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 http://www.bostonknitting.com May-June 2014 Newsletter
2013-2014 Officers:
Gail Press, President ([email protected])
Vivian Bolt, Vice President ([email protected])
Cynthia Scott, Secretary ([email protected])
Jane McKinnell, Treasurer ([email protected])
Rosann Fleischauer, Corresponding Secretary ([email protected])
Dear Knitters and Crocheters,
The trees are blooming beautiful magnolias, the daffodils and tulips have popped up but it's still
cold! It seems as if the good weather will never arrive! Good thing we all have plenty of yarn...
What a wonderful baby shower we had at our April meeting. We had so many beautiful things
knitted or crocheted for our tiny friends at Mass General. Congratulations to the winners of
contests although the real winners are these precious babies who will receive these wonderful
gifts. I was just amazed at the amount of work our members put into the baby things as well as
hats for our Caps For Kids program. A special thank you goes out to CC Fitzgerald, Vivian Bolt
and everyone else on the committee for making this meeting so special.
I'm looking forward to our workshop and annual luncheon with Sally Melville. If you haven't
already, get your check in - it promises to be another great meeting!
See you there,
Gail
Upcoming meetings: 2013 – 2014 Calendar
May 14, 2014 – Sally Melville workshops – (Sold Out)
May 15, 2014 – Annual Luncheon at the Undercroft Rooms
Trinity Church, Boston
Keynote Speaker: Sally Melville ‘Why We Do What We Do’
The Importance of Creativity: Sally speaks to what knitting (and any handwork) does for
our soul. It makes us happy, promotes good mental health and even contributes to our
economic recovery. Sally helps us to understand why we love to do what we do and why
we should keep doing it!
June 19, 2014 (Thursday) – A day of knitting at Laurie Kent’s house from 11am – 2:00pm.
CC will send an email with more details the week before.
Greater Boston Knitting Guild Meeting Minutes:
March 20, 2014 Meeting
The weather was cool and wet, but not raining. The Duck Pond was undergoing further repairs. The sides of the pond were being shored up to keep them from crumbling. A stream of knitters carrying bags of yarn and half-­‐finished projects arrived at the undercroft of Trinity Church. They were planning to donate them to our auction. It can be very cathartic to discard the old and replace it with newly purchased yarn which holds the promise of a great knitting success. The early morning crowd was noisy, but Gail’s cowbell quelled the crowd. We had several auctioneers including Heidi Fieldston, Daryl Kreindel, Cheryl Mariolis, and Ira Dearing. Heidi’s voice could be heard above the chatter, and Ira and Cheryl added their yarn expertise, pointing out the fine points of each skein of yarn. There were kits: scarf, baby afghan, jacket, rainbow cardigan, boyfriend sweater, cashmere shawl, multicolored mittens, beaded vest, heavy worsted socks. Yarn was variously described as yummy, tweedy, crunchy, and bulky. There was yarn that had that lanolin feel to it. “It had that full sheepyness happening with the lanolin.” There were, besides standard yarns, something called T-­‐shirt yarn in the shade of orange. There were 20 skeins of hemp in beautiful colors (don’t try smoking it).) In an adjoining room, there were tables piled with small lots of yarn in plastic bags labeled with colored dots that corresponded to prices listed. Soon the tables were bare and all there was left to do was to pay for our newly acquired yarn. Now our members have gotten rid of the tiresome yarn and kits that no longer hold their interest. In their place is a new supply of yarn and projects to inspire them. Submitted by: Cynthia Scott, Secretary April 17, 2014 Meeting
The weather was cold and sunny. The repairs to the duck pond have been completed. There were a few tiny blue flowers growing under the bushes in the Public Garden. I would call them bluets for a lack of any more formal name. The duck sculptures were wearing blue and yellow striped scarves in honor of the Marathon and its motto, Boston Strong. Members arrived for our April Shower meeting carrying knitted garments for our contest, donations to babies born at Massachusetts General Hospital, and hats for the Caps for Kids program. First, a very beautiful display of knitting was arranged in a separate room. Guild members were treated to a display of some of the most wonderful and creative knitting imaginable. Some items were family heirlooms; some were newly knitted creations that were going to be donated to MGH or Caps for Kids. The winners were announced at lunch, and cake and punch were served. A touching page of thank-­‐yous was passed from table to table for the members to read (see Outreach Section. ) These were messages from children who had received hats from the Caps for Kids program. My favorite: “This hat is one of a kind, just like all of you. You made a piece of love.” Submitted by: Cynthia Scott, Secretary Community Outreach Program:
I have always said that if you take a group of people with a passion and put them together toward
a cause, the range of possibilities they can achieve is unlimited. This is demonstrated by the
Community Outreach intake from the April meeting. Together, the members of our Guild
donated 316 items in April, most, as we would expect, rallying around the baby shower, an event
to encourage handmade items gifted to patients at Mass General Hospital. The following is the
breakdown of what we took in:
120 Hats (7 with matching booties)
50 cardigans (12 with matching hats, 2 with matching booties)
18 pair of booties and 40 pair of preemie socks
37 blankets (6 with matching hats)
24 miscellaneous items including: 10 oneseys, 1 vest, 2 bibs, 2 washcloths, 1 jacket, 2 rompers, 1
teddy bear, 1 Humpty Dumpty toy, 1 duck, an octopus, 2 buntings, and a partridge in a pear tree!
