WELCOME BACK!!!

Well, it's September, and autumn is in the air. If you're like me, you can't wait to begin those scrumptious new knitting projects!

Please join us for the September Welcome-Back Meeting at the Castlegar Public Library on Tuesday September 30th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm.

Bring a friend or two or more, bring items for show-and-tell, and bring your summer vacation stories.

I was at the Hills Garlic Festival this afternoon and there was so much amazing stuff to see, hear, touch, feel, and taste! Wow! The West Kootenay region is truly the best place on earth to live.

Questions?
Gwen 250-304-2625

break for summer, re-convene in September

Hi Ladies,

I will not be able to attend the July and August meetings. See you in September! If you like please feel free to keep meeting. Interest was low last summer, so we could also call a formal summer break and re-convene in the fall.

 

All the best, enjoy the summer,

 

Gwen

The Successful Knitters in the Highlands of Bolivia

This month's issue of Cast On, a magazine published by the Knitting Guild Association, has a fascinating article about a women's knitting co-operative called Artesanias Minkha. "Minkha" means women working together in the Quechuan language. They have a website, check it out.

www.minkhasweaters.com

 

 

more knitting events

More knitting-related events this year:

 

Gibson's Landing Fibre Arts Festival, August 20-24, Gibson's Landing, BC

http://www.gibsonslandingfibrearts.com/welcome.html

 

BC's Creative Expo, Vancouver, BC, November 7-8, 2008

http://www.bcscreativeexpo.com/index.html

 

 

If anyone knows of other events worth checking out, please let us know!

Knit and Crochet Show, September 2008

Hi everyone,

 

Latest TKGA / CGOA news:

 

Check out the Knit & Crochet Show at www.KnitandCrochetShow.com , a conference that will be held this fall in Portland, Oregon September 11-14. There will be many interesting classes and lots to see. Well-known, published designers such as Melissa Leapman, Lily Chin, Annie Modesitt, and others will be conducting workshops. Topics include: cable knitting, designing larger sizes, lace crochet, entrelac techniques, advanced finishing techniques, various felting techniques, as well as several ethnic styles of knitting and MANY more. And there will be shopping!

 

Anyone interested in going as a group, please let me know. Room rates at the convention hotel (Doubletree Hotel Portland - Lloyd Center) are $120+tax for single/double rooms and $130+tax for Premium rooms. Each additional person is $15.

 

I have received a full program and schedule of events in the mail for anyone who wants to see it.

 

By the way, TKGA is The Knitting Guild Association, www.tkga.com, and CGOA is the Crochet Guild of America.

 

All the best,

 

Gwen

Re: Upcoming Events in May

Hey Gwen!!!!
Good for you!!! Good luck in the marathon, I know you will do great!!!
Arlee

Upcoming Events in May

Tonight's meeting at the library was small but lively. Thanks ladies for coming out!

Wow, Donna brought her latest finished sweater. Absolutely beautiful.

Arlee will be a grandma (again), soon! Congratulations.

 

Next events will be:

 

Saturday May 10th, 7-9 PM: Wine & Cheese / Tea Social at Gwen's house (2095 Pass Creek Road, 304-2625)

 

Wednesday May 14th: Meeting at Arby's restaurant, 6:30-8:00 PM

 

Tuesday May 27th: Meeting at the library, 6:30-8:00 PM

 

 

Other news:

I have created an online group on Facebook for our guild named, of course, the Castlegar Knit and Crochet Guild.

 

Willow sent a link to this event to our Facebook group: WorldWide Knit in Public Day, June 14

http://www.wwkipday.com/

Any takers? We should do something here in Castlegar.

 

And also to her site on Etsy: http://woolbywillow.etsy.com

She does needle felting, among other things! Our members are multi-talented.

 

 

Wish me luck: this weekend I am running a half-marathon in Vancouver. Next time you see me I may not be walking very fast!

 

All the best,

Gwen