December Minutes

This Month’s The party was a great success. Thank you all for participating. We had a visitor – Patty Scrugg’s daughter.

Clara reported that the retreat is currently full with one person on the wait list.

Volunteers wanted: Sarah Keller, Owner of Knot Another Hat yarn shop (Hood River, OR) and the organizer of the annual Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival held in The Dalles, OR is working to have an event in Silverton at the Oregon Gardens in April of 2018. The Guild has been contacted to see if members might be interested in volunteering at the event. Additional information will be provided after the first of year.

December Patterns:
Christmas Candy Hat https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/christmas-candy-hat
December Mittens https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/december-mittens

Show and Tell:
Hand dyed yarn made with food coloring Knit Picks bare Swish Yarn, wrist warmers And a list of many Christmas gifts
Several Pairs of socks and slippers
Modified Gansey Sweater for great fit
Debut Shawl
Gloves for Christmas gift
Craftvent Mystery Knit Along (Jimmy Beans)
Tiered plant hanger kit from Darn Good Yarns $10 monthly subscription (kit included knitted
And crochet pattern, skein of recycled yarn, set of DPNs, and a crochet hook
Crochet Gingerbread hats
Honeycomb Shawl
Colorful twiiddlemitt forfiidgety kids in a classroom
Sock experiment attempting to put the purl stitches on the public side to make them more comfortable
Side-to-side vest
Beginning of a Little Red Riding Hood Topsy-Turvu doll
Crocheted slugs for a “Toys for CASA” Event along witth some photos of other toys, including Trolls and dust bunnies
Slippers using grandmother’s handdwriitten pattern on the back side of an envelope
Lace shawl with turquoise beads and a Turquoise magnetic shawl pin

Next Month – Guild Business

Snacks – Sue Tyvoll and Patty Scruggs

Setup/Cleanup Volunteers –Sue Tyvoll (if anyone else is available it would be nice to have some helping hands.

Taffee House can use anything for babies, youths, adults, and elderly. Acrylic prayer shawls for Nita Porter’s church. Prayer shawls for hospice groups – Nancy Campion will get these to the hospice organization.

NEXT MEETING IS – Jan. 13
ARROWHEAD MOBILE PARK
5422 PORTLAND RD. NE,
AT 10:00 AM