This Month
Birthdays
Happy March Birthday to:
- Lynda Hoodward
- Ginny Mahoney
- Amelia Van Hook
If we missed your birthday or have you in the wrong month, please let us know!
March Meeting Highlights
Guild Business
President Arthur welcomed new members Beth Maurer and Billy Essaides and guests Wesley Starling and Deb Soren.
Marcia Smith asked for a 2025 Program Coordinator to step-up. She would assist the Coordinator.
Margaret Fizer and Sue Culbertson stated that Operation School Bell hats are an unofficial Service Project. They collected eight hats. Su Fennern stated that Watch Caps will be sold at the Oregon State Hospital Museum’s March kick-off 50th Cuckoo’s Nest Anniversary. Watch Caps should be a solid color. Eighteen were gathered today.
Beth Maurer gave a touching overview of the support for Hope Pregnancy Center, needed gifts items, and parenting programs provided by the Center. Baby knits collected today will be gifted. Several blankets, four sweaters, eight pairs of socks, ten hats, one pair of mitts, and twelve pairs of booties were collected.
President Arthur announced the Oregon State Button Society’s Annual Show and Sale on May 2-3 at the Best Western Hotel in Keizer, OR.
Su Fennern asked for May’s “Sheep to Shawl” volunteers. It will be held at the Willamette Heritage Center.
Speaker Jennefer from Compass Moon Creations was unable to attend due to illness.
Marcia Smith led our group in a learning experience of Show & Tell. After that, she reviewed the many stellar highlights of the Guild’s website.
Show & Tell
Members showed off in grand fashion:
- Marcia shared the “Knitting Without Tears” book.
- Nilly asked for help on her vest and Sophie scarf.
- Sue modeled her Vest #2/Ravelry that turned out large but goes with everything.
- Guest Wesley is working on his handspun yarn cowl.
- Sara’s cranberry Watch Cap looks grand, even though members agreed it might be a boring knit.
- Joyce’s double-points hold a pretty sock of sparkly gold yarn.
- Cathy will soon donate a blanket for Hope and passed around her Fair Isle Sweater to the delight of members.
- Judith is gifting mitts using Samantha’s Fingerless Gloves/Ravelry to a family member.
- Jackie’s Watch Cap has a “life line” to use if she doesn’t pay attention. Members liked the idea.
- Patty’s husband claimed her hat from a “Superbowl Knit Along” – pattern by Marly Bird.
- Deb wore a cherished sweater her Mom knitted, as members’ thoughts were stirred.
- Judy showed a useful mosaic phone purse from a 2009 pattern by Amy Paulson.
- Mary displayed a super-useful creative knitting bag she designed/sewed along with dazzling rechargeable lighted gloves – Amazon under LED Flashlight gloves – watch the sizing.
- Debby showed her yarn spindle that makes yarn corralling easy.
- Kathy is knitting a baby hat from Ela Patterns, from donated yarn whose sizing is questionable.
- Sandy sported her lovely St. Patrick’s Day scarf from a previous member’s pattern.
- Marsha donated many baby items for the Hope Pregnancy Center and is working on a Watch Cap.
- Carol got “oohs” for her cute dog sweater – pattern from Purl SOHO/Ravelry.
- Holly is knitting a baby hat with red/blue buttons.
- Linda showed a handsome brown Watch Cap.
- Su is knitting sweet booties.
- Show & Tell ended with a soft cowl and Mosaic Polly Sweater.
President Arthur reminded everyone that Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend.
Upcoming Events
April Meeting
Our next meeting is Saturday, April 12, 10-12, at Willamette Heritage Center in the Classroom in the Mill Building (same place as usual).
Our program for April is YOU, our members. Be ready to share your knitting stories; who taught you how to knit; why did you want to learn to knit; your favorite items to knit and why; all the fun and interesting stories of your knitting career. Also, look in the back of your closet to find something you knit a long time ago, so we can appreciate your knitting accomplishments, no matter how long ago that was.
Other Events
- June 14, 2025 – Worldwide Knit in Public Day in public!
- June 27-29, 2025 – Black Sheep Gathering at the Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR
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