The next CIK meeting will be held at 7:00pm on April 7, 2009 at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Road). We are back in our regular room on the west side of the building, in the room at the bottom of the exterior brick stairs. Carmen will help us review our 2009 knitting resolutions and, of course, there’s always time for some show-and-tell. Please join us!
The next CIK meeting will be at 7pm on March 3, 2009 at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Road, West Des Moines). Feature presentation will be colorworking by member Erin Mumm. We will also discuss a group charity project in memory of Shirley Hansen and, as always, have a show-and-tell session.
Note: Our meeting room is different for this month. We will meet in Room C3 instead of our regular room. Enter the church building through the main entrance and go downstairs. You’ll take a left at the bottom of the steps and go to the end of the hall. The room we are meeting in is at the end of the hall on the right. You’ll have to take a right at the end of the hall to get to the entrance.
The next CIK meeting will be held at 7:00pm on February 3, 2009 at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Road). We are going to review our Warm-Up America spirit! A square with a heart motif designed by Robin will be distributed to attendees (members have already received a copy in the February newsletter). There will also be a recap of the retreat, so show us what you have learned, as well as other goodies for show and tell.
CIK’s Winter Retreat will be held Saturday, January 31, 2009 from 9am to 3pm at the Willow Creek Country Club, 140 Army Post Road, West Des Moines. Lunch will be provided and is included in the registration fee($25 members/$35 non-members). A list of materials will be provided after registration. Email cikblog@gmail.com to obtain a registration brochure.
If you’ve always wanted to pick up a pair of knitting needles and learn to knit this is the class for you! Instructor:
Lorraine
In this course you will be guided through knitting a simple top-down raglan baby sweater from the CIK Charity Knitting guide. You will cover the basics of sweater construction. Instructor: Robin
Twine knitting, also called Stranded Knitting, is a Scandanavian method of knitting alternating between two strands of yarn, twisting the strands after each stitch. Participants will knit an adult-size mitten. Instructor: Cindy
Have you hit a brickwall with a knitting project and can’t figure out how to continue? Dr. Jen will be available to answer questions about how to read a pattern, cast-ons, cast-offs, seams, and everything in-between. This class is geared towards those knitters who need some time to work on UFOs (UnFinished Objects). Instructor: Jen
Join us TONIGHT for CIK’s first meeting of 2009! We will discuss our knitting-related New Year’s Resolutions and classes for the January 31 Winter Retreat will be announced. CIK meets at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Road, West Des Moines) and the meeting starts at 7pm.
The next CIK meeting will be held at 6:30pm on December 2, 2008 at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Road). NOTE THE EARLY START TIME! The program will be our Annual Charity Tea. A variety of teas will be provided and you are invited to bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Also remember to bring any charity knitting for donation. Don’t forget the stockings you pledged at the November meeting for the House Of Mercy! We will also have a gift exchange. Bring a wrapped knitting-related gift (<$15 value) that you would want to receive yourself. See you there!
The topic for our next CIK meeting is the history of yarn. There will be a presentation by our very own Cindy Griese and, of course, show and tell for all. Please join us at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Road) at 7pm, Tuesday, November 4.
The next CIK meeting will be held at 7pm on October 7, 2008 at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Road). We will conduct the CIK business meeting, have a show-and-tell session, and then our guest speaker will join us at 8pm to speak about comfort shawls. Mary Kay Casey from Mercy Hospice will inspire us with a talk about the residents she serves and the meaning that comfort shawls have for patients and their families. If you’ve found a great shawl pattern you’d like to share, please put a link to it in the comments.
The next CIK meeting will be held at 7pm on September 2, 2008 at Valley Church (4343 Fuller Road). Please bring your Olympic charity hats and also any knitted items you entered in the state fair (along with the ribbons they won)! There is no official program except to ogle these creations and any other knitting you’ve managed to squeeze into the last of your summer. Hope to see you there!
CIK President Mindy Aller issued a challenge to all members at the August meeting on Tuesday night: knit hats for charity! We mere mortals not blessed with the physical talents to be competing in Beijing can still compete for bragging rights while watching Team USA! Grab a set of dpns or your favorite circular needle and cast-on right now - you don’t have to wait for the Opening Ceremony. Hats of all styles, colors, and sizes are encouraged: chemo caps, preemie/newborn caps, warm hats for young and young-at-heart. Bring your finished hats to the September 2nd meeting and they will be collected by CIK’s charity coordinator Robin Fulton to disburse to metro organizations in need.Do you have a favorite hat pattern or tip you’d like to share? Please share in the comments!