November is for Steeks

The program for November 28 is a steek project using the DIY Norwegian Teddy Bear Sweater pattern. The Dale Heilo yarn mentioned in the pattern is a dk weight wool.

I'd like to cut the steeks at the meeting, so that means we have some homework to do. We need to knit the body and the sleeves before the meeting. The body is 35 rows over 80 stitches and the sleeves are 22 rows over 44 stitches. Both are knit in the round. Use a sewing machine to reinforce the area before we cut.

The sweater is really cute. I found if you click on the pictures in the pattern, you will get a larger image of the chart, etc. I also put the chart in Excel for my mature eyesight. If you need a copy, let me know.

Change in day of November Meeting

Due to Turkey day falling on the day after our regularly scheduled Knitting Guild meeting, our meeting has been rescheduled. The November meeting will be held on Wed. November 28th at 7pm. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!!!!!

November meeting

Thank you to Miss Cathy for giving us a great program on button holes Wednesday night. The hand outs were great. Who knew there were so many ways to make holes on purpose in my knitting.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday November 21st from 7-9pm. Don't forget to bring the item you knitted from your brown bag goodies. We will also be learning about Steaks at this meeting!

Hope to see you there!

Wed. 10/17 Meeting

Now that Stitches East is behind us, we can all look forward to learning a new way to buttonholes in all of the yarn we purchased this weekend. This Wed. evening at 7pm we will have a program presented by Miss Cathy to learn a variety of buttonhole techniques. It should be great!

Speaking of Stitches East, did you see all of the yarn kits for the Baby Surprise Jacket on sale??? They were everywhere you looked! Almost made me want to knit a third one. Almost.

The group knitting blanket that was at the Knit-A-Thon will also be at the Guild meeting this month, so if anyone would like to work on it they can. This blanket works by having four knitters knit in the round at the same time. The blanket will be donated to Howard County Habitat for Humanity when it is completed.

Hope to see you on Wednesday night!

Baby Surprise Jacket Photos

We stuck it out. We grumbled, we groaned, we laughed, we blogged, we ripped, and we cast on again. Some members even made two sweaters. And here are some photos of the amazing results of our EZ baby surprise sweater knitalong. We used sock, dk, sport and worsted weight yarns and we think we all followed the pattern.

If any other guild members have completed sweaters, please send me pix, so I can post.

Knit-a-Thon drop off info

October is a busy month, and I know ALOT of other charity events are being held on Saturday Oct. 6th. If you are involved in another event on Saturday, but still have items to donate to the Knit-A-Thon, please bring your hand knit or crochet items to the K1P2 Sit 'n Knit on Thursday night at the Lakeside Cafe between 5:30-8pm. Plan to stay and knit if you like, or just come and drop off your donations.

Items for the FISH Food Pantry will also be accepted on Thursday evening. (Hint: the dollar store is a great place to pick up alot of the food pantry items if you do not already have extra in your home)

I'm so excited to see all of you in the next couple of days! If you haven't started any charity projects for the event yet, just think preemie hats or little hand mits for the babies so they don't scratch themselves. Tiny and quick!!!

Earn Extra Raffle Tickets!

Want to get an extra raffle ticket for this years prizes at the Knit-A-Thon on Saturday???? Here's how...

Along with your hand knit/crocheted items you are donating, simply raid your pantry and bring any of the following items:

*cereal
*jam/jelly
*cooking oil
*spaghetti O's
*spaghetti sauce
*milk (powdered or canned)
*laundry detergent
*toilet paper
*toothpaste
*toothbrushes
*diapers
*paper towels
*juice
*canned meat (no tuna please)
*potatoes (powdered or canned)
*syrup
*pancake mix

These items will be going to help stock the FISH food pantry here in Howard County!!! Spread the word and help make a difference in our community.

See you at the Lakeside Cafe!