no homework but bring extra needles and two different colors of yarn to experiment with the cast-ons.

We had the biggest turnout yet at the March meeting – 29 people!

Where We Meet
We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Belle Isle Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in a downstairs conference room. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them into the book area.We are on a 6 month trial period to see if library patrons are interested in the Guild. There will be a sign up sheet at the reference desk and the library will be keeping a head count to see how many people actually show up. Please remember to call ahead or go sign up just to show there is interest – thanks!

Upcoming Programs
May 21st –Cast-On Techniques (no homework but bring materials to try)
Guild Library

June 18th – Handy Knitting Tips and Techniques (no homework)
Show and Tell

July 16th – How to do Enterlac with Kathy Knox

Aug 20th – Advanced Socks with Ginny Queior

Sep 17th – Learn Lace with a Pro – Gloria Reich (no homework)
Build the Guild – Membership Drive

More Options
By Emily Schaubl – Guild Scribe

When I picked up two sticks and yarn for the first time in my life, I had no idea MATH was going to be involved.

When I started reading patterns in magazine, there was always some little blurb about "take time to save time--make a gauge swatch." What was that all about?

Guild President Susan Barrington led us through some basic knitting math and the joys of making a gauge swatch at our April meeting.

(Who ever knew taking up knitting would involve homework? And math? And that it could be fun?)

Susan showed us that by making a gauge swatch, we could test our yarn, figure out how many stitches per inch a particular yarn was on a given size needle—and then plug in that number to a pattern's dimensions and
use any yarn we want for any pattern we want, assuming that yarn gave us the right feel and drape for what we wanted to make.

So we don't have to fret when yarns get discontinued. Or when we have that little loss of impulse control in a yarn shop, but we're not quite sure what we're going to make with that yarn that somehow found its way into a shopping bag and out the door with us.

Hmm, that opens up a whole new world of possibilities for this (ahem) little stash I have up here in the closet. . .

Kids…a Knitter’s Dozen
Book Review
By Margaret Bauer Gourmet Yarns
Just like all the other books in the Knitter’s Dozen series – this one is a keeper. The patterns were selected from more than two decades of Knitter’s Magazine. There are 19 patterns and hundreds of possibilities. There are cute sweaters along with more practical patterns. Some of these patterns have been unavailable since they were first published.

Ranging in skill from beginner to intermediate; there are not only patterns for some unusual sweaters, but also for a pair of socks, cap, pillow, and many other items. This book is for children sized two through ten. Photos are clear and detailed illustrations help guide knitters through each part of the more complicated steps. There is also a very informative technique section at the back. At only $15.95, this book is well worth it.

Volume I Issue III - March Newletter

2006-04-20T14:09:00.000-07:00

President’s Corner
Last month’s meeting was really exciting. Not only did we learn about socks, we also got our charity knitting started, began a program to help brand new knitters, and had a great time with a swap meet.

Our next meeting will be even more exciting. We will learn why swatching is important, how to figure out what our gauge is based on the swatch, and how to make a pattern larger or smaller, based on swatching.

We will also be talking about a Secret Pal Project for those who’d like to participate.

And a big THANK YOU to Janet Stein who helped us get the newsletter up and running. We are very grateful for her help. And another big THANK YOU to Peggy Ney who so graciously volunteered to take over the position.

This month, come prepared for a little show and tell after the program. Bring a finished project and show us what you’ve been working on.

Where We Meet
We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Belle Isle Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in a downstairs conference room. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them into the book area.

We are on a 6 month trial period to see if library patrons are interested in the Guild. There will be a sign up sheet at the reference desk and the library will be keeping a head count to see how many people actually show up. Please remember to call ahead or go sign up just to show there is interest – thanks!

