September 11, 2012 Meeting: NEW Location!

The Black Sheep flock has changed pastures!

Our NEW meeting location is the church on 14 Mile Road, in front of our old location. Our Shepherd Lutheran, 2225 E. 14 Mile Road, Birmingham. We will have a larger, better lit room in the basement of the church with both stairs and an elevator available for easy access. Parking is in the back (north side) of the church and the entrance is in the center of a wall of windows.

We meet from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and doors open at 6:30 p.m. so you can sign in, buy raffle tickets and visit.

Speaking of visiting, please respect speakers and other members by not visiting during the meeting.

Speaking of speakers, on September 11 we kick off the fall knitting season at our Welcome Back meeting with a program from one of our very own. Rose, of Cakewalk Yarns, will have a colorful presentation about the Dyeing Process.

Speaking of dyeing, are you dying to be more involved in the guild? There will be a variety of ways for you to help the guild be the best it can be in the coming year. Opportunities include retreat committee, raffle, web/tech, free table, Facebook admins and the long term planning committee.

The Black Sheep Knitting Guild is open to those 18 and over, unless otherwise stated, so please, do not bring children to guild meetings. Guests are invited to attend up to two meetings before becoming a member. (Join us for a meeting and think about becoming part of the flock...we know you will want to!) 

Stitch N’ Pitch | September 23, 2012

The 6th annual Stitch N’ Pitch will be held Sunday September 23rd, at 1:05 pm at Comerica Park. Detroit Tigers will be playing the Minnesota Twins.

We will again be accepting donations of warm winter hats at the game (washable, please) to be donated to the Michigan Veterans Foundation. For every hat donated, you will be entered to win a fabulous prize!

We would love to see you all there. Tickets are $27 each, with a $6 service fee per order. So get together and place one order for a bunch of tickets (one $6 service fee then!), and that way you will all be sitting together.

We hope to see you there. It is always a great time, and it is great to meet other fiber artists.

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KIP location change

The weather on Sunday is supposed to be HOT.  After consultation with the leader of our flock it's been decided that indoors - with air conditioning - would be best.

We plan to gather at 12 Oaks Mall this coming Sunday, June 10..  We'll see you in the Center Court at 1pm.  Wear a BSKG shirt if you have one..... all the better for flash mob knitting.

WWKIP

Kelley [aka the head sheep aka leader of the flock] has decided that we will celebrate World Wide Knit in Public day at Shain Park, Birmingham.  We'll start gathering at 1PM on Sunday, June 10, in the north-east section of the park.  In sheepish fashion we will follow the sun... or rather, try to stay out of it.  Hope to see ewe there.

Final guild meeting of the year :: May 2012

Our last guild meeting is always a busy one...after a few opening announcements from Kelley and Charli, we cut into the Black Sheep cake—delicious! It's quickly becoming a favorite tradition!
  

Members showed off a few finished objects: a great charity blanket, a finished April KAL and a felted and embellished bag from the retreat were a few of the inspiring items shared.
  

The silent auction and the swap and sale took place as well...with many great items available! Our sheep are so talented!
  

Have a wonderful summer...keep up with the sheep Tuesday nights at Panera...and keep knitting (especially on those great charity blankets!).

Sheep on Retreat :: 2012

Black Sheep :: May 4–6, 2012 :: Higgins Lake

 

Friday 
About half of the attendees did the early start and sidetrip to Stonehedge Fiber Mill for a mill tour and shopping experience on the farm. Arrived back at the RAM Center in time for dinner, followed by a short game of Last Knitter Standing.


Door Prize Gallery

Friday evening we had an amazing display of gorgeous colors and fibers, and members had time to stroll around and enjoy their first glimpse of all the donated door prizes. Asked to cast ballots to vote for some favorites, retreat attendees took it quite seriously and skeins were handled, fiber content inspected and colorways were closely examined. Along with all the beautiful yarn, we were happy to have a few additional items, such as project bags, a book and a great yarn swift. See the list of independent dyers and small businesses at the right who donated — please support these wonderful folk who have been so generous to us!


Notice that we are all wearing the lovely skeins in the group photo...


Saturday
Members helped run the programs, including embellishing in the morning—needlefelting, beading and embroidery on your choice of project. We made earrings from aluminum knitting needle bits in the afternoon. The KAL coffee cup sleeve is super cute (thanks Mimi!)…and Jennie the Potter bowls with black sheep on them were the swag this year. 

Bad Moon Rising

Well yes, the skein of that colorway donated by Dragonfly Fibers was a weekend favorite, and so was the great moonrise over Higgins Lake Saturday evening. We couldn't resist playing a bit with it. Enjoyed a bonfire by the lake, and then back to the lodge for knitting late into the night.

 

Be sure to check out additional member photos like these on Ravelry! 

April Meeting - Sneaky Sheep Swap 5

Another incredible Sneaky Sheep Swap.  Our members are so crafty, clever, creative and inventive.  The bags were all beautiful.  There were knitted bags, felted bags, crocheted bags, fabric bags, and combinations of the above.  Check out the photos on the right side of the blog.

The raffle prizes were donated by Sharon Hagen and Katy Koelb.  It was an interesting coincidence that many of the prizes were purse related.

Mimi won the purse book and handle kit; Joan Duncan won the purse and book kit with grey yarn; Vangie Agemy won the Knitting Experience: Color book; Rita Perrone won the book and hand ease gloves; Stacy Totzke the red purse kit; Drew (our newest member!) the Noro purse kit; and Chris Hamel the sock yarn and pattern.  

This was the last meeting before our annual retreat.  We have lots of yarney goodness planned, a fantastic weekend of fiber!  There is still time to sign up for the retreat - so far we have 39 members going!  Hurry and send in your registration soon!

Judith presented our charity for the year - we will be making blankets for Project Night-Night.  Tanya designed and donated a beautiful blanket pattern, and there were a few samples knit up to show the members.