WESTCHESTER KNITTING GUILD
Knittingdaily-TV DVD Presentation
Leadership Team
2009
! Linda Higham, President,
Yahoo Master
914-277-7803
[email protected]
! Olive McNeil, Programs
914-664-3513
[email protected]
Bara
For September's program, we are pleased to offer a range of
instructional knitting videos with trendsetting, celebrity designers.
Advanced and novice knitters alike can benefit from this instructional
program that comprises useful knitting tips covering all levels of
experience. Through easy-to-follow demonstrations, members will
be able to learn new techniques and designs. Lessons that focus on
color theory, knitting tools and types of fiber will give viewers useful
information that will expand their knitting approach and experience.
! Jeanne Scofidio, Treasurer
914- 923-0712
[email protected]
! Melissa Shinsato,
Newsletter
[email protected]
Barbara Kerr’s Gorgeous Gloves Class Description
Gloves are stylish and keep our hands warm. These gloves are unique in that they
are knit from the fingers to the cuff. First we knit the fingers, then join and work the
! Dorothy Freeman,
Charities,
Library
914-271-5743
[email protected]
palm, then choose a cuff and embellish as we like. You choose the yarn; then make a
! Linda Cramer, Charities
914-245-2411
[email protected]
Williams designed, and Barbara will have her booklet to sell.
swatch while learning to knit circularly on 2 circular knitting needles. Gloves can be
knit with fine, medium, worsted, or chunky yarns. This is a two-part class-3 hours each
time a couple of weeks apart. No homework. The class will be based on a Joyce
Read more about Barbara Kerr at: http://www.barbarakerrknits.com/
Three 3 hour classes
! Hillary Weiss-Ward,
Refreshments
[email protected]
Margaret Carroll , Programs
and Knit Along
914-675-0294
[email protected]
September 13, 2009
October 18, 2009 and
November 8, 2009
•
$35.00 Members
•
$45.00 Non-members
•
Cash, check or money
order
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Limited to 25 participants
Locations:
9/13 and 10/18: American Legion
Post 1038
11/8: Chappaqua Library
See attached flyer for more details
Fall Events
September
October
String Opens in Greenwich
ONGOING
Yarn Crawl
Knitting and a Cuppa…
th
October 9-12
(info to follow in an e-mail)
Date: TBD info: www.stringyarns.com)
Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool
Stitch and Pitch
Sept 21
October 17 & 18
st
th
Sat: 9-6 and Sun 10-5
Knitting Universe
October 23-25
th
Hartford, CT
Lola invites you to “Dig out
that old unfinished knit or
crocheted project, and join
us for us for tea.”
One Thurs a Month at 7:00
th
Sept 24
October 22th
November 19th
Please RSVP to the
telephone number below.
Lola’s Tea House
130 Fifth Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803
914 738-2100
www.lolasteahouse.com
Alpaca Farms Open House Weekend September 26 & 27.
Join your favorite alpaca farmer for spinning, knitting visiting or just being in the presence of an Alpaca. Below is
a farmer and Guild Friend who has invited us to visit her farm and farmstore. Please contact her to RSVP and for
details. [email protected]
Leda Blumberg , Faraway Farm Alpacas
Yorktown Hts., NY
www.FarawayFarmAlpacas.com
Letter From the President
Summer is over? It seems it hardly began. September ushers in cooler weather and it’s a good
time for beginning (or, as in my case, getting back to) projects that will cozy up the winter. And
Christmas will be coming - time to plan ahead. Best of all, WKG meetings resume. Olive and
Margaret have been busy making plans for programs, Knit Togethers and workshops to inform and
delight us.
Many fun things coming up too, especially
Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Festival (http://www.sheepandwool.com/)
Stitches East in Hartford (http://www.knittinguniverse.com/).
Barbara Kerr will begin a workshop on Gorgeous Gloves this month. These gloves are indeed
gorgeous and a different, intriguing technique.
Hope to see you on the 21st.
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Knit Together
Adult Surprise Jacket
For those who are up to the challenge, we will begin the first phase of Elizabeth
Zimmerman's, "Adult Surprise Jacket". But here's the real surprise, we will be
using a line by line 'receipe' by Dan Adcock that guarantees success. You'll need
yarn, desired needles, calculator, markers, tape measure, a row counter, pen and
paper. We'll supply the handout and measure each other. Bring a 4x4 swatch in
garter stitch and watch the magic begin.
News from a Favorite Store….
Strings in NYC
3rd Annual Stitch and Pitch
Monday, September 21, 2009 7:10 PM,
Unfortunately, we have to move our NYC store
again because there is a new owner who wants
us out, so we will have a moving sale in Oct.
You should also know that we are opening in
Greenwich in September. We have leased the
same space that the Knitting Niche was in
before they closed. If you sign up for our email
list from our website (www.stringyarns.com) you
will find out when we have our moving sale. I
am not yet sure of the timing..
Doors Open 4:40 PM to meet and greet Knit
and Crochet Stars
Cost $15 and is available from Andrea
Waller of Seaport Yarn (checks should be
made payable to Seaport Yarn)
Andrea will give each ticket purchaser a
skein/ball of yarn
Purchasing tickets directly from Andrea will
insure that we will be seated in the same
section. Please note tickets can also be
purchased on line or at the ticket window at
CitiField
Best regards, Linda
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Announcements• Dues for 2009 should be mailed to Jeanne Scofidio or given to her at
the monthly meeting.
• Please bring finished items for charity to the monthly meetings.
• Join the WKG Yahoo site by sending a request e-mail to Linda
Higham at: [email protected]
• Please bring donations of yarn and plastic knitting needles for the
prison knitting program at Taconic to monthly meetings. No blue,
black, gray or orange. Solid colors only.
• Thank you to those who brought refreshments to the last meeting,
Knitting News
and refreshments for the upcoming meeting are always welcome.
Melissa Shinsato
[email protected]
Directions to Chappaqua
Library
195 South Greeley Ave.
914-238-4779
Meeting Schedule
6:00 Knit Together
7:00 Announcements
Calendar
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September 28:
Instructional
Videos
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October 26:
Trisha Malcomb,
Editor of Vogue
Knitting
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November 23:
Barbara Kerr
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December 14:
From the South: Go north on the
Saw
Mill Parkway, Exit #32 Chappaqua,
Rte. 120. Make left at end of exit
ramp and a left at first light. *Go
over
parkway and bear right at the
fork
onto S. Greeley Ave. Proceed
down
street. Library is on the left,
across
from Town Hall.
From the North: South on the
Saw Mill
Parkway, Exit #32 - Chappaqua,
Rte.
120. Right again at light. Then
follow
from *above.
Show and Tell
7:15
Program