cable gram - The Minnesota Knitters` Guild

Volume 28, Number 1
Newsletter of the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild
Spring 2012
CABLE GRAM
From
President’s
the President
Purls
T
he countdown is
on…Yarnover is
around the corner!
Special thanks to PJ
Wollum who helped develop
the program for online
registration and to all of the
other volunteers who tested
the program before it went
live. And it did go live! And
Brigid Brindley
I can tell you that it is a
President
beautiful thing. We have had
MN Knitters’ Guild
a few glitches along the way,
and a little bit of hand-holding, but what a beautiful
program we have. Thank you to everyone who has
used the online registration and made our lives so
much easier.
Now to the good stuff…knitting. The winter has
been so mild that I haven’t really worked on many
big woolly projects. I have almost finished one of
the jackets from knit, Swirl!, a book of designs from
Sandra McIver. I have been working on it (on the
side) since July 2011, and will be so happy to finish
it. I chose a beautiful Noro Silk Garden wool blend.
I just have the one hugely long seam to work on…
and then finito! I just finished a small Fair Isle hat
using a pattern by Kate Davies called “Sheep Heid”
which is available on Ravelry. The design used 9
natural colors of Shetland sheep. I did it as part of a
knit-along with my local yarn shop. The hat is
adorable with little sheep and rams on it. I also
started a sweater out of Coastal Knits by Alana Dakos
and Hannah Fettig. I chose a pattern called “Gnarled
Oak Cardigan” and am using Madeline Tosh DK in a
color called “Cousteau.” The green and blue hues of
this colorway are lovely and make me smile as I
knit…which is a good thing because there are hours of
just straight stockinette stitch on this baby.
Another lovely thing about spring is the onset of
knitting retreats and events. I am going to a retreat in
Maine at the end of February. Then we have the Great
Guild Getaway 2012 to Camp Knudsen in March. My
11-year-old knitting daughter, Maeve, is going to
room with me on the GGG trip -- what fun to have a
retreat together. Later in April we have Yarnover,
which I hope most of you are attending. It should be a
great time. Shepherd’s Harvest is in May. To top
everything off, in July I get to go to Meg Swanson’s
knit camp again!
Hope your lives are full of knitting and fun,
Brigid Brindley
INSIDE
Yarnover 2012.............................................................2
Knitting on the Hoof and on the Lam .........................2
MKG 2011 Year-End Report ......................................3
MKG Service Committee 2011 Annual Report ...... 4-5
Book Review ...............................................................5
Knitting Around ..........................................................6
Get Out the Vote 2012 ................................................7
Knitting in the News! ..................................................8
MKG Service Project 2012 .........................................9
Knitting in the Northland ..........................................10
Northern Lights Affiliate Meeting Schedule .............10
Charting the Future ...................................................11
Coming Up at MKG ..................................................12
www.knitters.org
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Yarnover is Coming!
by Shelley Hermanson, Yarnover Committee Chair
Y
arnover is almost here, and we are excited!!
Tis the last couple of months before Yarnover, and the Yarnover committee is getting the finishing
touches ready for best Saturday in April. We are excited, so say the least. We have made some
changes this year, and we hope you like them. The first big change, of course, is online registration.
We must give credit to PJ Wollum and her team for doing an outstanding job of making it possible to register
for classes. Everyone seems very happy to know immediately that they got into the classes they wanted. Thank
you so much for making this happen, PJ et al. It is wonderful.
The second major change is that there isn’t going to be a keynote speaker this year. We want you to know that
we do read those evaluations that you submit. The pervasive theme has been “more shopping time please.” To
that end, we eliminated the keynote address. That means when you arrive at Hopkins High School, you can
immediately pull out that credit card and use it to its best advantage buying more yarn. When you arrive, you
pick up your registration materials and name badge and proceed to the vendor area to shop until it is time for
class. Classes still start at 9:15. At the end of the day, you turn in your evaluation and, if some of the vendors
are still open, you can shop again. Oh, and there is, of course, lunchtime shopping too. We hope this will satisfy
your need to indulge in fibery goodness.
