October Happenings

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 on. Once again, Judith organized another wonderful charity project for us! A total of 109 sets (230 individuals) were knitted, stuffed, sized, and tagged. Thank you, Judith! Your commitment to keep us involved in charity projects is greatly appreciated!


                             




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Story time:

Merritt read the book Derek The Knitting Dinosaur.






 Upcoming Events:

November is the Holiday Baa-zaar during our regular guild meeting. Members will be selling knitting related items and holiday crafts. We will also have a special visit from the Labor Of Love yarn truck.

Nominations for Vice President begin at the November meeting. Want to be more involved with the guild?? Know somebody that would be a great leader?? Put a name in the running (elections will take place at the December meeting).


September 2018

We’re Back!!!


Rizzaknits
The lovely, though headless model, is wearing a beret, scarves, cardigan, and sweater. All are original designs by Cassondra Rizzardi. If the model had hands, she would also be wearing gloves.

The "We Were the Seeds" shawl
The "Equinox" scarf

Each of Cassondra's designs centers in a related story. The "We Were the Seeds" shawl starts with sprouts (seed stitch), grows into roots (cables), and sprouts leaves (lace). It is pollinated (bee stitch) and blooms (floral). As with any plant, it needs to be well watered (blocking). 

Her "Rope the Moon" shawl was inspired by a warm childhood memory of her father's love for his daughters. He said he would do anything for them, even "rope the moon". And he did in a very clever way. 

The "Committed" shawl requires a commitment to complete, or is is that you should be committed? The "Walk the Block" knit along is meant to be worked as you walk. Now that's commitment, too.

Cassondra's on Ravelry at Rizzaknits. The designs she showed us at the September meeting are available for purchase.  

And she only started knitting five years ago..........





Did you hand in the charity caps? Quite a few did!

KNITTED KNOCKERS
are due at the
October meeting!!!!


The September meeting was quite busy. Three new members joined the guild. Welcome!

Do you have something you could donate for the monthly raffle? See Val.

Are you interested in helping to welcome new members and help them feel comfortable in our group?  Ask Kate about being an Ambassador.

The by-laws passed! Thank you to all those who worked on bringing about some good changes. Dues will be collected each September.
The president and vice-president elections have been shifted so that their terms will start in September of each year. As this is a year of transition to that format, please consider now who should be nominated for the next vice-president. It could be YOU!

Fiber Fest in West Branch on September 28th - 30th.
Maggie Knits is coming to Kalamazoo October 13th.
Dorinda will be teaching at Heritage.

Don't miss the November meeting! BSKG is having its first Holiday Bazaar when members will sell their knitting related items to other members. Bonus! The Labor of Love Yarn truck will also be at the November meeting.


Show and Share from Summer



Black Sheep Retreat




Black Sheep Retreat
May, 2018
Yarned and Dangerous


Perfect knitting weather.




Look at the colors in this year's swag!

Kitty's daughter, Kyla, created five vibrant colors especially for the Black Sheep May 2018 Retreat.

Several retreat committee members got an early chance to knit with this beautiful fingering weight yarn.
Cowls....
Shawls....
Why, you could even knit socks.....

We decorated and autographed the swag bag which also contained a portable, standing lamp (including batteries...so thoughtful). Merritt created the retreat button and its motto: Yarned and Dangerous.



       
   







Fortunately, no one starved or ate too many fruits and vegetables.  Those great knitting cookies made another appearance thanks to Laurie.








May 18th was a wedding day somewhere in the world.
We weren't invited. That's okay. We had more fun at the MacMillan Center at Higgins Lake. Didn't we, Kim? Kim??


While most retreaters used Saturday to sit and knit and chat and eat, some chose to galavant all over Northern Michigan to find fiber events and sales. 50% off sales!!!!
Just ask Judith's credit card company.

Loot and More Loot and the Looters who got it!









Smile ladies, but we do hope to see some of this yarn at next Spring's Yarn Swap.












Best  part of the annual retreat? Just sitting and knitting and talking and eating and laughing and having a glass of wine. 





See you next year!!!!!























Spring 2018 Meeting

 


           Sneaky 

        Black Sheep

             2018

                 



























Upcoming Events: 

World Wide Knit in Public Day
Saturday, June 9
11:00 am to 3:00 pm

 Mittens for Detroit
Leon and Lulu's
The Yarn Stop
Wooly & Co

Information is on Mittens for Detroit Facebook page and a link from Black Sheep Knitting Guild's Ravelry group
$10 RSVP to reserve a seat with the proceeds going to Mittens for Detroit; Leon and Lulu will also donate a portion of their sales that day (nice). You can preorder a boxed lunch from Three Cat Cafe for an additional cost. http://bit.ly/WWKiP_MittensForDetroit2018

Drag Queen Bingo
Sunday, June 24
$30 includes brunch
Tell them you are with Black Sheep/Barb Caddy to sit with guild members
(Very funny!!!)

June, July, August
SUMMER CAMP
no mosquitoes, homesickness, or canoeing
but there is a Board Meeting in August

We've Moved

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