GREATER ST LOUIS KNITTERS' GUILD EVENTS

Greater St. Louis Knitters' Guild Spring 2010 Workshops with Judy Pascale will be held Friday March 19, 2010 to Sunday March 21, 2010 at the Drury Inn near Forest Park, at 2111 Sulphur Avenue, St. Louis, MO  63139 (Hampton/44 area)    You must be a GSLKG member to attend workshops. Send your form and check(s) by February 26, 2010 for best chance in the lottery.  You will be notified by March 5th of your registration.

• ALL of Judy's classes are suitable for any level knitter. Beginners as well as advanced knitters will learn from Judy and her excellent teaching abilities. You will learn something valuable in each and every class. Don't be fearful if you're a beginner, and enjoy if you're more advanced
• We have THREE days of classes this time! 
• Free Friday night lecture/reception for GLSKG members (you may bring one guest)
• Make it a mini-retreat!  Call the Drury Inn at 314-646-0770 and ask for the "knitters' block" rate ($99 per night), swim in the pool, hang out with other knitters!

Judy Pascale Class Descriptions

Judy Pascale Registration Form

Knit-in @ the Park in conjunction with the Mark Newport Self-Made Man Exhibition at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road in St. Louis County, near Interstate 44 and Lindbergh Boulevard.  April 3, 2010 Gallery talk at 1:00 with the artist, then join GSLKG to knit in the park or gallery after the talk! 

Exhibit opens February 5th and runs through May 9, 2010.

Mark Newport Press Release

Mark Newport Exhibition Card

Laumeier Sculpture Park website

Greater St. Louis Knitters' Guild 2009 Knitter's 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 the 2010 retreat, the retreat will no longer be 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. Check back later this year for a link to the retreat form on her website.

STITCH'N' PITCH!  Cardinals Game was Monday September 14, 2009!  Check back next year for 2010 dates.

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GREATER ST LOUIS KNITTERS' GUILD 2009 KNIT-OUT
Our 2009 Knit-Out was held on Saturday September 19th 10-5 and Sunday September 20th, 2009 from 10am -5pm at the Faust Park Folk Art Festival at 15185 Olive Street Rd., Chesterfield , MO   63017 . http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/parks/faust_home.html   Check back next year for 2010 dates. 

Other Events of Interest

(arranged roughly by month)

HEAVENLY EWE YARNS KNITTERS' RETREAT was Friday-Sunday Feb. 20-22, 2009 GSLKG member yarnshop had a retreat at Lake Williamson Christian Conference Center, Carlinville, IL (75 miles from Metro St. Louis and a sister facility to Cedar Creek Conference Center). Check back in 2010. For more info in 2010, call Heavenly Ewe Yarns at (636) 287-1231.

NORDIC KNITTING CONFERENCE was March 13 - 15, 2009

The Nordic History Museum in Seattle, WA hosted their second conference. Check their Nordic Heritage Museum | Education and classes

STICKS'N'STITCHES 2009 St Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild was on Sunday 3/15/09. Check back next year for 2010 info.

DFW Fiber Fest 2009 was held Friday 4/24/09 - Sunday 4/26/09. Featured teachers: Edie Eckman & Jenny King among others.  Addison Conference Ctr, 15650 Addison Rd, Addison, TX 75001.   dfwfiberfest.org Check next year for 2010 info. 

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival in West Friendship, MD is always held the first full weekend in May, this year it was May 2-3,  2009.  Check their  Website next spring for 2010 info.

Heart of America Sheep Show & Fiber Fest (sponsored by the MO Natural Colored Wool Growers Assoc.) was held at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO on May 30, 31 and June 1, 2008.  Classes and fiber market.  Admission to the show is free (there is a charge for classes, check their website). There will not be a Fest in 2009, check their website in 2010.

SOXPERIENCE 2008 was held June 14-15, 2008.

Carodan Farm in Virginia has a weekend of workshops annually called SoXperience. There will not be a 2009 event, check back next year for 2010 info at a new location.  SoXperience

The Third Annual Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair was held July 17-19, 2009 at McHenry Couny College Campus, 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL  60012. Workshops, demos, exhibits, marketplace & entertainment. More info here Check back next year for 2010 info.

Midwest Knitters Retreat was held at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine in Belleville, IL on August 15-17, 2008. Sponsored by The Knit Works (O'Fallon, IL) with a focus on machine knitting.  For 2009 info check next year at The Knit Works website. 

28th Annual World Sheep & Fiber Arts Festival will be held in Bethel, MO on Friday & Saturday September 5-6, 2009.  Here is their 2009 workshops schedule. You can take a "tour" of this year's festival on GSLKG member Fran P's blog Weedwacker Knits - festival-time

SOCK SUMMIT 2009 August 6-9, 2009 Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR.  Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Tina Newton, Cat Bordhi, Lesie Cummings, JCBriar, Debbie Stone and Claire Scott.  Sock Summit 2009

NATIONAL ALPACA FARM DAYS wereSeptember 26th & 27th, 2009 guild member Beth Brown hosted National Alpaca Farms Days at Odelia Alpaca Farms 8349 Old Lebanon Troy Rd, Troy, IL 62294 (just East of St. Louis). Demonstrations in dry felting, spinning and knitting.  Her Odelia by Design display room was set up with multiple vendors. Lots of roving, yarns and other items for sale. Great stuff, great place, great time! Hours: Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 10-4.  Also offering hand spun yarn, hand spun and hand knit sweaters, sweater-jackets, vests and more. Alpaca Farm Days Flyer! 

DIRECTIONS TO THE FARM

Check back next year for 2010 dates!

Meg Swansen's Knitting Camps & Retreats in Marshfield, WI. Knitting Camp 2009 info is here! 

Stitches
Knitters Magazine (XRX) sponsors various knitting getaways: Camp Stitches NY, Camp Stitches CO, Stitches Midwest, Stitches East and Knitaway Greece. See their website for more details: http://www.knittinguniverse.com/xrx/events.php

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