(Just kidding about the partridge.)
Shower Contest Winners:
Overall Winners
First: Crochet Christening Dress
Second: Humpty Dumpty
Third: Striped Bolero Jacket with I-Cords
Barbara Aramini
Anna Finzi
Cheryl Mariolis
Category Winners
Blanket - Jenny Bass embroidered blanket
Sue Cass
Toy - bear in striped suit
Anna Finzi
Hat - mitered design
Betty Weldon
Sweater - blue and green stripes
Sharon Carey
Sweater Plus - ivory sample-adaptation
of historic sweater found at Auswitz
Sonia Zegarra
Booties - blue, laced tops
Linda Darisse
January Workshop - CC’s
Green pullover
Anna Finzi
January Workshop - Cheryl’s
Lace cardigan w/garter band
Nancy Guetersloh
Unusual - knit balls
Vivian Bolt
Cutest - duck bill hat, duck feet booties
Jackie Hurley
~ photos by L. Darisse
Thanks to everyone who participated in planning, organizing, and knitting, and to all who
continue to take our Community Outreach to new highs!
Submitted by: Vivian Bolt, Outreach Coordinator
Excerpts from Caps for Kids Thank You Notes (2013 distribution): I sleep with my hat. It keeps me so warm I get fast asleep! I love this hat because I don’t have one for the winter, and my ears get cold, but now i feel warm with this hat. I will keep this hat forever. Thank you for the blue, white, soft ,fluffy and good looking knitted hat. When I wear it people call me a “smurf and
a blueberry.” I like it when they call me that because it makes me laugh and it could help me keep warm for the
winter.
It caught my eye as soon as I saw it, and my friends said it look wonderful on me. I have worn that hat ever since I chose it. I was even lucky enough that when I first chose it I was
able to wear it in my school.
I can wear it in the snow and it is the same color as my vest to go to church.
It’s so cold outside. But you saved the day with giving us caps.
Thank you for taking the time to make something so nice for me. I also sleep with it and its so comfortable
The hard work you put in just blows me away, when I grow up I will be just like you. You inspier me. I loved your knitting style. I loved your knitting talent.
This hat was my very first knitted hat. This hat is one of a kind, just like all of you. You made a piece of love. Thank you for making me a hat because I do not have a lot. I love it !!!!
You guy’s are very caring if anybody ever need’s a hat I will recomend them to go staight to Cap’s for Kids Dear Hat People, I really like the hat you gave me. I also like how your giving hats to kids who
don’t have hats. Thanks and merry Christmas!!
I am coo-coo for my hat!
You rock! The hat helped me very much because of the freezing weater outside. I can use it in the winter, and in the cold, and for when it is windy. I love the hat I wish you could send me more hats and try to give me at least two scarfs but its ok if you can’t because I already love what you gave me. Thank you for giveing me such a wonderful hat. I like the pombpomb on the top. I feel like I can’t take it off. Photo by L. Darisse
Aviatrix Hat by Justine Turner
Free Ravelry Download
(See Ravelry for more detailed instructions and patterns for other weight yarns.)
Size
Head circumference 37.5 (40, 42.5, 46.25, 48.75, 50, 53.75) cm 15 (16, 17, 18.5, 19.5, 20, 21.5)
in
Yarn
Worsted weight 192 m (210 yd) = 100g (3.53 oz) 40 (45, 50, 60, 70, 75, 80) g
Darning needle
Button 2cm in diameter
Needles
1 pair 4.5 mm (US 7) 1 x 5.5 mm (US 9)
Gauge
16 sts x 22 rows
Sections:
Note: Instructions are given for the smallest size, with subsequent sizes in parentheses, if there is
only one figure it applies to all sizes. Please see the pattern for your yarn weight FIRST.
