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April Designer Spotlight: Merri Fromm

This month we are spotlighting local designer Merri Fromm! She is from St. Paul and we like the variety in her work. Her patterns include everything from sweaters and shawls to mittens and hats!

March Designer Spotlight

Our March designer is Anna Radchenko who lives outside Kyiv, Ukraine.

Designer Spotlight – Brienne Moody

Our February Designer is Brienne Moody.

Designer Spotlight – Emily Sheehan

Our January designer is Emily Sheehan of Woolly Bear Knits.  Emily is a local Minnesota designer.   We enjoy her quick knits in super bulky yarn.

Designer Spotlight – Diane Augustin

Our December designer is Diane Augustin. Diane is a local designer and lives in western Wisconsin. She has been teaching professionally for ten years.

Designer Spotlight: Renee Strouts

I have been doing a fair amount of test knitting over the pandemic, and not only has it been fun, it’s resulted in a fair number of FOs.  This is important for me, as I am a very “shiny object” type knitter with a woeful collection of UFOs.

October Designer Spotlight

Our October designer is Mary O'Shea.  I learned about Mary while traveling in Maine this summer and liked her mitten and hat designs.  Mary is from North Orland, Maine and recently retired as a middle school science teacher.

Designer Spotlight: Kacey Herlihy

Our September designer is Kacey Herlihy.  While traveling through Maine this summer, I discovered Kacey's Leftover Cowl design and was interested in learning more about her.

Designer Spotlight: Betsy Preston

Our designer of the month is Betsy Preston. A local talent, her hats particularly might come is useful for our service knitters! They sure look sized right and cozy!

Designer Spotlight: Barbann Pappas

Our April Designer is Barbann Pappas. Local to Minneapolis, she is a fairly new designer but we love her use of color. Her patterns are mostly shawls and cowls, but the short row shaping and the use of color have us hoping to see more!!

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January Yarn Shop of the Month

The January Yarn Shop of the Month is MUSE2320 located in Hastings, Minnesota. They focus on hand-dyed, small batch yarn color collections that are always changing. Check often to see what color story Sara is working on, each collection is made to work together for your project.

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The Auction is Coming!

Help the guild re-home some delicious yarn!  The 2025 online auction supporting the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild opens at 8 PM on January 21, 2025. We have 71 lots this year, including many sweater quantities!

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Service Knitting Special Project Alert!

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. If you’re interested and want to learn more, please email the Service Director at service@knitters.org.

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