A very quick reply to those that requested pictures with names on the blog.
The board feels that since the blog is open to all out there in cyberspace, putting faces with names might not be wise. Beginning in January we will introduce people featured at the BSKG meetings.
did you know......
tell us about your first project ~ what & when.
Joellen Smith: Oct., 2006 - A pillow, as of yet still incomplete. I didn't want to do the traditional scarf, because that is what everyone does first.
Phyllis Evans: Aa bulky cardigan - I was a freshman at U0fM and I found the yarn & pattern in a kit at a yarn shop on State St.
Sarah Turner: A baby sweater [for no one] in Homespun using the label pattern. I don't thinl I have totally finished the seams yet. Oh and it's an ugly brown color. What was I thinking?
what was your most difficult project?
Joellen: That damn skull hat!
Phyllis: My first socks. After a bunch of fits & starts with DPNs, Vogue Knitting published Cat Bordhi's Flow Motion Socks pattern.
Fell in love with the pattern, so was forced to learn toe-up cast on, twisted stitches & all the other goodies.
Sarah: The dinosaur sweater. I still haven't gotten the hang of intarsia...
what was/is your favorite project?
Joellen: My first & only pair of socks.
Phyllis: Pretty as a Peacock & Mystic Light shawls are my current favorite
finished things. I love lace & unusual construction.
Sarah: My red Mojo socks. I love them because the design is cool yet easy & I LOVE LOVE LOVE the color!
salty or sweet?
Joellen: Sweet, for sure.
Phyllis: A combination of both. I'm hooked on PayDay candy bars.
Sarah: Do I have to choose? I'm a big fan of Reese's Peanut Butter cups, & dark chocolate.
tell us something interesting about yourself.
Joellen: I ride a motorcycle. I have a brand spanking new Triumph
Bonneville. My husband is a reak for motorcycles & I refuse to be just
a rider on the back.
Phyllis: I do a limited amount of Mac tech support. I'm responsible for
initiating the Genius SIG at MacGroup-Detroit.
Sarah: I completed the Country Music Half Marathon in 2005. I hpe
to complete the Free Press Marathon... maybe in 2009.
aside from knitting, what are you passionate about?
Joellen: I am passionate about yoga.
Phyllis: I love to spin, although I only started last year. I'm a techno
junkie [2 computers & 6 iPods].
Sarah: Food allergy awareness. Since my son was diagnosed with multiplefood allergies a year ago, life has been a roller coaster.
tell us about your first project ~ what & when.
Joellen Smith: Oct., 2006 - A pillow, as of yet still incomplete. I didn't want to do the traditional scarf, because that is what everyone does first.
Phyllis Evans: Aa bulky cardigan - I was a freshman at U0fM and I found the yarn & pattern in a kit at a yarn shop on State St.
Sarah Turner: A baby sweater [for no one] in Homespun using the label pattern. I don't thinl I have totally finished the seams yet. Oh and it's an ugly brown color. What was I thinking?
what was your most difficult project?
Joellen: That damn skull hat!
Phyllis: My first socks. After a bunch of fits & starts with DPNs, Vogue Knitting published Cat Bordhi's Flow Motion Socks pattern.
Fell in love with the pattern, so was forced to learn toe-up cast on, twisted stitches & all the other goodies.
Sarah: The dinosaur sweater. I still haven't gotten the hang of intarsia...
what was/is your favorite project?
Joellen: My first & only pair of socks.
Phyllis: Pretty as a Peacock & Mystic Light shawls are my current favorite
finished things. I love lace & unusual construction.
Sarah: My red Mojo socks. I love them because the design is cool yet easy & I LOVE LOVE LOVE the color!
salty or sweet?
Joellen: Sweet, for sure.
Phyllis: A combination of both. I'm hooked on PayDay candy bars.
Sarah: Do I have to choose? I'm a big fan of Reese's Peanut Butter cups, & dark chocolate.
tell us something interesting about yourself.
Joellen: I ride a motorcycle. I have a brand spanking new Triumph
Bonneville. My husband is a reak for motorcycles & I refuse to be just
a rider on the back.
