Black Sheep Knitting Guild

When we left the meeting,  it was pouring rain, with thunder and lightning. Will we ever have spring? Good thing the swag was distributed – the vests were very nice, and kept us warm. Our annual (6th!) Sneaky Sheep Exchange was the focus of our April meeting. As usual, the creativity and variety of our members was phenomenal.  (this purse was from last year's sneaky sheep) As you can see, a variety of items were created under the "cozie" umbrella. A s urvey on the future of the guild was conducted . I f you didn't get a chance to fill out a surve y, not to worry, we will send out an e-mail with the particulars. We had many raffle prizes generously donated by Stacey T., Diane D., and Coralee. And the winners were:  Sue S. - Book 1: The Knit Stitch, Martha (lucky guest!) acquired the Little Box of Knits for Baby, Heather P. - a gorgeous skein of Mango Moon with a Scood pattern, Tanya received 8 skeins of Kathmando Aran by Queensland ...

Hello Sheepies! Just a quick reminder that we are meeting next Tuesday, April 9. Doors open at 6:30 and the meeting will begin at 7:00. There are a few special things happening this month, so be prepared and bring your pennies! Sneaky Sheep - all of our sneaky sheep swap efforts will be revealed! If you have ever participated in Sneaky Sheep in the past and didn't have the opportunity to give your gift, now is the time - bring it in and present it to the person it was originally intended for. Swag will be passed out - if you ordered swag, payment on that will be due. For those going on Retreat with us in May, the final Retreat payment will also be due.  If you paid the $75 deposit and are in a twin room, you owe $110.  If you paid the $75 deposit and are in a single room, you owe $145. We will be holding our last special Raffle for a Retreat registration. Raffle tickets will be $5. We will be kicking off our Charity knit for the year - kits will be avai...