The Prez Sez: Notes from the September meeting

There is a definite chill in the air and I love it! Fall is just around the corner bringing crisp, juicy apples and the return of sweaters!

Present at the meeting were: myself, Christine Estacion, Kathy Graziani, Karen Hogan, Donna Jaffe, Lauri Katz, Marilyn Riffkin, and Kathleen Walton.

We had a sock program with demonstrations and questions and answers. Lauri solved the problem of the toe-up cast on for me so maybe I will give this a try next pair of socks!

Donna shared her Montgomery County Fair entry winnings (many firsts and, I think, a grand prize) and Christine was preparing to enter a sweater in the Howard County Fair.

The Margaret Fisher Mosaic Workshop will be held on:

Saturday, January 5, 2008

River Falls Clubhouse

Horseshoe Lane in Potomac, MD.

9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon

There will be a 1-1/2 hour break for lunch (bring your own) followed by the regular meeting of the CKG with Margaret answering questions, etc.

All MMK members are welcome at no charge. Others are also welcome and encouraged for a fee of $20 which gives them membership in MMK! We will be making up a flyer for distribution in local yarn shops and other areas of interest. Be sure to mark your calendars and tell your friends.

The holiday party is scheduled for the December meeting to be held (tentatively) at Marilyn’s house. Also to be discussed at the December meeting is the election of new officers. Yes, I am giving up my coveted presidency after two years. Have to share the fun!

On to Show and Share:

Dallas: more Christmas stockings, lace baby socks, and continuing work on the Aran sweater

Lauri: baby blanket and two pairs of socks

Donna: wore her finally completed cotton t-shirt; working on a cashmere shawl and socks

Kathleen: two wool sweaters

Christine: completed the Debbie Bliss cardigan and a Katia crocheted top and is working on a shaped tee from Knitting Lingerie Style

Karen: completed her black shawl and is continuing work on her Einstein jacket

Marilyn: a tote bag to take on her upcoming African safari

Kathy: shadow butterfly shawl, handwarmers and a baby surprise jacket. She also brought in some of the fleece (fur, hair???) from her alpaca. It was so soft and we all enjoyed running our fingers through it!

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 3^rd at 7:30 p.m. at the church. I will not be at the October meeting (I will be enjoying the beach at Hilton Head, SC that week), so I would appreciate someone taking notes and forwarding them to me. Please decide on a November program. Thanks!

Dallas

The Prez Sez: Notes from the August meeting

My grass is brown and crispy except for a few places in the deep shade. I haven’t mowed the grass in weeks and, while I don’t mind missing that chore, I do miss soft and green! My tomatoes are producing thanks to several times a week watering, but I would much prefer Mother Nature taking over that chore (as I am sure the farmers would too). It will be interesting to see what the fall and winter will be like.

We had our meeting back at the church and all were met by the sounds of the steel band playing. I must admit that I have never heard John Phillip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever played on steel drums, but it sounded great! We were given the choir room and didn’t hear anything other than our own voices.

Present at the meeting were: myself, Christine Estacion, Donna Jaffe, Lauri Katz, Lorena Scott, Kathleen Walton and Emily Bennett.

During our discussion about a guest speaker, Lauri told us that CKG has retained Margaret Fisher to do a mosaic workshop sometime in January or February. Margaret’s fee is now $500 for a full day workshop so Kathleen suggested that we combine the groups and split the fee. Everyone thought that was a great idea. Lauri will be forthcoming with information on the time and place (somewhere in Potomac, MD).

We welcome input from other members about this.

