October 24, 2007 Gathering

It was a small, but rowdy, group last night. Just a few FOs present...

Katie tried to use up the rest of her Party yarn from the ring pillow she made:



Brenda finished a pair of socks:

Update

Katie sent me a photo of the beautiful ring pillow for her brother's wedding!




Thanks, Katie!

Bishop Hill Fiber Guild - Spin In 2007

Do you remember last year's excitement at this event? We returned for more fun!



While we didn't get lost like we did last year, we did stop to verify we were headed in the right direction. When we got to the site, we scattered either to classes we wanted to take or to go shopping. Jeanne and I opted for shopping first. Then after lunch (where some of us did more shopping), we attend the same class for making beaded stitch markers.




We had mascots.




And sharp tools.




Then we get stitch markers!






Brenda and Nancy won door prizes, and Christina won second place for her hat - congratulations guys!






Finally, more shopping and then our photo before departing.




This is Char, who was my main contact for this event.




Thanks to Char for her help and to everyone who went, it was a great time!

October 17, 2007 Gathering

Jeanne brought in a lovely woven shawl (which she recently completed) last night:






Katie brought in a beautiful knit ring pillow for her brother's wedding, but I missed being able to photograph it. I'll try to get her to send photos before the wedding this weekend!

October 10, 2007 Gathering

It's been a while since FOs showed up here, so let's get to it!

Ginny brought in a halter she knit and was able to wear the last incredibly stupidly hot day (in October - 90F degrees!) we had on October 7; it looks like she was quite comfortable in it!






Jennifer worked on a poncho for her child, in Caron Simply Soft yarn (crocheted):






Meanwhile, Claire is working on a steel yarn project from Habu Textiles:






Christina finished her crocheted hat:










And she showed off her lovely crocheted poncho/snuggle blanket:






Finally, some items I completed recently:







You can find the booties pattern over here (on the right under "Free Patterns").

SnB Gathering - September 12, 2007

It was a perfectly cool late summer evening, and we were working on some lovely warm items last night!

Carol brought in the baby set she recently completed:






Jeanne had her gorgeous (and resized for larger child) Tulips sweater:








And Claire had her Red Scarf contribution:




Finally, I finished weaving all the ends on my Tulips sweater:

Local Event in October!

On October 20, the Bishop Hill Fiber Guild will hold their annual event of workshops and lectures. The event encompasses all forms of fiber arts: felting, knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, etc.

The fee is $10 (pre-event) and day of the event is $12. This fee covers most of the workshops/lectures. There are a few workshops where kits are bought separately (no more than $10, I believe). Lunch can be eaten on-site, for $6 per person.

There's also vendors of all sorts at the event.

Finally, the event will be at Black Hawk College - East Campus in Kewanee.

I will have copies of the registration information and forms this Wednesday, at SnB. If you can't make it to SnB, drop me an email.

A few of us went last year and had a blast! Several of us plan on going this year, so if you'd like to make it an SnB outing, let me hear from you!

You know the drill quadcitysnb AT gmail DOT com

SnB Gathering - September 5, 2007

Another great group showed up last night - as ususal, we took over Dewey's Cafe:












Christina brought in her finished crocheted plastic shopping bag. Not sure how much weight it will hold, it's an experiment in progress:




Julie brought in her finished wee aran sweater from the workshop:






She also brought in her finished Norwegian mittens:






Finally, her Wallaby sweater:







FINAL ITEM: Please note that "last Monday" activities are suspended until after the holidays this year. We'll start up again in January 2008. Thanks!