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A newsletter of the Atlanta Knitting Guild: Bringing Atlanta's knitters together
Next meeting - November 2nd - 7:30 p.m.
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President's message
Jill Vogin
Hi Friends,
Wow what a great time we all had last month! I hope you enjoyed our visit from Marly Bird as much as I did! A huge thank you to our Major Workshops chair, Kendra Fabry, for a job well done!
At this month's meeting on November 2
nd, we are having the lovely and (extremely) talented Jolie Elder talk to us about Labyrinth knitting. This is a new technique for many of us, and so it will be great to see how it is done.
In addition, we will be holding our annual 50/50 auction. Buy a chance to win some money just in time for holiday shopping and support the guild activities at the same time.
Our first mini workshop of the year will be held on Sunday November 12
th. Several people will be teaching techniques that can used to make bear sweaters. Details are below and at $10 per person, the price is right!
Lastly, we are going to be migrating our website to a new platform. Please have patience with us as we make this switch. Unfortunately, the website will be down for few weeks (end of November/beginning of December). So please be sure to check your email for important updates about Guild activities until we are up and running again.
Looking forward to seeing all of you on Thursday, November 2nd.
Yours in knitting,
Jill
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Programs
Novmber Program - Labyrinth Knitting with Jolie Elder
Our November program is labyrinth knitting. This is a technique developed by Debbie New and explained in her 2003 book
Unexpected Knitting. How would you like to knit an entire sweater in only 10 or 12 rows? Do you like kaleidoscopic effects? Would you like to make something three-dimensional without separate pieces and seaming? All of these things are possible with labyrinth knitting.
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White Elephant
December Program
We will be doing a gift exchange (white elephant) again this December. If you wish to participate, you should wrap a knitting related gift,10$ value, and bring it to the December pot luck. At the meeting, we will switch them around so that everyone who brings a gift will receive a gift. When purchasing your gift, please remember we have members of multiple faiths so please avoid holiday themed items.
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Mini -
Workshops
Meg Fisher and Chris Curschmann
WHEN: Sun. Nov. 12 from 2:00-5:00 pm
WHO: All knitters (we're inviting Atlanta Knitting Guild & North Georgia Knitting Guild)
WHAT: Mini-Workshop on a variety of techniques to practice on bear sweaters, cost is $10
WHERE: SEFAA Center, 3420 W Hospital Ave, Chamblee, GA 30341
WHY: To learn new skills, practice them on bear sweaters & hopefully get more people to make bear sweaters
HOW: We will start out with an introduction of the teachers and techniques to be taught. We will then split into small
groups and teach "speed dating" style so that you can visit the tables that you are interested in. The offerings will be:
- Jolie Elder will teach labyrinth knitting & since the mini-workshop is just 10 days after she speaks about this at our monthly meeting, it should be fresh in our minds
- Chris Curschmann will teach you how to adapt one look or concept to another
- Virginia Davis will teach a variety of cast ons & bind offs for different uses
- Meg Fisher will teach continental knitting with the twist of backwards continental purling
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Karleen Buchholz, Carol Hassell and Elizabeth Halberstadt
Women's Shelter
Please bring in toiletries to the
November meeting - these will be much appreciated.
Bears
Folks, yesterday afternoon I delivered 94 bears to the Georgia Center! That is the most I have seen for a one-month total. Special thanks to Karleen for the 53 sweaters she completed that were a part of this delivery. The folks at the Center were very happy, needless to say
KROGER
Please register your Kroger rewards card and list AKG as the community rewards recipient of their choice. This, in no way, affects any rewards program you get as a shopper - it simply accumulates points for dollars spent shopping at Kroger and they then cut a check to AKG each quarter. Easy, pain free way to earn extra $ for the guild.
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We Pulled it Off !!