WE TALK SOCKS
By Emily Schaubl

How do you tell when you have crossed the line from being a non-knitter to a knitter? When you start thinking about socks. When you no longer count sock yarn as part of the stash.
For many of us who have picked up the needles, the first pair of socks is an accomplishment that makes us feel like we have crossed some line into REAL knitterdom. And besides, it impresses the heck out of non-knitters, who wonder what we are doing with those four/five pointy little needles, or the big loops of the circulars.

Bette Deputy took time with us at our March Guild meeting (brave woman, to show up on the day of the Knitters’ Guild Swap Meet) to entice us further into the world of socks. The mysteries of sock construction were unveiled, and we were encouraged not to be frightened of turning the heel or grafting the toe.

Bette brought us an impressive collection of her socks for display (an audible gasp from the audience when she turned her duffel bag upside down to reveal the collection she had brought). In addition, she was sporting a pair with tulips on the heel.

Bette shared some of her own wisdom, namely that good sock yarn needs to have some portion of nylon in it to increase durability, but that she has found that carrying along reinforcement thread doesn’t really work very well. She uses 64 stitches to make her socks, and reminded us that a good, even cast-on, not too loose and not too tight, “makes the sock."

Other helpful tips included:
“If you start the sock and look at it in complete confusion, put a few more rows on. It could ‘look’ wrong but still be right.”
“Use the heel stitch (slip 1, k1 on right side, sl1, purl 1 on wrong side) for a stronger heel.”
“When you’re in the middle of turning the heel, don’t set it down and walk away. Don’t work on it until you know you’ve got 30 minutes to work on it.”

Socks were not the only item on the Guild agenda. Susan B. handed out notecards with our logo lambs on them to the winners of the naming contests—perhaps a notecard fundraiser is in our future? Our charity knitting projects were discussed, and baby burial buntings passed around as an example. Finally, we pretended not to be too eager to dive into the swap yarn and magazines on the tables.

BOOK REVIEW
By Margaret Bauer, Gourmet Yarns

Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch is a versatile book that boasts up to 1,000 different sock-design options. It has clear illustrations and pictures. Her instructions are easy to understand and very informative. The charts for heel, cuff, and foot length are invaluable in helping the knitter calculate a perfect fitting sock. She includes charts for children, women and men that includes gauges of 5 ½ - 10 sts/inch. Charlene also has a chapter that is titled, “Troubleshooting” that covers problems that often plague the sock knitter.

Sensational Knitted Socks includes a pattern for the beginner as well as more complicated designs for the advanced knitter. This book retails for $24.95.

It’s easy to see why this book has quickly become a favorite of sock knitters!

YARN REVIEW
By Keeley Stuever, Sealed With A Kiss
Emotion Color
New from Lang – a beautiful wrapped ribbon yarn available in lovely spring shades. What makes this yarn very unique is its aromatherapy feature. The yarn releases a pleasant scent when worn, available in Ginseng, Lavender, or Aloe Vera. The scent holds for 40 washings. Lang has a nice selection of spring sweater patterns, or it knits up beautifully for a spring shawl. Custom designed shrug patterns are available too. Emotion is a worsted weight yarn in a cotton/nylon microfiber blend. It is packaged in 50gm skeins (99yds) with a suggested retail price of $9.95. Put some Emotion in your spring wardrobe for a pleasant scent!

New Knitters
By Terri Derrick
Teachers will tell you their reward for teaching is when a student learns a lesson. Knitters are no different. You might even say we had a revelation at the last Guild Meeting.

During the March Guild Meeting we went around the room and did little introductions about ourselves. Two ladies told us they read about us in the Metro Library Newsletter (thank you) and wanted to LEARN HOW TO KNIT! Since we were having the swap meet during this meeting we were able to get them started on their way with a set of needles and yarn. Two other more knowledgeable knitters took their time in getting them started. We all shared the information about knit-ins and yahoo groups.

The revelation part came after the meeting was over and we were discussing what happened. We decided as a Guild we should make up BEGINNERS KITS. We have volunteers making very nice knitting bags, some are providing steel needles (preferable size 8/9, short), knitting lessons DVDs (while supplies last), scissors, sewing needles, crochet hooks and of course some yarn. A simple pattern for a garter stitch scarf will be provided in each kit. We are always taking new beginner patterns.

