A message from our president

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NEXT MEETING

Monday, July 1Help Clinic, 6:30 p.m.Meet and Greet, 7 p.m.Business Meeting, 7:15 p.m.

Program will beStoring Yarn, plus Yarn Yard Sale.

We meet at:Westminster Canterbury3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach.

Check tkgv.blogspot.com to confirm the meeting date.

Submissions for the August issue of the newsletter are due July 15. Email the editor, Sonja Barisic, at snbarisic@gmail.com.

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I am in a knitting slump. It usually happens this time of year when the weather gets warmer and my gardens are calling to me. I have veered way off course with the goals I set for myself in January and couldn’t even tell you how many projects I have started. I have bags of yarn sitting around the house and can’t even remember what I had in mind when I bought the yarn. To the rescue was tropical storm Andrea.

There was nothing like the threat of a good storm to get me to “hunker down” with my yarn stash, bags of yarn and multiple project bags to gage where I was at with knitting and get back on course with my goals. I spent a rainy day discovering year-old projects, finding lost nee-dles, sorting and touching beautiful yarn and exploring possible new projects. I created a pile of projects for baseball games, social knitting, riding in the car and the house. I refreshed old knit-ting projects by putting them in “new” knitting bags and decided what to finish first. By the end of the day I felt sure I was back on course and motivated to finish a number of projects, which turned out to be all for ME!

Where are you with your goals set back in January?

Notes Found on a Notepad:I recently heard someone pass on a tip they had gotten from Ruth Coleman. Ruth advised

knitters to put a mailing label on their patterns and books so they can be easily identified if left behind or mixed up with other patterns and books.

Andrea, from The Yarn Club, is trying to get an idea of the interest in a bus trip to Mary-land Sheep and Wool next year. If a bus is something you would be interested in, please let her know at the shop or contact her through Ravelry.

Don’t forget the Yarn Yard sale at the July meeting. Katie Gerwien will give a short pro-gram on storing yarn and our Thirty-One advertiser will be there with ideas for storage options.

Debbie Henderson

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Warm weather perfect for charity knitting By Chris Goudeau

Thank you to all who donated items this last month to your charity. I’m sure they will be very welcomed by that particular organization. As the weather gets warmer and you are looking for smaller projects to do, remember that you can make a child’s hat or a pet blanket out of any of your leftover yarns.

To date, 20 members have knitted charity items that were donated to 16 different organiza-tions. Here’s a recap of local organizations asking for knitted/crocheted items:

Pet blankets – Virginia Beach and Norfolk animal sheltersBaby blankets – Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society8” squares – Hugs from the Heart (hospice patients)Hats and scarves for Veterans – American Red CrossCaps/blankets for kids – St. Mary’s Home, Project Linus, Newborns in NeedBring your items to be donated locally to the next meeting and we’ll see that they are dis-

tributed. Remember to sign the charity knitting log each month when you attend our meetings or email me at chrisgoudeau64@gmail.com.

Mark your calendarsPU

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Member Birthdays This Month

Lynn Clements July 4 Linda Johnson July 11

Jean Mills July 4 Mary MacElroy July 26

Beverly Boler July 11 Carrollyn Cox July 29

Welcome new member:

Jai Essenmacher

Untangling the technique to trimming with fringe Sue Von Ohlsen led the program at the June Guild meeting by demon-strating how to apply to piano fringe to knitted items, using cardboard, yarn, scissors, a crochet hook and your fingers.

Guild meetings start with Meet and Greet at 7 p.m., followed by the Business Meeting at 7:15 p.m. The Guild also offers a Help Clinic, starting a half-hour before the meeting.

July 1 – Guild Meeting. Katie Gerwien will present a program on yarn storage. Plus, the Yarn Yard Sale.

Aug. 5 – Guild Meeting.

Aug. 7-11 – Virginia Highlands Festival, Abingdon, Va. www.vahighlandsfestival.org

Sept. 2 – Guild Meeting.

Sept. 7 – Deadline for entries for TKGV knitting con-test, 5 p.m. Rules on Facebook, Ravelry.

Sept. 28-29 – Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival, Ber-ryville, Va. www.shenandoahvalleyfiberfestival.com

TREASURER’S REPORT The Guild’s current bank account balance is: $4,240. Beverly Boler

July Monthly Special -- Get 31 Percent Off

For every $31 you spend in July, get any item in the catalog at 31 percent off!

Visit my webpage to view the complete catalog, the monthly special, or place an order. Should you have any questions, or would like to receive the monthly specials flyers via email, feel free to contact me directly. Five percent of sales will be donated to the Guild.

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July brings in a HOT promotion at The Yarn Club. July is DOUBLE STAMP month. All month long receive two stamps on our loyalty cards for every $25 in yarn that you spend. Also, redeem any full card and receive 15 percent off your yarn order.

Yes, this only applies to yarn and must be used in July to receive the extra discount. New Squoosh Rapture is here with more fabulous fiber for our spinners. Enjoy the luscious colors and delicious yarns of Squoosh Fiber Arts. We now have DK and Sport weight yarns with the worsted weights arriving later this summer. New yarns and exciting fibers continue to come in each week.  Stop by the store or visit with us on Facebook and Rav-elry.