Phyllis: I do a limited amount of Mac tech support. I'm responsible for
initiating the Genius SIG at MacGroup-Detroit.
Sarah: I completed the Country Music Half Marathon in 2005. I hpe
to complete the Free Press Marathon... maybe in 2009.
aside from knitting, what are you passionate about?
Joellen: I am passionate about yoga.
Phyllis: I love to spin, although I only started last year. I'm a techno
junkie [2 computers & 6 iPods].
Sarah: Food allergy awareness. Since my son was diagnosed with multiplefood allergies a year ago, life has been a roller coaster.
Judith presented a Charity Kick-Off program at the BSKG meeting last
night. She has arranged for the guild to make premie caps and
blankets for Providence Hospital in Novi. Let's see what we can
do by the February meeting!
Retreat registration forms were handed out at the meeting.
If you are a guild member interested in going on the April
retreat but did not get a form email
blacksheepnewsletter@hotmail.com for information. All
forms must be postmarked by December 31.
Linda F
Here are some pictures of the BSKG November meetingwhere we learned DIY projects.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 9. If you
want to take part in the gift *grab bag*, bring a
knitting related item[magazine, hand lotion, yarn, etc.]
in the $5-$10 range. No fancy wrap ~ just put it in a
brown paper bag.
Happy December birthdays to Deborah Molitz and Lyn Sippola.
DIY knitting tools and last chance for a spot on the Shop Hop bus!
One spot left on the bus...join us for a great day of fun with your knitting friends! We were full, but there is one spot that has opened up on the bus due to a family illness.
This Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
If you don't know what the shop hop is, here is a link to the flier for the event.
The BSKG decided to make it more fun by renting a bus to go from shop to shop--so that we can all knit and have fun together for the day rather than be scattered out into a number of cars...and everyone can knit! (except the bus driver)
It is $18, $8 additional for an optional lunch. Non-members, $24 plus $8.
Our Schedule:
The bus leaves Berkley at 8:30 a.m. and returns to Berkley at 5 pm. We will have lunch in Lake Orion--a box lunch from Poppyseed Deli.
8:15—Meet at Anderson Middle School
9:00–9:45—Shopping at Basketful of Yarn, Clarkston
10:15–11:45—Shopping at Heritage Spinning and Weaving, Lake Orion
11:45–12:30—Lunch in Lake Orion
1:00–2:00—Skeins on Main, Rochester
2:30–3:30—The Knitting Room, Birmingham
3:45–4:45—...have you any wool?, Berkley
5:00—Return to Anderson
There will be a few raffle prizes on the bus, a hat pattern from Tanya for knitting on the bus...start that charity hat, and a lot of fun and knitting together!
Send Kate P. or Tanya T. an e-mail, call or PM on Raverly.
Edited to add happy November birthday wishes to Rita Perrone, Erica Proschkow, Barbara McAuliffe and our fearless leader Tanya Thomann
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Shop for your very own BSKG merchandise at Cafe Press http://www.cafepress.com/BSKGMI
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Hope everyone came away from the November meeting with some DIY tools and a little bit of know-how. Here are some web sites that have helpful instructions for some of the tools we made tonight.
http://www.instructables.com
(category = crafts, keyword = knitting)
Instructions for making a portable tabletop yarn swift, yarn container clamshell and knitting needle holder
http://www.needletrax.com/blockers.htm
Coat hanger sock blockers
http://littlesesameknits.blogspot.com
DIY placemat sock blockers
http://sutherland-studios.com.au
(Under free stuff > Knitting patterns)
Row counting bracelet
http://cjsachiko.blogspot.com
http://www.craftstylish.com/knitting
Beaded stitch markers
And Heather P. found instructions for a swift from repurposed items!
This Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
If you don't know what the shop hop is, here is a link to the flier for the event.
The BSKG decided to make it more fun by renting a bus to go from shop to shop--so that we can all knit and have fun together for the day rather than be scattered out into a number of cars...and everyone can knit! (except the bus driver)
It is $18, $8 additional for an optional lunch. Non-members, $24 plus $8.
