You might not consider this related to knitting, but maybe you will. My yoga teacher this morning recited these lines throughout our class and I thought it might be interesting to some or all of you Black Sheep. It comes from a Shabbat booklet from Shir Tikvah (a Jewish congregation in Troy), but it does not necessarily have to be interpreted as something religious, just something to think about. I do not know who the author is.
You are strong when you take your grief and teach it to smile.
You are brave when you overcome your fear and help others to do the same.
You are happy when you see a flower and give it your blessing.
You are loving when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.
You are wise when you know the limits of your wisdom.
You are true when you admit that there are times when you fool yourself.
You are alive when tomorrow's hope means more to you than yesterday's mistake.
You are growing when you know what your are, but not what you will come to be.
You are free when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others.
You are honorable when you find your honor is to honor others.
You are generous when you can take as sweetly as you give.
You are humble when you do not know how humble you are.
You are thoughtful when you see me just as I am and treat me just as you are.
You are merciful when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in yourself.
You are beautiful when you don't need a mirror to tell you.
You are rich when you never need more than you have.
You are what you are, and that is enough for anyone to be loved.
You are what you are, and that is enough for anyone to be loved.
Harriet
WWKIP - 2013
Well, we had a good showing of about a dozen knitters at 12 Oaks Mall on Saturday, June 8 for World Wide Knit in Public Day.
Including our sheepie who had a nice cold drink:
I'm not in any picture, as I was taking them. We were there for several hours and had a good time. Actually, I think this whole week is Knit in Public Week. So, if anyone else is out in public knitting and gets some pics, let me know and we can put them on the blog.
Harriet
Harriet
World Wide Knit in Public Day
Hello Sheepies! World Wide Knit in Public Day is fast approaching and we’d like for as many of you as possible to meet with us for some public knitting to celebrate.
We’ve decided on 12 Oaks Mall on June 8th at 1:00 p.m.
We’re going to sit in the area on the main floor by J.Jill and Kay Jewelers. That is right in the center of the mall - it’s likely easiest to enter from JCPenney’s, but Macy’s and Sears are also relatively close (Nordstrom and Lord and Taylor are a bit further). In case you’re unsure check the mall map.
Let us know if you’re going to be joining us!
We’ve decided on 12 Oaks Mall on June 8th at 1:00 p.m.
We’re going to sit in the area on the main floor by J.Jill and Kay Jewelers. That is right in the center of the mall - it’s likely easiest to enter from JCPenney’s, but Macy’s and Sears are also relatively close (Nordstrom and Lord and Taylor are a bit further). In case you’re unsure check the mall map.
Let us know if you’re going to be joining us!
RETREAT
Well, the 2013 retreat at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center at Higgins Lake is officially over! We had 40 Black Sheep attend, which is the highest number so far. The weather was a bit wonky, but no one seemed to mind. We knit, ate, drank, had massages, got henna tattoos, walked around, and, did I say, we knit!!! A couple of Black Sheep even went kayaking on Higgins Lake early Saturday morning.
Here are just a few pictures of Black Sheep having fun.
We had a beautiful display of items making up our door prizes. Here are just a few pictures.
Saturday we had a class on color pooling with Lynn Hershberger. Lynn taught the same class at the Sock Summit. It was a very interesting class and a great learning experience. Thank you Lynn!
Thanks to all who helped in making this retreat the success it was. And thank you to all who attended. We love ya and hope to see you next year. And, to those who couldn't make it this year, we hope you will be able to do so next year. Just ask your friend and fellow Black Sheep who went how great a time we all had.
H.
Here are just a few pictures of Black Sheep having fun.
We had a beautiful display of items making up our door prizes. Here are just a few pictures.
Thanks to all who helped in making this retreat the success it was. And thank you to all who attended. We love ya and hope to see you next year. And, to those who couldn't make it this year, we hope you will be able to do so next year. Just ask your friend and fellow Black Sheep who went how great a time we all had.
H.
Last meeting til fall.
Last meeting of the year was held on 5/13 and lots of fun was had by all.
We had fruit and cake. Cake was so beautiful, sheep were taking pictures of it.
Tables were filled with items for sale/swap. Great deals and fun, fun, fun.
Judith brought lovely yarn susans to sell. Note the stuffed animals to the right which were brought in for our charity project. Not due til October, but knitters are having fun already making cute animals! Keep it up. The elephant wasn't even a pattern given out, but used by one of our sheep. Isn't it great? Feel free to substitute your own pattern if you like.
More tables filled with items to sell/swap.
Enjoyed several "show and share" projects. Our Black Sheep are SOOO creative.
Next meeting will be September 9. Hope everybody has a wonderful summer. See you in September. Unless you come by Panera to knit on a Tuesday night. If so, I'll see you there. Come join us everyone!
Harriet
We had fruit and cake. Cake was so beautiful, sheep were taking pictures of it.
