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Great Guild Getaway 2019
Join us for a long fall weekend of knitting, relaxation, good company, and beautiful Minnesota scenery at Camp Knutson in Crosslake, MN October 11th - 13th, 2019.
Registration costs between $180 - $250 and includes:
- Lodging for two nights (single or double occupancy) (Note: Each attendee in a double will need to register separately.)
- Five meals
- A goodie bag with fun knitting items including two 50gm skeins of custom-dyed fingering yarn by Lisa Hanesworth of Abacus Dyeworks and a pattern designed by our very own contest winner Christine Petterson
- A marketplace to purchase yarn will take place on Friday evening
Add on a relaxing massage and/or a dye class with Sam from Lavender Lune. Bring your own natural yarn to dye or purchase some from Sam. (Both of these options have an extra charge.)
Enjoy these free activities:
- Bingo for knitting-related prizes.
- A drop spindle spinning mini-class (Please bring a drop spindle if you have one. A few will be available for use and roving will be supplied.)
- Knitting swap/sale (Bring yarn, tools, books, or finished items you no longer want to sell or swap to other GGG attendees)
- Knitting, laughing, and chatting around the fireplace.
Registration opens Saturday, August 17th. Guild members, an email went out today with the registration link and password.
Single rooms, massage times, and spots on the dyeing classes are limited, so make sure to register right away!
Questions? Email eventsmnkg@gmail.com
Great Guild Getaway Design Contest Winner
Congratulations to Christine Petterson, the winner of this year's Great Guild Getaway Design Contest.
Christine is an avid knitter as you can see by all the amazing projects on her Ravelry page. For the Great Guild Getaway she designed a shawl that is what she calls a "travel-friendly pattern," easy to memorize without being boring thanks to changes in color or stitches. Perfect to work on while sitting around the fire chatting with other knitters.
Everyone who attends this year's Getaway will receive a copy of the pattern and the custom Campfire yarn that inspired it. The Great Guild Getaway is October 11th - 13th at Camp Knutson. Registration opens Saturday, August 17th. Watch your emails for registration details coming soon.
Textile Center Guild Wall
The Minnesota Knitters' Guild is currently featured on the Guild Wall at the Textile Center. Our theme is knitting at the Minnesota State Fair.
The wall features projects by Guild members that have won ribbons at past fairs. (Just a few of the many. many winners, as last year alone Guild members won eighty-two ribbons!) We've also included a little history of knitting at the fair in the display. You can see it at the Textile Center until August 20th.
WWKIP Day 2019 Photos
Thanks to everyone who came out to our World Wide Knit in Public Day event this past Saturday at Dual Citizen Brewing. It was great to see familiar faces and meet a lot of new knitters too.
A few of us cast on our Harriet's Hat for the KAL that launched Saturday.
Umo does next level public knitting, beaded knitting!
No time to stop knitting, even when you are in line for a beer!
Harriet's Hat KAL
I've been wanting to do another KAL with the Guild for awhile now, but wasn't sure what would be the right project then I saw Harriet's Hat.
Not only is this a beautiful hat that looks like a fun knit, but all proceeds from the sale of the pattern go to the Shetland MRI Scanner Appeal. There is no MRI machine in Shetland and people have to travel to Glasgow or Aberdeen to get a scan. This trip takes a lot of time, costs a lot, and it often delayed by weather. Like many knitters, I have a soft spot for Shetland and its knitting heritage.
We have permission from the MRI Maakers to host this KAL and hope our KAL will encourage other Guilds and groups around the world to join in.
To join us in the KAL all you need to do is buy the pattern here, get your yarn, and get ready to cast on! You do not need to be a MKG member to join us in this KAL.
Dates:
Cast On - Saturday, June 8th (WWKIP Day)
End - Saturday, July 20th
Prizes:
We'll have a drawing for prizes for those who post of picture of a finished hat on our Ravelry group by the end of the day July 20th. We'll also have a few other prizes along the way.
Chat & Follow Along:
Our Ravelry group will be the place to chat, share pictures, and ask questions during the KAL.
Questions:
email Kathy
Textile Center Wall Display Pieces Need!
The Guild is responsible for Guild Wall at the Textile Center for July and August. Our theme is Knitting and the MKG at the MN State Fair.
We have spent time going through the Fair archives for historical stuff and have lots of current photos, but I need actual knit items to display. We're looking for items that have won a ribbon at the fair. The items have to hang on the wall, so smaller, lighter things would be best, things like hats, mittens, gloves, shawls, scarves, light sweaters, & even non-conventional things. I may have a shadow box or two that can be used for items like knit toys or dolls. I will also need to know the pattern name & yarn used if you have it. If you have the ribbon and/or the judges comments to go with it even better!
If you can help, please email Kathy or talk to her at the May or June Guild meeting. Items can also be brought to those meetings.