T I D E W A T E R K N I T T I N G G U I L D O F V I R G I N I A

Purls of WisdomF E B . 6 M E E T I N G

Meet and Greet, 7 p.m.Business Meeting, 7:15 p.m.

Program will be

The Color Wheel.

We meet the first Monday of the month at Westminster Canter-

bury, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach.

Check tkgv.blogspot.com to confirm the meeting date. Ques-

tions? Please email us at tkgv1@yahoo.com.

February 2012

A Message from Our President

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2 Member Birthdays, Calendar,

New Member, Newsletter

Deadline

3 Charity Knitting Update, Free

Pattern Links, Yarnbombing

4 2012 Color of the Year, Ads

5 Needle Inventory, Ads

6 January Minutes

Finally, we have some weather that warrants wearing the beautiful cowls, hats, scarves and sweaters we spent the fall making or storing. I didn’t think it would ever get cold enough to wear my favorite alpaca sweater more than once. Of course, I may have to eat my words if we end up with a major snowstorm, but then again that would be time to knit. A bus for the Maryland Sheep and Wool Fest was discussed at the January meet-ing and, much to my surprise many members vocalized a desire to go to some other fiber fest. If you want the Guild to contract a bus for MS&W, I need your input NOW. We estimate the cost to be $45-$50 a person and we must have at least 35 people sign up. Sue Von Ohlsen is going to talk about using the color wheel as a knitting tool at the February meeting. The color wheel is a great tool for organizing your stash, se-lecting yarns for a new project or even decorating your home. Don’t forget to bring your wheel to the meeting and, if you don’t have one, think about getting one from our local yarn shops. It is a great tool to have in your knitting bag. Feb. 18 is Hockey Night! Bring your knitting and family for a fun, noisy night and support our Norfolk Admirals at Scope. Tickets are $14 each and I will pur-chase tickets together for those who bring cash to the February meeting. For those that don’t want to commit that early, I am going to get seats in Section 223. In March, Marilyn Estrada (a certified yoga instructor) is going to demonstrate yoga techniques for “Knitters and Sitters.” Wear something comfortable and come ready to stretch. “Me and my achy stiff shoulders” can’t wait. Also that month, the Guild will have a table at the Virginia Beach Spring Craft Fair, March 16-18. Please block some time now on your calendars to help staff our table that weekend. Entry to the fair is free for volunteers is free. Please keep in your thoughts and prayers two of our members who are battling illnesses. Joanne Fischer is undergoing cancer treatment and our one and only Ruth Coleman has been in the hospital. Inquiries about Ruth should be done through Sue at the Knitting Corner. Take care, and I hope to see you at the February meeting.

Debbie Henderson

T R E A S U R E R ’ S R E P O R TGeneral Fund: $2,768.73 Charity Fund: $54.60 Total Funds: $2,823.33

Bev Boler

Mark Your CalendarsGuild meetings start with Meet and Greet at 7 p.m., followed by the Business Meeting at 7:15 p.m.

Feb. 6 – Guild Meeting. Sue Von Ohlsen will discuss “The Color Wheel.”

March 5 – Guild Meeting. Marilyn Estrada will demonstrate “Yoga for Knitters and Sitters.”

March 10-11 – Virginia Classic Llama & Alpaca Show, Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, Va. www.llamalife.com/classic

March 16-18 – KnitXperience Lite (Low Impact Techniques for Everyone), Chincoteague, Va. http://goo.gl/d6C3o

April 2 – Guild Meeting.

April 13-15 – SoXperience with Wendy Johnson, Chincoteague, Va. http://goo.gl/5JPNq

April 20-22 – Countryside Artisans Fiber Farm Tours, Sugarloaf Mountain, Md. www.countrysideartisans.com

May 5-6 – The 39th Annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, Md. http://www.sheepandwool.org

May 7 – Guild Meeting.

