Salem Millstream Knitting Guild

This Month:

Just a quick recap of our Guild meeting via Zoom last Saturday, November 14.  First off, if you weren’t there – we missed you!  We had 13 people attend and enjoyed a time of sharing knitting projects as well as just chatting and being together. It’s difficult to stay positive right now – so many people are feeling isolated. Please reach out to Guild members and other people in your lives to just say hello and let them know that you’re thinking about them.

Business

We are updating the bylaws and will be sharing them in early January and discussing them during our January meeting. Members will see a second email soon asking for nominations to serve on the board. We need a vice president, secretary, and treasurer. Members please send your nominations to salemknitters@outlook.com no later than November 30, so we can get the ballots sent out before the December meeting.  Voting will take place via email in early December.

Program

Due to technical difficulties, Laura Wegman was unable to provide her presentation on historical knitting. She graciously offered to bring it back to the December 12 meeting, so we’re looking forward to hearing it then.

Sandy Galbraith shared that Hope Station Community Services is a local charity collecting items to distribute to Oregon wildfire victims. The website states they are a “faith-based” organization. They can use baby sweaters, and hats would be of use.
Address: 1337 Madison St, Suite 115
Phone: 503-339-7710
Temporary Office Hours: 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Donation Hours:
Tuesday – Thursday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
https://hopestationcsi.org

Next Meeting

December 12, 10 a.m. – noon via Zoom.  We’ll send a link about two weeks prior and a reminder the Thursday before. I hope you give it a try, so you can enjoy Laura’s presentation on historical knitting.

Until then, stay safe and keep your needles going! Thank you!

NEXT MEETING IS DECEMBER 12, 2020 (Zoom)

This Month:

We held a Zoom meeting today at our regular meeting time and it was great!  Thank you to all the ladies who joined in the conversation this morning.  We only had about 11 attendees but we had a nice time talking about knitting, families, work, and all the other things we talk about when we get together in person.  We even got to see a picture of Cindy Barrick’s new granddaughter. We discussed continuing with monthly Zoom meetings and decided that we’ll have one each month during our regular meeting time.  Our next meeting will be on November 14 from 10 to 12. We’ll be sending out meeting details about two weeks before the meeting and then a reminder on the Thursday prior to the meeting.  We know that virtual contact can’t take the place of in-person, but we miss seeing you and would love to have everyone join in if you can and share what’s going on in your lives – knitting or not.

We also discussed ways to make the Zoom meetings more engaging and had some good ideas. Laura Wegman stepped up to give a presentation on historical knitting at our November meeting! We’re looking forward to hearing from her and hope you’ll join us for that meeting.  We also hope that any of you who have techniques you enjoy will volunteer to present in future months.  You don’t need to be an expert, and it doesn’t have to be a long presentation; just share something you enjoy or find interesting in the knitting world. Another idea that came up was to share your favorite knitting related website and how you use it, or even a favorite YouTube video. That’s one advantage of a Zoom meeting – it’s really easy for everyone to see someone’s computer screen.  If you’d like to volunteer to share in the coming months, please send an email to the Guild address – salemknitters@outlook.com.

Donations also came up, and we would like to know if you’ve donated items in the name of the Guild this year.  Kathy Goebel has worked with Kathy Howald to get some items donated, but you can also donate on your own and just let us know.  We’d love to see the good you’re spreading around. One of our own lost everything in the recent fires, and it is very likely that others displaced by the fire would enjoy some hand-knitted comfort.🧣 If you know of any places accepting donations specifically for people affected by the fires, please send us an email, and we’ll get that shared with everyone.

Stay safe and healthy. We look forward to seeing you when we can. Thank you!

NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 14, 2020

This Month:

We had a total of ten members attend the Zoom meeting on Saturday morning.

We did not have an agenda for the meeting other than to chat about life and knitting. We didn’t take notes about everything that was shared, but do remember that a lovely brioche shawl (Leaf Crescent Brioche Shawl), ear-savers and mask cover, blankets, romper, hat, and a felting project were shared and discussed. There were other items discussed and shown, so apologies for any that were missed.

Patty Scruggs shared an article last week via email that she found enjoyable, so we’re passing the link along to you: Shearing Sheep, and Hewing to Tradition, on an Island in Maine.

We need to decide whether or not we want to continue to have more virtual meetings via Zoom. We want to get YOUR opinion. Please take this SurveyMonkey survey by June 27 to have your opinions heard.

Thank you!