June 5 — Kristi Gabrielse

June 2013
June 5 — Kristi Gabrielse
Our June speaker is Kristi Gabrielse, owner of Ana-Cross Stitch in
Anacortes WA. Kristi graduated from The University of Wisconsin with a
BS in restaurant management and worked for The Hyatt Hotel chain as
well as Club Corporation in the Columbia Tower before going into HR
related positions and ending here in Anacortes about ten years ago
for the Tesoro Refinery.
About three years later she had the opportunity to buy AnaCross Stitch. That same year Kristi had a booth at the Anacortes Arts
Festival featuring felted purses, which were a big success.
Kristi was taught to cross stitch and needlepoint very young, but
did not start knitting until she was an adult, actually about ten years
ago. But now she loves to knit, and tries to knit several hours a day,
as well as work on her own designs, (be sure and ask about that!).
She has owned Ana-Cross Stitch for about six years, lives in Anacortes,
and served as the President of the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce in
2012. Her shop is open seven days a week and employs the talents of
six employees who are teachers and designers in their own right.
— Paulette Hauck, Program Co-Chair
Membership Notes
2
Charity Knit
2
Stitch’N’Pitch
3
My LYS Weaving Works 4
Show and Tell
5
LYS Tour
6
Knitter’s Calendar 6
Looking Ahead:
July 10
Shibaguyz
Shannon and Jason
Mullett-Bowlsby
SEATTLE
KNITTERS GUILD
PO BOX 15341
SEATTLE WA 98115
A Knitting Acrostic
Keeping me entertained,
Needles softly clicking.
I sit with wool upon my lap,
Through my fingers yarn is slipping.
The weight of the day,
Is falling away,
Nothing could be better.
Gaining much more than a sweater
http://woolandchocolate.com/tag/knitting-poetry/
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Charity Knit 2013
Board Members
Seattle Knitters Guild is knitting for two charities in 2013: Operation
Nightwatch (Seattle) http://www.seattlenightwatch.org and Trinity
Place Apartments (YWCA) https://www.ywcaworks.org/page.
aspx?pid=449
Tracey Delamarter, President
president@seattleknittersguild.org
Charla Jaffee, Vice President
vicepresident@seattleknittersguild.org
We will be collecting hats and other charity knits at the
September meeting. At meetings we have a basket with free yarn
and another basket for collecting your donations. Currently we have
collected 11 hats.
Nanette Wielenga, Treasurer
treasurer@seattleknittersguild.org
nano56 on Ravelry
Marilyn Tschetter, Charity knitters meet simultaneously at two locations: Third Place
Commons in Lake Forest Park, look for Paulette, and Crossroads
Mall in Bellevue, look for Tracey. There are also two meetups at
Madison Park Starbucks (4000 E Madison St), look for Charla. Come
and knit with us:
Program Co-chair
programchair@seattleknittersguild.org
DeanMarilyn on Ravelry
Paulette Hauck, Program Co-Chair
programchair@seattleknittersguild.org
Susan Parke, Program Co-Chair
programchair@seattleknittersguild.org
sparke on Ravelry
Lisa Burlingame, Membership
membership@seattleknittersguild.org
Anu Slorah
editor@seattleknittersguild.org
--anu on Ravelry
Margarite Hargrave, Webmistress
Board@seattleknittersguild.org
June 12, Wednesday, 6:30 pm
June 17, Monday, 1 pm to 3 pm
June 30, Sunday, 2 pm to 4 pm, also meeting at Madison Park Starbucks
jitteryknitter on Ravelry
Newsletter Editor
June 2, Sunday, 1 pm to 3 pm
July 18, Thursday, 6:30 pm, also meeting at Madison Park Starbucks
July 20, Saturday, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
If you need more information, contact Paulette (programchair@
seattleknittersguild.org) for Lake Forest Park and Tracey (president@
seattleknittersguild.org) for Crossroads meetup.
knittingaviatrix on Ravelry
— Paulette Hauck, Program Co-Chair
Debra Otto, Librarian
librarian@seattleknittersguild.org
Kathy Riley, Hospitality Chair
hospitality@seattleknittersguild.org
seakath on Ravelry
Wendi Lewis, Hospitality Chair
hospitality@seattleknittersguild.org
Carol Sherman, Board Adviser
shmarollynn on Ravelry
Seattle Knitters Guild
Membership Notes
Welcome to new members:
Jeela Ganje (Ravelry name justjeela)
Peggy Riedinger (Ravelry name peg-williams)
Suzie Moore (Ravelry name suzmoore)
— Lisa Burlingame, 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 editor@seattleknittersguild.org.
www.seattleknittersguild.org
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Seattle Knitters Guild at Mariner Stitch ‘N‘ Pitch
Please join us for the 9th Annual Mariner Stitch ‘N‘ Pitch Thursday, July 25th at 7:10 PM vs the Minnesota
Twins. Make sure you arrive early to visit the local yarn shops kiosks on the 3rd level before the game. The
tickets are $15.00 each (no hidden fees).
If we get 20 fans together “Seattle Knitters Guild” will be displayed on the scoreboard after the 4th
inning. Feel free to invite friends and family.
