Charlotte Knitting Guild

The guild needs your squares! At the December meeting, we were able to gather enough squares to make nearly 2 blankets. Notice I did not say "two whole blankets". I know there's more of you out there with squares made. Please drop your squares off at Charlotte Yarn or send an e-mail to cltknittingguild AT gmail DOT com to arrange for another way to get your squares turned in.

For those of you hunting for the link to the purse handles, please check out the sidebar for the link.

Our monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, October 2nd. We will be working on a lace pattern for our charity knitting and learning how to read charts. Bring your washable worsted weight yarn and some appropriate needles and questions!

As always, we'll have our show and tell to start things off so don't forget to bring your latest project to show off!

Next on the calendar of events is Saturday, October 13th. As you know we will be having a Sit and Knit at the Levine Museum of the New South for the Charlotte Folk Society's 25th Anniversary from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. If you have not signed up for a time slot yet you can do so on tuesday.

Also on Saturday, October 13th, The Yarn Shop at Rainy Day Creations is sponsoring a "Charity Knitting Convergence" a coming-together of knitters and the organizations that need their skills! Please visit their website for more information.

The next Guild Meeting will be Tuesday, September 4 at our usually meeting spot, Providence Baptist Church, 4921 Randolph Rd, 28211 from 6-8p

Our new service project of blankets for Thompson Child Development Center continues. We'll hear more about the center and the children we are helping. Then we will learn a cable pattern square for the blankets. Bring size 8 needles, worsted weight yarn, and cable needles if you have them. If you don't have cable needles, just bring a double pointed needle, a pencil, a straw, a toothpick, even a paperclip, and we'll teach you how to use to cable with it!

As usual, we’ll be having show and tell at the beginning of the meeting so don’t forget to bring your latest project – finished or in progress – and tell us all about it!

A reminder, if you have not yet paid your 2007-2008 Guild dues, it’s that time of year.

If you are unable to make the meeting you also have the option of mailing your check to our Guild Treasure, Jane Johnson, at the following address:

Charlotte Knitting Guild

Attn: Jane Johnson

4234 Quail Hunt Lane

Charlotte, NC 28226



Checks should be made payable to the Charlotte Knitting Guild

Coming in October -- Lace!

Hope to see you on Tuesday! Have a great holiday weekend!

The August meeting is around the corner and it starts an exciting new year for the Charlotte Knitting Guild! We’ve heard your wishes loud and clear and our August meeting will start to reflect that.

With a new year comes new responsibilities, not the least of which is dues. Jane Johnson, our treasurer, will be collecting dues for the 2007-2008 year. Dues are $25 and payable with cash or check to “Charlotte Knitting Guild”. If you are unable to attend and would prefer to mail your check, you can mail it in as well. Please e-mail cltknittingguild AT turtlegirl76 DOT com if you need the mailing address.

Date: August 7th 2007
Topic: Guild Charity Knitting Projects/Mitered Squares

The August meeting will be an introduction to our “Sweet Dreams” service project for Thompson Child & Family Focus. We will feature different techniques over the next few months so that we can learn, knit, and give. This month’s square for the blankets will be a mitered square. This new service project does not mean that we will no longer be doing the bears, this is simply another way that the Guild would like to show its dedication to the community.

Please bring a ball of machine washable and dryable worsted weight yarn (such as Encore Worsted by Plymouth acrylic/wool). Bring US size 8-9 needles or a size needle that knits up 4 ½ to 5 stitches per inch for you. The Guild does have a stash of yarn available for your use.

Thompson Child & Family Focus has been providing services to children and families in North Carolina for more than a century, since its founding by the Episcopal Church in 1886. The St. Peter’s Lane campus in Charlotte is a comprehensive residential treatment center for 24 children ages six through 14, most of whom have emotional and behavioral disorders stemming from a history of abuse and neglect. Thompson also operates a foster care program and a child development center in a disadvantaged area near uptown Charlotte. More than 300 children are provided with hope, healing and education each year through its various programs.


