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Thank you to Kim McBrien Evans of Indigo Dragonfly for her Make It Fit! talk at the Guild’s February 21 meeting.

Please click here for a copy of the Sweater Measurements worksheet she provided to us.

 

Won’t you join us on June 9 for World Wide Knit In Public (WWKIP) Day?  We will be at the Wychwood Barns Park, 601 Christie St,  (south of St Clair) from 8am to 1pm. Just look for the Toronto Knitters Guild tent and banner in the park on the south side of the Barns.

Bring your lawn chair or blanket, or sit on the grass, and knit, crochet, or spin. The Farmers Market will be happening at the same time, so a variety of snacks and beverages will be available for purchase, or you can bring your own. Washrooms are located nearby, within the Barns.

And please remember to bring your sun protection: sunhat, sunscreen, etc.

 

The Constitution passed unanimously at the January 17, 2018 general meeting. Please click here to view the document.

The Constitution & Bylaws can also be found under the About menu.

 

LandMade will be taking place this year at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W) on Sunday, Feb. 4 from 10-4.
It is free to everyone.

LandMade is a fibre event that aims to connect urban makers with local fibre farms. 10 farms will be bringing fleece, roving, yarn (hand-spun as well as mill spun) and batts from the animals they raise on their farms. They represent a wide variety of sheep breeds (including BFL, Corriedale, Romney, Icelandic, Shetland, and interesting crosses) as well as alpaca. Everything is available in natural colours, and there will be some dyed materials available also. Vendors all operate under the guidelines of the Upper Canada Fibreshed, which means that any dyeing is done using botanical, environmentally-responsible dyestuffs.

A spin-in and knit-in will be held on the ballroom stage, so people are welcome to bring their spindles and needles. There is also a cafe attached to the ballroom, where food and drinks are available for those wishing to visit afterwards.

LandMade is sponsored by the Upper Canada Fibreshed, and all of the participating farms are members.

Details available at uppercanadafibreshed.ca

At the October Guild meeting, Pat presented a beautiful scarf she had knitted, and shared the pattern designer’s tragic and impassioned story. Please find Pat’s description of her project below.

“I started knitting this scarf in January of 2016, following Jill McGee’s free basic recipe – “My Favourite Things Infinity Scarf.”  When I checked the website in the fall of 2016, looking for new charts, I saw that Jill had posted another scarf of her own, this one called “Remembering Jude, Stitch by Stitch”.  And I read the sad news that her son Jude had died of the flu. Two years, three months and 20 days old. Learn more about her advocacy for flu vaccinations at www.forjudeforeveryone.com. Please get your flu shot.  You may save a child’s life. Maybe the child of a knitter you don’t even know.”

 

Disclaimer: The Toronto Knitters Guild does provide or endorse any type of medical advice; please consult your doctor if you have questions about the flu shot.