Black Sheep Knitting Guild

November BAA-ZAAR by Kathy Stasys It was a cold and windy Tuesday night in Huntington Woods. Black Sheepers sought shelter in a trailer that had magically appeared by the side of the library. And, lo, it was filled with warmth, and friends, and yarn! Taking up the challenge, many found the perfect skein to fend off the chill in the air so they could wend their way to the bowels of the library....okay, the basement.  Once inside the cozy confines of the BSKG meeting area, our members prepared for the coming holidays by eating, buying, chatting, and knitting. What a perfect way to get yourself ready for the next few weeks of eating, buying, chatting, and knitting.  Awe and wonder....what to select?  Clutching yarn and notions and contemplating the next worthy item to select. Cubes of soft and colorful yarns entice . And yet more yarn!! What says November like yarn....and pies! BSKG members sampled several pies from...

Come shop and get in the holiday spirit with a special sale! We have so many talented members and what better way to support each other…and get gift-giving ready? This event is open to the public so invite your friends (or family to buy gifts for YOU…) Special guest:  Labor of Love yarn truck will be in the parking lot on the south side of the library—be sure to stop and shop before the meeting or during the Pop-up Baa-zaar Vendors in the lower level—Knox Room (opposite the guild meeting, which will still be in the Woods Gallery): Ernestine Bains : Hand dyed and hand spun yarn Dorinda Balanecki : Crystaletts Buttons, Crystal stitch markers, needle cases, purse frames and Tag-A-Stitch Kitty Crawford Diane Lammers and Suzanne Klein : Yarn, roving and fiber-related books, proceeds to benefit KnitMichigan Madelyn Phillips and Celine Skonieczny —Eve’s Temptations : Handmade sweet treats—for gifts or to keep for yourself in your knitting bag Tanya Thomann—MayBe...

We had a great October guild meeting with Merritt in the lead while Kate was away on her 30th anniversary vacation! We had a few new guests join us for the meeting. Merritt talked about the new SWAG which is a leather wrist ruler. Make sure you order yours by October 31st. October was social knitting with so much going on! We had pumpkin and apple pies, as well as donuts to snack on. We had a special Halloween themed raffle for gorgeous hand dyed yarn with a pumpkin bag donated by Julia, accompanied by a "poison" notions bag donated by Tanya. Thank you so much for your generosity. There also was a bingo game with a prize donated by ChiaoGoo. Kate, and a few other members, were able to tour their warehouse in Troy, which is certain to make you feel like a kid in a candy shop! Stayed tuned about a knit night at ChiaoGoo's warehouse in the near future. Knitted Knockers: The highlight of the night was the total count of the Knitted Knockers that several members worked...