The teacher dinner is at the Doubletree Hotel. The main difference this year is that there will be appetizers
and punch at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30. It will be in a ballroom instead of the open area we had last year, which I
think will make for a less noisy time for everyone. The food at the Doubletree is excellent, and it is so much fun
to meet those teachers up close and personal when not in a classroom setting. I hope you can make it to the
dinner.
I hope everyone has a wonderful time on April 27th and 28th. I am looking forward to seeing you all there for
the 26th annual Minnesota Knitters’ Guild Yarnover.
Check out the vendor list and the updated information about class openings in the Yarnover group on Ravelry,
www.ravelry.com
Knitting on the Hoof and on the Lam
By Elizabeth Watkins
C
urly the Goat apparently did not understand that no goats are harmed
in the process of making mohair. Owners Jim and Karen Aakre
brought the 3 year angora goat to town to be part of a living nativity
program at a Lutheran church in Fergus Falls. Curly slipped out of her leash and bolted for freedom,
setting off a 25 day “Goat Watch” with daily reports, an online photo gallery and an interactive map to report
sightings. Curly enjoyed her freedom in the mild weather after Christmas and roamed a wide area of town, but
always managed to escape capture. Her owners grew increasingly worried as temperatures grew colder,
however. Curly was finally caught several miles outside of town, when she ran into some kinfolk – a herd of
goats belonging to another farmer – and was lured into a barn.
The Aakres own several other goats, as well as llamas, a variety of sheep and angora rabbits. Karen, who is
well-known locally as a spinning instructor, uses their fiber for spinning and knitting. A former art teacher,
Aakre is currently working on an illustrated book titled A Goat’s Tail: Curley Gets Cold Feet. As for Curly,
she seems glad to be back in the fold.
Information for this article as well as the “Goat Watch” emblem was gathered from the website of the Fergus
Falls Daily Journal.
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MKG 2011 Year-End Report
2011
Year End
CASH
General Guild
2011 Dues
Yarnover Event (Reserved Fund)
Retreat Event
Money Market
TOTAL CASH
EXPENSES
Textile Center Monthly Rent (Full Space)
TC Guild Membership/Library Privileges/Mail Box/Voice Mail
TC Meeting Room Rent (6 Board Meetings x $25)
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Web Site
Monthly Programs/Door Prizes
Advertising/Promotional
Library Purchases
Administration
Rewards for Event Volunteers (5 events x $50)
Affilate Guild Reimbursement
Advancement of Knitting Education/Knit Out
Service Committee
New Member Committee
TOTAL EXPENSES
INCOME
Membership Dues (763 members at year-end)
2,002
12,473
1,891
-1,810
10,113
$24,668
2011
Budget
3,080
760
180
2,300
2,900
3,000
250
1,000
1,780
300
750
900
600
500
$18,300
$20,948
2011
Year End
2,285
568
180
1,489
6,288
2,598
367
895
2790
50
675
15
600
0
$18,800
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MKG Service Committee 2011
Annual Report
by Michele Germanson, Service Committee Chair
T
he purpose of the Service Committee is to distribute yarn and
supplies to groups and organizations that knit for charity or
promote and teach knitting. We now have an allotted budget
and we also receive funds and materials from donations. In
addition, the guild as a whole participates in an annual service project
with items donated to one or more organizations.
Donations we receive are sorted and the appropriate supplies are given
to organizations we know can use them. Donated yarn and needles have
also been used for MKG teaching opportunities at Shepherds Harvest, the
Minnesota State Fair, Knit Out and the Textile Center.
The organizations we continued to support in 2011 are the Minnesota
Visiting Nurse Agency, Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Bundles
Hats on Display at July Meeting
of Love, Edina Senior Center and Creekside Needleworks
Photo courtesy of Michele Germanson
(Bloomington). A new organization this year was The Minneapolis
Women’s Needlework Club. This year we donated again to Mary Monitor who is knitting bears for the Mother
Bear Project.
