The Newsletter of the Knitting Guild
of Greater Buffalo
September/October 2014
THE GUILD CABLE
Melissa Leapman is coming October 18th and19th
The President's Letter - Welcome Maureen
Welcome to the 2015-2016 Greater Buﬀalo Knitting Guild.
I can’t believe that we are starting another year. It seems
like we were just having the ice cream social. I hope you all
had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to an
exciting year. Our Programming Chairs, Gina Passantino
and Susy Palcic, have been busy this summer planning our
monthly activities. Please see the enclosed program listing
and mark your own calendars accordingly.
Information to be aware of:
Meetings are not all on the first Thursday:
Please note the date AND day changes for a
number of our meetings.
New:Social and help time-in order to
provide our guest speakers with your
undivided attention we will be offering social
time from 6:00-6:45 with our meetings
starting promptly at 7:00.
September meeting charity project-Sophie
Kosich is working on a charity project for Girl
Scouts and will be providing mitten kits for
anyone interested in knitting them for the
homeless in the area. Please see Sophie for
your kit and plan on completing the mittens
by our December meeting.
Knitting Guild membership dues: please pay
your dues by 10/31 see enrollment form on
page 5
Potluck on December 4th: Please be sure to
RSVP by the November meeting to ensure
we order enough food.
Also, please don’t forget our Fall Seminar October 18-19.
Our presenter is Melissa Leapman. Enclosed are the
registration materials. Our seminars are a wonderful
opportunity to build on your knitting skills and enhance
your knitting knowledge. I would like to thank Sharon
Gerstman and Cecile Shmookler for organizing and running
the seminars. We are very fortunate to get world renowned
instructors. I encourage you to take advantage of this
chance to enhance your knitting knowledge.
In other exciting knitting news, Western New York is home
to its very own Yarn Truck. Our Past President, Jenna
Meyer, has opened Knit Buﬀalo, LLC. Jenna has been
taking her truck to various locations throughout Western
New York this summer. In addition to her own 716knit yarn
she also has yarn from Jill Draper, Spin Monkeys and The
Cyborg’s Craft Room available. To find out where Jenna will
be setting up her yarn truck, or if you would like to host the
truck for an event please check out http://knitbuﬀalo.com.
If you’re looking for an excuse to visit the Yarn Truck or any
of our other Local Yarn Shops please take advantage of the
Shop Hop that will be taking place September 5-6.
Passports can be found at your LYS, or you may call the
Embraceable Ewe at 646-6674 for more details.
Maureen
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LOTS OF NEW AND
EXCITING EVENTS THIS
GUILD SEASON –
INCLUDING NEW
SPEAKERS SERIES by Gina
Passatino
Recipe of the month:
Tomato and Feta Dip
• This year’s Guild’s programming
schedule offers members a chance to
learn new skills, enhance and update
old ones, and create beautiful projects
all at the same time. The programming
department has been busy all summer
creating lots to be excited about. Here
are some of the highlights:
• Joining Gina is Susy Palcic. Be sure to
introduce yourself to Susy and let her
know how you can help and participate
this Guild season.
• NEW this year: Social and Help Time -
Socialize and get help on projects from
other members before meetings start.
Our meeting room will be open from
6-6:45 for this with the Guild’s meeting
starting promptly at 7pm. Enjoy time
with friends, get help, have a drink. But
be sure to turn off that cell phone and
offer our speakers your attention during
the meeting.
September/October 2014
1 pint cherry tomatoes cut in half
1 8 oz container feta cheese crumbles
½ onions diced
½ teaspoon garlic chopped
¼ cup red wine vinegar
2 tsp olive oil
2 avocadoes skinned and chopped
2 tsp fresh parsley
Mix tomatoes, feta, onion, garlic, vinegar, and olive oil
together thoroughly. Add avocadoes and parsley and stir
again (just enough to mix). Add more red wine vinegar if
needed as you want it to be easily scoopable. Chill for a
few hours tightly covered. Serve with Fritos Scoops.