Fall 2017 Post Superstar Report
With our fall Superstar with Marly Bird behind us, I'd like to thank those who worked to make this event happen: Claudia Purgason gave keen insight into planning the budget. I'm so grateful for her help with that and pleased to let you know that we met our goal of breaking even and made a profit that can be used for a deposit for a future Superstar; more on that below! I'd like to thank Alison Lalla, our treasurer for her initiative on tracking orders efficiently, I really took a load off of me! Claire Kooy deserves a lot of credit for putting all the sign up information on the website in such a timely manner and with careful attention to detail. Thanks to Denise Tokarz our yarn shop liaison for distributing flyers of the event. Thanks to Jill Vogin who as our guild president is filling in all sorts of holes including numerous tasks for Superstar planning. And thanks to all of our class registrants without which we wouldn't be able to out on a great event like this. I've come to appreciate that without a knitting convention in Atlanta, our guild is really filling a hole by in bringing in national teachers so that we can attend workshops without the added cost and hassle of travel.
Looking ahead to future Superstar weekends, we have our sights set high on bringing in some big names and advanced skill teachers; either for the spring or next year or both. We have made some initial contacts and are waiting to hear back. Our decision will be made based on the calendar (not competing with area fiber events, coinciding with our meeting dates, avoiding holidays and long weekends, availability of St. Luke's and SEFFA, and of course the knitters schedule) and interest (trying to balance the style of who we have recently had to offer a well rounded roster and if we think we can sell enough tickets to cover expenses) all of this is in consultation with the board. We'll keep you posted. If you'd like to help out, we could use it, so please let us know.
Below is the final data from the event:
Enrollment:
total seats sold= 60
brioche= 17
curvy knits=11
crochet chart breakdown=9
lace and cables= 12
entrelac in the round = 11
Total Expense $3,228, Total income $3,895, Net Profit $667
Kendra Fabry and Claudia Purgason
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Show and Tell
Details from the October Meeting
Denise Tokarz- Deborah Abraham 2017 Mystery blanket
Joyce Culpepper-Find Your Fade Shawl-Knit Picks and Ms. Babs gradient
Carleen Buckholtz-showed us her super cute knitting themed shoes from Groove Bags
Elizabeth Stephens: Branches and Buds-Woolfolk in Tynd
Margaret Hollis: Zuzu's Petals using Freia Handpaint Yarn
Red edge cardigan-bohus using Knit Picks Fingering
Paraphenalia [Cabled socks]- yarn unknown
Lois Mitchell- Christmas stocking-commissioned project for the NGA Knitters Guild-Cascade 220
Scarf with a traveling stitch- Charleston Indigo Scarf using Blue Sky Fibers Cotton
Chris Cashuman- Reversable sweater for Big Foot the Bear
Jolie Elder: Dreambird Shawl-Zauberball
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Hospitality
Patty Malec and Susan Donges
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Members whose last name begins with the letters C = J
should bring a snack (salty or sweet), or a dessert for the group to share. The Guild will provide coffee, hot tea, unsweetened iced tea, water, and paper products, as usual.
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Website Update
Earlier this month, you should have had an email regarding the website. However, due to an unexpected issues, I am postponing migrating the website. We will have the present website until November 20. Then we will lose the website until the middle of December. However, during the time we do not have the website, the e-mails for @atlantaknittingguild.org will still work.
If you have any suggestions for the new website, please do not hesitate to e-mail me. If anyone can do graphic design and help me with the website, please let me know as well.
Thank you very much for your understanding! Claire Kooy
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Need help with your knitting?
Ed Havens started by surveying knitters about how they dealt with knitting problems.
His solution is online video chat.
Right now, the service is free, as he is testing the concept.
I haven't used it, yet, but I did participate in the survey.
If any of our members need a knitting help desk, they might want to try this service and report back to us about it.
-- Jolie
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From our Librarian...
Stephanie Johnson
We're adding over $600 in new books!!
AKG members may check out up to four books and one CD/DVD per month. All items are due back the following month.
You can look inside many recent books to see if there is a pattern you like by accessing the book on the AKGLibrary's Ravelry page.
- Sign onto your Ravelry account.
- In the 'search' field, type in AKGLibrary and select People. You are searching for a person on Ravelry named: AKGLibrary.