In 2011 we donated a total of 484 skeins and 7 pounds 13.5 ounces of yarn.
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Bundles of Love: 66 skeins & 1 pound 11.5 ounces of yarn
Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly: 72 skeins & 15.3 ounces of yarn
MN Visiting Nurse Agency: 126 skeins & 12.4 ounces of yarn
Edina Senior Center: 74 skeins & 15.4 ounces of yarn
Creekside Needleworks: 73 skeins & 1 pound 8 ounces of yarn
Minneapolis Women’s Needlework Club: 73 skeins & 1 pound 2.5 ounces of yarn
Mary Monitor for Mother Bear Project: 12.3 ounces of yarn
Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly: 21 scarves, 8 pairs of mittens, 14 hats & 11 pairs of socks
Bundles of Love: 1 baby blanket, 1 baby sweater & hat, 1 bib, 1 baby hat & booties, 2 baby winter bonnets
& 3 pairs of socks
We had a huge donation of supplies (170 skeins of yarn, 30 balls of embroidery thread, knitting and crochet
tools, knitting and crochet patterns, knitting needles and crochet hooks) from John Fogarty in Northfield. His
wife, Mary, passed away from breast cancer a few years ago. To quote John, “Mary was a good knitter, but a
better shopper.” This sounds like something a lot of our families could say about us! Thank you John: your
donation was put to good use, as you can see by our charities above.
This year’s service project was dedicated to Carrie Bartz who was the MKG Secretary before she passed
away in the summer of 2010. One of the charity knitting causes that Carrie was involved in was knitting chemo
caps for oncology patients.
We worked with the American Cancer Society to donate chemo caps in Duluth, Minneapolis, Rochester and
St Paul. The ACS will be handing out the caps at their local offices, their sponsored Hope Lodges (Rochester
& Minneapolis), SMDC (Duluth), HCMC (Minneapolis), Mayo (Rochester) and United (St Paul). Our goal
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Book Review: November’s Bounty in the Library
by Lorri Talberg, Librarian
T
he Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt is finally here and available to be
checked out. Yes, we do have the 1988 edition in the library, but only as a reference copy to
be used onsite. This newly printed second edition can be enjoyed cover to cover in the
privacy in your own home. I highly recommend it for all knitters – young, old, beginners,
veterans and anyone in between – and guarantee each and every one of you will learn something new.
The content of the first edition was revisited and has grown to roughly 450,000 words from the
previous 350,000. There are an additional 100 pages and more than 900 illustrations that cover almost
every topic, method and technique a knitter could need. For example, there are 11 pages dedicated
solely to buttonholes. But who’s counting?
Don’t just take my word, here’s what others are saying about this
incredible book.
Written in clear, direct language, The Principles of
Knitting is like having a knitting mentor by your side,
ready to answer any question in a comprehensive,
reasoned, and informed manner. It is the one reference
guide no knitter should be without. – Barnes and Noble
If I could have only one book on knitting after the world
came to an end, this would be that book. – squiddo.com
In case you are wondering, The Principles of Knitting has 736
pages. Books can be borrowed from the Textile Center library
for the period of one month, which means that readers can digest
the entire book if they keep to a pace of 25 pages per day. No quizzes will be administered upon
returning the book, however.
Book review suggestions for future issues may be sent to mn.knitters.guild@gmail.com.
Service Committee Annual Report, continued from page 4
was to knit 400 chemo caps (100 for each city). I’m happy to report that we exceeded our goal and
gathered 428 chemo caps to donate!
We had a contest for members, with prizes for the two members who donated the most caps in each half
of the year. The winners were announced and prizes awarded at the July (picnic) and January 2012
meetings. The winners in July were Judy Berland and Paula Knutzen and in December were Joyce Kunze
and Barb Mons.
A special thank you goes out to Jane Niemi, who made 72 felted cat toys for us to sell as a fund raiser for
the service committee. Also to Shelley Monitor, who stepped up to the plate to head the service project
while I was MIA, helping out with my Dad.