• NEW this year: Yarn Fest (Formally
known as Vendor Night) moves to April.
Vendors from the local area and other
parts of WNY plus Pennsylvania will set
up shop in April. Due to Easter and
Passover, we will hold Yarn Fest on the
3rd Thursday of April. Perhaps you’ll set
aside some tax return money to buy
that special skein of yarn! Our March
program will focus on using specialty
and hand dyed yarns, a perfect kick off
to Yarn Fest!
• Guild KAL – We’ll be running a KAL
appropriate for all levels of knitters
starting in October. Be sure to join in
the fun!
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DDs Corner
Ravelry Part III
Have you ever found a kit that you really liked the pattern for but not the yarn that came with it? Well
we have the solution for you! Using Ravelry you can look to see if you can find a pattern similar to what
you found, and then hopefully use some of that stash you’ve been saving for the perfect pattern. Here’s
our story:
We recently found a really awesome shawl/lap blanket pattern/kit that only could be purchased with the
yarn (that we didn’t particularly care for.) We decided to see what we could find on Ravelry that was
similar to it. To do so we:
• Signed in to
Ravelry
• Clicked on the ‘patterns’ tab
• Clicked on ‘search patterns’ and typed: lap blanket
• We looked through the 50 ‘free’ (under the availability tab on the left side, click Free) patterns
• Through Ravelry we were able to find three patterns that were similar to what we were looking for:
• To save them to your library, click on the title of the pattern and then click ‘add to library’ on the top
right side of the page.
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• When you do so, it will indicate that the pattern is now ‘in your library.’ You can click on the words ‘in
your library’ and it will allow you to download it (print), or select what category you want to store it
under (blankets, shawls…) To select the category, click on ‘select sets’: • Once you click on this, it will provide a listing of all the folders you currently have available or give you
an opportunity to ‘create a new set.’ Click on that and name the folder.
We would love your thoughts and
suggestions. Feel free to ask
questions or suggest next month’s
topic. You can reach us through
Ravelry or via email:
Deb-leftyknitter or
[email protected]
Deniece-dimdgrl or
[email protected]
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Programs for the Knitting Guild 2014-2015
By Gina Passantino, Susy Palcic
TUESDAY, September 9th (Please note: This is the 2nd Tuesday of the month)
1. EXPERT TIPS AND SIMPLE SAVES - The Guild’s Elizabeth Marino is going to help us start
oﬀ this knitting season the right way! This class addresses some of the tricks that make knitting easier
including yarn colorfastness, changing cast on, adding edgings, picking up stitches, life lines, ripping, reknitting, finishing techniques, and many more! Elisabeth Marino is a knitter and designer living in the
Buﬀalo, NY metro area. Her designs are available on Ravelry.com, her blog http://
knittingwithkarma.blogspot.com/, and local yarn shops. ***Members: Bring a project you are currently knitting that is giving you trouble, or a pattern
you are having a tough time understanding.
2. SHOW AND TELL - What did you knit this summer? Show oﬀ one of your creations tonight! Let
us know the pattern name, yarn used, any modifications , and why this is the item from your summer
knitting you like best. Due to limited time and so that everyone who wants to participate can, please
show and tell just one item per person.
Thursday October 23rd (Please note: This is the 4th Thursday of the month)
1. KNITTING AND TECHNOLOGY - Don’t be afraid of technology, embrace it and use it to
improve your knitting! Deb Welch and Deniece Diamond, Guild members and editors of The Guild
Cable, will provide us with ways to use technology to make your knitting better and faster, including using
Knit Companion, Ravelry, knitting APPS, and other forms of technology. Brush up on your skills and/or
learn something new tonight! ***Members: Bring a laptop, tablet or Smartphone. 2. GUILD KAL - Susy Palcic from Programming will introduce the year long Guild KAL tonight. This
KAL will challenge advance knitters yet still be something for beginners to knit. Help will be available
during the social hour before each meeting and there will be a Fashion Show to show oﬀ the finished
KAL’s in March. Thursday, November 6th
1. DO-DADS DEMONSTRATION NIGHT- What are the tools you use most to help you knit?
Perhaps you have tools that are unique or hard-to-find, maybe even vintage. Tonight members will
demonstrate their favorite knitting tools, tell you where they can be purchased, and show you neat ways
to use these tools to improve your knitting.