- When that person appears, click on the AKGLibrary,
- Click on the library icon in the top right of the screen
- You can now browse our library.
- If you see a book that interests you, click on it. If the publisher has loaded in the contents of the book, which all have been doing for at least the last seven years, you will be able to see the thumbnail descriptions of each pattern.
- To see the thumbnail descriptions of the patterns in the book, click on the tab in the right hand corner that says: 'X' patterns.
- Scan the patterns. See one you like? Request the book from the library.
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Yarn Shop Spotlight
Yarn Rhapsody
475 Dawsonville Highway
Suite C
Gainesville, GA 30501
770-536-3130
Open Tues - Friday noon - 5
Saturday from 10am - 5pm
closed Sunday and Monday
"Stitch n' Bitch" social knitting is on Tuesday nights from 5-7pm.
General info: This shop has so much to offer, both in terms of stock and ongoing activities for customers. You'll find major yarn brands including Malabrigo, Berroco, Zen Garden, Classic Elite, Plymouth and others and the shop will handle special orders if needed. Needle lines include LYKKE, Chiaogoo, Knitter's Pride and more, and knitting guild members receive a 10% discount with membership card!
Ongoing events: There is so much activity in this store, the website will give you much more detail! Classes are ongoing for all levels of instruction, from beginner ("rookie") to advanced ("virtuoso") levels of experience. There is daily assistance with projects via the "Fiber Cafe", a spot for help with a quick fix or for more detailed help if needed. You can sign up for group classes or for private instruction, or join any one of the ongoing Knit A Long or Crochet A Long projects -- you can even sign up for finishing services for your garment!
The Yarn Rhapsody website is a wealth of information and very detailed and easy to look through. A visit to the site is highly encouraged, as there is much more information to be had about this lovely and active shop. Please visit Claudia when you're in the north Atlanta/north Georgia area, she is a great resource and is happy to help!
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If you are a member or know of a member who has news that should be shared with our membership please send notices to
[email protected]. This would include, but not be limited to, birth of a child, illness, death of an immediate family member, etc.
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News from our friends at the North Georgia Knitting Guild
Sandra Huff
Please note our new location :
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Learn... Create... Explore... With SEFAA 
November 5 - November Program Meeting
A discussion with
Young Designers
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a group of talented, young, budding designers out of Georgia, who are focused on a variety of products and designs, as well as the friendships they share!
December 3 - December Program Meeting
with John Marshall - Learn to judge the techniques employed and the quality of Japanese textiles through samples from John's extensive collection. Register today!
December 4-6 - Workshop
December 16 - Class
December 16 - Class
Lu
nchtime Fiber
is every Tuesday and Thursday (holidays excluded) from 10 am to 2 pm. These drop-in, open-studio sessions are free and open to everyone - just bring a fiber project to work on and your lunch.
Visit the
SEFAA website for more information on these and other upcoming events!
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Atlanta Knitting Guild Board
AKG Officers 2017-2018
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Jill Vogin, President
Jolie Elder, First Vice President
Lydia Sheffield, Secretary
Alison Lalla, Treasurer
Ashley Jackson, Sr. Vice President of Programs
Mai Ly, Jr. VP of programs
Kendra Fabry, Sr. VP of Major Workshops (Superstars)
Claudia Purgason, Jr. VP of Major Workshops (Superstars)
Meg Fisher, Chris Curschmann,co-VPs of Workshops, (mini)
Lee Greenberg, VP of Membership
Claire Kooy, Social Media/Communications
Susan Duralde, Immediate Past President
Whit Robbins, chair emerita
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Standing Committees 2017-2018
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Knit it Forward (Karleen Bucholtz and Carol Hassell- Trauma bears; Elizabeth Halberstadt - Preemie hats)
Susan Donges and Patty Malec, Hospitality
Stephanie Johnson and Sandy Crowley,
Library
Arlette Berlin, Raffles
Welcoming committee (Open)
Denise Tokarz, Affiliates Liaison
Claire Kooy, Photographer
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