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2008-2009 General Members Meeting Series   
Month Speaker Program/Description
September
2008
Patricia Kalthoff

Sweater Kick off (Sweater I)

Lets get started with learning about this great sweater we're going to be making this year, the Bluebonnet Cardigan designed by Patricia Kalthoff! Come hear about yarn choices, design options, techniques and construction involved and an overview of the sweater itself. Get a chance to discuss with your fellow members what yarns they'll be using!

Patricia Kalthofflabels herself as a technique junkie. She teaches regularly at the Taos Wool Festival held every year the first weekend in October in beautiful Taos NM. She also teaches at Bluebonnet Yarn Shoppe in Cedar Ridge TX (Austin burb). Patricia has been published twice in Knitters magazine. When she was a Frisco TX resident she taught at Yarn and Stitches and designed several patterns. She has served as DHKG Secretary and President.

Patricia now lives in Austin with her husband, Stephen, and 2 daughters.

October Patricia Kalthoff

Sweater II

We cast on! Program will cover border stitch pattern, with alternatives for both, and yoke and neck shaping.

November Patricia Kalthoff

Sweater III

We will go over dividing for the armholes, and buttonholes (technique and placement).

December

Holiday party
Click here to see the flyer

January
2009
Alissa Barton

Repair and Error Correction in Your Knitting

Alissa Barton learned to knit as a small child and has been at it every since. She has taught knitting professionally for 15 years and in 1999, she started her own pattern company, Knitting Fairy. Alissa continues to teach knitting and crochet all over North Central Texas, putting needles into every willing hand she can find.

February Sherry Anderson (Delightful Hands)

Moebius Knitting

March Janice Lynn

Blocking Techniques

Janice has been Published in InKnitters, and has been a longtime member of the DHKG.

April Patricia Kalthoff

Sweater IV

The April meeting will be on the 2nd Tuesday, April 14th. NOT April 7th.

Knitting and Shaping the Sleeves, I-cord or other bind-off to finish the sweater.

May Patricia Kalthoff

Sweater V

This is it, the big Sweater Show and Tell! Bring your completed Bluebonnet Cardigans (or in-progress ones) to show the Guild. Also we'll have a "Speaker Surprise".