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Yarnover Registration Starts 1/5/19!
Early bird registration for Yarnover 2019 starts this Saturday, January 5 at 8:00am CST! Yarnover is Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28 at the Marriott Minneapolis Northwest. You must have signed up to be a MKG 2019 member by December 31, 2018 to qualify for early registration. (Please keep in mind that there may be a high number of people registering on Saturday morning. If you have problems getting on, please try again.)
Make sure when you are registering for classes to also register for the Friday Yarnover dinner featuring keynote speaker Xandy Peters and our annual Yarnover Shawl Contest. (The dinner is not included with class registration, you must register for it as well.)
You can get all the details in the Yarnover brochure.
Registration for those who didn't get a MKG membership by December 31, 2018 will open on Saturday, January 12. You need to join the Guild to attend the Yarnover dinner or classes.
If you are planning on staying at the Marriott for Yarnover weekend, I highly recommend getting your hotel reservations early as there are multiple events at the hotel that weekend. Use this link to make sure you get our discounted rate and count towards our block of rooms.
You can also call 1-877-303-1681 and ask for the MN Knitters’ Guild and Yarnover rate to get the discount.
Remember these rooms are suites with a sofa bed in the living room, so share a room & make it a party!
The Yarnover 2019 Brochure is Live!
The Yarnover 2019 Brochure is now live so you can check out all the great teachers, classes, and speakers and start planning an amazing weekend of knitting April 26 - 28, 2019. Don't forget to renew your MKG membership for 2019 by midnight December 31, 2018 to be eligible for early registration on January 5, 2019.
You can also reserve your room at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest at our group rate now, either online or by calling 1-877-303-1681 and mentioning the Minnesota Knitters' Guild and Yarnover.
Also, you still have time to enter the Yarnover 2019 Design Contest. You could win free Yarnover registration. Entries are due November 20, 2018 and you can find all the details here.
We are looking forward to another wonderful Yarnover weekend!
Donating to the December Auction
Our December meeting is the ever popular, yearly silent auction.
You are welcome to donate yarn, knitting books, and knitting tools to the auction but bringing them to the November or December meeting. We ask that all yarn be full skeins with labels and natural fibers are preferred over acrylics.
If you have something to donate, please print the Silent Auction Form and fill out the information and bring it with your donation. This will help set up move much faster on auction day.
Winter Sunset Cowl Pattern
Missed this year's MKG Great Guild Getaway? Well, don't worry you can still get the free Winter Sunset Cowl pattern that Cori Eichelberger designed for the retreat.
Just sign into your MKG account and to find all our free patterns.
Pssst! Yarn Shop Discounts!
As the temperatures drop down and the knitting needles perk up, we'd like to give you a friendly reminder that your Minnesota Knitters' Guild membership gives you access to a 10% discount at several local yarn stores!
Support your favorite LYS -- or two or three! -- and put your MKG membership to work! You can find all stores that participate in the 10% discount program here in our directory. (And through the month of October, StevenBe will be participating, too!)
Simply flash your membership card next time you're shopping and let the savings add up. (To download your most recent membership card, simply log in at the top of this website, click on the "Members' Area" header, click on the "Membership Card" button, and click "Print.")
Happy shopping from the Minnesota Knitters' Guild!
State Fair '18 Show and Tell Photos
Did you miss our fabulous State Fair '18 Show and Tell? Or were you there and want more details on one of the projects? All the photos with links to the patterns, where available, are now up in our Ravelry group.
