Thanks again to everyone who joined in on our November meeting! If you missed it, read our recap below, or log in to your MKG account and watch the recording here.

We started the evening with a virtual trunk show from Knitty Vet. We didn't just get to see beautiful yarn, but also learned a lot about natural dying. You can shop her beautiful yarns and dye kits here.

The trunk show was followed by a very inspirational talked on visual mending with Ann Weaver. We learned the basics of darning, duplicate stitch (Swiss darning), and knit patches. I think everyone was ready to go darn socks by the end of the hour. 

Ann kindly shared these mending resources with us. If you would like to learn more about mending and transforming knitwear, Ann will be teaching at Stitches At Home.

In other Guild news...

• It's time to renew your membership for 2021. You can check and see if you need to renew by signing into knitters.org and going to Renew My Membership. That page will tell you how long you are paid through. We will have a special prize drawing of knitting related items from small businesses in January for those who renew by December 31, 2020. 
• Our new bylaws have been approved. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read them and comment. They will be posted on the website soon.
• Online Silent Auction December 15-19
  Get ready to browse and bid on beautiful skeins of yarn during our online silent auction that will open after the member meeting on December 15th and close on Saturday, December 19th. We have over 40 yarn lots to shop;  from unique single skeins to large lots for that special sweater or blanket.   Each item will have a clear photograph with comprehensive descriptions. Items will be mailed to the successful bidder following the holidays. 
• Service Knitting Partners for 2021
  I'm excited to share that our service partners for 2021 have been confirmed.  We will be knitting adult and child hats, mittens, fingerless mitts, and lap blankets for:
  • Hats for the Homeless: serving the Twin Cities
  • Hats and Mittens.org: serving the seven county metro
  • The Range Center: serving adults and children with disabilities in northeastern Minnesota
  Representatives from the three organizations will join us at our January member meeting to share information on the mission of their organization and those they serve. 
• Give to the Max Day We were blown away by the donations to our Give to the Max Day campaign! The official day was Thursday, November 19th, but you can still give $5 and 5 minutes: donate $5 on our GTMD page and take 5 minutes to share what you like about the Guild. (If you'd like to donate to the Guild without going through Give to the Max, please email our treasurer Rose, treasurermkg@gmail.com.)
• Door Prizes Instead of announcing door prize winners at the virtual meetings, we will now email the winners afterwards. Prizes will only be be given to Guild members only. This month's winner are...
  • Kate Crandall won a shop code to November's trunk show presenter, The Knitty Vet.
  • Katie Block won a shop code to last month's trunk show presenter, The Kinetic Knitter.
  • Dyan Venters and Shira Burton both won a pattern of their choice from this month's featured designer, Vanessa Smith.
• Designer Spotlight this month is Vanessa Smith. You can read more about her here. 

Thanks, all! We'll see you all December 15th!
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. 

As a new term starts for our board and we welcome new board members, we thought it would be nice to know a little bit more about them in a series called Meet the Board.

Melissa Mintern - Marketing Director

Hey everyone. I'm one of your newer board members, Director of Marketing, Melissa Mintern. You might wonder how the lady in Washington DC ended up on the board for the MKG and it's a long story so buckle up.

Yarn Harbor
4629 East Superior Street
Duluth MN 55804
218.724.6432

Store hours: Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 12-5pm

Covid  Policies: We have a six customer limit in store, we require
masks worn above your nose and under your mouth for proper coverage,
we ask you to sanitize your hands upon entry. There is hand sanitizer
available at different places around the shop.
We have a no contact pick up area for phone or online sales. We also
ship to your door.
Our inventory is now online for your shopping pleasure
We do have a reward program where you are rewarded for your fiber
purchase and given a birthday yarn discount.

If you decide to shop in store, you will be greeted by another who is
passionate and knowledgeable about the craft. We do our best  to help
with your project questions you may have or if you would like help
finding the right yarn for the project, we have your back. Mondays is
question and answer day on our Instagram page as well so feel free to
post your question with us there in the story's.

We carry a beautiful selection of Icelandic from Lopi yarns, Jamison
of Shetland, Quince and Co,an American sourced and dyed yarn, Peace
Fleece to name a few. We also feature a number of regional indie
dyers, Three Irish Girls Yarn, Lavender Lune, Alive with Purpose, and
Stitch Together Studio.
As well as Knitted Wit, Frabjous Fiber, Sweet Georgia and Urth. Did I
mention we carry Malabrigo? Rasta, Rios, Mecha, Sock, Mechita, Arryo,
Dos Tierras.
So many to mention, you can see all the brands on our website.

Every knitter loves a bag or three.. Frost River is a local pack/bag
maker using waxed canvas. We feature a few styles and make them ours
with a Yarn Harbor leather patch. We also carry a nice selection of
laminated cotton bags from Ely, MN made Grey Duck Bags. We also carry
locally hand made Lake Superior Beach Glass Stitch Markers, exclusive
to our shop.

Some of our traditions are Friday the 13th sales. All yarn is on Sale
13% off on Friday the 13th....
We honor voters on election day Nov 3rd with 15% off yarn as well as
celebrating I Love Yarn Day with a Staff Picks Sale.
Warm up the City Events happen around Thanksgiving. We are collecting
winter accessories now through November 20th. On saturday November
21st we will yarn-bomb the city of Duluth with these donations. Each
one has a label attached saying "We are not lost. I need a good
home.If you need me take me home with you."

We are one of the hosts of the Fiberside Chats. The chats are brought
to you on Zoom, these are one-hour sessions with special guests
joining us to give a peek into their world. These designers and
creators will discuss their unique path, creative processes, latest
projects—or whatever is inspiring them now. There will also be a Q&A
session, giveaways, and other fun surprises for those who join! Patty
Lyons is this week and Mary Jane Mcelstone as well as Kate Atherly are
upcoming guests.

We have started zoom classes with the CocoKnits Sweater Workshop. They
have been selling out within hours so they keep on coming. I will be
starting a learn to knit series as well as a colorwork Christmas
Stocking coming soon. We are not offering in store classes at this
time.
We are also starting guided KALS. Keep an eye out.

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Yarn Harbor! Happy
Knitting....
yarnharborduluth.com
wool@yarnharborduluth.com