This month we had guest speaker Amy Snell, The Devious Knitter. Amy taught us new ways to purl to improve our knitting. She taught us Combination/Eastern Purling, Norwegian Purling, and Portuguese Purling. She even encouraged us to try backward knitting to see if it improved the look of our knitwear. Amy truly is Purl Wise….
Category: Block of the Month
Highlights from October Meeting
We had a fantastic guest speaker this month at our October meeting. Barry Klein, owner of Trendsetter Yarns, shared a little on the history of yarn. He showed whats going on now, and what’s coming in the future. He showed us wonderful knitted samples from his shop made with yarn he sells. He also showed…
Highlights from September Meeting
Our September meeting was on Zoom. We hosted guest speakers Lisa and Diane from Hands On Knitting Center (HOKC). They showed us how art and nature can inspire our knitting. They also introduced us to the project we will be working on during our upcoming field trip to HOKC. At our meeting we also talked…
Highlights from August Guild Meeting
We had a fun and well attended August meeting with guest speaker Kait Hilliard. Kait is a guild member and owner of Coachella Valley Yarn LLC, in La Quinta California. Kait told us all about this year’s H+H Americas trade show in Chicago, IL. We loved seeing the 2025 yarn and fiber trends. Kait’s, presentation…
May
Our May meeting was our last in-person meeting until October. We will meet via Zoom during the Summer months. This month we learned some helpful ways to fix our knitting mistakes. Members were encouraged to bring their problem projects and get help. We wrapped up with a fabulous show and share event where members brought…
February
We had a very well attended February meeting! Our guest speaker, Amy Snell, showed us several techniques for improving the fit of our hand knitted socks. She also provided us a helpful handout which was delivered to our members via email. To learn more about Amy, visit her website, devious knitter.com. Ann Dunn was the…
May
Our May meeting was our last in-person meeting of the season. We had a wonderful guest speaker, Nancy Bates, Author of “Knitting the National Parks” and “Knitting California”. These wonderful books feature original beanie patterns inspired by America’s National Parks and Callifornia’s rich culture. We also shared some wonderful fun and free sock patterns to…
April
We had a wonderful Guest Speaker, Ann Oswald, whose topic was “Tips, tricks and doodles – working with color”. She encouraged us to personalize our designs, and she shared some fun free patterns to get us started. Click Here to access her wonderful handouts. Member, Judi Brown shared the April block of the month. Find…
Block of the Month – December, 2020
The block of the month for December is Stockinette Ridge, 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.
Block of the Month – November, 2020
The block of the month for November is Reverse Stockinette Chevron, 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.
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