Month: September 2021

At last we were back at the Barn Hall – socially distanced at least at first.  

This was a lovely meeting, with news of absent members and a yarn sale as well as a demonstration.

Lots of us gathered to watch a demo from Tricia who was showing us a Bill King idea from an old Machine Knitting Monthly magazine issue.  It was a time consuming idea where stitches were transferred  by hand, the result was a stunning  pattern that could not be discerned from the right hand side so the process could be error-prone.  

There was a show and tell and Sarah passed around some stunning felted bags we had only seen on Zoom.  Angie had crocheted a super stripey cardigan in a chunky yarn which was also admired.   Let me know if I have forgotten anybody’s work. 

We also had our usual coffee and cake after the demo.

We also have a members challenge – make an interesting scarf /scarves to show at the December meeting.  everyone is encouraged to join in.

Zoom Meetings up to August 2021

During the second part of 2020 and the first part of 2021, members continued to meet virtually using Zoom. This was a very successful “coffee morning” format for keeping in touch and showing our current projects, knitting and other crafts. Most of the members had the opportunity to speak about what they had been doing and generally chat. As no photos were taken it is not possible to create a regular post.

We would especially mention our chair Gill and deputy Margaret who expertly put these meetings together and guided the meetings.

Also we need to thank those who answered the call to make knitted dolls and monsters for children who needed help expressing their emotions and also those in hospital unused to wearing masks. Several members also made huge numbers of scrubs for health workers and many of us made face masks for family and friends.