August 2012
Cirilia Rose Skacel’s Creative Director
Cirilia Rose, the new Creative Director, for Skacel has been in Iceland with
Stephen West and Ragga Eiriksdottir at Body, Mind, Lopi for a part of this
month of July. In fact, she is just returning this week in time for our Guild
meeting. While in Iceland she has been involved in styling the photo
shoot of new designs that she and Steven West have produced. She
has promised us a photo look at these new designs and a glimpse into
what’s involved in doing a photo shoot of newly designed knitted
pieces done in Skacel’s Schoppel Wolle, Zitron, and Schulana.
Cirilia has previously worked with Norah Gaughan at Berocco. If you
take a peek at her designs on Ravelry, you’ll see she has produced 138
designs, included in 17 different pattern books. Besides her website
www.bricoleurknits.com you can find her designs in One Skein
Wonders, Luxury Yarns One Skein Wonders, The Knitter’s Book of Socks,
Vampire Knits, Weekend Hats, New England Knits, and My Grandmother’s
Knitting to list a few. We are so very glad that she has chosen to locate
to Seattle and add her talents to our creative and vibrant knitting
community.
She also blogs on Skacel Fiber Studio http://www.skacelfiberstudio.com/
There you’ll find out what she’s currently working on and where she is
traveling to next.
The current Skacel magalog full of information and patterns http://
flipflashpages.uniflip.com/3/72043/153978/pub/
Notes from the Board 2
Membership 2
Show and Tell 3
Ice Cream Social
4
Bit and Pieces 5
Looking Ahead:
September 5, Back to School
Mini Classes
October 3, Fiber Frenzy
SEATTLE KNITTERS GUILD
PO BOX 15341
SEATTLE WA 98115
Ice Cream Social Recap
The ice cream social last month was delightful, some say even absolutely first-class.
The setting was relaxing, the YARNO game was a lot of fun and the prizes were
a bonus. It was a wonderful time to meet new people and chat to old and new
members. Of course, it goes without saying the ice-cream was delish!
Thank you for Susan Parke for executing this event!
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Board Members
Welcome Paulette Hauck — new
Program Committee Chair!
Carol Sherman, President
Paulette is a recent convert to knitting, having only taken knitting up
last August (yes a year ago). She took lessons in April 2011 and just
thought she could not do this so she just stopped, but after retiring
from Qwest Communications she used decided to pursue knitting
again. Her first project was a very sad looking dish cloth but she
persisted with the help of a couple of great mentors, who answered
her questions like, really a purl is just a backwards knit? Today she is a
knitter with a closet full of yarn and more projects than she will have
time to complete in her lifetime. She loves knitting - it is fun and it
makes her feel like she is creating something special and unique, not
to mention beautiful.
[email protected]
shmarollynn on Ravelry
Tracey Delamarter, Vice President
vicepresident@seattleknittersGuild.
delaknitter on Ravelry
Nanette Wielenga, Treasurer
[email protected]
nano56 on Ravelry
Marilyn Tschetter, Program Co-chair
A bit about Paulette. She worked for Qwest Communications (formerly
US West, formerly Pacific Northwest Bell and now CenturyLink) for 36
years, before retiring. She has have no children, but a very spoiled cat,
and two nieces and two nephews that make her days joyous. She loves
to read and play competitive duplicate bridge and is currently a Bronze
Life Master.
[email protected]
DeanMarilyn on Ravelry
Paulette Hauck, Program Co-Chair
[email protected]
Susan Parke, Program Co-Chair
[email protected]
sparke on Ravelry
Lisa Burlingame, Membership
[email protected]
jitteryknitter on Ravelry
Lisa Kobeck, Anu Slorah
Newsletter Editors
[email protected]
convolutedstring on Ravelry
--anu on Ravelry
Margarite Hargrave, Webmistress
[email protected]
knittingaviatrix on Ravelry
Debra Otto, Librarian
[email protected]
Kathy Riley, Hospitality Chair
[email protected]
seakath on Ravelry
Seattle Knitters Guild
She is looking forward to meeting more knitters and getting involved with
the guild.
Writers Sought!
You might notice that this newsletter is slimmer than usual. If you enjoy reading the Cablegram, please consider writing an article, book review, or knitting
tip. You do not have to commit to being a reporter. We need your help!
Membership Notes
Welcome to new members:
Linda Cudahy (Ravelry linan516)
Julie Axberg (Ravelry: jadesign)
— Kathy Hightower, Membership
(Est. 1985)
Meetings every first Wednesday of the month 7pm
Wedgwood Presbyterian Church
8008 – 35th Ave. NE, Seattle
(NE corner of 35th and 80th)
Visitors always welcome.
Parking available in the lot behind the church or across
from the south side of the church on 80th.
Dues: $22 per year,
$11 after July 1
Library cart open 6:30 to 7pm
(Only members may check out books.)
Cablegram is published monthly. Submit stories
and photos to [email protected].
www.seattleknittersguild.org
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Last page Bits and Pieces
Looking for some unique buttons? Check out
the recycled glass buttons made using traditional
glassblowing techniques at www.movingmud.com
Visit Debbie Macomber’s website at www.
DebbieMacomber.com to find out more details about Knit
1 Bless 2, where hand knit items can be donated to one
of three charitable organizations: Halos of Hope, Project
Linus, or Knitted Knockers.
To promote heart health, Laura Zander, owner of Jimmy
Bean’s Wool, has launched Stitch Red in conjuction with
the National Institute of Health to combat the leading
cause of death for women. Sixty companies have created
some yummy yarns and darling designs and products and
will donate 5% of their profits toward preventing heart
attacks in women. To see more about The Heart Truth go
to www.stitchred.com
Take a peek at knitting needles transformed into wearable
art and jewelry by designer Liana Kabel. See the designs
she has produced from recycled plastic knitting needles at
Did you know that you can get an app that will allow you
www.lianakabel.com
to input your knitting pattern and it will read the pattern
back to you at a knittable rate? Learn more at www.
knitspeaker.com
Knitter’s Calendar
September 22-23 Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival, Canby, Oregon
October 5-7, Seventh Annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, Sequim, Washington
November 2-4, Knit Fit! Seattle
Member Meeting
August 1
Topic
Cirilia Rose from Skacel Fiber Studio
September 5
Back to School Mini Classes
October 3
November 7
December 5
Fiber Frenzy
Bohus Knit-along Fashion Show
Holiday Party and Gift Exchange