If you have any questions in regards to the meeting, please feel free to e-mail me at cltknittingguild AT turtlegirl76 DOT com. I will be out of town from Saturday August 4th until Wednesday August 8th but will happily do my best to reply to your questions before or after then. You can also reach me at prostiturtle AT gmail DOT com as I can reach that when away from home.

Thank you all, and we hope to see you Tuesday!

We received this notification from Ripley Designs. If you've been designing patterns, here's your chance to get them out there!

Hi,

My name is Susan Ripley and I am a working with Ripley Designs, Inc. on gathering knitting and crochet patterns for the 2009 Pattern-A-Day Calendars from Accord Publishing. I am contacting you today in the hopes that you will submit a pattern or hang the attached flyer somewhere in your store or post it to your website / BLOG to let your customers know about the design contest and the chance to get their designs published. You could also email the flyer if you have a mailing list. Patterns are accepted from individuals, shops, charities and yarn companies. There are no restrictions and the patterns can also be something that is currently being distributed for free.

Some of the yarn shops that have worked with us in the past have also offered fun pattern design/writing classes. This is a great way to get customers into your store while taking advantage of this great contest. $500 will be awarded as First place for both calendars; there are also 2nd and 3rd place prizes; and all contributors whose patterns are used will receive a 2009 calendar.

Please go to our website at http://www.knittingpatternaday.com and learn more about the submission requirements and our contest. If you have any questions, please contact me and I will gladly answer your questions. If your email program stripped the PDF, you can download the flyer at http://knittingpatternaday.com/images/designcontest.pdf

Thanks,
Susan Ripley

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Susan Ripley, Creative Director

Ripley Designs, Inc
1860 Sandy Plains Rd
Suite 204-186
Marietta GA 30066

The June Meeting will be held on June 5th at 6pm at Providence Baptist Church.

Topic: Summer Reading

Looking for your summer reading? Come hear about knitting in fiction. Piper Garwacki will talk about Friday Night Knitting Club, Rachel Eldridge will discuss Maggie Sefton's murder mysteries and Amy Rogers, publisher of Novello Festival Press, will present The Knitting Circle. If you have your own favorite novel featuring knitting, please bring it. And we'll do some planning for next year's programs, so bring your ideas and opinions.


Also, please fill out the survey below and e-mail your answers to us at CltKnittingGuild @ gmail . com

Simply highlight copy (ctrl-c) and paste (ctrl-v) the text below into the body of an e-mail message.

Charlotte Knitting Guild Survey

1. What level of Knitter would you say you are?
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Master

2. What have you been knitting lately?

3. What was the most challenging thing you’ve knit in the last 6 months?

4. Have you attended a meeting at the new location (Providence Baptist Church)? If not, please let us know why.

5. What kind of Workshop would you like to attend?

6. What Designer would you like to teach the workshop?

7. Would you be interested in attending SAFF (Southeastern Fiber Festival) with a group from the guild? (If you are not familiar with SAFF check out www.saffsite.org) Yes No

8. Do you know of any other fiber related festivals you would like us to include in a database?
9. What topic would you like to see as a program for our monthly meeting?

10. Are you a member of the national guild TKGA (www.tkga.com)? Yes No

11. If so, are you interested in the TKGA Masters Program? Yes No

Meta Thompson will lead our May program. Meta has been published in Spin Off magazine twice and is also well known for her patience and kindness to newbies. We ask anyone with a drop spindle to bring it to the meeting to share will those who do not have one. We guarantee fun and laughter. There is a reason it's called a DROP spindle.

Officer elections for next year are also on tap and we will present our Precious Pals to our own Charlotte Police Department.

Don't forget your show and tell.

The Yarn Nerd shop update will be this Monday, April 23, at 8 AM MDT.

The April 3rd meeting will be the first of many at our new and generous location.

Providence Baptist Church
4921 Randolph Rd
Charlotte NC 28211

We will be meeting in the Upstairs Parlor.

Members should turn onto Hunter Lane off of Randolph Rd.and then turn left into the parking lot. (The church is located between Sharon Amity and Sardis Rd.)

