Promoting the craft of Knitting
Guild members and spouses enjoying the the Stitch and Pitch event.
Logo Contest: The design by Keri McGraw was chosen by the members to be the new logo for the Guild. Community Knitting: Janet Dyer collects child size knitted hats for Sebastian’s Project, based on the book Sebastian’s wish. She distributed 7000 hats in 2018. Hats must be machine washable and can be any child’s pattern…
The meeting will take place on Monday the 3rd of June 6 at 9:30 am. We will have an out of the world program on UFO’s or better known as ‘UnFinished Objects’. Bring any UFO to the meeting and we will help you move it along.
The Book of the Month, Knitting for Anarchists by Anna Zilboorg, was presented by Cathleen Jolley. The book discusses the why and how of knitting and encourages knitters to use methods they are most comfortable with. She also presented Splendid Apparel: A Handbook of Embroidered Knits by Anna Zilboorg. The book features 18 full patterns…
The Designer of the Month, Martina Behm, was presented by Bea Soila. Martina is a German designer. Her Ravelry name is MartinaBehm and has a very active and helpful Ravelry group Strickmich! International. Also see her club strickmich! club in Ravelry. Her website is https://strickmich.frischetexte.de/en. Martina is mostly known for her shallow-triangular, garter stitch scarf…
The meeting will take place on Monday the 6th of May 6 at 9:30 am. The program will be on ‘Knitting Vacations and Destinations’
The block of the month for May is Harris Tweed, designed by Ellie Hahn. The block of the month can be used to create blocks for charity blankets collected by the Guild. For the pattern click here.
The Stitch and Pitch outing is all set for Wednesday June 5th at 7:05 pm. See the flyer Palm Spring Baseball event flyer 2019 for further details. It’s a lot of fun and you are welcome to bring guests.
Logo Contest: The designs for the Logo contest were shown. It was agreed that the designs that received the most votes will be reworked and circulated for a re-vote. It was agreed that a simple design is best and the logo should contain the words ‘Knitting Guild of the Desert’. Community Knitting: Jan Lee…
The Book of the Month, Diagonal knitting: A different Slant by Katharine Cobey, was presented by Carol Listenberger. The book has appeal for people who dislike stitch by stitch patterns since it emphasizes creativity rather than the size and shape of the item being dependent on the cast on.
