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  • Shrug

    Shrug

    4 ply shrug pattern, multiple sizes By special request, after wearing it to the July 2011 meeting,  I have produced this pattern. Download here Read more

  • Long Buckby Library Display

    Long Buckby Library Display

    Display in Long Buckby Library Long Buckby Machine Knitters were invited to put on a display in the library, to be open to the public in July and August 2011. We needed to choose items which would fit into a display cabinet: this precluded adult garments, because of size, but we managed to include lots… Read more

  • Sherborne Vase 2011

    Sherborne Vase 2011

    Guild competition We won the Sherborne Vase this year with our entry using the theme ‘A Day in the Country’, and inspired by the proximity of the Grand Union Canal to Long Buckby!   We were presented with the trophy at the Guild of Machine Knitter AGM on June 18th 2011 Below is a link… Read more

  • June 2011

    June 2011

    June 13th 2011 Spinning with club member Judy Bradshaw Judy has been spinning for 20 years, and she kindly agreed to share her experience and experiences with us. She told us some amusing tales of country life, before showing us different fibres for spinning letting members touch and feel them Smooth as silk! She talked… Read more

  • Knit and Natter 2011 ticket details

    Knit and Natter 2011 Venue: Dunchurch Village Hall CV22 6PN Speaker: Iris Bishop Date: Saturday 15th October Cost: £5 [£6 on door] Tickets from: Brenda Adams, 10 Squires Walk, Northampton, NN3 6AL : please enclose cheque to Long Buckby Machine Knitters and Stamped Addressed Envelope flyer download click here   charity knitting download click here Read more

  • May 2011

    May 2011

    May 9th 2011 Sue Booth returned for a demonstration of patchwork techniques on the knitting machine. As usual, she brought a selection of her designs and lots of patterns for us to use. She showed us how to connect panels of knitting, to create the asymmetrical stripes seen above; and then she went on to… Read more