This Month
Birthdays
Happy July Birthday to:
- Debbie Juul
- Joellen Kay
- Marjory Lange
- Susan Levy
- Susan Meyers
- Marian Thomas
Happy August Birthday to:
- Sandy Galbraith
- Kathleen Holt
- Karin Lightner
- Tia Purdy
If we missed your birthday or have you in the wrong month, please let us know!
July Meeting Highlights
President Joyce Cook opened the meeting by welcoming members and guests. She reminded everyone that we should have received a short survey in our email. Thank you to the 20 people who have responded. Paper copies were available for those who wish to fill out a hard copy. A second email will be sent out with the survey for those who haven’t responded yet. The intention is to help in planning programs and outings for 2024.
Our August meeting will be at The Big Leaf Coffee House and Grill in Smith Creek Village inside Silver Falls State Park. We will meet at 11:30 for lunch, followed by knitting on the green. Please bring a folding chair.
Joyce Arthur announced that the Guild is invited to display our Aran scarves at the Oregon State Fair. If you finished the scarf, please bring it to the August meeting or make arrangements with Su Fennern to pick it up.
Mini Sweater Tips & Tricks
Kitty Crawford showed the sweater she had knit with the following tips: it’s worked flat, picking up stitches for the sleeves. She suggested that in order to have a smooth look when stranding, twist every third stitch or so.
July Show & Tell Patterns
- Workday Scarf by Sue Flanders (Ravelry link) with alpaca & acrylic blend
- Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow (Ravelry link) with Zooey yarn
- Blossom Dreams Cowl by Teresa Waldo (Ravelry link) with Malabrigo Rios
- Peacock Feather Knitted Scarf by Arne & Carlos with Malabrigo Washted
- Sitara Shawl by Alexandra the Art of Yarn with Alexandra’s yarn
- Small sweater and project from a knitting cruise with Icelandic yarn
- Hitchhiker Shawl by Martina Behm (Ravelry Link) with baby alpaca
- Pincha Shawl by Pinpilan Wangsai
Program – Coral Reef Project
Janet Bubl showed a PowerPoint highlighting the history of the Coral Reef Project. The organizers are still needing some knit or crochet bleached coral. Donations can be dropped off at Teaselwick yarn shop at the Mill. More information and patterns are on our Guild website. Coral Reef items are due by August 1.
Janet also updated us on the status of our knitting project for 2023: Knitting hats, scarves and mitts for breast cancer survivors. Please bring any items to the September meeting.
The rest of the meeting was knitting and exchanging items of yarn, patterns and notions on the tables which we called Christmas in July!
Upcoming Events
August Meeting
Join us on August 12 for our Annual Gathering at The Big Leaf Coffee House and Grill in Smith Creek Village at Silver Falls State Park. We’ll gather in the café at 11:30, order lunch and visit, then move outside on the lawn to knit! Please bring a folding lawn chair. (There will be help getting it from your car and back if you need it.) A flyer with details was sent to your email.
Coming in September
We have been invited to have a table at Chemeketa Community College Wellness Fair on Tuesday, September 12 from 10 a.m. – 12 noon. We want to share the health aspects of knitting and have been told that several employees are interested in learning!
If you would like to share your love of knitting and answer questions, please respond to the Guild email. It would be great to have three of us there to represent the Guild. Thanks for considering this.
Other Events
- Oregon State Fair August 25 – September 4, 2023
- Don’t forget: “Charity Knitting” for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer/5K walk (October 1, 10 a.m., Mary S. Young Park in West Linn)
- Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival October 14-16, 2023
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