Michiana Machine Knitters Newsletter

February General Meeting will be held on
Thursday, February 17, 2005
7:00 p.m. Indiana Time

At the home of Robin Linton.  Please RSVP by calling
(574) 264-0333 or send your reply via e-mail to Robin
 

Project of the Month is "Slip Stitch or Red"
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We had fun with our "felted projects" in January

Who is hiding under that Red Felt had with Red Fun Fur?

That would be Linda Carney.  She made her hat using one of Judi Meissner's hat patterns from "Great Gals".

Shirley felted a beige hat.

Check out her felted flower detail.  She made the flower removable so it can be repositioned based on her mood.



Shirley also created this cute bag and included a mixture of fun fur for the flap.



Pat Haden took a hand knit pattern and converted to make the Red Felted bag.  Check out the fun fur scarf around her neck.



Here is a close up of Pat's bag that shows the detail created with felted I-Cord.



Pam also made her Red Felted hat from one of the 'Great Gal' hat patterns by Judi.  The crown was flattened instead of domed during the drying process to give it a different look.


Check out Robin - Head to Hand - She has her felted hat on her head and a fun fur scarf that she made on the Bulky machine.  The mittens were also made on the bulky with Wool Ease and Fun Fur.  She advised using a nylon brush to bring out the fun fur on the mittens.  She had made several in all colors.

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March 17th General Meeting - Shirley Reznik's home.  Our project color is GREEN for Saint Patrick's Day.

April 21st General Meeting - Linda Carney's home.  Project of the month is 'Double Bed Tuck Stitch'.  We may be visiting an "Alpaca Farm".  Stay Tuned.

April 22nd and 23rd - Spring Fling at the Knit Knack Shop in Peru  www.knitknackshop.com

May 19th General Meeting - Pat Haden's home.  'Weaving' will be the technique of the month.

June 3rd through 5th - Camp Iwanna Knit.  A hands on class for machine knitting.  Look for registration information at www.knittingtoday.com

June 16th General Meeting - Shirley Birkey's home.  Lean to use your 'racking handle'.  Make a project using a 'racking' technique. 

July 21st General Meeting - Jackie Neely's home.  Bring a NEW to you 'neckline technique to show and share.

August 18th General Meeting - Shirley Reznik's home.  Charity Knitting Collection for 2005.