**** Please let us know ASAP if you can demonstrate
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Also November 6th: 2. KAL- Have you started knitting the Guild KAL yet? Tonight is the night to sit with Guild members,
knit the KAL together, have your questions answered.
Thursday, December 4th – Members Only Event
1. Potluck - Always a popular event, members share their best recipes and enjoy an evening of knitting
too! The Guild will provide the main course. Members, please bring a dish according to the below
assignment including an index card listing the ingredients you used:
A-G: Salads
H-P: Appetizers
R-Z: Desserts
2. Trunk Show - Erin Kosich from The Embraceable Ewe will present a trunk show from today’s
popular yarns and best designers. Thursday, January 8th (Please note: This is the 2nd Thursday of the month)
1. CHARITY KNITTING- Tonight is the night to give back to the community and knit it forward!
We will be knitting a variety of items that will be donated to local charities. Patterns will be provided
and most items can be completed during tonight’s Guild meeting. You just need to bring scrap
yarn,variety of diﬀerent sized needles, and an open and giving heart . Start the new year oﬀ by knitting
something for someone in need.
Thursday, February 5th
1. GET YOUR GAUGE AND SWATCH ON- How often does this happen to you?: You are so
excited to start knitting a new pattern that you start without doing a gauge or swatch. Maybe you never
knit sweaters because you’re afraid they may not fit. Or maybe you always swatch and have stories to
share about how it saved you. Buﬀalo Designer and Guild member, Heather Lodinsky, presents an
informative program tonight on why swatching should be your first step in any knitting project, and will
ultimately save you pain and knitting agony. 2. SHOW AND TELL – What have you knit recently? Show oﬀ one of your creations tonight! Let us
know the pattern name, yarn you used, and any modifications. Due to limited time and so that everyone
who wants to participate can, please show and tell just one item per person.
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Thursday, March 5th
1. KNITTING WITH HAND DYED AND SPECIALTY YARNS- Elizabeth Marino is back to
teach us how to design or modify patterns for any yarn. Her presentation will include knitting math and
how to translate skein weight into square feet of knitting. Elizabeth will also help you understand how to
use the one-of-a-kind yarns that will be featured for sale at next month’s Yarn Fest in which vendors from
across Western New York and Pennsylvania will sell their unique yarns, fibers and knitting related items.
Elisabeth Marino is a knitter and designer living in the Buﬀalo, NY metro area. Her designs are available
on Ravelry.com, her blog http://knittingwithkarma.blogspot.com/, and local yarn shops
***Members: Bring a calculator, pencil, and paper.***
2. KAL FASHION SHOW - Tonight is the night to show oﬀ your beautifully knitted KAL project!
Make sure to bring a card listing the yarn you used and any m modifications you made to the pattern.
Thursday, April 16th (Please note: This is the 3rd Thursday of the month)
1. YARN FEST – Vendors from across Western New York and Pennsylvania will sell their unique yarns,
fibers and knitting related items. Guests are encouraged and invited to attend. There will be plenty of
items for knitters and non –knitters alike. Grow your stash tonight! Get a start on Spring and Summer
projects. Vendors will accept cash, checks and some will accept credit cards. Support our outstanding
vendors who are traveling great distances to be with us tonight. Don’t regret missing this exciting evening
to shop and win knitting related prizes! The doors open this night at 6:00pm, and guests are very much
encouraged to attend!
***Raﬄes throughout the evening. ***New This Year: Knitter’s and Spinner’s Corners, plus other surprises!
Thursday, May 14th- Members only event (Please note this is the 2nd Thursday)
1. Auction – Always one of the most popular events on the Knitting Guild’s calendar of events. Start
saving your pennies now so you can bid high for the yarn you desire. Another great opportunity to grow
your stash! Thursday, June 4th – Members Only Event
1. President’s Ice Cream Social - Say thank you to this year’s Board of Directors by attending the
Guild’s Ice Cream Social. This is always fun night to start the summer and plan your summer knitting
projects.
