| News & Events |
| Berea Grindstone Knitters Newsletters Click below for Past & Present newsletters March 2008 February 2008 September 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 |
| Highlights of Upcoming Events from Newsletter |
| Upcoming Programs Tuesday March18, 2008 - Knit-Along Vest presented by Kathy Mates Tuesday April 15, 2008 - Reading Charts presented by Georgia Schuff 7:00 pm Mahler Museum, Berea, OH |
Sit 'N Knits All knitters are welcome!! Come join us for a cup of coffee, fellowship and a little knitting. Mondays -Borders, Strongsville 7:00pm - ?? Wednesdays - Book 'n Bean, Berea 7:00 pm - ?? (Note: Changed to every Monday beginning Jan. 15, 2007) |
| Upcoming Events SEWING AND QUILT EXPO – March 27, 28 and 29 at the I-X Center. WOMEN’S FIBER FEST – March 15, 2008. Presented by the YWCA 239 East Market Street, Alliance, Ohio. For information call 330-823-1840. A KNITTER’S FANTASY – Saturday April 12, 2008 at Chaney High School in Youngstown, Ohio. This is a new location this year. GREAT LAKES FIBER SHOW – May 26 abd 27 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. Contact info@greatlakesfibershow.com for more information. KNITTERS CONNECTION – June 11-14 at the Columbus Convention Center. For more information call 937-586-3730 or e-mail kc@meinet.com. Information is also available at www.knittersconnection.com. The Crooked River Guild has a bus going to Columbus on June 14 for the day. The cost is $45. Contact Marilyn Longcoy at mlfoster8@hotmail.com for more information. Knitting Universe Camps Camp Stitches - May 14-19- New Mexico Midwest 2008 - Aug. 21–24 , Schaumburg,IL East 2008 - Nov 1-9, at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. West 2008- Feb. 21 – 24, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. For more information on Camp Stitches, call 880-237-7099 or www.knittinguniverse.com TKGA Events 2008 Summer Knit & Crochet Show CGOA & TKGA Conferences, Plus CGOA Chain Link Special Annual Events July 25-27, 2008 (Fri., Sat., Sun) Radisson Hotel Manchester at The Center of New Hampshire Manchester, NH 2008 Fall Knit & Crochet Show TKGA & CGOA Conferences, Plus TKGA Special Annual Events September 12-14, 2008 (Fri., Sat., Sun.) Oregon Convention Center Portland, OR For more information contact The Knitting Guild Association at www.tkga.com or phone 1-740-452-4541 DID YOU KNOW: Brandon Mably’s new book Knitting Color, (not to be confused with Sally Melville’s Color the Knitting Experience) is now at bookstores. Published by Sixth and Spring, the book sells for $24.95 and is loaded with inspirational photos. He has managed to pay homage to his mentor, Kaffe Fassett and still be his own man. Lots of intarsia and bobbin juggling in these twenty garments. For knit or crochet help anytime go to www.knit911.com and ask questions or to receive answers, check out this site DID YOU KNOW: There is a new KID’s learn to knit video available at you local library? The Art of Knitting 4 Kids , produced by TriCoast Studios, www.TheArtOfKnitting.com running time 99 min rated family friendly, distributed by LEISURE ARTS. Ryan Anderson, 7 yrs., teaches kids to knit as he knits. They also visit an Alpaca ranch to learn how yarn is made. It is really COOL!! Knitter’s “ShopFinder 2007” is now available free with your subscription to Knitter’s Magazine or order one at http://knittinguniverse.com or 1-800-232-5648 And speaking of magazines, KNIT issue 2 Jo Sharp is now available at knitting shops. www. josharp.com.au.distributed in USA by JCA Inc. Like to read a good “yarn”? Stephanie McPhee CASTS OFF, Maggie Sefton, A KILLER STITCH, Debbie Macomber BACK TO BLOSSOM STREET, and KNIT ALONG, Mary Kruger KNIT YOUNG DIE YOUNG, Kate Jacobs FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, and Barbara Delinsky FAMILY TREE., all are out just in time for summer. Did you know you can download “e books” from you local library and listen to them while you knit? It’s free! |
DID YOU KNOW:
Studio Knit is now open. Owner, Anita Byrd would love you to visit her shop at
28 Public Square in Medina. 330-241-5608. studioknit@zoominternet.net
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, 10-5:30. Thurs, 10-7, Sat, 10-5. She has a sit n’ knit every Monday in April from 10 am to
11:30 am
Lucy Neatby, the Canadian designer and author of many books, now has some new DVD’s on the market. The
price of them will go up after April 20, 2007 so if you are interested, hurry and take advantage of the sale price.
Click on this link to find out more and read her newsletter. http://tradewindknits.com/SY16a.html
A new knitting novel, by Ann Hood, The Knitting Circle, is now at bookstores. Ann Hood is an award-winning
author, and this story is loosely based upon her own life crisis. Hood conveys the positive power of knitting and
its ability to rescue us in our darkest hours.
This book review taken from page 10 of KnitSimple, spring/summer 2007
Leslye Solomon has knitting videos, and the following information is taken from her Handknitter’s Guide to
Sweater Finishing video.
Leslye’s formula for spacing buttonholes is to count the number of ROWS from the bottom button to the top
button. Divide the SPACES into that number and that answer equals the number of ROWS between buttons.
If using 7 buttons there would be 6 spaces, etc. To determine how many buttons to use, she suggests just
placing them on the front band until it looks good to the knitter. Then decide where the knitter wants the top and
bottom button to be placed (just eyeball it). When you know where the top and bottom button will be placed work
the above formula.
Knitters Review, the FREE weekly on-line newsletter has a one skein Silk Rhapsody by Artyarns shawl in their
April 12th issue. Go to http://www.knittersreview.com/
Patternworks 2006 Holiday Update Catalog, pg. 72 knitting tip. When you are ready to finish your sweater, but
there are about 8 million yarn ends to work, in the fastest tool is a simple latch hook. Thread the tip through
several nearby stitches and latch onto the yarn end and pull it through. ( now why didn’t I think of that )
Grindstone Knitting Guild’s web site http://grindstoneknitters.com/index.htm
Mamie Rudd is the web master
Crooked River Knitting Guild’s web site is http://crookedriverknitters.tripod.com
Lee Ann Shollenberger is the web master.