M e m b e r B i r t h d a y s T h i s M o n t h

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Kathy Brown Feb. 4 Judy Marx Feb. 16

Bonnie Mathews Feb. 8 Britt Kausland Feb. 25

Jeanette Gouldsmith Feb. 9

D E A D L I N E F O R M A R C H N E W S L E T T E R : F E B . 1 5 Please send your questions, comments, suggestions, ads, photos, stories and patterns you’d like to share to editor Sonja Barisic at snbarisic@gmail.com or 734 Delaware Ave., Norfolk, VA 23508. Items submitted after the deadline will be held until the following issue. Thank you, and happy reading and knitting. Sonja Ba risic

Welcome new member Maddy Amorose of Chesapeake.

By Chris Goudeau The top charity knitters for 2011 were: 1st place, Wanda Gunnoe; 2nd place, Margaret Faust; and 3rd place, Katie Gerwein. Each received a $25 check from the Guild. The TKGV Board will meet this month to discuss our charity projects for the coming year. Please try to knit some items for the less fortunate. Hats are very easy to do and you can use your leftovers; select two or three colors from your leftover stash that go together and make a striped hat. In previous TKGV newsletters the simple roll top hat and the man’s stocking cap have been published. Our Charity Knit-In Day will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11, from from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Debbie Hender-son’s home. This is also a potluck luncheon. Please contact Debbie at hendersonjb@cox.net to sign up and get directions to her home. Please let me know of your charity knitted items via email at cgoudeau@cox.net, or you can complete the charity sheet at our meetings. Remember to list your item, the number of items and the charity.

F R E E K N I T T I N G P A T T E R N S : H A T S

If you’re looking for ideas for a simple hat for charity knitting or to bust your stash, here are links to a few free patterns to get you started:

Stash-Busting Striped Hat, http://goo.gl/Hmd6X

Easy Roll-Brim Knit Hat Recipe, http://goo.gl/9nKYV

My Striped & Slouchy Hat, http://goo.gl/9nKYV

Cotton Twirl Everyday Stripes Hat, http://goo.gl/QrM6Q

Delicate Striped Hat Pattern, http://goo.gl/NdRV6

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C h a r i t y K n i t t i n g U p d a t e

Y A R N B O M B I N G A S P U B L I C A R T

Some industrious knitters left their color-ful mark on this well near the visitor center in Harrisonburg, Va., last fall. (photos by Sonja Barisic)

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Thank you all for an amazing event last month with the “Knit to Fit” workshop. It was a huge success. We now know more than we might want to about shape and fit! This month we are proud to introduce some of our new spring yarns. Tahki is here with Ripple, Rosa, Rhianna and a few gorgeous friends. These yarns are sure to keep you cool while looking HOT! Our gigantic shipment of Madelinetosh has us in complete awe. The colors are so fabulous it is too wonderful to put into words. Stop by and grab some. The Merino Worsted is a treat to the touch and the eyes. We also have many copies of Connie Chang Chinchio’s “Textured Knits”; the perfect book for the new Tosh Sport. We have just ordered the book for the third time! It’s a keeper! Hey football fans! (or those who knit during football games.) The Yarn Club is having its first Superball Sale, Sunday, Feb. 5. Check the website (www.yarnclubknits.com), Facebook and Ravelry for times and details.

February Valentine’s Sale: any yarn that is MOSTLY red or pink will be 25 percent off during the entire month of February. Hope to see you soon!

Looking to squeeze some color into your knitting this year? How about orange? Pantone LLC, the global authority on color and provider of profes-sional color standards for the design industries, has declared Tangerine Tango (PANTONE® 17-1463) the color of the year for 2012. Tangerine Tango is a “spirited reddish orange” that “continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward,” the company said in a news release. Orange has been growing in popularity over the last few years. Fashion designers featured in the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2012, in-cluding Tommy Hilfiger, Nanette Lepore and Adrienne Vittadini, are incor-porating Tangerine Tango into their spring collections. Tangerine Tango-inspired items also are turning up on Etsy.com, including lovely orange-hued handknit scarves and headbands.