That being the only topic for the meeting, we proceeded to the Show and Share:

Dallas: completed a baby afghan for my new honorary granddaughter, an unsatisfactory Christmas stocking, and an Aran sweater that was restarted with a new, lighter yarn

Lauri: pink lace tee-shirt-style sweater, gray socks

Donna: crocheted edge for an afghan for an injured serviceperson at Walter Reed, socks

Kathleen: socks, a shawl and crocheted scarf

Christine: a Debbie bliss cardigan and a Katia crocheted top

Lorena: lace shrugs and a top-down sweater

Emily: brought in two beautiful crocheted bedspreads made by her Great-grandma Caroline! They were beautiful and in terrific shape. What a treat to see something so fine from the past.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 5th at 7:30 p.m. at the church. The topic will be socks, socks, socks! So bring your questions, problems, patterns, completed socks and we will have a great evening exploring this fascinating garment!

See you then!

Dallas

The Prez Sez: Notes from the MMK June Meeting

Well, the good news is that my husband is doing well and is back to work after his surgery. My golf tournament was a great success in all respects: weather, fun, and fundraising. I met Steve Bisciotti, the owner of the Baltimore Ravens who was Honorary Chairman of our tournament. He let me try on his Super Bowl ring; I even have a picture to document the moment!
Our June meeting took place at A Tangled Skein. In attendance were myself, Jeanne Bohlen, Christine Estacion, Kathy Graziani, Marilyn Rifkin, Lorena Scott, Emily Bennett and our guest and potential new member, Kim Shannon.

Our meeting was never formally called to order but we did have several discussions.

The first, and most important, is that we have decided to return to the church for our monthly meetings. The yarn shop is wonderful and the owners are nice and welcoming, but, unlike Shirley’s shop, it is full of other non-guild members and it just isn’t conducive to a formal meeting. There is no real place we can spread out and talk and it is a bit further away for some of the members. So by executive order (mine), we will call it a failed experiment and revert to what works for us.

Second, and also important, there will be no July meeting. Since the first Wednesday is on July 4th, it just makes sense to cancel. We will be meeting in August; most probably for sit and knit (not a bad thing) so mark your calendars.

Third, we decided not to pursue the Hospitality Suite at Stitches this year. We felt that more of the membership would benefit with a workshop or something similar for the amount of money we would be spending on a hotel room. That being said, we really must make a decision about how we want to spend the money and when.

We had an informal show and share but we didn’t write anything down. There were some other discussions about knitting and we did enjoy our time but, again, didn’t write anything down (no table!!).

Well, that’s all the news for now. Hope you all have a safe and happy 4th!

See you at the next meeting: Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
- Dallas

Calling all Knitters in the DC area! Saturday, June 9th, is WWKIP day,

and the Creative Knitters Guild (CKG) will be celebrating at Glen Echo

Park in Bethesda. Please join us!



# Glen Echo Park -- http://glenechopark .org



We will meet anytime between 10:30 am and 3:30 pm at the picnic tables

in front of the Spanish Ballroom. There will be plenty of shade and

time to sit and enjoy knitting. In case of rain, we should be able to

move to the Bumper Car Pavillon or the Cuddle Up Pavillon.



Please plan to bring a lawn chair or blanket in the event we run out

of space at the picnic tables. Also, be sure and bring picnic goodies

and drinks. There are restrooms and a snack store nearby. You will see

that there are many artists and theatres in the park community…. and

don’t forget..…a carousel too!



Hope to see you there!

Susan

s_warshawsky@ yahoo.com

Hi fellow knitters, I have to apologize for not getting the newsletter
out
this month. I had some unexpected complications thrown at me and just
couldn't work around them.

I did want you to know that we are having our first meeting at the new
yarn
shop, A Tangled Skein. The address is 5200 Baltimore Avenue, #101,
Hyattsville, MD. It is not far from the church and you can get
directions
from mapquest or their website.

I am sorry that I won't be joining you this month. My golf tournament
is
that day and I will probably be on the other side of the Bay Bridge
until
9:00 or so that night. If someone would be kind enough to take notes I
would be very appreciative. And if you know someone who has trouble
getting
the emails, please call and tell them about the change of venue.

Oh yes, don't forget the Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend. Don't
think
I will get to that either, sigh, but then I guess I wont' be spending
money,
at least not on yarn.

Hope to see you all in June. Happy Knitting!

Dallas