10 row section
Row 1 (RS): slip first st, k to 5 sts from the end of the row, W&T.
Row 2 (WS): p to 5 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 3: k to 10 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 4: p to 10 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 5: k to 8 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 6: p to 8 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 7: k to 4 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 8: p to 4 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 9: k to end
Row 10: slip 1, k to end.
12 row section
Row 1 (RS): slip first st, k to 5 sts from the end of the row, W&T.
Row 2 (WS): p to 5 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 3: k to 10 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 4: p to 10 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 5: k to 16 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 6: p to 16 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 7: k to 12 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 8: p to 12 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 9: k to 7 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 10: p to 7 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 11: k to end
Row 12: slip 1, k to end.
14 row section
Row 1 (RS): slip first st, k to 6 sts from the end of the row, W&T.
Row 2 (WS): p to 6 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 3: k to 10 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 4: p to 10 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 5: k to 14 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 6: p to 14 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 7: k to 18 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 8: p to 18 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 9: k to 12 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 10: p to 12 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 11: k to 7 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 12: p to 7 sts from the end of the row W&T.
Row 13: k to end Row 14: slip 1, k to end.
Worsted weight
From front
With smaller needles cast on 31 (33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43) sts using a cable cast on.
Row 1: [k1, p1] to end.
Row 2: [p1, k1] to end.
Repeat previous 2 rows until you have worked a total of 6 (8, 6, 6, 8, 8, 10) rows. Change to
larger needles.
Next row: k to end. Start section knitting (see above) now.
Work 6 (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6) x 10 (10, 12, 12, 12, 12, 14) row sections.
Next row (RS): k across row decreasing 6 (6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 10) sts evenly across the row. Change to
smaller needles.
Row 1: [k1, p1] to end.
Row 2: [p1, k1] to end.
Repeat previous 2 rows until you have worked a total of 8 (10, 8, 8, 10, 10, 12) rows rib. Cast off
loosely in rib.
Earflaps
With RS facing and using smaller needles using smaller needles, pick up and knit 17 (17, 19, 19,
21, 21, 23) sts from cast off edge of back rib to cast on edge of front rib, ensuring the centre st
lines up with the centre of the hat, this stitch must always be worked in stst, all other sts will be
worked in garter st.
Next row (WS): k to end.
Next row (RS): k 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9), SSK, k1, k2tog, k 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9).
Next row (WS): k 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10), p1, k to end.
Next row (RS): k 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8), SSK, k1, k2tog, k 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8).
Next row (WS): k 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9), p1, k to end.
Continue to decrease in this manner until 5 (5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7) sts rem*.
Strap
Next row: k to end. Repeat previous row until strap measures 11 (12, 12.5, 13, 14.5, 15.5, 16) cm
Buttonhole
K 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3) yrn, k2tog, k to end.
Next row: k to end.
Next row: k2tog, k to end.
Next row: k2tog, k to end.
Cast off.
Work the other earflap to match, casting off all sts when you reach *
Darn in loose ends and attach button.
Photo by L. Darisse
Interesting news story…
Check out the link below to read about protecting penguins from oil spills in Victoria, Australia.
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/watercooler/article/272210/108/Knitted-­‐jumpers-­‐
protect-­‐penguins-­‐from-­‐oil-­‐spills Another interesting link:
“This is your brain on knitting…”
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/25/health/brain-crafting-benefits/Knitting
Knitting Possibilities:
Irish Baby Beard
Passover Plate:
Hamster Sweater:
Note from the Editor:
I’d like to thank everyone who contributed to this edition of the newsletter. I am always looking
for stories from members about fiber happenings in your lives. I know all members have had
interesting experiences and if you are willing to share, please contact me so we can get them in
the newsletter. Everyone loves to hear about knitting weekends, fiber trips in the US and abroad,
guilds and other groups who meet regularly, courses and classes, etc. The positive feedback I get
from the newsletter is about stories and photos people have submitted. Please email me at
[email protected] about any articles for publication in the newsletter.
~ Linda Darisse, Editor
GBKG Website:http://www.bostonknitting.com
The Guild is trying to focus more on our website and depend more and more on communicating
electronically. The Calendar page is updated regularly. We encourage you to check our website
just before you come to a guild meeting for last minute notices. All newsletters are uploaded at
the beginning of every second month. Business members are listed there as well.
Enjoy!