Please contact Terri Derrick, if you have any donations, questions or comments.

Volume I, Issue II - February Newsletter

2006-03-08T09:29:00.000-08:00

Meeting:
We meet every 3rd Sunday at the Belle Isle Library from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in a downstairs conference room. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them into the book area.

We are on a 6 month trial period to see if library patrons are interested in the Guild. There will be a sign up sheet at the reference desk and the library will be keeping a head count to see how many people actually show up. Please remember to call ahead or go sign up just to show there is interest – thanks!

Special Speaker – Bette Deputy
Our special speaker this month is a sock-knitter-extraordinaire. She has won many blue ribbons for her sock creations. She will be talking to us about different cast-on techniques and heel tips.

The Next Six Months:
Mar 19th – Let’s Talk Socks - Bette Deputy
Swap Meet, Charity Knitting. Lamb Name Gifts

Apr 9th – The Importance of Swatches (requires homework)
Secret Pal Project

May 21st – Short Row Dishcloth (requires homework)
Not Your Grandma’s Dishcloths (some new patterns)

June 18th – Learn Lace with a Pro – Gloria Reich (tentative date, no homework)

July 16th – Three Casts-on Techniques (no homework but bring materials to try), Build the Guild – Membership Drive

Aug 20th – Felting Fun (no homework)

Announcements

Swap Meet
March is swap meet month! Bring magazines, books, yarns, projects, or whatever you have knit related. We’ll set up a table in the back of the room and browse it as the meeting goes along.

Swap rules are as follows: Bring your swap items and put them on the table. After the main program, you can wander back and look at the items you want to swap. Please use your best judgment and take the same amount as you bring. We will be working under the honor system. If there are items left over, we will have a swap box to put them in and either they will go into a permanent Guild collection or we will hold them for the second swap meet in October.

Logos
Lamb names have been announced. The winning submissions will get a little gift at the March meeting. We will be taking donations this month at the meeting for a gift certificate for the logo designer. She would prefer a gift certificate to Michaels. So please bring a small donation (not over $5). This is purely voluntary! No one is keeping track of names or amounts.

Charity Knitting Projects
PLEASE NOTE: We need a volunteer as the chair to coordinate the charity projects. Are you ready to step up to the bat? Thanks!

We will be choosing our charity projects at the March meeting. A poll will be in place before the meeting to narrow down the choices. If you have a favorite local charity, please email the guild so it can be included.

If you have yarn or patterns suitable for charity knitting, please bring them. We will be providing a box of suitable yarn for those who don’t have acrylic in their stashes. You may take as much yarn as you like but it must come back in knitwear for our charity projects.

Guild Newsletter
Janet Stein who has so graciously been editing the newsletter has a new career and no longer will have the time to work on the newsletter. We are looking for a newsletter editor volunteer. If you are interested, please let us know.

BOOK REVIEW

Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Knitting Book
Review contributed by Margaret Bauer of Gourmet Yarns

Before you build a house, you need a foundation. The same is true in building a knitting book library. Vogue Knitting, The Ultimate Knitting Book has basic techniques for the beginner knitter as well as more specialized techniques for the more experienced knitter. The book shows various ways to cast-on, decrease, increase, and bind-off using clear illustrations. It also contains pictures showing how each method looks knitted and helpful tips are included at the end of each section.

The book covers the history of knitting, knitting supplies, instructions, correcting errors, circular and double-pointed knitting, color knitting, finishing, and care of your knitwear, a stitch dictionary, and many other topics. This is one book that you will find yourself reaching for over and over. Retail $38.95

YARN REVIEW

Regia Silk Sock Yarn

Review contributed by Keely Stuever, Sealed With A Kiss, (Guthrie)

New from Regia, silk blend sock yarn in solids, stripes, jacquards, andsparkles. Luxuriously soft, and available in beautiful shades.
If even the softest of wool sock yarns have bothered you in the past, you might want to give this one a try. It feels absolutely wonderful. 2 skeins make a pair on size 1-2 needles. Price point ranges from $8.95 - $9.95 a skein, available now at Sealed With a Kiss in Guthrie.

