Author: Lyn Leventhall

There was a discussion and demonstration of the techniques used by Gillian R and Anthea to make a jacket following an Iris Bishop pattern.

This month we had the competition (no photos, sorry forgot to take camera) this was delayed from last meeting, congratulations to all the winners. And thanks to all those who entered, there were many more entries this year than previously and we had a new novice class. Entries were of a high standard.
Here is a list of those who won and the categories:

A large number of cones of yarn were brought in to be sold, along with a collection of books. Thanks to those involved.

As usual there was delicious cake to be had during the tea and coffee break.

The Cheese and Wine was a very small event this month due to appalling weather conditions, only a few members braved the elements.
The competition was postponed until the March meeting.

There was a good turnout this month.  We also welcomed a visitor.  As it was a club evening there was no speaker but members were asked to consider the future of the club programme as it is increasingly difficult to get speakers on machine knitting now.   What form should  the club evenings  take in future?

An error in the competition programme was  noted – the third item should have the words in lace added.

Also, in regard of the competition, a novice category was added for anyone with less experience who  wants to enter but feels they do not share the same level of expertise as some of our very experienced knitters.  They can submit items using any of the categories but the novice class will be judged as a single group.

Notices included a list of knitting related events running throughout the year, these include:

After coffee and cake – delicious as usual, several members gathered around a machine to try to develop a knit-weave effect to mimic grass, and help was given to a hand knitter who needed to solve a tricky problem.
Finally, anyone who wishes to stand as a member of the club committee should submit their names at the next meeting in February.

As usual everyone enjoyed themselves.

Your usual reporter unfortunately missed this meeting, but the students from Morley College experimental knitting course who brought along their interesting and unusual work  by all accounts, encouraged members to try new ideas.

There were a large number of eager knitters with machines at this workshop. Iris brought various punch cards and samples along with some workshop notes and we knitted and tried out various techniques during the day.  We all enjoyed ourselves chatting and learning methods.  It was an inspirational day, many thanks to Iris who kept us entertained with anecdotes and knitting.

This month we had Fiona Morris as our speaker,   her talk was entitled Pattern Play. She used a single punch card to experiment with the various techniques used in machine knitting, encompassing Fair Isle, tuck and slip stitch, weaving as well as various colour combinations.

Fiona brought along various samples so we could compare the texture and handle of the fabrics.  She also brought a large number of lovely garments she had made and a selection of her patterns.

This was a club evening and Frances gave us a class on cut and sew necklines.

There will be a set of instructions and photos to match  on our Knitting Notes section.  These will be made available soon.