Our Schedule:
The bus leaves Berkley at 8:30 a.m. and returns to Berkley at 5 pm. We will have lunch in Lake Orion--a box lunch from Poppyseed Deli.
8:15—Meet at Anderson Middle School
9:00–9:45—Shopping at Basketful of Yarn, Clarkston
10:15–11:45—Shopping at Heritage Spinning and Weaving, Lake Orion
11:45–12:30—Lunch in Lake Orion
1:00–2:00—Skeins on Main, Rochester
2:30–3:30—The Knitting Room, Birmingham
3:45–4:45—...have you any wool?, Berkley
5:00—Return to Anderson
There will be a few raffle prizes on the bus, a hat pattern from Tanya for knitting on the bus...start that charity hat, and a lot of fun and knitting together!
Send Kate P. or Tanya T. an e-mail, call or PM on Raverly.
Edited to add happy November birthday wishes to Rita Perrone, Erica Proschkow, Barbara McAuliffe and our fearless leader Tanya Thomann
- - - - -
Shop for your very own BSKG merchandise at Cafe Press http://www.cafepress.com/BSKGMI
- - - - -
Hope everyone came away from the November meeting with some DIY tools and a little bit of know-how. Here are some web sites that have helpful instructions for some of the tools we made tonight.
http://www.instructables.com
(category = crafts, keyword = knitting)
Instructions for making a portable tabletop yarn swift, yarn container clamshell and knitting needle holder
http://www.needletrax.com/blockers.htm
Coat hanger sock blockers
http://littlesesameknits.blogspot.com
DIY placemat sock blockers
http://sutherland-studios.com.au
(Under free stuff > Knitting patterns)
Row counting bracelet
http://cjsachiko.blogspot.com
http://www.craftstylish.com/knitting
Beaded stitch markers
And Heather P. found instructions for a swift from repurposed items!
Guild Meeting Reminder
November 11, 2008,
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
St. Columban Church, 1775 Melton, Birmingham
November is election month! Come prepared to vote for a new Vice President. We have two candidates for this office—Rita Perrone and Kim Whelan. Be sure to get a ballot when you check in and return it by the end of the evening to make your vote count.
The November program is Make It and Take It: Knitting Tools
Enjoy demos and hands-on workstations to learn to make your own knitting tools. From stitchmarkers to sock blockers...you will come away from this meeting with some sample tools that you have made yourself and the knowledge to make others!
Supplies needed:
If you have plastic, lidded carryout containers--bring them along! We will be putting grommets in these containers to make yarn clamshells.
We will need a few jewelery pliers for people to use at the stitchmarker table. If you have some you're willing to let others use during the evening, please label them with your name and bring them. We will make sure they get back to you.
For a mini knitting project
Some yarn from your stash—less than half a ball
a set of 5 DPNs in a size appropriate for your yarn
2 pieces of scrap yarn
tapestry needle and
a stitchmarker (oh! You will have just made one of those!)
Looking forward to seeing you next Tuesday!
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
St. Columban Church, 1775 Melton, Birmingham
November is election month! Come prepared to vote for a new Vice President. We have two candidates for this office—Rita Perrone and Kim Whelan. Be sure to get a ballot when you check in and return it by the end of the evening to make your vote count.
The November program is Make It and Take It: Knitting Tools
Enjoy demos and hands-on workstations to learn to make your own knitting tools. From stitchmarkers to sock blockers...you will come away from this meeting with some sample tools that you have made yourself and the knowledge to make others!
Supplies needed:
If you have plastic, lidded carryout containers--bring them along! We will be putting grommets in these containers to make yarn clamshells.
We will need a few jewelery pliers for people to use at the stitchmarker table. If you have some you're willing to let others use during the evening, please label them with your name and bring them. We will make sure they get back to you.
For a mini knitting project
Some yarn from your stash—less than half a ball
a set of 5 DPNs in a size appropriate for your yarn
2 pieces of scrap yarn
tapestry needle and
a stitchmarker (oh! You will have just made one of those!)
Looking forward to seeing you next Tuesday!
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