October Newsletter: Beth Brown-Reinsel presents Scandinavian Construction Techniques

OUR GUILD MEETINGS
ARE NOW HYBRID

CLICK HERE to read our COVID-19 policies for the in person meeting

Watch from home via zoom or join us at our new location!

Rose City Park Presbyterian Church
1907 NE 45th Ave, Portland, OR 97213

CAPACITY WILL BE RESTRICTED. Please RSVP to reserve your seat. If we haven't already checked your vaccine card, you may also email proof of vaccination to limit check in time.

Doors open at 6pm for social knitting.
Program begins at 7pm.
NO ENTRY AFTER 7pm.

Covid vaccination & booster proof and masks are required.

BIVALENT BOOSTER REQUIRED BY DECEMBER 8th

Thursday, October 13th, 2022
HYBRID Program starts at 7 p.m.

Beth Brown-Reinsel has traveled extensively in Scandinavia, studying the methods developed in those countries to construct sweaters. She will share with us many examples illustrating the techniques used in designing and knitting sweaters in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, including knitted sleeve facings, buttonbands, the Swedish half gusset, surface design, felt and braid embellishment, and more. Beth has been teaching historic and traditional knitting workshops nationally and internationally for over thirty years. She is a knitting designer with her own line of patterns and the author of Knitting Ganseys as well as many articles featured in major knitting magazines.

CLICK HERE to join the meeting via ZOOM

CLICK HERE to RSVP for the in person meeting

Member Tip with Anna Lorton

Buttons! Button Bands! Anna will delve into the world of buttons this month.
Share your tips and tricks! Send a note to info@puddletownknittersguild.com.

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at Member Tips?
Now is your chance. Volunteer to take one month or several so Anna can have a break, beginning in January.

Can you help set out chairs? Greet other members? Let us know when you RSVP that you'd like to help.

Show and Tell

In person show and tell returns! We know you have so much to show off after so long, but please limit your items to one per meeting. Bring your FOs and have your pattern name and yarn details ready.

Virtual attendees, submit your photos! Please include your pattern name, yarn details and anything special about the project. Email your photos to showandtell@puddletownknittersguild.com before you go to bed on Tuesday, October 11th.

2023 - 2024 Board Elections

Introducing the slate of candidates for open board positions. Elections for the 2023-2024 board officers will be at the November 10th meeting. All members attending in person and virtually will have the opportunity to vote.

Communications Chair Needed
Want to volunteer on the board, but want a shorter time commitment? A vacancy on the board means this role needs to be filled through the end of 2023.

Coordinate with the communications committee to post to our social media accounts, update our website, and send out our monthly newsletter. Monthly time commitment is 3 to 4 hours. Please email us if you are interested.

Mark Your Calendar

Guild Events

Come support our Level 3 business members at our very own marketplace. During the social knitting hour, meet the owners and shop their beautiful wares. This year's vendors include Knitted Wit!

Saturday & Sunday, October 15th & 16th
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Linn County Expo
Albany, OR

We will be at OFFF this year spreading the word about our hybrid meetings and all of the benefits of membership. Would you like to help? Email us to sign up for a one hour shift.

Join Puddletown's Virtual Knit Nights

NEW DAY ***Every Monday***New Day
Drop-in anytime between 6 and 8 p.m.

Visit the Guild Events page for the current link.

NOVEMBER MEETING:
Jen Parronccini
presents
Your Most-worn Sweater: Choosing Patterns for your Wardrobe and Your Life

Jen Parronccini will share recommendations for choosing knitting patterns that get worn. She'll start with what we already have and love, talk about identifying gaps, nail down the properties we need in our knits, and talk about where to find patterns. Jen will be joining us from Pittsburgh, PA. She primarily designs sweaters, gravitating towards texture, structure, and fine finishing. Jen is committed to size inclusion; her background includes custom sewing and professional tailoring. Jen also offers workshops and consulting. Her website is https://www.jpknitsthings.com

2022 Service Project

Our word choices matter. Charity Knitting is now known as our Service Project.

North by Northeast Community Health Center is the only medical clinic in Oregon devoted to African American/Black health. The clinic provides primary care services as well as health education and promotion through a variety of venues.

2022 knitting will serve North by Northeast Community Health Center. Any type of warm item is welcome—hats, gloves, scarves, and cowls. All sizes and color schemes are welcome. Want to crochet or sew an item? All we ask is that you make it with love.

Matched Set Challenge Project

Our final challenge of the year is making matched sets. Think a cowl and a hat. Or a hat and mitts. Or all three, cowl, hat, and mitts. A pair of mitts/mittens/gloves count as 1 piece.

These sets will make wonderful holiday items for NxNE to distribute to their clients.

Submit a photo or turn in items by October 31 to be entered in the challenge project raffle.
Drop off deadline is NOVEMBER 10th

Community Events

Volunteers Needed

We are always looking for volunteers to help sustain the guild. At this time, we are especially in need of volunteers to help make the in person meetings happen.

For more information visit the About Us page, talk to one of the Board members at a meeting, or email info@puddletownknittersguild.com.

PKG Gear: Available on CafePress

We've opened a shop at CafePress, so now you can show your love for Puddletown Knitters Guild! With so many items—t-shirts, bags, stickers, and more—to choose from, you're bound to find something you like.

Shop Puddletown Gear

Our mission is to promote a diverse community of knitters of all abilities, to support local fiber providers and artists from farm to needles, to model respect for the local fiber community by actively valuing their time and expertise.