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January 4, 2012 |
Andrea Rangel
The SKG featured speaker for January is Andrea Rangel, a local Seattle designer who has her designs featured in Interweave Knits, Knitty, Knit Magazine and on Ravelry. She not only likes to make the usual sweaters and socks, but likes to make skirts, dresses and YES, pants! You can find her on Ravelry at andreakr or on her website
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| February 15, 2012 | Nancy Marchant - Knitting Brioche
Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat Speaker
Her web site: the brioche stitch
Doors open at 6:30, meeting begins at 7:00! Don't be late!
February is the month that traditionally we forsake our "First Wednesday" meeting night to take advantage of the talent and inspiration that is on its way to the Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat in Tacoma, and this year is no exception.
Wednesday, February 15 we will welcome Nancy Marchant to our Knitters Guild meeting. She is, as her website (the brioche stitch) proclaims, the Queen of This Brioche Domain. Join us to learn about this interesting and versatile way of knitting with two colors and getting a terrific variety of textures and color patterns.
Ms. Marchant was born in Indiana, but now lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She has been published in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits and Knitters Magazine as well as a number of Dutch knitting magazines. She is the author of Knitting Brioche, the definitive work on the technique of brioche knitting. She is currently working on standardizing the abbreviations used in writing brioche knitting patterns to make them more clear, and easier for knitters to learn this way of combining colors and textures. She is also working on a stitch dictionary for lace brioche knitting.
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SOME OF LAST YEAR'S EVENTS |
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| March 2, 2011 |
Change of Plans: Michele Wipplinger from Earthues will speak on dyeing yarn around the world.
Tina Newton of Blue Moon had to cancel due to weather issues.
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| April 6, 2011 |
Rebecca Danger of Dangercrafts
Rebecca designs adorable stuffed toys. In January she will have a book released by Martingale, The Big Book of Knitted Monsters. |
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| May 4, 2011 |
Fiber Frenzy
Come one, Come All!!
Seattle Knitters Guild will hold its annual Fiber Frenzy on May 4th. Knitters can add to their stash and let a little go, depending on their desire. Any paid up member of the Seattle Knitters Guild can sell their knitterly related items: yarn, tools, books, etc. The buying of such items is open to anyone. The terms of sale are determined by the individual seller so please bring your cash in case the beautiful skein of yarn you must have is a cash only prospect.
The doors will open at 6:15 for you to set up your for sell items. No selling can or will take place until after announcements are made at 7:00 pm. Tables will be set up for fellowship and knitting so please come even if you are not in the market for new items. |
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| June 1, 2011 |
Mary Scott Huff
Making Time to Knit: How Eating, Sleeping and Childrearing are Overrated by Society
Discover ways to fit more knitting into your life with Mary Scott Huff, author of The New Stranded Colorwork.
Web link: maryscotthuff |
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| July 6, 2011 |
Ravelry, Tips for Beginners and Pros
Do you use Ravelry? You really should. It's an amazing tool for any yarn-fancier. Part database, part social network, Ravelry brings the world of knit and crochet together to share information and ideas. Programming co-chair, Jessica Rose, a Ravelry user since April 2007, will walk you through getting started and show you some of the great tools available. Manage your stash, know your needles, get inspired and get organized.
Jessica
www.rose-kim.com |
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| August 3, 2011 |
Summer Social
The Seattle Knitters Guild will be celebrating their 25th anniversary on August 3rd. The Guild will be providing pulled pork sliders, a blue cheese slaw, chips and a cake. Please come join in the festivities. Bring your stories and reminiscences to share with the membership.
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| September 7, 2011 |
Franklin Habit Our guest will be Franklin Habit. He is a writer, illustrator, photographer and author of It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons (Interweave Press, 2008). He is the proprietor of The Panopticon, one of the most popular knitting blogs on Internet. www.the-panopticon.blogspot.com On an average day, upwards of 2,500 readers worldwide drop in for a mix of essays, cartoons, and the continuing adventures of Dolores the Sheep. Franklin's other publishing experience in the fiber world includes contributions to Yarn Market News, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, PieceWork, Cast On: A Podcast for Knitters, Twist Collective, and a regular column on historic knitting patterns for Knitty.com
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| October 5, 2011 |
Twist Collective
Designer Marnie Maclean will bring us a fall trunk show from Twist Collective (www.twistcollective.com), an innovative online knitting magazine that has raised the bar of knitwear design.
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| December 7, 2011 |
It's time for the Holiday Party!
Join your fellow knitters – members and guests – at our annual Guild Holiday Party! There will be FOOD! There will be Knitterly PRIZES! There will be a GIFT EXCHANGE!
First the food – it's a POTLUCK! Please bring a dish to share – be it appetizer, entrée, side or dessert – your choice. (Don't forget serving pieces!) A label with main ingredients and any potential allergens would be nice. Drinks (tea, water, cider) will be provided.
To make this as low waste an event as possible, please bring your own utensils and mug. Don't worry if you are coming straight from work, or if you forget – we will have some available. But it would be nice to minimize the trash.
And a Gift Exchange! If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift ($15 value MAX) and place it on the table with the other gifts. At the appropriate time, everyone who brought a gift to exchange will gather 'round the table to select a gift to take home.
And PRIZES! All current members will be entered into a drawing when you arrive at the party. After food has been consumed and gifts exchanged, we will draw names for great prizes donated by local yarn companies. We've been collecting gifts from our LYS's, and from fiber companies that we all know and love, including Quince & Co, Mountain Colors, Spud & Chloe, Blue Sky Alpacas, Toots le Blanc, and many more. We will also have gift cards from all of your favorite LYS's.
It's going to be a BLAST of Knitting FUN! THE social event of the season! A not to be missed opportunity! |
Meetings every first Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM
(unless otherwise noted)
Wedgwood Presbyterian Church
8008 - 35th Ave. NE, Seattle
Parking available in the lot behind the church
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across from the south side of the church on 80th Street
Dues: $22 per year, $11 after July 1.
Directions
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