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March meeting

  Our next meeting will be Wednesday, March 13, from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library.  The pattern for March is this striped and textured hat (pattern below, click to enlarge). You will need about 100 yards each of two colors of machine washable worsted weight yarn and a US 7 or 8 (4.5 or 5 mm) 16 inch circular needle and DPNs.  An update/correction on blanket squares: you don't have to seam them yourself, though you certainly can if you want to. Just bring finished squares, strips, or blankets to any meeting, and we'll make sure they all end up becoming blankets!  Roylene dropped off 60 hats at EFAA this month. There's plenty of cold weather left this season, so the hats will come in handy for families in need.  One more thing - Maggie and Judy from Shuttles will have some yarn for sale at the March meeting, and they will take cash or checks. No pressure, just if you're interested.  And here's the March hat pattern:
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February hat and blanket squares

Hi knitters, Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 14 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. We will be making a simple colorwork hat. If you're not up for stranded colorwork, you can always do the color panel as a simple stripe. You will need machine washable worsted weight yarn - about 120 yards for the main color and 20 yards each of two other colors - and a 16 inch circular needle and double point needles in US 7 or 8 (4.5-5 mm). Here is the pattern (click to enlarge):  We also have 2 blanket squares for February. See this post  for details about the blanket square project and the patterns for squares 1 and 2.  SQUARE 3: CHECKS Cast on a multiple of 4 sts.  Rows 1 and 2: *(K2, P2), repeat from * to end.  Rows 3 and 4: *(P2, K2), repeat from * to end Repeat these 4 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on, ending with a row 2 or 4. Bind off all sts in pattern. SQUARE 4: GARTER STRIPES Cast on any number of stitches.  Rows 1-5: K acr

January meeting and announcing 24 in '24 challenge

 Hi knitters! Our next meeting is this Wednesday, January 10 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. In January we will be knitting the hat pictured here. The pattern is below (click on it to enlarge), and you will need 50 g or 1.5 oz worsted weight yarn and US 8 (5 mm) 16 inch circulars and DPNs.  I'd also like to announce a fun challenge for the year: 24 in '24!  A while back, we worked on a project to make blankets for the local police to distribute to comfort people (especially children) involved in difficult and traumatic situations. A great group of people kept this going, and the Lafayette police are still receiving blankets to distribute. They said they can always use more blankets, so let's make that happen. The challenge is this: knit 24 squares in 2024. Each month, I'll share two stitch patterns, ranging from very simple and to more challenging. The patterns are just to keep you interested. You can knit them all, knit just the o

December meeting and a big donation for 2023

 Hi knitters, Our next meeting will be Wednesday, December 13, from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library.  We will be making an old Community Knitting favorite, the four corners hat. PATTERN HERE You will need 2 colors of worsted weight yarn, about 75 yards each, and a US 7 or 8 (4.5 or 5 mm) 16 inch circular needle. The hat is seamed at the top, so you won't need DPNs. We did our big donation for the year, and here is the final count of knitted items we collected this year: The count for 2023 was 1361!!!!! Hats.  762 Cowls/scarves. 194 Mittens.  109 Blankets. 4 Sweaters. 89 Socks (hand knit). 21 Vests 12 Bears. 160 Kittens 10 Plus we donated 6 boxes of children books.  Thank you all for your generosity of time, talent, and resources. We are making a big difference in the community.  Here is a firsthand report from Twyla on the donation event at Clinica: Our Clinica giveaway this afternoon was wonderful!  The many boxes and bins of our knitted goods, tha

Reminder: Dropoff on Wednesday

Reminder: The final dropoff before our big annual holiday donation is this Wednesday, November 29 from 2:00 to 3:00 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. You can bring any of the following: Finished knits New or gently used books Cash donations for books Thank you all for your generosity of time, talent, and resources over the last year!

November meeting

 Hi everyone,  Our next meeting will be Wednesday, November 8 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. We will be making a hat. You will need to bring approximately 120 yards of worsted weight yarn in 3 colors (1 main and 2 contrast), or just bring what you have and stripe it however you like! You will also need a 16 inch circular needle and DPNs in US#7 or 8 (4.5-5mm). The pattern is posted below - click on it to enlarge. There will also be printed patterns at the meeting. Reminder: The final drop-off before the holiday donation is November 29 from 2:00 to 3:00, also at the Meadows library branch. You can drop off any knitted items, donations of new or gently used children's books, and/or cash donations to purchase children's books.    

October Hat

 Hi knitters, Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 11 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. We will be making a hat (pattern below: click on it to enlarge). You will need about 120 yards of worsted weight yarn and a 16 inch circular needle and DPNs in US #7 or 8 (4.5 or 5 mm). A couple of other announcements:  Our regular November  meeting will be Wednesday, November 8 at Meadows. We will also have a special drop-off time on Wednesday, November 29 from 2 to 3 at Meadows. This will be your last chance to drop off finished projects before our big holiday donation.  The last couple of years we have collected new and gently used children's books, along with cash donations to purchase children's books. We give the books to Clinica to hand out to families along with our handknits. We are doing it again this year, so if you'd like to contribute, please bring those to the October or November meetings.