The Handknitters Guild is a community knitting and crochet group based in Melbourne Australia catering to all levels of skill. Knitting and crocheting are enjoying a huge resurgence of interest and we actively encourage these crafts amongst our members and the community. Starting in February we meet on the 1st Sunday of each month beteen 2 and 5 p.m. at 3rd Floor, Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
2011 Handknitters Guild Committee
President – Anne Grace
Vice President – Shirley Pullen
Secretary – Valerie Elliott
Treasurer – Barbara Schembri
General committee members - Marilyn Sowden, Lindy O’Neill, Yvonne Iliffe, Carol Cooper, Rose Edgerton, Roisin, and Barbara Bugg.
For guild enquiries, meetings, commission knitting etc:
Telephone: Valerie Elliot – 9878 3758 (Secretary)
Email: hkguild@gmail.com
Membership renewals:
Barbara Schembri (Treasurer), PO Box 5078 Laburnum 3130
Charity Knitting – Members of the Handknitters Guild knit for assorted charities and support community projects where knitting is involved. We make :-
- Anglicare Squares which are sewn up into blankets
- Face cloths and knee rugs for indigenous people in nursing homes in Alice Springs
- Orphan pouches for the native animal victims of the summer bushfires
Patterns for Charity Knitting are available in the library or email Lindy – lindyjoy@bigpond.net.au to request a pattern.
The Handknitters Guild donates wool and yarn to the Alice Springs Beanie Festival. The materials are used to teach indigenous members of the communities how to make beanies. Contact us if you would like to donate unused yarn(s) or patterns.
