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…
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January
We had a very well attended January meeting with Guest Speaker Catherine Petitti. Catherine told us about herself and how her business, Red Barn Yarn, came to be. Catherine brought samples of her beautiful hand painted yarns for purchase. We celebrated birthdays and talked about our March 3 2025 Luncheon and Fashion Show at the…
December
Our December meeting was fun and full of surprises! Kait Hilliard of Coachella Valley Yarn gave a wonderful trunk show featuring Ambah Obrien patterns made with Koigu Yarn. Kait has kits available while supplies last. See the slide show below for more information. Sue Dunning won the Block of the Month (BOM) Prize. Thank you,…
July
Our member meeting was held virtually this month and thanks to our members, we had quite a few fantastic show and share items. Our members are really Rocking the Socks! Be sure to check out the meeting slides below to see some great knitting. Patti Reyes, was our July Sunshine award recipient. Thank you, Patti,…
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…
June 2023
The Monthly Round-up is where you’ll find a summary of upcoming guests, workshops, knit-alongs, the Quarterly Knitting Challenge, Block of the Month, the Monthly Stashbusting Skillbuilder and whatever else grabs our interest that we want to share with you.
January Monthly Round-up
The Monthly Round-up is where you’ll find a summary of upcoming guests, workshops, knit-alongs, the Quarterly Knitting Challenge, Block of the Month, the Monthly Stashbusting Skillbuilder and whatever else grabs our interest that we want to share with you.
December Monthly Round-up
The Monthly Round-up is where you’ll find a summary of upcoming guests, workshops, knit-alongs, the Quarterly Knitting Challenge, Block of the Month, the Monthly Stashbusting Skillbuilder and whatever else grabs our interest that we want to share with you.
November Monthly Round-up
The Monthly Round-up is where you’ll find a summary of upcoming guests, workshops, knit-alongs, the Quarterly Knitting Challenge, Block of the Month, the Monthly Stashbusting Skillbuilder and whatever else grabs our interest that we want to share with you.
Knitting Guild of the Desert 