~Ingeborg Endter, website untangler
Plimoth Plantation Community Outreach:
As part of the Guild's community outreach program, several GBKG members knit 17th c.
garments for Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower II, and travel to the Plantation once a month
to knit and talk with the Plantation's visitors. The Plantation created a poster to display while
GBKG knitters are on site that shows various knitted items, which are keeping GBKG members
busily attending to their needles (see Jan-Feb 13 issue.) If you would like to join in the fun,
please contact Mary Keefe at 617-522-0235, or [email protected]
GBKG Website
http://www.bostonknitting.com
Laundering and Dry Cleaning Chart:
Thanks to our old friend and former GBKG President, Diane Keighley, for submitting the
following symbol chart for the benefit of our members. We miss you, Diane!
G U I D E TO C O M M O N H O M E L A U N D E R I N G A N D D RYC L E A N I N G SYM B O LS
Written Care Instructions
What Care Symbol and Instructions Mean
Tumble Dry, Normal
A machine dryer may be regularly used at the hottest
available temperature setting.
Tumble Dry, Normal,
Low Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used at a
maximum of Low Heat setting.
TD_Nor_M
Tumble Dry, Normal,
Medium Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used at a
maximum of Medium Heat setting.
TD_Nor_H
Tumble Dry, Normal,
High Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used at a
High Heat setting.
Tumble Dry, Normal,
No Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used only at
No Heat or Air Only setting.
Tumble Dry,
Permanent Press
A machine dryer may be regularly used only at
the Permanent Press setting.
Tumble Dry, Gentle
A machine dryer may be regularly used only at
the Gentle setting.
Do Not Tumble Dry
A machine dryer may not be used. Usually
accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol.
Do Not Dry
A machine dryer may not be used. Usually
accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol.
Line Dry
Hang damp garment from line or bar, in or out doors.
Drip Dry
Hang dripping wet garment from line or bar, in or
out doors, without hand shaping or smoothing
Dry Flat
Lay out horizontally for drying.
Dry In Shade
Usually added to Line or Drip Dry. Dry away from
direct sunlight.
Do Not Wring
Do not wring.
Care Symbol
DOS/WIN
Code Ref#
Dry
TD_Nor
TD_Nor_L
TD_NoHet
NOTE
SYSTEM OF
DOTS
TD_PP
INDICATING
TEMPERATURE
TD_
Gen_
L
RANGE IS
THE SAME FOR
ALL DRY
PROCEDURES.
TD_DoNot
Dr_DoNot
Dry_Line
Dr_Drip
Dr_Flat
Dr_ Shade
Wring
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G U I D E TO C O M M O N H O M E L A U N D E R I N G A N D D RYC L E A N I N G SYM B O LS
DOS/WIN
Code Ref#
Care Symbol
Iron
Ir_Tall
Ir_Tall_L
Written Care Instructions
What Care Symbol and Instructions Mean
Iron, Any Temperature,
Steam or Dry
Regular ironing may be needed and may be
performed at any available temperature with or
without steam is acceptable.
Iron, Low
Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at
Low setting (110C, 230F) only.
Iron, Medium
Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at
Medium setting (150C, 300F).
Iron, High
Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at
High setting (200C, 290F).
Do Not Steam
Steam ironing will harm garment, but regular
dry ironing at indicated temperature setting is
acceptable.
Do Not Iron
Item may not be smooted or finished with an iron.
NOTE
Ir_Tall_M
SYSTEM OF
DOTS
INDICATING
Ir_Tall_H
TEMPERATURE
RANGE IS THE
SAME FOR ALL
IRONING
Ir_NoStm
PROCEDURES.
Ir_DoNt
NOTE: IF IRONING IS NOT A NECESSARY, REGULAR CARE PROCEDURE IT NEED NOT BE MENTIONED.
Dryclean
Dryclean
Dry Clean, any solvent, any cycle any moisture,
any heat.
Dryclean, Any Solvent
Dry Clean, any solvent. Usually used with other
restrictions on proper dry cleaning procedure.
DC_Circle
DC_A
A
DC_F
F
Dryclean, Petroleum
Solvent Only
Dry Clean using only petroleum solvent. Usually used
with other restrictions.
DC_P
P
Dryclean, Any Solvent
Except Trichloroethylene
Any dry cleaning solvent other than
trichloroethylene may be safely used.
Dryclean, Short Cycle
May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
Dryclean,
Reduced Moisture
May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
Dryclean, Low heat
May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
Dryclean, No Steam
May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
Do Not Dryclean
Garment may not be commercially drycleaned.
DC_S_Cyc
DC_RMois
DC_NSt
DC_DoNot
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