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Knitting Around
by Elizabeth Watkins
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ngela Radzyuk of Waseca, Minnesota, is all about color and texture. Her business “All for
Love of Yarn” was founded less than three years ago but her yarn and spinning fiber have
already become popular at local stores and at events such as the MKG Yarnover and
Shepherd’s Harvest.
Angela got intrigued by the idea of dying her own yarns when she saw some undyed fiber in a catalog.
She ordered some and dyed it with Kool-Aid. She liked the results, but Kool-Aid did not give her enough
control. Soon she ordered acid dyes and “went to town.” She quickly began dying more than she could use
herself and opened an Etsy shop where she sells both spinning fiber and yarn. One of her goals was to
create variegated yarns that look good in a skein and, more importantly, knit up beautifully without pooling.
Angela started spinning only one year ago, beginning with a drop spindle and moving on to a wheel. She
recently finished spinning the yarn for her first handspun, hand-dyed sweaters.
Angela is completely self-taught and emphasizes that she learns by doing. Inspiration for her colors is
frequently found through art and photography. She invites members of her Ravelry group and blog readers
to submit artwork and images. One customer asked her to design a colorway based on an image from the
St. John’s Bible. Angela created a unique colorway that her customer has used to knit gifts for her entire
family.
Angela grew up near Austin, Minnesota, but lives now in Waseca with her husband, a daughter who is
going on 5 and a 2 year-old son. She met her husband during the course of several mission trips to Russia,
where he served as host and interpreter for her group. He speaks Russian at home with their children and
several of the All for Love of Yarn products have Russian names. Her sock yarn Seella, for example, aptly
means “strength.” Another sock yarn, “Nogi,” means “feet” in Russian.
Radzyuk usually dyes one or two days each week, working with special equipment in her kitchen. As the
mother of two small children, she gets the most done when family members can help with the kids. She
laughed when asked if she has dyed her kids yet. Her goal for her business is to eventually have a studio in
her home where she could teach spinning, both on drop spindles and wheels, while continuing to create
batts for spinning and dying both combed top and yarn. Her yarn is currently available at The Yarnery in
St. Paul, Mary Lou’s Yarns and Ewe in Mankato, and at Three Kittens in Mendota Heights. She would like
to eventually focus on selling her yarns wholesale at a wide range of stores. Interested knitters and spinners
can find her products and blog through her website www.Allforloveofyarn.com.
Knitting Around is a regular feature highlighting knitting all around the
state of Minnesota. Readers are encouraged to suggest yarn stores,
knitting events or people for future issues of the Cablegram by e-mailing
mn.knitters.guild@gmail.com.
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Get Out the Vote 2012!
by Shelley Monitior, Nominating Committee Chair
I
t’s that time again! The Guild is looking for volunteers to help serve on our board for the upcoming year.
We are doing our voting by using an e-mail ballot via Surveymonkey.com. If you don’t have an e-mail for
you, we will send you a ballot through the U.S. mail. Ballots need to be received by Monday, April 16. The
board will tally the votes and elected officials will be announced at the April meeting. Newly elected
officers shall take office following the April meeting.
We have openings for the positions of Secretary, Member at Large, Parliamentarian and Historian. If you are
interested in serving the Guild in this capacity or want more information about these openings, please contact
Shelley Monitor at smonitor1731@hotmail.com or 651-777-7159. You can also contact Shelley if you do not
receive a ballot via e-mail or U.S. mail by March 31.
Thanks to the following list of volunteers who will serve on the Board of the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild!
