Author: Heather Janney

Need more yarn?? The crawl is still going on. Tomorrow will be the last day.

July 15th 2020
It’s time to pay your taxes and your Dayton Knitting Guild Dues. You can send a check to the Membership chairperson, Sue Pfeiffer. Her address is on the DKG website. Dues are still $15 a year. You have till July 30th to pay your dues so this is just a reminder. Hopefully we will all be able to meet again in person. Our meeting place is still closed due to Covid-19.

Fiberworks re-opened yesterday with a big sale from 30% to 60% on many yarns, needles, notions, etc. through Sunday. They are closed today (Wednesday) but will be open Thursday 10-9, Friday 10-6, Saturday ( opening early) 10-5, and Sunday 1-5.

Please let DKG members know.
Thanks!
Arlene

Don’t forget that the March meeting will be at Bergamo. Mary Shue will be our instructor and Fiber & Fusion Studio will be our vendor.

Hope to see you there.

DKG Meeting November 18th 2019
Arenda Holladay will be our instructor for the day. At the regular meetings Arenda will be teaching us how to make buttonholes. After the morning meeting she will be doing a mini workshop:

Intarsia Mini Workshop
November 18, 2019. $20 for members. $30 non members
Bring with you:
3 contrasting colors of medium wt. yarn
Needles approximate for the yarn (generally size US 6,7,8)
Scissors and tapestry needle
Lunch

We have 22 people signed up. If you haven’t paid yet, you aren’t signed up. We can take a few more people.

September 16: June Cashmere
with Amy Swanson, USA Operations Manager
Amy will take us to Kyrgyzstan in her talk about Kyrgyzstan’s textile history, the recent discovery of highest quality cashmere goats, a peek at shepherd life in Kyrgyzstan, and the strides that June Cashmere founder Sy Belohlavek and his team are making toward the ethical and sustaina- ble production of cashmere in Kyrgyzstan. With the goal of economic development for Kyrgyzstan, Sy is establishing a cashmere processing mill in the capital city of Bishkek. This will allow work with additional shepherds throughout Kyrgyzstan, provide jobs in the city, and hopefully encourage additional investment in the country. Additionally, Amy will share insights about cashmere in general and June Cashmere’s yarn production and quali- ties specifically. . . and if the time change with Kyrgyzstan-Dayton allows, we will call in live to Sy in Kyrgyzstan to allow interactive engagement and questions with Sy directly.
Vendor: June Cashmere

Yarn shops are currently gearing up for the 2019 Crawl. This year’s crawl is happening August 2nd through the 11th and promises to be the best Crawl ever! So buy your passport, call your friends and yell “ROADTRIP!!!!”, as you hit the road!

Our annual picnic will be on Monday, June 17th.
Please bring a covered dish and your knitting.

Bob Wolff will be leading a tour of St. Mary Church at 11:30 am.

It’s not too late. Call Roggi McCord if you want to buy a ticket. This coming Sunday will be our 2nd Annual Stitch and Pitch with the Dayton Dragons. That’s June 2nd at 2 pm.

As part of this current Dragons home stand, we wanted to make you aware of some very important – and just added – items for this home stand. This is the Dragons media release from Tuesday …

DRAGONS RESPOND TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY

Dayton, Ohio—In response to the widespread damage caused by the weather emergency on the night of May 27th, the Dayton Dragons will be accepting non-perishable food items at Fifth Third Field for all six games on the current home stand, beginning with tonight’s game. All non-perishable food items collected at Fifth Third Field from tonight through June 2 will be donated to the Foodbank, Inc.

Additionally, the Dragons will conduct a “pass the bucket” at each game during this home stand for fans wishing to donate money. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross, Dayton Chapter.

All fans with tickets to any of the six games on the current home stand (May 28-June 2) who are unable to attend the game due to issues related to the weather damage may exchange their ticket to any future Dragons game in 2019 (based on availability).

Thank you.

Eric Deutsch | Executive Vice President

Fifth Third Field | 220 N. Patterson Blvd. | Dayton, OH 45402

Office: 937-228-2287 ext.107 | Fax: (937) 228-2284

P.S. Don’t forget to bring your knitting!

Two of our favorite DKG members have died. Elllie Gaines and Mary Hal Davis. Ellie and Mary Hal were at every DKG Retreat that I went to. Both of them have been an inspiration to me as a knitter. Ellie knitted a little sweater and gave me the pattern. Mary Hal taught me how to knit a flower and I went crazy making my own version. Mary Hal always went last at Show and Tell because she always was quite comical. The first time I saw Mary Hal do Show and Tell she had knitted costumes for her husband and herself. They were Adam and Eve costumes, fig leaf and all. Mary Hal could always make us laugh. I will miss Ellie because she was always at our monthly meeting and she was always smartly dressed and quite pleasant. Ellie viewing is tomorrow. Please check the obituaries for place and time.