2. Fashion Show – Show oﬀ the one knitted item you made during this Guild season. Perhaps the one
you are most proud of or one that challenged you! Be sure to let us know the yarn you used, needles, and
any modifications you made to the pattern. Due to limited time and many people expected to attend we
ask that people only model one project!
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FALL SEMINAR – October 18-19, 2014 at the Ramada Inn 2402 North Forest Road, Amherst 14226
We are very excited to welcome Melissa Leapman to Buﬀalo. Melissa is a prolific author and teacher and
her classes are always in demand at Stitches, Vogue Live and other Knitting Events. Classes are $35 each
for members ($40 for non-members). Please make sure that you are a member before you send your
seminar materials in. Do not send membership dues or registration with your seminar registration. For
your convenience, you may join or renew membership on line and pay with paypal. 1. All registrations postmarked or received by Wednesday, September 24, 2014 from
Guild Members will be registered in order of receipt for as many classes as you wish. 2. All registrations postmarked or received after Wednesday, September 24, 2014, by Guild members or
non-members, in order of receipt. Registrations will be confirmed by email.
**We expect classes will sell out quickly, and a waiting list will be kept. Don’t delay!!
Class Descriptions:
1. Sat.
9 - 12: Cable Variations -
Thinking about adding a new “tier” to your “basic cable package”?
Expand your options! In this workshop, you’ll knit up several fun and unusual cable stitch patterns and
motifs, including some that utilize color and lace techniques.
2.
Sat. 1 - 4: Flatter Yourself – fully fashioned secrets of the pros – In this fun hands-on workshop,
learn how designers use fully fashioned shaping to create flattering sweaters. No matter your shape, use
your knitting prowess to create knockout pieces that fit and flatter.
3.
Sun. 9 - 12: Double Knitting:
With this fascinating knitting technique, both sides of the knitting
appear to be stockinette stitch. In a few fun hours, learn how to knit and design for this technique. 4. Sun. 1 - 4: StashBuster Magic – Got yarn? Transform even your tiniest bits and pieces into a
beautiful, one-of-a-kind jacket! In this hands-on workshop, learn designer secrets for creating a using a
magic ball of yarn while knitting a mini version of this one-piece wonder. Best of all, no one will ever
suspect it was crafted from leftovers! Magic indeed.
Note: Must be comfortable working in the round on double pointed needles or proficient at
magic loop or knitting in the round with 2 circular needles on as few as 8 stitches
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KNITTING GUILD OF GREATER BUFFALO
FALL SEMINAR – OCTOBER 18-19, 2014 at the Ramada Inn 2402 North Forest Road Amherst 14226 Mail (or deliver) your registration to:
Cecile Shmookler
210 Saranac Avenue
Buﬀalo, NY 14216
Registrations received or postmarked by Wednesday, September 24, 2014 will be given first preference
Checks are to be made payable to Knitting Guild of Greater Buﬀalo
For registration for classes, enclose a check for $35.00 per class ($40.00 per class for non-members). One
check for all classes desired. ______ Sat. October 18 - 9am - 12n: Cable Variations ______ Sat. October 18 - 1pm - 4pm: Flatter Yourself
______ Sun. October 19 - 9am - 12n: Double Knitting
* Information Required. Note: for class
registration you must have an email address to
receive confirmation and homework/supply list.
If you do not have an email address of your own,
please list the email address of someone who
will forward this information to you.
______ Sun. October 19 - 1pm - 4pm: Stashbuster Magic Number of classes _____ x $35 ($40 for nonmembers) = _______ Amount enclosed
Class registration confirmation will be sent by email.
*Name: ___________________________________________ *E-mail Address (please print clearly): _____________________________
*Daytime Phone number (cell # is preferable): _________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
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The sponsors who keep us happy in our craft:
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Treasurer's Report:
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