February Guild Meeting

Our originally scheduled meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather. The guest speaker, Melynda Bernadi, has been rescheduled to present our next guild meeting March 12.
Reminders:
Please bring your retreat sign up and deposit—our new location is Kettunen Center in Tustin, MI...we are very excited!
Also bring your sneaky sheep hat designs. We will hang them 'gallery style' so you can pick the hat you'd like to knit for someone based on their design. (make sure your name is on the back of your drawing)
We had a smaller group than usual at the February meeting (one week late) but a lot of nice items were shared.

Merritt made a beautiful chasing rainbows shawl.
Barb...no second sock syndrome?!
Laurie made a great color work cowl.
Laurie's fairy doll lives in a flower...
...and she made a boy (pixie?) too.
Rita made a fabulous shawl with the 2018 retreat Kyla's Lab
yarn, plus some additional she purchased.
Julia showed a pretty shawl... 
...and a sweet little mermaid. 
Jill made a great hat. 
Shirley made a lovely shawl with handspun that
matches mitts she had made.
...also a nuno felted scarf.
Ernestine made thrummed mittens.
Karen showed a lovely shawl...
...and her finished No January Blues MKAL.
Olha crocheted an awesome bag... 
...and a poodle bottle cover!
Diane made a lovely fade sweater...looks good from the back...
...and the front!

Harriet also made the No January Blues cowl.
...Kate is still working on hers. 
Sue won a great set of needles at
ChiaoGoo last month.
Merritt showing the needles that all attendees
at the ChiaoGoo knit night received. 
Madelyn shared a sweater she made years ago
when her son was small...
...and another...
...and one more. How sweet! 
Joan had a  great pom pon for her hat!
Sally not only looks great she knit a beautiful sweater.
...and lovely Erika shared a beautiful shawl.

Knitting Night at ChiaoGoo

A group of knitters from our guild visited the ChiaoGoo Warehouse in Troy, Michigan for an exciting evening. The owner, Leon, was a great host. His assistants Juli, Ashley and Fan greeted us warmly and offered us mini roll up sandwiches and cookies.
Talk about feeling like a kid in a candy shop! Seeing bins and bins of knitting needles was enough to warm us up on a chilly, winter night.

Leon presented a slide show of a very interesting history of the company and how the needles are made. He also shared pictures of his family here in Troy and in China. His business continues to grow as knitters discover how great ChiaoGoo needles are. 


A highlight of the evening was a raffle and a chance to win needles/accessories.
It was a special night and we can't thank Leon and his staff enough!

Looking forward to the next Knit Night at ChiaoGoo!




Leon and his nephew, Fan.


Juli




We all enjoyed Leon's stories!


Happy knitters...


Learning about the company...




Every knitters dream!


Needles, needles, and more needles!


Cute notecards...




Love the packaging!


Juli and one of the raffle prizes!


Leon and a bamboo needle holder.




Anita was one of the lucky winners! 




Sue was the big winner—
an interchangeable set of her choice!


Fan and the raffle winners.






The raffle winners with Leon!


Leon and his favorite needle!

Happy New Year!

Our first meeting of 2019 was very busy. We said goodbye and thank you to our former president, Kate, and introduced our new president, Merritt, along with our new Vice President, Barb.

Merritt welcomed our guests and then members shared any new finished projects. The skill level and talent in our guild is very impressive!

Order forms for new BSKG t-shirts were handed out. Remember to turn your order in by January 31.

We kicked off the Sneaky Sheep project. It’s a bit challenging but will be fun. Kim W. presented on how to design your own hat pattern. She had several great resources and handouts to help us get started. At our February meeting bring in your design to participate in the exchange.

The make-n-take was natural moth repellent sachets. We filled small muslin bags with rosemary, lavender and a bay leaf. The room smelled like a spa! Handouts were provided for anyone interested in knitting a bag for their sachet using the double knitting technique.

A special gift for Kate.
Who is behind this beautiful shawl?!

Harriet models her latest project.
Karen shows one way to wear her poncho.

Cute design on a sachet bag!
Kim has some great ideas!

Amazing patterns to try.
How to design your hat.






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