The Bluebonnet Guild has had a great fall! Nancy Tully presented Knit One Below for the October and November meetings . Nancy did a fabulous job and we all learned so very much! Thank you Nancy for being part of making our October and November meetings so successful.
I am looking forward to our upcoming events. In December our biggest event will be the drawing for the Great American Afghan that the members knitted. Sales of the Door Prize tickets have been very successful and I am sure we will be able to purchase something very nice for the LaDora Nursing and Rehab Home in Bedford, TX.
Details of the December 8 meeting are as follows:
The December meeting will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2011, at Mimi's Cafe, 1101 Ira E. Woods, Grapevine, TX.
The Guild will be having our Christmas party and meeting. Plan to meet at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will be at 7:00.
Our celebration of the holiday includes a small gift exchange game, please bring a $10 gift related to knitting for the exchange, the drawing for the Great American Aran Afghan will be part of the festivities.
If you have extra time and yarn a gift of hand knitted slippers, laprobe, hat or scarf for the LaDora Nursing Home in Bedford would be appreciated. You will get a ticket in the monthly door prize drawing for each item you donate.
I hope to see everyone on December 8. I wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe holiday season!
Dixie
Friday, November 25, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
October Meeting -- Knit One Below
The October meeting of the Bluebonnet Knitting Guild will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at LaMadeleine, 900 Highway 114, Grapevine, TX.
The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. in their backroom.
Our speaker on Thursday night is, Nancy Tully of the Handknitters Guild of North Central Texas. Nancy is going to show us how to do the knitting technique Knit One Below and how it can be incorporated in our projects. If you are interested in learning how to do this, please bring yarn of 2 contrasting colors and needles in the appropriate size to knit.
Hope to see you on Thursday night!
Happy Knitting,
Dixie
The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. in their backroom.
Our speaker on Thursday night is, Nancy Tully of the Handknitters Guild of North Central Texas. Nancy is going to show us how to do the knitting technique Knit One Below and how it can be incorporated in our projects. If you are interested in learning how to do this, please bring yarn of 2 contrasting colors and needles in the appropriate size to knit.
Hope to see you on Thursday night!
Happy Knitting,
Dixie
Monday, September 5, 2011
2011-12 BlueBonnet Guild New Year
We’re looking forward to our first meeting of the 2011-12 year. An exciting year is planned that will cover: Knit One Below, Enterlac, the Afterthought heel and much, much more.
The 2012 Knitapalooza will be held on Saturday, March 24; details will follow. So save the date for a good time!
Please come join us and become a member. Your membership card entitles you to a 10% discount at the following local yarn shops: The Shabby Sheep, Holley’s Yarn Shoppe, The Woolie Ewe, Jennings Street Yarns and Knitting Fairy.
Thursday,September 8, 2011 (2nd Thursday night of the month)
7:00 p.m.
LaMadeleine
900 Highway 114
Grapevine, TX
Check us out on Yahoo and Ravelry, our email address is BlueBonnetGuild @ ymail.com
We’ll see you on Thursday night.
Thursday,September 8, 2011 (2nd Thursday night of the month)
7:00 p.m.
LaMadeleine
900 Highway 114
Grapevine, TX
Check us out on Yahoo and Ravelry, our email address is BlueBonnetGuild @ ymail.com
We’ll see you on Thursday night.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
May Bluebonnet Guild Meeting
Remember everyone our meeting is tomorrow night, Thursday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. We are meeting in Border's Book on Colleyville Blvd.
Edee Buglione is giving a demonstration of machine knitting by using lace techniques. If you have made some slippers or laprobes for the nursing home please bring them for Toni to deliver.
Hope to see everyone tomorrow night!
Edee Buglione is giving a demonstration of machine knitting by using lace techniques. If you have made some slippers or laprobes for the nursing home please bring them for Toni to deliver.
Hope to see everyone tomorrow night!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Hello Everyone,
Thursday's meeting was a huge success in our new location, Borders! Melanie Gibbons did the program on charting lace. I learned more in this one hour than I have learned for quite awhile. Thank you Melanie for inspiring us.
The lucky winner of our raffle was Patti Stapleton. Patti took home a new Namaste gadget bag and a book of baby pattern. Congratulations!
Karen Scarberry announced the location and date of our October Knit-In. More details will follow as they become available.
Toni Tharp has asked for slippers and lap robes for the nursing home. (Patterns for slippers can be found on our Yahoo site.) If you have some time while watching your kids at their sporting event or waiting at the doctor's office, this would be a nice thing to work on.
For those of you that weren't able to be there on Thursday night, you were missed. We hope to see everyone in May.
Thursday's meeting was a huge success in our new location, Borders! Melanie Gibbons did the program on charting lace. I learned more in this one hour than I have learned for quite awhile. Thank you Melanie for inspiring us.
