February Meeting

We had a great turnout for our February meeting!

After the business part was discussed, including our preparations for "The Gathering" in April, we enjoyed seeing what people had been doing since we last met.

Jane, Yvonne and Karen had spun up some of the fleece samples for our guild study.

Joy had washed both baggies of her Black Welsh Mountain and one sample felt quite nice, while the other felt like a pot scrubber. We'll see what she can do with it spinning wise.

Karen showing her samples of Herdwick fleece. We all decided that it would be useful for only heavy, scratchy rugs - or a hat for someone you don't like very well.

Other show & tells included Margaret's mug cozy and tea cozy made from her "spinning wild" yarn. Joy showed us her very first knitting project - a hat. Yvonne had some beautiful Teeswater skeins, and Mara let everyone "touch & feel" her bags of qivuit and cashmere.

After all that, Yvonne led us in a crochet workshop. Some of us knew this technique, some were rediscovering it after some time, and some were holding the hook for the first time.

Yvonne made sure that those who knew how to crochet were sitting beside those that were learning.

Joy's fingers learning and Janice's fingers teaching.

Jane relearning and Nancy learning between Karen and Janice.

Nancy's eager concentration.