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Puddletown Knitters Guild Newsletter
Thursday, June 8th, 2023
Hybrid Program starts at 7 p.m.
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.
Watch from home via zoom or join us in person!

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


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.
RSVP now for the in-person meeting
Register now to join the meeting via Zoom
Having trouble registering? Visit our website.
Member Tip with Susan Plack

Share your tips and tricks! Send a note to info@puddletownknittersguild.com.
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.

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.

World Wide

Knit in Public Day

Saturday, June 10th
 

Join us again at IKEA Portland for World Wide Knit in Public Day!

IKEA will have complimentary snacks and refreshments. Additionally, each participant will receive a small thank you gift for coming.

Learn more
Community Events


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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