Happy knitting, crochet, and spinning, Andrea

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Guild members scavenged, shopped, chatted and, oh yes, knitted in public

By Katie Gerwien At least 19 TKGV members participated in the KIP and LYS Scavenger Hunt on June 1. At least 12 participants visited all four participating LYS's, which were most gracious to the Guild members who visited their shops. Participants earned points throughout the day by visiting the LYS's, knitting in public at the LYS's for at least a 30-minute increment and for answering eight scavenger hunt questions per LYS. The three members with the highest scores won prizes, with Denise Call finishing

in first place, Cheryl Cauthen-Bond finishing in second place and Linda Johnson finishing in third place.

The Guild extends its thanks to the participating LYS's for their enthusiasm and support of this event.

TKC is clearing out some summer yarns from last season so come see what is on sale! Thanks for a great Knit In Public Day! We really enjoyed host-ing our visitors.  Sue Von Ohlsen

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July Classes:  Basic Cuff Down Sock Class -Fridays,  July 12, 19, & 26 10 a.m.-12 p.m. $45 Hats in the Round Class - Wednesdays, July 17 & 24  1-3 p.m. $30 Continental Knitting Workshop - Saturday, July 13 9:30-11 a.m. $15 Bind-Off Workshop - Saturday, July 27, 9:30-11 a.m. $15 Call 802-9229 or email baabaasheepllc@gmail.com to register and get materials list and possible homework.

Malabrigo Trunk Show begins July 16 and lasts for a week. Come see their wonderful garments and check out the Silky Me-rino, Lace, Arroyo, Rios, Chunky, Sock, and their newest yarn, Mecha, which is a pure merino superwash wool with approximately 130 yds in a skein. It's already beginning to fly out the door.

Shawl Contest - August I'm excited about the response to my shawl contest. I'm already creating a new way to display all the beautiful shawls that people are bringing in. Allow me to display your favorite shawl(s) in ex-change for the chance to win a gift certificate. First place: $75; second place: $50; third place: $25.  

Guidelines: Participants agree to have their shawl displayed during the month of August in Baa Baa Sheep LLC. Shawl knitters need to provide the following information: Name of knitter, pattern name and source, pattern’s suggested yarn, yarn used, quantity of yarn used, needle requirements. For every purchase made during the month of August, a purchaser gets one vote for her/his favorite shawl. The winners are determined by the highest number of votes received. 

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to the members of the Guild who have made me feel wel-come in the Tidewater knit-ting community. I look for-

ward to meeting many more of you. Roz Klein

Baa Baa Sheep LLC754 W. 22nd Street

Norfolk 23517

Spring and summer yarns are overflowing!

Come check out the collection of linens, cottons, silks, viscose and blends.

The president opened the June 2013 meeting at 7:18 p.m. and extended birthday greetings for TKGV members celebrating June birthdays. The president welcomed our guests and new member.

The May 2013 meeting minutes were approved.

The treasurer reported the Guild’s balance as of this meeting is $4,448.48

The vice president announced Nancy Shroyer will teach classes the first weekend of November 2013, with further news to come regarding class times, class costs and subject matter.  Based on feedback from the Guild, we will pursue classes in Fair Isle knitting, intarsia and two-hand knitting.

The charity chair advised there was yarn available for charity knitting. The president advised the Guild we will record knitted and crochet items for charity only as the charity scoring system is appropriate for knitted and crocheted items.

The newsletter chair advised members to check their spam mail if they are not receiving the Guild newsletter via email.

Yarn Shop News:

Baa Baa Sheep: is participating in the Virginia Yarn Club program this summer.  Please contact the shop for more details.  The shop is sponsoring a shawl contest in August 2013. Shop customers will vote on the best shawls on display in the shop. The top three winners will receive gift certificates to the shop.

The Knitting Corner: is available for sale. Please contact the owner directly if interested. The shop is offering basic classes in knitting a shell, introduction to lace, knitting hats and knitting socks.

The Yarn Club: On 6/15, The Yarn Club will host a Knit in Public event at the Virginia Beach Town Center. Please contact the shop for further details. The shop has a class schedule that includes learning to spin, knitting socks in two colors and with the magic loop method. The shop continues to receive new yarns.

Sue Von Ohlsen led the program by demonstrating how to apply piano fringe to knitted items.

The Ways and Means committee conducted the raffle of various donated items. The Guild has nice drawstring bags available for sale at $20. The bags are perfect for the beach, for carrying knitting projects and for visiting fiber festivals!

The TKGV KIP and LYS Scavenger Hunt winners were announced with Denise Call winning first place, Cheryl Cauthen-Bond winning second place and Linda Johnson winning third place. The Knitting Corner held a raffle for all Scavenger Hunt participants who visited The Knitting Corner.

The Guild enjoyed the show and tell.

The July meeting program will be on yarn storage, and the Guild will hold the semi-annual yarn sale. Guild members only may sell yarn and other knitting related items.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Katie Gerwien Secretary, TKGV

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