Come through the double doors that show to the main office or Rotunda.

As you come into the doors take a right to the hallway and catch the elevator.

When you get off the elevator turn left. You will see a set of steps to your left - go up the stairs and the room is to your right!

We will have signs up so no one hopefully will get lost.

Need to Mapquest it? Here's a link for you.

Results for Providence Baptist Church in 4921 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211-4002, US

The program for April's meeting will be "What was I thinking?!" We are asking members to bring a project that was not a total success. It might be gauge, yarn, color, trim, whatever. We explain what we don't like and get suggestions of some other options. I'll be bringing my muppet monstrosity and Jane Prater will be bringing a "seriously ugly bowl". Bring it on! If you haven't already sacrificed it to the frog pond let's see if we can't help you come up with another plan for it! And let's take this opportunity to learn from each other.

And don't forget your bears! We'll be welcoming Melissa back in May to pick up our second wave of Precious Pals. Each and every bear brings a smile to a child that desperately needs one. Let's all give the gift of a smile!

Tuesday, March 6th from 6 - 8pm will be our next meeting.

As Harriet recently e-mailed to everyone, we no longer have a reserved room at the Marion Diehl Center. For the month of March we will be meeting at the Morrison Regional Branch Library, 7015 Morrison Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28211. Phone number is (704) 336-2109. This location is near Southpark Mall. For more information on directions follow this link..... PLCMC: Locations - Morrison Regional .

We are using the Auditorium which is the larger room. When you walk into the library, it's down the hallway to the left of the stairs.

We will begin with "Show and Tell" followed by a presentation by Godiva Chocolate! This was our most popular event from last year so we have requested Godiva to return with their delicious chocolates! This is not to be missed!

Hope to see you at the Morrison Regional Branch Library this coming Tuesday!

Our February program will be a visit from Betsey Macholz who owns Baskets of Yarn. She will talk about her knitting retreats and new trends in knitting.


In March we will see the return of Godiva Chocolate University, a request from the membership.

Invite a knitting friend to come along to one of these.

From Remi at Charlotte Yarn!

Hi everyone,There's a new book coming out in January that I think you'll enjoy reading. It's called The Friday Night Knitting Club and has been described as "a charming and moving novel about female friendship and the experiences that knit us together-even when we least expect it."

We are lucky to have the book's author Kate Jacobs, come to Charlotte Yarn on Friday, February 9th. I would like to invite you to meet Kate for a reception and book signing from 1pm-3pm. Kate Jacobs will read and answer your questions about her book.

The book has garnered mentions in upcoming issues of Glamour, Redbook, and OK! magazine.

Here's a recent review:
From Booklist"Georgia Walker's entire life is wrapped up in running her knitting store, Walker and Daughter, and caring for her 12-year-old daughter, Dakota. With the help of Anita, a lively widow in her seventies, Georgia starts the Friday Night Knitting Club, which draws loyal customers and a few oddballs. Darwin Chiu, a feminist grad student, believes knitting is downright old-fashioned, but she's drawn to the club as her young marriage threatens to unravel. Lucie, 42, a television producer, is about to become a mother for the first time--without a man in her life. Brash book editor KC finds her career has stalled unexpectedly, while brilliant Peri works at Walker and Daughter by day and designs handbags at night. Georgia gets her own taste of upheaval when Dakota's father reappears, hoping for a second chance. The yarn picks up steam as it draws to a conclusion, and an unexpected tragedy makes it impossible to put down. Jacobs' winning first novel is bound to have appeal among book clubs." Kristine Huntley

Copies of The Friday Night Knitting Club will be available at Charlotte Yarn the week of January 29th. If you purchase a book from the shop, you are automatically entered in a drawing to receive an autographed totebag signed by Kate Jacobs and filled with goodies.
Take a sneak peek at the first chapter at www.fridaynightknittingclub.com.

Please call me at 704-373-7442 or email me at remi@charlotteyarn.com if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you on Feb 9th - and don't forget to tell your friends!

The February Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6th, 6pm-8pm.

Details on topic and supplies needed will be forthcoming.