Black Sheep Knitting Guild

Summer Camp First Session: Tuesday, June 14th at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Judith will introduce a special charity project you may have read about in the Free Press . A young man named Alex VanHaren (10 years old) started collecting yarn so his mother could make scarves for fellow students in the Oxford School system who needed the warmth. She could not knit it all because the donations were so overwhelming. We can help! Yarn will be provided.  Camp will continue on the second Tuesday in July and August.  World Wide Knit in Public Day June 18th Have You Any Wool is offering workshops, but even better, a chance to sit and knit at Patrick J's Irish Pub from 1:00 to 3:00.  Or you could head to Leon and Lulu's in Clawson to knit. A $10 fee goes to benefit Mittens for Detroit. Michigan Fiber Fest August 20-21 Organizers of the annual Festival are asking Michigan guilds to help with the Fiber Fest Demonstrations. Since th...

May 2016 by Kathy Stasys Bargain One Bargain Two May is a great month to be a part of the Black Sheep Knitting Guild! During this May's guild meeting, members sold items from their stash...and bought others' stash. It was a win-win situation for everyone. Sometimes sales were already completed, or at least contemplated, before the meeting formally began. And, of course, there was a lot of window shopping, bargaining, and admiring purchases.  May is also the annual retreat at the Higgins Lake MacMullan Conference Center. The 2016 Retreat was one of the best. We had great weather for walks in the woods; Donna met a tree branch before crossing an icy stream (barefoot) with Denise and Kathy. Sara and Kelly sat by the lake to knit in the sunshine. Erika brought her new marshmallow stick to Friday night's campfire. Two Mini Coopers caravanned on a hunting expedition for yarn on Saturday. The blue bags are proof of many purchases. Those who stayed back line...