Margaret’s Winning Beanie – handknitted and felted Our annual Beanie and Tea Cosy Competition was judged at our 1 May Sit and Knit meeting. Our judges Lindy and Valerie found the quality of the beanies and tea cosies was very high and the finishing to be of a very high standard. The 2011 winner is Margaret [...]
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Beanie and Tea Cosy Competition Winner
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yarn and Craft Market
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Wool sales on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our annual Yarn and Craft Market will be held Saturday 28 May 2011 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brunswick Town Hall. Our Raffle Rug will be on display and tickets available to purchase. We are looking for members to help sell raffle tickets and assist with the Guild’s table. We have a great [...]
Charity Knitting Donations – September 2010
Posted in Membership, Miscellaneous on November 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During the month of September 2010, the Guild received from our members the following charity knitting items : 70 Anglicare Squares (to be made into blankets) 5 sets of baby bootees, 15 cardigans and 6 beanies for the Carol Chisholm Society (http://www.carolinechisholmsociety.com.au/) 16 beanies for the Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory A very big thank you [...]
November Sit and Knit
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets, Uncategorized, Wool sales on November 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Out next Sit and Knit meeting is from 2 p.m. on Sunday 7 November at Ross House. Kylie Gussett (http://gusset.net/blog/) will be selling her hand dyed yarns. There will also be a presentation from Marion who is going to spin yarn in Antarctica (http://www.spinningyarninantarctica.com/), and will then auction the yarn to raise funds to help [...]
Wool Show at Lang Lang
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets on September 1, 2010 |
The Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders Association (BCSBA) held their annual wool show at Lang Lang on Sunday 29 August 2010. A small group of members (Valerie, Yvonne, Margaret, Lindy and Anne) went to the show to represent the Handknitters Guild. The show was open from 9.30 a.m. until 3.30 p.m. Members of the Guild donated [...]
Library News
Posted in Library, Membership, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets on September 1, 2010 |
New titles New books purchased for the library are:- The Great North American Afghan, Knitting the Perfect Pair which is a sock book, The Little Box of Scarves which has 20 cards of rather nice scarves, Colour Knitting Techniques and Jean Greenhow’s The McScarecrow Clan. Computerised Library Catalogue In the near future our library will [...]
Jewel of the Month
Posted in Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
September‘s ‘Jewell of the Month’ is sapphire so there are all sorts of blue tones that can be used. October‘s ‘Jewel of the Month’ is the opal which has colours like green, blue, red and yellow or creamy pastels. You can knit beanies, squares, possum pouches or something for yourself.
Raffle Winners
Posted in Events, Miscellaneous on September 1, 2010 |
The raffle was drawn at 3 pm on August 1 at the Sunday Sit and Knit. The winners are:- 1st Prize - Cathy O’Shannesy 2nd Prize - Helen Classon 3rd Prize – T Errey 4th Prize – Noela Liddy 5th Prize – Marilla from Templestowe Congratulations to the winners. Plans are underway for next year’s raffle throw and the [...]
Charity Knitting – Marsupial Pouches
Posted in Events, Membership, Miscellaneous, Sit and Knit meets on September 1, 2010 |
A thank you from the marsupials and possums for their lovely knitted pouches. Over 2000 pouches have been passed on to the Wildlife Victoria Carers and are very much appreciated. Thanks to everyone who has knitted these pouches. As part of our Charter, the Handknitters Guild Inc support many charities by knitting garments and items for them. Amongst these are Wildlife Victoria with [...]
Quilt and Craft Fair
Posted in Events, Membership, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Quilt and Craft Fair is on again from Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 July 2010. Come and visit us in the Guild Row (usually the last row from the main entrance). We will be displaying our Raffle Rug and selling $2 raffle tickets. Also on display will be a sample of the charity knitting [...]
