December MKG Meeting Wrap Up!

December Meeting Update and Upcoming Events!

 

Merry Merry! Our December Meeting Speaker, Steven Be gave us a fun exercise to inspire and unlock your creative potential & embrace your fiber future! Steven walked us through colors and what personality traits would match with an individual – along with Rainbow. Steven has given all the MKG members a discount through December 31st, along with a free download of his Color Block Ponchellini pattern. To access both the code and the pattern download, log into the MKG website with your password and click on the links that are located on the dashboard page. If you have issues with the download or discount code, let us know!

Upcoming Events:

Our annual online yarn auction is coming! The bidding will start at 8 pm after our January MKG meeting. Here are details:

Opens January 21 at 8 PM and closes Friday, January 24 at 8 PM

Metro area pick up for winning bidders: Minneapolis:  Sat/Sun, Jan 25/26, 1-3 PM and Burnsville:  Fri/Sat, Jan 31/Feb 1, 1-3 PM

Remaining lots will be mailed February 3 to the lucky winners!

Calling all volunteers! The Service Knitting committee is looking for a few more volunteers to work on a special project for St. Luke’s Maternal and Child Health unit. Volunteers will need to knit with a specific yarn and pattern (both provided). The basic design is a 4- to 6-inch mitered square with an attached mitered-triangle pocket. If you’re interested and want to learn more, please email the Service Director at service@knitters.org.

2025 Service Knitting Update!

Three new service knitting partners will be presented at our January 21st Meeting. Our projects will include knits for newborns through adults and a quick-knit project. Stay tuned for the details and thank you for all that you knit for our partners!

Check out https://knitters.org/service-knitting/ for everything you need to know about our 2024 partners, items we’re knitting, and where to drop off your finished items.

Remote Member Knitting Meetings

Coffee maker and cup

We’d like to help our members who aren’t in the Twin Cities get together in person! If you live in the Dubuque, IA, area please email Jean Gross at vicepresident@knitters.org.

Do you live more than 90 minutes from the Twin Cities and can coordinate an in-person gathering in your area? We would love to start knitting groups for those in outstate areas! Email Jean at vicepresident@knitters.org  Jean will help coordinate knitting groups and meetings!

 

YARN STORE OF THE MONTH:

StevenBe has graciously given all MKG members a 10% discount until December 31st. For the discount code, log into the MKG website using your password, the discount code is on the main dashboard page of the website.

Address: 3448 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407. For hours and directions, visit the website: www.stevenbe.com

STITCH & PITCH VOLUNTEER NEEDED:

Twins logo in a baseball with knitting needles through it

Have you attended Stitch & Pitch at the Minnesota Twins game in the past? A volunteer is needed to be the host or event coordinator.

Stitch & Pitch Date:  June 8, 2025 – Sunday afternoon game

Tickets have been reserved with the MN Twins. Questions: email president@knitters.org

Yarnover 2025 Volunteers Needed:

Planning for Yarnover 2025 has begun! There are openings for new Chair(s), committee members, and Friday/Saturday night event coordinators. Email president@knitters.org for information and committee meeting dates.

Sip & Knit at Venn Brewing 

drawing of a pint of beer, coffee cup, donuts, yarn, and knitting needles.

 

Come and join us January 4th from 10:00am to noon for coffee, beer, donuts, and crafting with friends!

Food & Drink: Venn has espresso drinks, coffee, tea, soda, and juice, as well as beer for purchase. You can bring in your own water. The Guild will be bringing donuts. You are welcome to bring other food as well.

Getting There: The Blue Line 46th Street Station is just outside the brewery. It just down Hwy 55 from Minnehaha Falls and the Grand Rounds bike path. There are Venn specific parking spots to the north of the building and on-street parking.

You can also park at the Fort Snelling Park and Ride and take the Blue Line north 3 stops.

Dogs: Dogs are welcome.

Thanks to Venn Brewing for hosting us!

Knitting Around Town in January:

drawing of a sheep knitting

Roseville Ramsey County Library: January 22nd, Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Textile Center: in the library or open room # 5: January 10th and January 24th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Check the calendar at the MKG website for directions, updates and additional locations and times!

Thank you to all who have attended and brought your service knitting projects!

 

The Minnesota Knitters' Guild logo inside a snow globe

Wishing you all safe travels and meditative knitting time over the busy holidays. Looking forward to seeing you in 2025!

Cheers to Knitting On in 2025 –

Meg Duncan

 

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Our spinning demonstrations are sponsored by Get Bentz Farm. 

Theresa Bentz of Get Bentz Farm, Northfield, MNAfter growing up in the city and suburbs, the owners of Get Bentz Farm felt a need to be closer to nature and to be more connected to where their food came from. 

In 2014, they found a farm house for sale and later that year they decided on and purchased their first two Icelandic sheep. 

Once they had a good size flock they began marketing the amazing meat and wool. Initially, they found that many mills in the area do not process dual coated long wools, which slowed down their growth in yarn, but they did find a great market for wool filled bedding products and batting for spinning. 