Slate of Officers
Position
President
Vice President (1)
Vice President (2)
Vice President (3)
Term
2 years
2 years
2 years
2 years
Name
Brigid Brindley
Ellen Reeher
Jennifer Williams
Mona Phaff
(first term, second year)
(second term, second year)
(first term, second year)
(first term, second year)
Secretary (1 )
Secretary (2)
Treasurer
Member at Large (1)
Member at Large (2)
2 years
2 years
2 years
2 years
2 years
Sandra Merrill
OPEN
Jennifer Presnell
Shelley Monitor
Michele Buck
(first term, first year)
(first term, first year)
(first term, first year)
(first term, second year)
(first term, first year)
Member at Large (3)
Historian
Librarian
Parliamentarian
Textile Center Liaison
Web Infomaster
2 years
2 years
2 years
2 years
2 years
2 years
OPEN
OPEN
Lorri Talberg
OPEN
Karen B. Lehman
PJ Wollum
(first term, first year)
(first term, first year)
(first term, second year)
(first term, first year)
(second term, first year)
(second term, first year)
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Knitting in the News!
by Elizabeth Watkins
I
ndianapolis did it right by recruiting knitters to be part of the Super Bowl welcome wagon. The “Super
Scarves” project was planned long in advance, with the goal of gathering 8,000 handcrafted blue-andwhite scarves to be worn by volunteers and hospitality workers. Handknit, crocheted and woven
scarves were collected from volunteers and brought to the Indiana Women’s Prison where residents
sewed on official Super Bowl patches. The Indianapolis-Marion County Library System organized beginning
knitting classes for people who wanted to participate. Knitters could make any pattern, but were asked to
make scarves that were 6-8 inches wide and between 76 and 100 inches long. While the final tally is not
reported, the “Super Scarves” website notes that the committee exceeded its goal of 8,000 scarves.
Reporters from around the world were spotted wearing scarves, as were visiting celebrities, team
cheerleaders and at least one team mascot. Local artists Dante Ventresca and Rebecca Hutton created a large
art installation that included a mobile of swaying, oversized knitting needles with images of hands. The
artists noted that “The process of knitting is something that is timeless and it is something that reaches across
cultures with a rich, beautiful history.” We
couldn’t have said it better ourselves!
Indianapolis Mayor Ballard and volunteer Pam Turner.
These photos and others featured on this website:
http://stories.indianapolissuperbowl.com/blog/super-scarves
Granddaughter Leisha, from Minnesota made
two scarves.
Donna Twedt, Indianapolis, IN
Knitting in the News” is a regular column on sightings related
to knitting and fiber in the news and public media. Readers may
forward sightings of their own to mn.knitters.guild@gmail.com.
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MKG Service Project 2012: Something for
Everyone - and Every Basket of Odd Skeins!
by Joyce Fitzgerald
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our Service Committee is pleased to announce a new project for 2012. To follow up on the
success of last year’s donations of over 600 chemo caps for the American Cancer Society,
we wanted a service project that will harness the abundant creativity and varied stashes of
our Guild membership. Toward that end, our campaign will focus on children and teens,
and benefit two organizations: Hennepin County Medical Center, and Afghans for Afghans.
For Hennepin County Medical Center we will make soft toys to give to children in need of comfort.
Your gift of a cuddly toy will make a difference to kids who are hospitalized, in the care of ambulance
personnel, or guests at the Crisis Center. Here are some recommendations for making toys:
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Use soft, machine washable yarns
Wash the toy with non-toxic soap before stuffing and finishing
Embroider eyes on the face, as sewn on safety eyes or buttons can be pulled off and become choking
hazards
Secure seams by tying a small knot into the fabric at the end of each seam
Afghans for Afghans partners with various relief organizations to distribute warm, durable clothing
to children and adolescents in Afghanistan. Donating mittens, hats, sweaters, vests and socks will
help young people to survive harsh winters that typically include waves of subzero cold. Guidelines
for these items are:
Use durable yarns with a minimum of 75% animal fiber content, such as wool, mohair, alpaca, or
llama
Dark and bright colors are best, as recipients typically do not have frequent opportunity to wash
clothing
Colorful patterns are welcome, but avoid incorporating symbols or representational designs
Densely knitted fabric without lace is best for warmth and durability
Free patterns will be available at meetings, and we will link to more on the Service Committee blog.
For each item you donate, your name will be entered in a drawing for prizes at our July picnic and our
December holiday party.
