December meeting – 2018

Cecilia Campochiaro, author of Sequence Knitting, will be a guest speaker in January 7-8, 2019 and will conduct a 1 1/2 day workshop. The stash sale will be in February and the Fashion Show will be in March. Donations for the stash sale can be dropped of at the meeting. Community knitting: Completed blankets made…

November meeting – 2018

The following workshops updates for 2018/2019 were announced: Adventures in Crazy Lace by Myra Wood has been moved to April 2019. Cecilia Campochiaro, author of Sequence Knitting, will be a guest speaker in January 7-8, 2019 and will conduct a 1 1/2 day workshop. The Laura Bryant workshop, initially scheduled for April 2019, will be…

October meeting – 2018

More knitting teachers are needed for the San Jacinto High School for one hour on Tuesday mornings. Interested members can contact Louise Wolf. The following workshops for 2018/2019 were announced by Paula Durant: Adventures in Crazy Lace by Myra Wood, November 13, 2018, 9-4 (class was cancelled in the meantime). Cecilia Campochiaro, January 2019, class…

September meeting – 2018

The main program for the meeting was presented by Doug Morris discussing the selection and use of yarn and what to consider when creating the perfect blend of pattern, fiber, and color in your projects. The discussion featured the development of his website, The Perfect Blend and how his experience as a graphic designer has…

August meeting – 2018

The trip to Alamitos Bay Yarn Company is scheduled for August 22nd. See the calendar for details. The community projects were discussed. See the Community web page for details on these projects. Sandi Wollin presented her illusion knitting as Designer of the month. Projects from Guild members: Four mini classes were held: Knit a teddy…

July meeting – 2018

The following trips are scheduled (see the calendar for more details): Idyllwild trip – July 16th Alamitos Bay Yarn Company – August 22nd Community projects Janet Wlodarczak showed the knitted squares that the students of Mt. San Jacinto High School completed. Janet and other Knitting Guild members teach knitting skills to the students on Tuesdays…

June Meeting – 2018

A Board meeting is scheduled in October to review the budget and future plans. Suggestions can be provided for discussion at this meeting. The new website is up and running after we regained access to the knittingguildofthedesert.com domain. See the upcoming events or calendar for future events. Feedback can be provided for improvements or enhancements…

May Meeting

The launch of the new website design was presented. We still need to get the domain name transferred. The events will be updated once we set up the calendar. A Stitch & Pitch event will be planned as well as a day trip to the Alamitos Bay Yarn Company sometime in August. Rachel Harris is…

April Meeting – 2018

Our April meeting was held on April 2. The book of the month was the Japanese stitch dictionary 1000 Knitting Patterns.