Not sure how to organize your yarn? Join us on February 13 from 6pm-8pm. This month’s meeting is all about stash–busting & organizing crafts. Nancy Davis will teach you how to bust your stash and how to tidy crafts of any kind. We will also be starting a new mystery knit along led by Karen Schlabaugh. Join us for a beautiful new project!
January 2018 Meeting and December Recap
Get ready to shop! Our next meeting will be a Swap and Sale on January 9 from 6pm – 8pm. Bring your unwanted stash yarn or tools. We will have a free table too. Suggested you price higher quality yarn 60 to 75% of original price. Desperate to sell – mark way down. Bring checkbook or cash and work out amongst each other or TRADE??!! We’ll have fun and knit too! Meeting will be at Pine Street Health Services, 215 S. Pine St., Newton KS.
December 2017 Meeting
December 12, 2017 6pm — 8pm
Pine Street Health Services, 215 S. Pine St., Newton KS
Meeting Agenda
- Show & Tell
- President announcements
- Break
Refreshments provided by – Shana & Lorrie - Christmas Gift Exchange: Bring a Skein of yarn with a possible pattern for the yarn for our Christmas party gift exchange. There will be lots of food, fun, and knitting friends to celebrate with!
*****NOTICE: When you arrive if the door is locked please call the number on the
notice posted and someone will come let you in!!
***** Upcoming CKKG Meetings*****
January: Swap and Sale – bring some stash with a price in mind or to swap with
other member. More details to come!
Where to find CKKG:
Ravelry – Central KS Knitters’ Guild
Facebook – Central KS Knitters Guild
Pinterest – Central Kansas Knitters Guild
November 2017 Meeting Recap
For our November meeting, Sandee Zerger lead a lesson on tips and tricks for seaming and sewing in sleeves. We watched a video from John Brinegar’s Craftsy class “Seaming: Beyond the Basics.”
November 2017 Meeting
November 14, 2017 6pm — 8pm
Pine Street Health Services, 215 S. Pine St., Newton KS
Meeting Agenda
- Show & Tell
- President announcements
- Break
Door Prize Drawing
Refreshments provided by – Belinda Kidd & Nancy Davis - November: Seaming Sleeves– Sandee Zerger
Members to bring 3 stockinette stitch swatches 3X3 or 4X4, darning needle, and scrap contrasting yarn.
Bring any baby purple hats completed.
***** Upcoming CKKG Meetings*****
December: Bring a Skein of yarn with a possible pattern for the yarn for our Christmas party gift exchange. There will be lots of food, fun, and knitting friends to celebrate with!
January: Swap and Sale – bring some stash with a price in mind or to swap with other members!
Where to find CKKG:
Ravelry – Central KS Knitters’ Guild
Facebook – Central KS Knitters Guild
Pinterest – Central Kansas Knitters Guild
October 2017 Meeting
The next meeting will be October 10, 2017, 6pm — 8pm
Pine Street Health Services, 215 S. Pine St., Newton KS
October Program: Mosaic Coaster with Karen & Jeanne
Mosaic knitting is an easy and fun way to introduce colorwork into your knitting. This month’s program explores techniques and patterns for mosaic knitting. Bring two contrasting colors (light and dark works well) and the appropriate needles for the yarn weight. Worsted or DK weight works best. Smaller amounts of leftover yarn will be fine. We will work on a small project that can be completed at the meeting!
***** Upcoming CKKG Meetings*****
November: Seaming Sleeves– Sandee Zerger, members to bring 3 stockinette stitch swatches 3X3 or 4X4,, darning needle, and scrap contrasting yarn.
December: Bring a Skein of yarn with a possible pattern for the yarn for our Christmas party gift exchange. There will be lots of food, fun, and knitting friends to celebrate with!
Where to find CKKG:
Ravelry – Central KS Knitters’ Guild
Facebook – Central KS Knitters Guild
Pinterest – Central Kansas Knitters Guild
September 2017 Recap
This month we had some lovely projects shared during show and tell and a wonderful presentation on specialty edging/selvage by Jeanne Graves.
September 2017 Meeting
Central KS Knitters’ Guild
September 12, 2017 6pm — 8pm
Pine Street Health Services, 215 S. Pine St., Newton KS
Meeting Agenda
1. Show & Tell
2. Break
Door Prize Drawing
Refreshments provided by Cindy Rohr & Lisa Mertes
3. Program: Edging with Jeanne Groves
We’re going to be edgy for this month’s topic. We’ll take a look at open selvedges (selvedges that won’t be seamed) including chain, fringe, and picot.
Bring yarn and needles to see how edgy you can get!
***** Upcoming CKKG Meetings*****
October: Mosaic Coaster – Karen & Jeanne, Bring own needles, size to be posted later.
November: Grafting – Sandee Zerger, members to bring 3 stockinette stitch swatches 3X3 or 4X4,, darning needle, and scrap contrasting yarn.
Where to find CKKG:
Ravelry – Central KS Knitters’ Guild
Facebook – Central KS Knitters Guild
Pinterest – Central Kansas Knitters Guild
August 2017 Meeting Agenda & July Recap
The next meeting will be held August 8, 2017 6pm — 8pm, at Pine Street Health Services, 215 S. Pine St., Newton KS.
This month Sandee Zerger will be presenting on finishing techniques.
Last month in July, we brought unfinished projects to get help from each other & chat:
Harvey County Fair – Volunteers Needed
August 3rd – August 5th
Aug 3rd Thursday – 6:30pm clean the display case and setup.
Bring rags and Windex.
Aug 4th Friday – 7:00pm – 9:00pm Open class early check-in.
If entering item(s) go to courthouse for Blue Card
Aug 5th Saturday – 8:00am – 11:00am? Check-in and assist judges as needed.
Please contact Nancy Davis at 316-640- 3192 to sign up and help!!