Today, they have a variety of yarns, batting and roving as well as finished products like dryer balls, sheepskins, and wool bedding. Most recently, they opened their own Get Bentz Wool Mill as well as their own line of yarn – Badgerface Fiber.

Jean

Vice President

(Term 1, Year 1)

Jean Gross has had an interest in all things fiber since, at the age of 5, her mother gave her fabric scraps to keep her occupied. She is fluent in knitting, crocheting, tatting, embroidery, sewing, quilting and spinning, thanks to her mother, Janice, and grand mother, Clara. But Jean’s favorite thing to do with fiber is help others to explore its possibilities. She has taught at the Iowa State Fair, Des Moines Library, Freedom for Youth, the Des Moines Knitting Guild, Shepherds Market, local yarn shops and also teaches privately. Jean has served on several non-profit boards including FiberSmiths of Iowa and the Des Moines Knitting Guild. Jean lives in north central Iowa with her husband, Dave, and faithful canine, Rolo. She has published several knitting patterns.

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Thyra

Marketing Director

I grew up watching my mom knit. She tried to teach me as a kid and I never enjoyed it, but after finishing college I found myself with extra time and no hobbies. In the last 20 years I have dove in all the way and love to learn new and challenging techniques. As my fiber love has grown, I have also started raising sheep in order to go from sheep to sweater. I love interacting with the sheep who have big personalities and learning to process and spin the wool has been a great adventure.

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Open Position

Yarnover Committee Chair

The Guild is currently looking for a new Yarnover Chair. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact our president Meg, president@knitters.org

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Currently Open

Marketing Director

The marketing director position is currently open. For more information contact the Guild President, president@knitters.org

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Melissa

Technology Director

(Term 1, Year 3)

Melissa has been knitting for 15 years. She loves socks and sweaters. She is a new member who hopes to use her marketing background to lift up the MKG. While she isn't local to MN, she really loves the atmosphere created by the Guild. Melissa and significant other Al enjoy traveling, wherein Al graciously offers to drive so Melissa can knit in the passenger seat. (she, her, hers)

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Nikky

Membership/Programming Director

(Term 2, Year 2)

Nikky was first introduced to knitting in 2012 when her visiting sister-in-law taught her the basics of casting on and the knit stitch. A few weeks later, she learned how to purl from her mother-in-law. From there, it quickly became a passion and she has taken on each new project with a desire to expand her skill and discover new techniques. She loves a good mystery (knit-a-long) and knits way more shawls than a single person can wear in a month.

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Deb

Service Director

(Term 1, Year 1)

Deb learned to knit in the early 1980s as a happy by-product of Hill Street Blues fandom. For a couple of years, she and a gaggle of other students met weekly to watch the show, and one of those friends was always knitting. As it is with so many knitters, that friend was enthused to teach someone else. Deb has been knitting ever since and particularly enjoys playing with colorwork and knitting sweaters. She is constantly astonished at the skill, enthusiasm, and generosity of MKG members. (she, her, hers) (See our Service Knitting Page for more information about our current projects and donation process.)

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Open Position

Programming Director

(3-year term)

This position is currently open. If you are interested in volunteering for the Guild board, please contact our president, Kelly, at the email me link below.

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Rose

Treasurer

(Term 2, Year 3)

Rose learned to knit from her mother at the age of ten. She started knitting on the ends of small paint brushes. She continued to knit off and on through her teenage and young adult years and became a more avid knitter after taking a Norwegian sweater knitting class through community education. Today, knitting has become a passion and she knits for charity, herself, and her family her stash. She enjoys meeting other knitters and learning new techniques.

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Kendra

Secretary

(Term 1, Year 2)

Kendra lives in the Twin Cities and learned to hand knit from her mother in middle school. In the last few years, she has also learned crochet and machine knitting. Kendra enjoys knitting items to donate and challenging herself with new techniques. She prefers knitting in the round with colorful yarn. (she, her, hers)

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Meg

President

(Term 1, Year 1)

Meg grew up surrounded by makers. Her mom, a master quilter, former Home Ec teacher, and 4-H club leader in Duluth, taught her to sew, embroider, and cook. She won a trip to the State Fair as the Dress Review Princess at 13! Another MKG member taught her to knit continental style 15 years ago. Meg can’t sit still and NOT be knitting, embroidering, rug hooking or sewing. Favorite thing to knit? Mittens! She loves taking classes and learning new things – absolutely amazed and inspired by all the amazing knitters in the guild! (she, her, hers)

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Kathy

Webmaster

Kathy has always been into crafts, but didn’t teach herself to knit until after college. She really got hooked while living in San Francisco when a friend opened a knitting store. To pitch in, Kathy started knitting up fun (and odd) things for window displays, as well as teaching classes. In the last couple of years, she has started designing her own knitting patterns (many of them available for free on Ravelry!) with toys and mittens being her primary obsessions. (she/her/hers)

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