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| STICKS'N'STITCHES
2010 St Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators will be
Sunday March 21, 2010. Info is here:
Sticks
'n Stitches - St Louis Blues - Tickets |
ELECTION
INFORMATION
Here
are our nominees:
President:
Robyn Diliberto
Administrative
VP: Cynthia Anderson
Communications
VP: Elizabeth Link and May Webster
Education
VP: Robyn Schrager
Community
Service VP: Sally Ortiz
Treasurer:
Margaret Robinson
Secretary:
Mary Birong
Bios
of the nominees will be in our March newsletter.
We will be voting at our March meeting.
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CRIB
COVERS FOR HAITI
GSLKG
Member, Sister Mary Crivello, in Taylorville, IL
asks members who are interested to knit, crochet
or sew 42" x 52" crib covers for babies
in Haiti. Member Jane Bauer and her Needle
Talk Group will be making crib covers and Jane offered
to collect any crib covers we make and get them
delivered to St Peter & Paul's Church in Alton,
IL. Father Michel there will forward them
on when there are enough to send.
If
you have any questions, you can contact Jane Bauer
at (314) 849-0818.
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If
you can't make it to our GSLKG workshops, you may
want to check out the Sunflower Knitter's Guild's
workshop: KNITTING IN THE HEARTLAND 2010
Saturday
& Sunday March 26-28, 2010, 9am - 5pm at the Ramada
Inn, 7240 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Overland Park,
KS 66202 (just West of Metcalf/I-635). Melissa
Leapman is the featured instructor this year.
The
Sunflower
Knitter's Guild biennial event celebrates
knitting and the Kansas City area's fiber community.
2010
Workshops info is here! Check out
other Sunflower
Knitter's Guild Events - Kansas and Missouri
yarn crawls, Elizabeth Zimmerman's Birthday Tea, Sunflower
Spring Knitaway, etc. |
Laumeier
Sculpture Park presents Mark Newport: Self-Made
Man,
an
exhibition that explores the role of modern man and
modern-day heroes.
See
our Event Page for more info!
Opening
February 5 and continuing through May 9, 2010,
Newport 's human-scale, hand-knit superhero costumes
, photographs, video and embroidered comic book covers
will be shown in the Park's indoor galleries. The
artist will present a gallery talk on Saturday, April
3 as well as participate in the Knit-In @ the
Park special event the same afternoon. |
| KNIT
AND CABOODLE 2010 RETREAT Our Spring 2010
knitter's retreat will be held Friday through Sunday
May 14-16, 2010 at Cedar
Creek Conference Center , New Haven,
MO. Non-members welcome.
- Starting
with the 2010 retreat, the retreat is no longer
being handled through the guild treasurer.
Connie Kukal at Knit
and Caboodle has taken over as
retreat coordinator and registration/checks will
be mailed directly to Connie at her shop.
Here is the form to register: 2010
Retreat Reservation Form
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GSLKG
WARM UP AMERICA OLYMPIC CHALLENGE!
The
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are here!
What a good time for a friendly knitting challenge.
From February 12 through 28
Guild members are challenged to make Warm
Up America Squares (7 x 9" rectangles) and
bring them to the March meeting.
GSLKG
Warm
Up America Handout
- Gold,
Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded at the
March meeting to the top three individuals who complete
the most squares during that time.
- We
also invite all Guild Knit-in groups to participate
in a team competition to see which group completes
the most squares. Team medals will also be
awarded.
- Any
color yarn is acceptable, but wouldn't it be fun
to have squares the color of the Olympic rings –
blue, yellow, black, green and red.
- Squares
will be assembled by volunteers coordinated by Connie
Kukal at Knit
and Caboodle yarnshop. Let her
know if you would like to help assemble. Please
be sure to weave in your ends and check that your
squares measure 7" x 9" to make it easier
to assemble. Thanks!
- Guild
members on Ravelry should check out the Ravelympics
2010 group. This is a personal challenge to
complete a project within the 17 days of the Winter
Olympics
For
some new stitches to try, see our stitch
of the month archives.
