Stitch N’ Pitch and other events

Although the Black Sheep don't have official guild meetings over the summer — we do have some upcoming activities planned.

Open BSKG Board Meeting
We will hold our annual open board meeting on Tuesday, June 7 at St. Columban's, 7:00 pm. If you are interested in the inner workings of the Guild, please attend.

Knitters Picnic
Wednesday June 8 at 5:30. Firefighters Park, 1800 W. Square Lake Rd, Troy. Bring a dish to pass (there will be plates/cups/plasticware), a chair to sit on, a project to work on, a finished project for show and share, and a sweater or jacket (it is in the shade, and got cold last year). This picnic is hosted by the Oakland Knitting Guild.

Worldwide Knit in Public Day
A loosely organized event — knitters promote the art by knitting in public places worldwide. Bring a chair and knitting to join us in Shain Park, Birmingham on June 11, at 1 p.m. Whoever shows up first, please pick a spot w/ both sun and shade (if possible).

Stitch N’ Pitch
Join us September 25 for the annual Stitch N’ Pitch at Comerica Park. Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles, knitting and friends. MORE INFORMATION (PDF, 934 KB)

Keep checking the blog, we will be listing other events this summer. We are planning a picnic in August at a member's home, among other events.

May meeting

Our May "swap and sale" meeting was filled with yarn, food and more yarn. If a picture speaks a thousand words... here are a lot of words.

April Meeting - SS3.4

What a great meeting we had! Our annual sneaky sheep exchange brought out the creativity in our members. Hats, scarves, shawls & cowls, slippers, socks, even a pair of legwarmers, mitts & mittens, jewelry and a gardening apron were all among the many gorgeous items. Check out the photos on the right hand side of the blog!
Judith presented this year's charity knitting - we will be making hats and mittens for Headstart children.




Our VP Kelley presented the Tip of the Month, how to SSK without the SS. I've been using it - what a time saver.
The KAL for the month - the Liesl sweater - three people wore their creations!

This month's raffle was provided by Rachel Lawson, Diane Dininski, Stacey Totzke, Harriet Atlas, Marguerite Winer
The lucky winners were:
Nancy (a guest) – needlefelting kit
Rebecca – Mystery yarn from Rachel
Brenda Dunlop – Reddonm Hill Yarn from Rachel
Barb Schultz – Cascade 220 and markers from Rachel
Jodi – Wrap Kit from Harriet
Kelley A – 2 skeins of Lush from Harriet
Jackie – tote bag from Marguerite,
Katy – 2 skeins Alpaca Sox from Diane
Tanya – 2 skeins cotton/silk from Diane
Marcy – magazines/patterns from Stacey

April 12 BSKG meeting

Doors open at 7:00 pm for sign in and raffle ticket sales.
It's almost time for the S3.4! Hopefully everyone has their project well in hand. It will be exciting to see what everyone has created for their sneaky sheep. Along with the sneaky sheep exchange, Judith will have the charity kick-off for this year. That will give everyone the summer to do their charity knitting. The annual retreat is coming up, and there are still spots left. We always have a great time, it is a chance to get to know fellow knitters better, knit, relax, and just enjoy the weekend. We will have a classes, chair massages and henna tattoos. Please consider coming if you can!
Please see the attachment for information regarding programs held by the Needlework and Textile Guild of Michigan (NTGM). Kate Pultz is our contact with that guild, and there are some interesting programs coming up. NTGM has invited our members to attend their meetings.

See you Tuesday.

Black Sheep Knitting Guild

they came, they saw, they shopped!

I see lots of bags... but no one has fessed up how much was spent on the trip to Bowling Green, OH. You'll note, lots of repeat travelers/shoppers.

Black Swamp Spinners Guild Market Day & Fiber Fair

Saturday, March 26, is the Black Swamp Spinners Guild Market Day & Fiber Fair in Bowling Green, OH. It's a wonderful fiber fair and easy ride. You can see from the picture how much fun previous visitors had.

Please respond to Harriet if you’d like to car pool that morning. We’ll meet at Anderson Middle School around 8 am and go from there. Fair goes to 4 pm, but we won’t stay that long. Probably be back at Anderson by 2 or 3.

Can’t remember if there’s an entry cost and it's not mentioned on the website; but minimal cost, if there is one. So, bring a bit of cash for that, for lunch (we’ll stop somewhere), and a few $$ to kick in for your driver. And, oh yes, $$ for what you decide you can’t live without at the fair.

what a meeting...

As promised, Christa Kindt-Newhouse was a wonderful guest! She showed us many of her brioche pieces which are amazing. Then she shared patterns and taught brioche knitting to our members.

Raffle Items were provided by Kim Whelen, Stacey Totszke, Sharon Hagen, and Linda Francisco. The lucky winners were Merritt Collins - yarn, Barbara Burt - a purse kit, Linda - baby snug kit, Elaine Glogower - felted knits kit, Ann Ryan - baby knits kit, Rachel Lawson - fabulous handknits, Kelly Kencik - yarn bowl, Kelly Anderson - heirloom lace yarn and pattern. Kathleen Endlein, Rita and Mimi also won books.

Anny Ryan and Barbara Burt won expenses-paid trips to the RETREAT.

We had a show of Tanya's hat pattern done in different colors by BSKG members. What a difference the color combination makes!