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August surprise


 Hi knitters, 

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, August 14, from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. 

We have a fun change of pace for this month: surprise projects! A big thanks to Giselle for organizing this and providing the yarn. More details here from Giselle: 

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I am providing a pattern and a skein of yarn for each person but each skein/pattern is in a brown paper bag so people can’t see what they are getting. I think it is called a white elephant.  Anyway, on the outside of the bag I have written the size needles needed and I have also noted if the yarn is wool free, as this was specifically requested.

The vast majority of the bags call for size 8 needles and are hats but there are a few outlier patterns that range from size 6 to size 11 needles. I have thrown in a sweater, a pair of mitts, things like that. The yarn comes from my stash, from a variety of yarn stores along my travels and from donations from Sister Carmen. All skeins of yarn have been wound so people can begin to knit right away.

I think I have around 30 bags so there should easily be enough for everyone. Once everyone has a bag, if there are bags left over, folks can take extra bags. If a person opens their bag and hates what they see, they can certainly trade their bag for someone else’s bag, if they are willing to trade.

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Blanket squares for August will come in a later email/post. 

Hope you can make it!

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