History of Knitting (a short recap)

The earliest definite examples of knitting date from Europe and Egypt in the 14th century, although some claim that the technology dates back into centuries BC. The first knitting trade guild was started in Paris in 1527, establishing the occupation as male-dominated for centuries to come. Knitting became a household occupation with the growing popularity of knitted stockings and by the end of the 1600s, one to two million pairs of stockings were exported from Britain to other parts of Europe.

With the invention of the knitting machine, knitting "by hand" became a useful but nonessential craft, and its practitioners increasingly female. Knitting joined quilting, spinning, needlepoint, and the like as a social activity, performed while the crafters converse among themselves.

Hand-knitting has gone in and out of fashion many times in the last two centuries or so, and at the turn of the 21st century it is enjoying a revival. Modern knitters come from all ages, walks of life, and (increasingly) genders—a social stigma against male knitters has been rapidly disappearing, and most knitting circles now sport at least a few men.

Guild Meeting Cancelled!

2006-02-19T11:29:00.000-08:00

Due to the bad roads, we have cancelled the guild meeting today at the library. We will be rescheduling our sock speaker for later in the year, so she WILL BE BACK!

So sorry for any inconvenience!

Volume I, Issue I

2006-02-03T15:13:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Programs
Feb 19th – Let’s talk socks – Bette Deputy
Mar 19th – Learn Lace – Gloria Reich, Swap Meet
Apr 9th – How to do Swatches
May 21st – Learn some different cast-ons
Jun 18th – Not Your Grandma’s Dishcloths
Jul 16th – Show and Tell
Please note that the April meeting is on the second Sunday, rather than the third, due to Easter.
New Meeting Place
We will be meeting at the Belle Isle Library in a downstairs conference room starting Feb 19th. We meet from 3 pm to 5 pm. We are allowed to bring food and drinks as long as we don’t take them into the book area.

We are on a 6 month trial period to see if library patrons are interested in the Guild. There will be a sign up sheet at the reference desk and the library will be keeping a head count to see how many people actually show up.

We are very grateful to Anita Roesler for getting us set up at the library and she has suggested we all stop (and encourage friends to also) in at Belle Isle and sign up at the reference desk. We might need to do this every month until we find out if they feel the interest is high enough.

Announcements
Lamb names and winners will be announced at the February meeting. A poll at the Knit Guild yahoo group will be open starting Feb 12th to vote on the names you like the best. You can vote for five different names.

Don’t forget March will be our swap meet. Bring magazines, books, yarns, projects, or whatever you have knit related. We’ll set up a table in the back of the room and browse it as the meeting goes along.

Do you know of or belong to a knitting group? We are looking for names and dates of statewide knit-togethers. As people inquire about the Guild, we’d like to be able to tell them about any regular informal group gatherings.

Life Without a Cable Needle
by Emily Schnabl, Guild Scribe
One of the pesky side effects of knitting is that it comes with dainty accessories that always seem to turn up missing at crucial points in your project. Family members borrow scissors without asking (and without replacing them), measuring tapes find hitherto-unknown crevices in the sofa, and stitch markers go off into the same black hole that contains ballpoint pens and single socks. But if you attended our January guild meeting you would know that you could face the loss of a particular tool without fear.

I'm talking about the humble cable needle. There are partisans of various kinds of cable needles: u-shaped, flying birds, straight--but one thing unites us all--we know how easily they can be misplaced. And how some of us find knitting cables--those exquisite areas of texture on a sweater or hat that show off a knitter's skill and a designer's eye--to slow our lightning fast stitching down to a crawl. Susan Barrington showed us that one could live life without a cable needle. If one is ever stuck without the needle, and can't find an appropriate implement to replace it (a straw, a broken chopstick), there are ways to carry on with one's project, serene in the knowledge that the stitches will indeed stitch in the right direction.

