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Puddletown Knitters Guild Newsletter
Thursday, May 11th, 2023
Hybrid Program starts at 7 p.m.
Scrappy projects are so much fun, but it takes some work to make sure your project doesn't look brown in the end! We’ll begin this journey with a bit of color theory, then we will delve into the tips and tricks they've developed to make scrappy blankets fun and fuss-free. Ellie (they/she) is a practitioner of many crafts living on beautiful Whidbey Island in Washington State. They experienced quite a jump start in their career with the success of their Northeasterly pattern, and enjoy being able to share scrappy and size inclusive knitting through Skeinanigans Designs. When they are not crafting, they enjoy acting in community theater, playing Dungeons and Dragons and cuddling their two rescue hound dogs.
Our Guild Meetings Are Hybrid
Click to read our COVID-19 policies for in-person meetings
Watch from home via zoom or join us in person!

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

CAPACITY WILL BE RESTRICTED. Please RSVP to reserve your seat. Masks are recommended, but not required.

Doors open at 6pm for social knitting.
Program begins at 7pm.
NO ENTRY AFTER 7pm.
Register now to join the meeting via Zoom
RSVP now for the in-person meeting
Having trouble registering? Visit our website.
Member Tip with Margaret Weddell

Share your tips and tricks! Send a note to info@puddletownknittersguild.com.
Try your hand at Member Tips this June!

We have one more spot available to share your favorite tips!
Show and Tell
 
Share your projects & receive an extra raffle ticket or online entry!
 
In-person show and tell, bring your FOs and have your pattern name and yarn details ready. We know you have much to show off, but please limit your items to one per meeting.

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 before the meeting.
Can you help set out chairs? Greet other members? Help monitor Zoom chat? Click here to sign up!

Join or renew your Puddletown Knitters Guild Membership for 2023
Puddletown membership is $35 and lasts from January 1 to December 31 of 2023. Be sure to join or renew here to participate in the fun events we have planned this year!

To make our guild more accessible, we have a membership scholarship program. To donate towards a membership for a fellow knitter, speak with our treasurer at a guild meeting. To receive a scholarship, it's as easy as emailing us.
2023 Membership for Individuals
2023 Membership for Business
2023 Service Project
The Guild's official service project for 2023 is knitting for foster children and families for our partners Boxes of Love and With Love.

Winners of our toddler sweater challenge will be announced at this month's meeting. Until the next special challenge is announced, keep knitting for the year-long baby blanket challenge. Please use machine washable and dryable yarns, and have fun! Questions? Contact outreach@puddletownknittersguild.com.
Mark Your Calendar
Guild Events

Join Puddletown's Virtual Knit Nights

Every Monday
Drop in anytime between 6 and 8 p.m.

Visit the Guild Events page for the current link.
 
June Meeting:  

Embracing Creativity with Seth Richardson​

Designer Seth Richardson will talk about creativity and its connection to the fiber arts and the decisions we make when crafting. He’ll also discuss methods and exercises for expanding your creative potential to help you explore new avenues in your knitting or finding your voice as a designer. 

Seth (he/him/his) is a Portland-based pattern designer who enjoys creating pieces that use simple texture.
 
RSVP for the meeting  or Join Virtually
Community Events

Ginger Twist Studio

Trunk Show

 

at Weird Sisters

May 15

10 am - 4 pm

 

Learn more



World Wide

Knit in Public Day

Saturday, June 10th


Black Sheep Gathering Fiber Festival

 

Albany, OR

June 23, 24, and 25


Learn more

Trafalgar Square Books is offering the Puddletown Knitter’s Guild members a 20% discount from now until July 23rd 2023.

Order on trafalgarbooks.com and use code GUILD23. Free shipping within the US!
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, fill out this interest form, 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.
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