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We're
back at the Main Library (1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., 63131)
for our next regular meeting. Note that we will be meeting
on the second Saturday of the month, April 13, 2013,
from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. See meeting
page for directions (and calendar
page for future meeting information).
April's
program: Learn
a new technique!
The
program for this month is a sampling of classes. Hopefully
there will be something for everyone. Each table will have
a sign and a sign-in sheet. Please “sign and sit” in the
class of your choice. When the sheet is full, you will need
to move to another class. We don't want to over tax the
teachers and based on the attendance of the last few months,
no class should have more than 7 attendees. So, it is to
your advantage to arrive on time to secure your spot. Click
here for more information (and a listing of
classes)
Do you have information to share? Email May (kraftmay@netscape.net)
Our
current meeting calendar & events listings are here!
SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
You
can now pay your dues with PayPal (a
small convenience fee will apply). See the PayPal
link on our forms page
2011
KIESEWETTER 12K CAPS FOR KIDS CHALLENGE
Joan
has continued on with hat patterns for 2012. See newsletters
for more details.
Final
results:
from
Joan:
Back in January 2011 when members were
asked to knit 12 hats in honor of long-time Guild member
and Hats for Kids Co-chairman, Betty Kiesewetter, I
had hoped to receive 1,200 hats by the end of 2011. (The
original logo designed by Amanda Yancey was only designed
to go that far.) As
the year went by I not only received more hats than
expected,
but I heard many compliments about my
mother
Betty and realized how much everyone cared for her and that
she was the reason everyone had responded
so generously in making the hats – not the contest.
Thank you to everyone for sharing their memories of my mom
and keeping her sprit alive.
For information
on charities served and list of winners, please see January
2012 newsletter.
This
is what we knit:
January's
suggestion is the Chevron Stripe Hat, found on page 12 of
the GSLKG
pattern book.
February's
hat is the Twisted
Column Rib variation on the basic hat.
OOPS! If you downloaded the pattern
before February 3, please note that the version here is
now correct. Note that the version on the members'
page was fine all along. Thanks for your understanding...
March's
suggested hat is the Bulky
Yarn Hat in Garter Stitch.
In
April, why not try the Beehive
Hat?
May
brings flowers, and this year the Tongue
& Groove Horizontal Hat as well!
The
suggested hat for June is the Checkered
Basket Stitch hat.
July
is hot - but this pattern's got ventilation: Basic
Hat Pattern
In
August, why not consider knitting #11,
from the guild pattern book? Here's
the same pattern, this time in blue.
Tip
of the hat (pun intended) to August presenter, Kate Brehe
- September's hat is the tricolor
stripe hat.
In
October, try your hand at cables. Knit
Another
Cable Hat.
The
weather's cooling down - how about knitting November's
pattern, a US
Navy Watchman's Cap, to keep someone's head
warm?
December
features a challenge for the preemies: Click
here for patterns. Hopefully, you can bring
them to the Founders
Day Luncheon on December 17 (as it happens
- also the last day to submit hats for the 2011 K12K challenge).
KNITTING
FOR BABIES IN 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 here in St. Louis 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.
Baby
buntings are also very welcome. Guild members have
suggested the following sites for pattern ideas (click on
the title to get to the web page):
Butterfly
Baby Wrap
Baby
Burrito
KasCuddle
Button-Up
Baby Wrap
Baby
Cocoon
Member
Mary Birong has also suggested the KasCuddle
Cuddle Sleep Sack - pattern here.
Click
here and here
if you'd like to read more about the project. Keep
in mind that even in a southern climate, babies need to
stay warm!
If
you have any questions, please contact Jane Bauer at (314)
849-0818.
Show
& Share photos are here
NEWSLETTER
UPDATES
Please
forward your newsletter submissions to newsletter@stlouisknittersguild.com.
Be sure to note "Newsletter article" in your subject
line. Your email will be forwarded to our Communications
VP, Jeannine Celestine, and our newsletter editor, Maggie
Durant. Don't forget, we're always looking for contributors!
Chances are, if there's something that you think is interesting,
others will as well! We want to hear from our guild members!!
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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, feel free to use this list
of Interview
questions.
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GREATER
ST LOUIS KNITTERS' GUILD HAS A RAVELRY
GROUP!!
If
you're a GSLKG ravelry member, be sure to join our ravelry
group, it's a fun way to keep in touch between meetings
and share with each other! Let our membership chair
know your ravelry name, if you haven't already.
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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, Robyn Schrager (rms
on ravelry), 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.
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TIME
TO RENEW YOUR DUES! Dues were due May 31,
2012. Forms are here.
Note, dues cannot be taken on library grounds due
to the library's policy (but okay at other locations).
NOTE THAT WE HAVE A PAYPAL OPTION FOR PAYING DUES (CONVENIENCE
FEE APPLIES). Scroll
down this page
to join or renew by Paypal!
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
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