We learned to trust that if we slid some stitches off the needles they wouldn't necessarily drop into oblivion, and with the right manipulation, on and off the needles, one could in fact, cable without a cable needle. Susan has provided a link to the technique here in the sidebar for those who could not join us for our afternoon, and for those (like me) who need some reminders of what it was, exactly, that we did. In fact, I'm going to go look them up right now so that I can twist away on my new sweater project.

Yarn Review
by Keely Stuever, Sealed With A Kiss (Guthrie)
There is an exciting new yarn from Berroco – ULTRA ALPACA. This super soft, moderately-priced worsted weight yarn is available in a gorgeous color range. Ultra Alpaca is put up in a 100gm, 215 yd ball. It felts beautifully and is great for felted purses, hats & more. Knitters and Crocheters alike are finding Ultra Alpaca excellent for their projects. It is available at Sealed With A Kiss in Guthrie.

Book Critique
By Margaret Bauer. Gourmet Yarns (Oklahoma City)
When the Guild asked me to do a book review article, I wondered where to start since there is such large assortment of books on the market. Like movies, what is one’s favorite is not necessarily another’s. So, for this first article I would like to discuss how I critique a book and give you some guidelines for choosing one.

When ordering books for the store, I try to think of everyone’s various tastes and skill levels. A lot of my books are bought sight unseen so when they arrive and I critique them, I look first for the illustrations and photos. Naturally, one looks for eye appeal first, but are the pictures close enough range to show detail? Case in point – recently there was a poncho pattern in the local newspaper that at first glance looked quite appealing. I had more than one customer bring in the photo to see if I could duplicate it. Upon studying the picture, I realized that there wasn’t any way to have the poncho made like it was with that small of a neck opening. You could see in the photo where they had bunched up the poncho on the shoulder trying to hide the extra material in the back. Another day, one customer brought in an ad showing the cabled scarves that a local store was selling. It was quite interesting to see how the main scarf in the photo was actually turned to the inside. You don’t want to be spending money on a book that has sloppy details. Also, the illustrations should show stitches clearly – if it’s a beginner’s book – do they show the hands in the picture? (I will discuss beginner’s books in the my next article)

I also flip to the back of the book to see if there is a help section part. Do they show illustrations of some of the stitches used in the book? They should. On the pattern, I look for easy accessibility on the information I want. I hate patterns where I have to hunt around for the gauge. Also, some patterns have a definite pattern stitch throughout the garment but the pattern does not tell you if the gauge was done using stockinette or the pattern stitch. If the pattern doesn’t say, then usually it’s stockinette stitch used for the gauge. I can usually tell by the gauge what stitch was used but a beginner would have a hard time knowing. Frustration for beginners usually leads to one giving up knitting.

Then finally, there’s the price. Sometimes there is only one pattern in a book that you really like. Sometimes, that’s enough for me to buy it, but most times not. However, if there are 3 or more that I like, I find it less expensive to buy the book than patterns individually. However, I’m a true collector of reference books. I love them and have about 30 in my personal collection. You’ll use reference books your whole knitting life and no one book can cover it all.

In my next article, I will be reviewing Vogue Knitting Beginner Basics. It’s the book that we use at The Gourmet Yarn Co. in our beginning knitting classes.

Newsletter Announcement

2006-01-01T14:33:00.000-08:00

The Guild is happy to offer you a place to read our monthly newsletter. We will try to have the newsletter published in the first week of every month. Notices will be sent out to the local Yahoo knitting groups when it arrives.

Not only will you find the newsletter here, but also links for our favorite free knitting patterns and any other announcements from the Guild.

You can also stay informed of Guild activities by joining our Yahoo group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MetroOKCKnitGuild.