Greater St. Louis Knitters' Guild Events

Greater St. Louis Knitters' Guild 2008 Knitter's Retreat
Our Spring 2008 knitter's retreat will be May 16-18, 2008 at Cedar Creek Conference Center, New Haven, MO!   Non-members welcome!  Questions? Email Lynne Hebrank at retreat@stlouisknittersguild.com or call her at (636) 980-2998.  Deadline has passed, check back next year for 2009 retreat.

2008 Spring Knitters' Retreat Registration Form

Greater St. Louis Knitters' Guild Summer 2008 Workshop with Lily Chin!  Friday August 8 - Sunday August 10, 2008. Lily Chin Registration Form is on this page!   Remember you must be a new or renewing member for 2008-2009 to attend (new member/renewing member dues forms are also on the above page).  For best chance of getting your choices, forms/dues must be received before 5/31/08 for workshop lottery.  Registration will continue to be accepted after that date.   Note: form has been revised to add box lunch prices - be sure to reserve/pay by 6/18 - if you've already sent your workshop form in & want lunch just mark new form "I'm adding lunch"!  Please include SASE and write separate checks for dues and each workshop. You also have the option of making reservations in advance at the Museum restaurant or doing the "grab and go" food bar there  - the restaurant would like to have a count of how many knitters will want to do "grab and go" so they can be prepared with enough food for us.  Please send Marilyn Webb, our Education VP, an email at  educationVP@stlouisknittersguild.com so she can keep tally of how many "grab and gos" are anticipated.

BE SURE TO NOTE "LILY CHIN" ON YOUR EMAIL SO IT WON'T GET DELETED AS SPAM:)

STITCH'N' PITCH!  NOTE NEW DATE!!  StitchNPitch Reservation Form

Cardinals Game on Wednesday May 28, 2008!  Cardinals will play the Houston Astros at 7:15PM.  Tickets are regularly $34 for section 267, 268 & 269 outfield loge box seating but will be available at participating yarnshops for $27 plus you'll receive a free tote bag. 

Chris' Needle Craft Supplies            (314) 205-8766

Knitorious                                      (314) 646-8276

Weaving Dept./Myers House            (314) 921-7800

Kirkwood Knittery                            (314) 822-7222

Knit & Caboodle                             (636) 916-0060

Artistic Needles                              (636) 946-0046

Hearthstone Knits                            (314 )849-9276

Knit Escape                                    (636) 447-0064

Knitty Couture                                  (314) 727-6500

Sign of the Arrow                               (314) 994-0606

• When you purchase your ticket at any of the participating yarn shops in the Metro area, you will receive an entry form to have a chance (4 people) to go on the field during batting practice. Those that won last year had a great time!

• They will also be available on-line but not for a couple of weeks yet.   Note that $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to the Needle Arts Mentoring Program!  

• We look forward to another great game and having a wonderful time.Hope that you can join us. Weather should be terrific (at least not 100 degrees)!!

Greater St. Louis Knitters' Guild 2007 Knit-Out and Crochet Too!
Our 2007 Knit-Out was held on Saturday September 22nd and Sunday September 23rd, 2007 from 11am - 5pm at the 2007 Faust Park Folk Festival, 15185 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield, MO.  Check back next year for 2008 info.

Other Events of Interest

STICKS'N'STITCHES was Sunday February 17, 2008 at 5:00PM - the St Louis Blues and Interweave Press presented knit night at the Scottrade Center.  Check back in 2009 for next year's game.  See what you missed this year - check out the write-up on the Blues website:

St Louis Blues - Features: Local Charities Score Big at Feb. 17 Game - 02/18/2008

Alaska Knitters' Cruise on May 18-25, 2008 offered through cruiseknitters.com  Here is a Flyer with more details!  You can also email Sonja Myklebust at Sonja@foothills-travel.com or call her at (425) 241-0151.

Heart of America Sheep Show & Fiber Fest (sponsored by the MO Natural Colored Wool Growers Assoc.) was held in Sedalia, MO was held June 1-3, 2007.

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival in West Friendship, MD is always held the first full weekend in May, this year it is May 3-4,  2008.  Check their  Website next spring for 2009 info.

27th Annual World Sheep & Fiber Arts Festival will be held in Bethel, MO on Labor Day weekend August 30- Sept. 1, 2008.  Check their website in 2009 for more next year's info.  You can take a "tour" of this festival on GSLKG member Fran P's blog Weedwacker Knits: Fiber Heaven

Midwest Knitters Retreat will be held at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine in Belleville, IL on August 15-17, 2008. Sponsored by The Knit Works (O'Fallon, IL) with a focus on machine knitting. Registration forms will be available starting May 1, 2008.  For 2008 info check The Knit Works website. 

The exhibition "New School Knitting: The Influence of Elizabeth Zimmermann and Schoolhouse Press," curated by Molly Greenfield, was held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Design Gallery. The virtual exhibit for those who were unable to attend can be found here!

Meg Swansen's Knitting Camps & Retreats in Marshfield, WI.  2008 Information here!

DFW Fiber Fest 2007 was held Friday 4/4/08 - Sunday 4/6/08. Featured teachers: Lily Chin, Lynn Hershberger & Melody MacDuffie.  Addison Conference Ctr, 15650 Addison Rd, Addison, TX 75001.  DFW Fiber Fest 2008

Helen Hamann's Guided Trip to Peru Fall 2008.  Registration form and all relevant info can be found her her website:  http://www.helenhamann.com Her phone: (423) 334-8033, cell (423) 506-7663. Email: info@helenhamann.com Check back next year for 2009.

SOXPERIENCE 2008 will be held June 14-15, 2008.

Carodan Farm in Virginia has a weekend of workshops annually called SoXperience. Check back next year for 2009 info.

NORDIC KNITTING CONFERENCE October 5 - 7, 2007

The Nordic History Museum in Seattle, WA hosted their first conference this year. Check back next year for 2008 info.  Nordic Heritage Museum - info here

Stitches
Knitters Magazine (XRX) sponsors various knitting getaways: Camp Stitches NY, Camp Stitches CO, Stitches Midwest, Stitches East and Knitaway Greece. See their website for more details: http://www.knittinguniverse.com/xrx/events.php

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