What
is Warm Up America!
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NEWSLETTER
UPDATE
Susan
Ratner is our Communications VP. Please
forward your newsletter submissions to Susan at newsletter@stlouisknittersguild.com.
Be sure to note "Newsletter article" in
your subject line. Thanks! |
| 2010
GSLKG Pattern Contest!
In
honor of our upcoming 25th anniversary, we're having
a contest! Part of our “mission statement” is to encourage
the use of our knitting skills for the benefit of
others. We thought it'd be fun to add some new original
patterns by our members to our GSLKG charity patterns.
Names will be drawn from each pattern category in
May 2010 for prizes.
Patterns
must be your original design (copyright free) and
will be published in our newsletter and posted on
the members-only pattern page of our website for guild
use.
Categories
are: one-skein, two-skein, prayer shawls and Project
Linus blankets. Examples of one or two-skein
patterns would be small projects such as: caps, scarves,
mittens, baby items, chemo hats, socks for soldiers,
etc. Yes, one-skein is one of any size skein (could
even be a “Pound of Love” from Lion Brand).
Put
on your creative thinking caps and start writing down
those great patterns for us. After you write down
and knit up your design, it'd be a good idea for you
or a friend to test-knit your written pattern to check
it for accuracy. There will be a $25 prize
drawn from each category!
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GETTING
TO KNOW YOU - as we've grown to be such a large
guild, we'd love to have more of these "knitterviews"
for the members only section of the website and our
newsletter.
if you'd like to write one and need some help with
questions to ask your favorite knitter - here is a
list of Interview
questions! |
GREATER
ST LOUIS KNITTERS' GUILD HAS A RAVELRY GROUP!!
If
you're a GSLKG ravelry member, be sure to let Candy
(CandyG) know your user name!
Join
our group, it's a fun way to keep in touch between
meetings and share with each other!
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- February
Newsletter is up on our newsletter
page on the website (for members
only)! Use your new password to access the members
only section (on your new membership card).
- Click
here for Website
Tips
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WEBSITE
UPDATES
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Our
2010 Meeting Calendar & Events Listings are here!
Our
next meeting will be Saturday March 13, 2010 from 2:00 -
4:00 PM at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640
South Lindbergh Boulevard (across from Plaza Frontenac),
St. Louis, MO 63131.
12:30
- 1:30 WINTER KAL FEBRUARY LADY SWEATER CONTINUES
THROUGH MARCH 2010 led by Carol Hurt You
may want to begin looking at this free
pattern, and print it off ready to go! We started
in January & will continue through March, then have
a group photo in April! Carol is making hers in green
Dream in Color, Classy, much like the photograph.
It will be so nice
for Spring. http://www.flintknits.com/patterns/ladysweater.pdf
1:30
- 2:00 Designated Knitter (Kate Brehe) available
at the front right table.
2:00
- 4:00 Regular Meeting & Program
Guild Elections
PROGRAM:
Mini-Workshops: We'll have 4 teachers
and 3 separate tables for you to learn Long-tail Tubular
Cast On (Carol Hurt) Kitchener Stitch (Kate Brehe), Knitting
with 2 colors (Karen Fogle) and Suspended Cast Off with
(Candy Grastorf)
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If
you have any program, knit-along or workshop suggestions,
or if you would like to do a program/workshop on a topic,
please call or email our Education VP, Carol Hurt,
You can also drop off suggestions in our suggestion box
at the designated knitter table!
If
you aren't a member yet, our membership application is
here.
TIME
TO RENEW YOUR DUES! Dues are due May 31,
2010. Forms are here!
If you have questions on membership, our membership chairperson
JoAnn is normally at the front left table at meetings.
Note, dues cannot be taken on library grounds due to the
library's policy.
To
find out more about the Guild and its activities, please
browse our site by clicking on the menu button on the left.
This expands the options. If you have any questions, please
contact us at info@stlouisknittersguild.com. |
Looking
for knitting reference books? If your local yarn
shop doesn't have it...
VISIT OUR BOOKSTORE
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