Tables were filled with items for sale/swap. Great deals and fun, fun, fun.
Judith brought lovely yarn susans to sell. Note the stuffed animals to the right which were brought in for our charity project. Not due til October, but knitters are having fun already making cute animals! Keep it up. The elephant wasn't even a pattern given out, but used by one of our sheep. Isn't it great? Feel free to substitute your own pattern if you like.
More tables filled with items to sell/swap.
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Enjoyed several "show and share" projects. Our Black Sheep are SOOO creative.
Next meeting will be September 9. Hope everybody has a wonderful summer. See you in September. Unless you come by Panera to knit on a Tuesday night. If so, I'll see you there. Come join us everyone!
Harriet
April Showers
When we left the meeting, it was pouring rain, with thunder and
lightning. Will we ever have
spring? Good thing the swag was
distributed – the vests were very nice, and kept us warm.
Our annual (6th!) Sneaky Sheep Exchange was the focus of our April meeting. As usual, the creativity and variety of our members was phenomenal. (this purse was from last year's sneaky sheep)
As you can see, a variety of items were created under the "cozie" umbrella.
A survey on the future of the guild was conducted. If you didn't get a chance to fill out a survey, not to worry, we will send out an e-mail with the particulars.
We had many raffle prizes generously donated by Stacey T., Diane D., and Coralee. And the winners were: Sue S. - Book 1: The Knit Stitch, Martha (lucky guest!) acquired the Little Box of Knits for Baby, Heather P. - a gorgeous skein of Mango Moon with a Scood pattern, Tanya received 8 skeins of Kathmando Aran by Queensland Collection with a vest pattern, Patti S. won a skein of Socks that Rock, Sue W. got 2 skeins of Sock Candy, Kim W. – 2 skeins of Cascade 220, Mimi – Toys to Knit book, Penny D – Cute Knits for Baby Feet, Rita – Wacky Baby Knits, Claudia (another lucky guest) - Alt Fiber book.
Our annual (6th!) Sneaky Sheep Exchange was the focus of our April meeting. As usual, the creativity and variety of our members was phenomenal. (this purse was from last year's sneaky sheep)
A survey on the future of the guild was conducted. If you didn't get a chance to fill out a survey, not to worry, we will send out an e-mail with the particulars.
We had many raffle prizes generously donated by Stacey T., Diane D., and Coralee. And the winners were: Sue S. - Book 1: The Knit Stitch, Martha (lucky guest!) acquired the Little Box of Knits for Baby, Heather P. - a gorgeous skein of Mango Moon with a Scood pattern, Tanya received 8 skeins of Kathmando Aran by Queensland Collection with a vest pattern, Patti S. won a skein of Socks that Rock, Sue W. got 2 skeins of Sock Candy, Kim W. – 2 skeins of Cascade 220, Mimi – Toys to Knit book, Penny D – Cute Knits for Baby Feet, Rita – Wacky Baby Knits, Claudia (another lucky guest) - Alt Fiber book.
In addition, a special raffle for the retreat was held and won
by Barbara M.
The annual retreat is scheduled for May 17, 18, 19. Last call to register. Forms were previously emailed out, but if you
need one, please contact Charli or Harriet.
Charity kick-off: Bartholomew the one-eyed monster and a
cute little bear are the projects for the year. These adorable
creatures will go to children in Project Nighty-Night. Creatures are due back in October. Judith also included enough yarn and
instructions to knit a 7" x 7" square to be collected and made up into blankets for Project Night-Night. If you didn’t pick up a kit and
want to participate, please contact Judith, our fantastic and hard working charity coordinator. 30 bear kits and 19 monster kits were distributed. There are 2 monster kits remaining.
April Black Sheep Knitting Guild Meeting Reminder
Hello Sheepies!
Just a quick reminder that we are meeting next Tuesday, April 9. Doors open at 6:30 and the meeting will begin at 7:00. There are a few special things happening this month, so be prepared and bring your pennies!
Happy Spring, everyone - I'm looking forward to seeing all of you next week!
Just a quick reminder that we are meeting next Tuesday, April 9. Doors open at 6:30 and the meeting will begin at 7:00. There are a few special things happening this month, so be prepared and bring your pennies!
- Sneaky Sheep - all of our sneaky sheep swap efforts will be revealed! If you have ever participated in Sneaky Sheep in the past and didn't have the opportunity to give your gift, now is the time - bring it in and present it to the person it was originally intended for.
- Swag will be passed out - if you ordered swag, payment on that will be due.
- For those going on Retreat with us in May, the final Retreat payment will also be due. If you paid the $75 deposit and are in a twin room, you owe $110. If you paid the $75 deposit and are in a single room, you owe $145.
- We will be holding our last special Raffle for a Retreat registration. Raffle tickets will be $5.
- We will be kicking off our Charity knit for the year - kits will be available to pick up at the meeting.
Happy Spring, everyone - I'm looking forward to seeing all of you next week!
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