The lucky winner of our raffle was Patti Stapleton. Patti took home a new Namaste gadget bag and a book of baby pattern. Congratulations!
Karen Scarberry announced the location and date of our October Knit-In. More details will follow as they become available.
Toni Tharp has asked for slippers and lap robes for the nursing home. (Patterns for slippers can be found on our Yahoo site.) If you have some time while watching your kids at their sporting event or waiting at the doctor's office, this would be a nice thing to work on.
For those of you that weren't able to be there on Thursday night, you were missed. We hope to see everyone in May.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010 -- Meeting Location
Hello Everyone,
It is Wednesday night, April 7 and this is a quick post to our blog to let everyone know of our new meeting location. Tomorrow night meet at Borders on Grapevine Highway (Highway 26) at 6:30 p.m. to knit and chat, the meeting will start at 7:00 p.m.
Melanie Gibbons will be giving the program on lace knitting. Melanie has been a moderator and designer for mystery knits on yahoo.com.
Karen has some exciting news to share concerning our October Knit-In, and we are going to have a great raffle.
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night; it is because of great members like you that we are a success!
Dixie
It is Wednesday night, April 7 and this is a quick post to our blog to let everyone know of our new meeting location. Tomorrow night meet at Borders on Grapevine Highway (Highway 26) at 6:30 p.m. to knit and chat, the meeting will start at 7:00 p.m.
Melanie Gibbons will be giving the program on lace knitting. Melanie has been a moderator and designer for mystery knits on yahoo.com.
Karen has some exciting news to share concerning our October Knit-In, and we are going to have a great raffle.
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night; it is because of great members like you that we are a success!
Dixie
Friday, November 13, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009 Meeting
The meeting of the Bluebonnet Guild on Thursday night was a huge success!
The Bluebonnet's afghan is completely finished and looks absolutely GREAT! Karen Scarberry showed it and there were many oohs and ahhs. We have some spectacular knitters in the guild, as the pictures of the squares in the preceeding blog points out. Each and every person who completed a square of the afghan should give themselves a pat on the back. The creme-de-la-creme was the braided edge completed by Mary Anderson. This is truly a work of art. There was a discussion in regards to the raffle and where the proceeds should go. As we firm up the details, information will be posted.
There was a good group in attendance, and the group that was there was very interactive. I came away with more really good tips than I have in a long time. Karen Scarberry showed us how to put in a zipper in a sweater to make it look like it came off the Paris runway! Toni Tharpe had just completed a great sweater with a zipper and she also gave us some great tips.
The tips that came from the gang were a Simple La-La Shawl from Ravelry. Patti was knitting it and it would make a wonderful Christmas gift for that special person. Mary Anderson was knitting washcloths with cotton and tulle. What a great idea for a scrub cloth for that person on your list that is difficult to buy for. Websites were shared from Ravelry, GarnStudios, AnniesWoolens, and on and on!
The evening was just very special in many ways, but the sharing is the best part of this guild.
We missed the other members who weren't there, but we look forward to seeing you in December. Please mark your calendars to attend the Christmas party at MiMi's Cafe in Grapevine. Details will follow.
I hope I didn't get anyone's name incorrect.
Goodnight and happy knitting!
The Bluebonnet's afghan is completely finished and looks absolutely GREAT! Karen Scarberry showed it and there were many oohs and ahhs. We have some spectacular knitters in the guild, as the pictures of the squares in the preceeding blog points out. Each and every person who completed a square of the afghan should give themselves a pat on the back. The creme-de-la-creme was the braided edge completed by Mary Anderson. This is truly a work of art. There was a discussion in regards to the raffle and where the proceeds should go. As we firm up the details, information will be posted.
There was a good group in attendance, and the group that was there was very interactive. I came away with more really good tips than I have in a long time. Karen Scarberry showed us how to put in a zipper in a sweater to make it look like it came off the Paris runway! Toni Tharpe had just completed a great sweater with a zipper and she also gave us some great tips.
The tips that came from the gang were a Simple La-La Shawl from Ravelry. Patti was knitting it and it would make a wonderful Christmas gift for that special person. Mary Anderson was knitting washcloths with cotton and tulle. What a great idea for a scrub cloth for that person on your list that is difficult to buy for. Websites were shared from Ravelry, GarnStudios, AnniesWoolens, and on and on!
The evening was just very special in many ways, but the sharing is the best part of this guild.
We missed the other members who weren't there, but we look forward to seeing you in December. Please mark your calendars to attend the Christmas party at MiMi's Cafe in Grapevine. Details will follow.
I hope I didn't get anyone's name incorrect.
Goodnight and happy knitting!
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