Links:
Hennepin County Medical Center: http://www.hcmc.org/index.asp
Afghans for Afghans: http://www.afghansforafghans.org/
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Knitting in the Northland
by Shannon Szymkowiak, Northern Lights Affiliate
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nspiration: where do you get yours?
So far, the winter of 2012 has been the winter
that wasn’t. Despite the fact that we are being
told that we are getting 16” of snow this coming
week, we are still woefully behind with our total
winter snowfall. But what does that have to do with
inspiration?
I find that my most productive days playing with
yarn are often the cold, snowy days of winter and the
windy, rainy days of spring. The desire to stay inside
flips my internal knitting switch. I suspect it may
have something to do with a deep-seated survival
instinct, but maybe I just don’t want to shovel.
If I find myself getting bored with what I’m
working on, I set my current project aside and find
inspiration in organizing and reacquainting myself
with my work area. Hey, I forgot about that lovely
merino/silk blend! How come I have three size eight
bamboo circulars? Maybe if I sort my yarn by size
instead of quantity...? After messing around with the
abundance of my stash, I seem to get revitalized to
complete the project at hand because I came across
something I want to make next or I get an idea about
how to customize that project.
A knitter I know has a very organized stash of
single balls of yarn. She knits a swatch to feel what it
is like to work with that particular fiber and notes it
with the ball. I am envious of this method because
she is inspiring herself each time she buys one of
those single balls of yarn – even if she never makes a
project with it.
Since we haven’t had many “hunker down with
your yarn” kinds of days, some of my inspiration has
come from the desire to slap some color against the
mostly-brown landscape. My completed red scarf has
been around my neck even on the practically-balmy
40 degree days of January just to cheer me up. I went
crazy and bought some grass-green yarn to make a
hat even though I have miles of yarn on hand already,
perhaps because my subconscious is looking forward
to mowing the yard.
When you feel stale and dull with your knitting,
take a trip to your LYS, to a friend for a sit-n-knit or
down the hall to your stash room. Throw ten random
balls of yarn into a basket and see what looks fresh and
interesting. Then get out your needles and get started.
Inspiration. Where do you get yours?
Northern Lights Affiliate Meeting Schedule
NLA meetings are usually held at Portman Square
which is located at 46th Ave East and McCulloch Street
on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Meet and Greet is
at 5:30, business meeting at 6:00 p.m., followed by a
program. Meetings adjourn about 7:30.
March 21, 2012
Knitting on the Net
Host: Susan Dolph
Learn about Ravelry and other knitting related sites.
April 18, 2012
Knits for Kids
Host: Cameron Hubley
May 16, 2012
Yarnover Discussion
Hosts: Shari and Kathryn
Knitting Bingo
Host: Amy Roz
June (date TBD), 2012
On the Road Again:
Visit Sunrise Alpaca Farm near Rush City
Host: Shari Carlson
Knitting in Public Day
Meet at Sir Bens
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Charting the Future . . .
retreats, workshops and events for knitters who like to plan ahead.
Minnesota Knitters’ Guild Events
May 2012
Yarnover
April 28, 2012
Hopkins High School, Hopkins, MN
Our Guild’s annual day-long knitting event. Classes
taught by nationally known instructors plus a
vendor market.
knitters.org
Shepherd's Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival
May 12-13, 2012
Lake Elmo, MN
Washington County Fairgrounds. Free parking and
admission. Class registration begins March 1, 2012.
http://www.fiberandfolk.com/
April 2012
Minnesota Alpaca Expo
April 14-15, 2012
Owatonna, MN
Free parking and admission. Alpacas show along
with classes and vendors. Registration opens
January 2, 2012.
http://www.minnesotaalpacaexpo.com/
Wisconsin Spin-in
April 21-22, 2012
Waukesha, WI
Classes and a market with a fiber arts focus
http://www.wispinin.org/
Mid-Iowa Shop Hop
First annual shop hop in Ames, Ankeny, Carroll,
West Des Moines and Winterset
http://yarnshophop.wordpress.com
Door County Shepherds' Market
May 19-20, 2012
Egg Harbor, WI
Wisconsin’s oldest fiber event and sale. Promotes
products from locally raised sheep, goats and camelids.