I would like to pass the tickets out at our July meeting so please let me know how many tickets you
need by our June 5th meeting. You can either pay me directly at our June meeting or mail your payment to
Seattle Knitters Guild; PO Box 15341; Seattle, WA 98115 by June 5th.
Fun Fact from the official Stitch ‘N’ Pitch Website: “History of Stitch ‘N’ Pitch: 2005 - The first
Stitch ‘N’ Pitch was held at the Seattle Mariners and the attendance of 1,200 was a startling success.”
How cool is that!!! GO MARINERS!
— Nanette Wielenga, Treasurer
Seattle Knitters Guild at
Seattle Mariners 9th Annual Stitch n’ Pitch
July 25th vs Minnesota Twins
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
# of Tickets @ $15.00 each __________________________________________________________
Email address: ______________________________________________________________________
I am planning on passing out the tickets at the July 10th meeting. In case you cannot attend
please include your mailing address:
_________________________________________________________________
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My Local Yarn Store: Weaving Works
4717 Brooklyn Avenue Northeast, Seattle, Washington 98105 www.weavingworks.com
(206) 524-1221 or toll free outside the Seattle area at 1-888-524-1221
Open M-F 10am-6pm - Thurs 10am-8pm - Sat 10am-5pm - Sun 11am-3pm Accessible by bus (71, 72, 73, 44, 43 …) and they have a parking lot
THIS LOCATION IS GOOD UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR 2013! Their building was sold and they don’t need to
move until early 2013.
They arrange their yarn by both type and weight
as well as color. It is a festive showcase of gorgeous
yarns from such brands as Euro, Cascade, Berroco,
Asian Trends, Blue Sky, Debbie Bliss, Ella Rae, Frogtree,
Spincycle, Sublime, Madinetosh, Peace Fleece, Rowan,
Shibui, Schoppelwolle – to name just a smattering of
their selection. And in the back of the shop there are
spools of fabulous yarns for spinning and machine
knitting – or hand knitting by the ounce! There is a sale
bin with variety of choices and they also have mail order
through their website.
yummy yarns and then returned after a few days post
sale. The staff was very helpful and also excited about
yarn, patterns and possibilities. They are kid friendly and
have toys on hand to help keep young minds and hands
busy while their parent seeks the right yarn.
Examples adorn the walls, windows, and hang
from the ceiling encouraging creative thoughts and are
within reach for the “knitter’s handshake.” They have
shawls, scarves, sweaters, socks, and because they are
one of the few places around town offering classes in
weaving, spinning and basketry – the store has exquisite
The Weaving Works carries plenty of knitting showcase for these crafts as well.
equipment, project bags, buttons; and one can wind
Classes are many and the instructors are very
a skein of yarn before leaving the shop. Patterns are
competent and offer good practical advice. What
available in various books, magazines and leaflets.
means the most to me as a knitter is the warmth and
I was there twice in a week. The first time was for their joy found in this store and how the creative expression
sale which was over the top (!!) and I left loaded with abounds.
— Charla Jaffee
Recap
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Show and Tell
Last Page
Puget Sound LYS Tour
We visited Serial Knitters on Friday night; Seattle Yarn, Bad Woman Yarn, Tea Cozy Yarns, Fiber Gallery and
Acorn Street on Saturday. We met the ShibaGuyz at Seattle Yarn and got a sneak peek of the trunk show they will
be bringing to the Guild in July. We loved the free pattern at Bad Woman Yarn which is an interesting two-color
chevron cowl. I also bought
some cool Habu cotton slub
yarn and stiff root sizing silk to
make a cowl I saw on display at
the Fiber Gallery.
Overall we just enjoyed the
day with each other, laughing,
telling
stories,
navigating
around Seattle (we are all
Eastsiders!), laughing, eating
cupcakes, laughing – it was just
a great excuse to get together
and visit both old and new
stores. Finally, when we figured
out we would not actually hit
8 stores (to enter the raffle
drawing), we slowed down and
even had a burger at Red Mill!
It was a great day with friends
and YARN!
— Lisa Burlingame
Trish Heinonen and Lisa Burlingame, fondling the samples picture by Patti Puzan at Bad Woman Yarn
Knitter’s Calendar
June 8-16, World Wide Knit in Public Day
June 21-23, The Black Sheep Gathering, Eugene, Oregon
August 9-11, Fiber Fusion at the Forks, Grand Forks, BC, Canada
August 19, Fibrations, Victoria, British Columbia
September 28-29, Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival, Canby, Oregon
October 5-6, North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, Sequim
October 20-21, Fiber Fusion, Monroe, Washington
Ocober 24-26, Seattle Weavers’ Guild Annual Sale and Show, Seattle
October 26-27, Knit City Fibre Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia
Seattle Knitters
July 10
August 7
September 4
October 2
November 6
December 4
Guild Calendar
Shibaguyz Shannon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby
Ice Cream Social
Back-to-School Mini Classes, Charity knitting collection
Churchmouse Yarns & Teas
Knit-Along Fashion Show
Holiday Party and Gift Exchange
Speakers are subject to change