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  • January 8th 2024

    Our first meeting of the year is when we renew our membership, and the entrance fee is £5, which includes the annual fee. Please also be aware that the community centre lift has broken, and is out of use for the time being. Apparently they need a completely new one, and are looking at ways Read more

  • January 2024

    Our meeting is about knitting in different directions – we often knit bottom up, but we can also knit sideways, and also cut and sew in any direction. We will investigate this, and show different ways of joining pieces together. As usual we have yarn for sale, as well as our show and tell and Read more

  • Patchwork Cardigan

    This is a cardigan I showed at the KCG workshop in 2023. I designed it piece by piece, using a dressmaking shape, for my own size [approx UK14] I have added further shapes in different sizes, women’s sizes 38-44 and Misses US sizes 8-14, which I think is about UK 10-16. I think if you Read more

  • Patchwork basics

    These are the notes I handed out at the KCG convention in 2023PatchworkBasics Read more

  • Diamond

    A cardigan knitted in patchwork style.   Read more

  • April 2023

    April 2023

    Bill King April 2023 We had an audience of 49 for Bill’s latest visit to LBMK, and he did not disappoint them. Aided by a PowerPoint presentation, he showed us marvellous things to do with a ribber, and passed around his many samples. He is a great entertainer, as well as an accomplished knitter.   Read more