Most vendors only accept cash or checks with ID.
http://www.dcshepherdsmarket.com/
June 2012
Iowa Summer Sheep & Wool Festival
June 9-10, 2012
Adel, IA
Dallas County Fairgrounds. Serving sheep enthusiasts
throughout Iowa.
http://www.iowasheep.com/festival.php
Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair
June 22-24, 2012
Grayslake, IL
Lake County Fairgrounds (air conditioned). $10/day or
3/$25. Kids 10 and under are free. Workshops,
demonstrations, marketplace, exhibits and music.
http://www.fiberandfolk.com/
Since 1985 . . . Promoting interest, appreciation,
education and fellowship in the art of knitting.
Minnesota Knitters’ Guild
3000 University Ave SE, Suite 2
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Officers
President:
VPs/Programs:
Secretaries:
Treasurer:
Members At Large:
Historian:
Librarian:
Textile Center Liaison:
Web Infomaster:
Brigid Brindley
Mona Phaff , Ellen Reeher, Jennifer Williams
Mary Brown, Brandy Snyder
Michele Buck
Shelley Monitor, Jenny Wilder,
Jennifer Presnell
OPEN
Lorri Talberg
Karen Lehman
PJ Wollum
Cable Gram Volunteers
Editor:
Elizabeth Watkins
Design and Layout:
Elizabeth Kimber
Contributing Writers:
Brigid Brindley, Pam Duffy-Kope, Shelley
Hermanson, Kristy Kringle, Shelley Monitor, Diane Pecoraro, Jennifer
Presnell , Ellen Reeher, Shannon Szymkowiak, Lorri Talberg, Elizabeth
Watkins, Jennifer Williams
The Cable Gram is a quarterly publication. Copy Deadlines: February 15,
May 15, August 15 and November 1 (November has an earlier deadline
because of the holiday season). Contact the MKG at 612-436-0464 or
www.knitters.org for more information or if you have a story idea.
Questions? GIVE US A CALL!
MKG at the Textile Center: 612-436-0464
OR visit us at www.knitters.org
Bring Your Knitting!
Coming Up At MKG
Twin Cities Meeting Schedule
7-9 PM. Non-members are also welcome to attend.
Location: Textile Center of MN, 3000 University Ave SE,
Minneapolis. See our Web site, www.knitters.org, for directions
and details.
March 20, 2012
Lion Brand
Margery Winter from Lion Brand Yarn will be flying in
just for us! She will be talking about the famous brand and
their yarn. There just might be a surprise or two.
April 17, 2012
Blocking Demonstration
Your Vice-presidents are going to talk about a few
knitting tools, focusing mainly on blocking. So bring your
questions and garments that you have not yet blocked and
we will do our best to make you a blocking master.
May 1, 2012
Special Guest Speaker—Susanna Hansson
Note special day. We will meet early this month so that
Susanna Hansson, fresh from her appearance at Yarnover,
can speak at our meeting. You can check her out at
www.oneofsusannas.com
The Minnesota Knitters’ Guild meets on the third Tuesday
of each month, 7 to 9 PM at the Textile Center of MN,
3000 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN.
Northern Lights Affiliate meetings are on the third
Wednesday of each month, at 6 PM, at the Portman
Community Center, 4601 McCulloch St., Duluth, MN.
Come Check It Out
Be our guest! Come to meeting and see if MKG is for you.
Whether you are just beginning or have years of
experience knitting, MKG is a place to meet folks who
share your passion, and a place to share our knowledge
and love of the craft.
Want to Join?
Yearly dues are $30, January 1 through December 31, not
pro-rated. Benefits include programs at our monthly
meeting, the quarterly Cable Gram, public service projects,
members-only knitting contests, early registration for our
annual Yarnover event, and the support of fellow knitters!
Make checks payable to MKG, and mail them to:
Minnesota Knitters Guild
Attn: Treasurer
3000 University Ave SE, Suite #2,
Minneapolis, MN 55414