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February Vendor Spotlight: A River of Yarn

For the rest of the Guild year we will be shining a spotlight on one LYS (Local Yarn Store) each month. We hope that this series can help us to celebrate some of the wonderful LYS’s who work hard to make our hobbies possible, and to reclaim some of the joy we experienced by meeting with vendors at in-person meetings. First up is Tracy Minnema, owner and founder of A River of Yarn in Keene, Ontario!

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Announcing the TKG Knitty Make-Along

At our final meeting of 2020, we spent the evening with Amy Singer, Editor, Publisher and Founder of the Knitty.com magazine. Amy launched Knitty.com in 2002 “to feature the knitting talent she’d been seeing on blogs all over the world in one tidy, professional-looking website”. In the 18 years since its debut, the quarterly Knitty magazine has launched many designers and published hundreds of patterns.

After a Knitty FO Fashion Show, followed by Amy’s presentation, chatter about a Knitty make-along soon started, and, well… here we are. All TKG Members are invited to the Knitty Make-Along (MAL)! Find all the details about participating below, the party links will be shared closer to the event. 

Cast-on Party

Monday, January 4, 2021 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm EST
Want some company? We’ll be hanging out on Zoom for a couple hours. Pop in and say hi.

Progress Party

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm EST
How’s that project coming along? We’ll be hanging out again if you want to stop by and say hi.

Dress Code

Wear a Knitty FO if you have one.

Drink Code

Anything that makes you happy

Yarn Code

Anything Knitty

More Codes

You are welcome to select any knitty.com pattern. 
Works-in-progress (WIP) are encouraged!

Photos are allowed in the Ravelry thread, including the not-so-perfect ones

For social media posts use the following handles / hashtags:
@torontoknittersguild, @knittymag, #knittyMAL2021 

Dates


Start Date & Cast-on Party: January 4, 2021
Progress Party: February 2, 2021
End Date:  February 20, 2021 

De-code

FO Finished Object
MAL Make-along
TKG Toronto Knitters Guild
WIP Work-in-Progress

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Spin Us a Yarn: New England Fiber Arts Summit

Last year Member Hannah Phoenix (a new Director this year) shared a story in our newsletter about her experience attending the New England Fiber Arts Summit in Shaftsbury, Vermont. To kick off our new “Spin Us a Yarn” series sharing stories from Members that celebrate the joy of yarn, we have reposted that story below.

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