Tack l e Co l o r w i t h Tange r i n e Tango

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We're in full 2012 swing over here, with our newest KAL starting Feb. 2! Join us and the Thursday night rowdies in knitting Ve-ronik Avery's fabulous Oblique cardigan (free from Knitty.com). With a pattern that changes constantly, subtle shaping, aran weight

yarn and easy-to-wear raglan construction, this cardi all but knits itself without becoming boring. It's a good way to challenge your-self in the new year. The football-game-that-shall-not-be-named starts off a great year of savings as well. Look for more details about that on our Facebook and Ravelry pages, 'cause I'm not giving any more hints. (Heh.) The shelves are full of luscious colors in Berroco and Cascade yarns, with more arriving on a regular basis. We're finding these perfect to work up Andrea's Square of the Month, still going strong. She's found a neat variation on a familiar knit stitch, as well as a crochet variation we'd never seen before for February's squares. Come by and pick up the directions! Lastly, Spa Night makes its annual appearance on Feb. 25. Food, fun, and festivities are limited to the first 25 lucky ladies.

DOUBLE-POINTED NEEDLE INVENTORY

SIZE 4” 5” 6” 7” 8” 9” 10”+ _____________0 O O O O O O O _____________1 O O O O O O O _____________1.5 O O O O O O O _____________2 O O O O O O O _____________2.5 O O O O O O O _____________3 O O O O O O O _____________4 O O O O O O O _____________5 O O O O O O O _____________6 O O O O O O O _____________7 O O O O O O O _____________8 O O O O O O O _____________9 O O O O O O O _____________10 O O O O O O O _____________10.5 O O O O O O O _____________11 O O O O O O O _____________13 O O O O O O O _____________13 O O O O O O O _____________15 O O O O O O O _____________

K e e p i n g T r a c k o f Y o u r T o o l s Karen Richardson created this needle inventory. She will share copies of this inventory, and others, at an upcoming meeting.

TIDEWATER KNITTING GUILD OF VIRGINIA

MINUTES, 1/2/11 Editor’s note: Below for your review are the unapproved minutes of the January Guild meeting.

President-elect, Debbie Henderson, opened the January 2012 meeting at 7:18 p.m. On motion of Ray Struebing, seconded, the guild approved installing the 2012 TKGV board as elected at the December 2011 TKGV meeting. The president, Debbie Henderson, welcomed our guests, extended birthday wishes to our members celebrating January birthdays and asked all members to wear their name tag. In addition, if a member does not wear their name tag to a meeting, the member will owe $.25 to the name tag basket. On motion of Lora Morin, seconded, the guild approved the December 2011 minutes. Lora Morin asked all guild members to join TKGV via Facebook as it is an efficient method of communication with guild members. The president named the committee chairpersons for 2012: Newsletter: Sonja Barisic Ways & Means: Denise Call and Marilyn Estrada Charity: Chris Goudeau Marketing: Kimberly Villereal Program Coordinator: Sue Von Ohlsen The Guild seeks a third volunteer for the Ways & Means Committee, a volunteer for the Welfare Committee and a volunteer for the Community Events Committee. Chris Goudeau announced the following three winners for donating the most knitted charity items in 2011: 1. Wanda Gunnoe 2. Margaret Faust 3. Katie Gerwien. Each of the above will receive a $25.00 from the Guild for their charity knitting donations for 2011. Debbie Henderson will host a charity knit-in on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We will have a potluck lunch. The February program, on the color wheel, will be conducted by Sue Von Ohlsen. Please bring a color wheel to the February program. Marilyn Estrada will conduct the March program on yoga for knitters and sitters. The president announced the Spring Craft Fair will take place the weekend of the Shamrock Marathon. We do not have a date yet for the Frances Land House Gathering of Guilds, 2012. The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival will take place the weekend of May 5, 2012. The Chesapeake Water Heritage Festival will take place October 13–14, 2012. Sue Von Ohlsen announced The Knitting Corner is hosting the owner of Sestari Yarns (a Virginia farm) Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1012 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The owner will sign books and will have yarns available. The Yarn Club will have the new Jean Frost book and samples and a fitting event January 14, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. The Guild will attend an Admirals hockey game on Saturday, 2/18/12. We will sit together. Family and friends are invited. Please bring money for the tickets ($14.00 per ticket) to the February meeting. The January program was the annual member yarn sale. The Ways & Means Committee conducted the raffle. The members enjoyed the show and share. There being no further business, the president adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.  Respectfully submitted,

Ka tie Gerwien secretary, TKGV

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