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May 2017

May 2017 Cut and Sew Hazel Green was scheduled to be at this meeting, but, due to personal reasons, was unable to come, so Pat and Lynda were the main demonstrators. Pat demonstrated finishing a neckline with the Hague linker, and also showed her adventures with some yarn she had bought. This had biased, but… Read more

9th May 2017
April 2017

Shapes This meeting covered knitting with different shapes, and Pat showed us how to knit a hem with triangles, as well as an interesting scarf with different coloured strips joined together. Then Lynda knitted a hexagon, with joining to others, as part of the hexagon afghan. And we discussed using shapes as patchwork pieces,… Read more

11th Apr 2017
March 2017

Knitting to Fit I missed this meeting myself, as I was away with the family, but I have heard it was well attended and went well. The focus was on correct measurement, which Pat demonstrated, along with knitting darts to accommodate rounder parts of the body! Kathy also demonstrated, as well as managing the equipment.… Read more

14th Mar 2017
Some of our patterns

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14th Feb 2017
February 2017

February 2017 February 2017 This meeting focused on different ways to cast off, finish edges and seams. Pat demonstrated on the Knitmaster and the Hague linker, and showed us how to cast off round the gate pegs, with a linker on the machine and with the Hague linker. She also recapped on the edging she… Read more

14th Feb 2017
January 2017

January 2017 Happy New Year! And we started with a full house. Demonstrations included cord making and using cords for casting on, attaching to garments as trims, embellishing and other ideas: braid making using kumihimo and lucet; a cable edging and joining method; and attaching beads in a pattern. Information on the cord winder can… Read more

10th Jan 2017