The Inner City group meets at Surry Hills Library on Crown Street in Surry Hills in the Function Hall on Level 1 at 11am on the 2nd Saturday each month. Transport information (PDF). The Convenor is Kris Howard. To contact the group, send e-mail to the Convenor.
Members of the Inner City group are happy to offer free learn to knit sessions for beginners or those needing a refresher course. Sessions 2.00pm - 3.30pm on meeting days. Wool and needles will be supplied. All ages welcome (children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). Bookings essential. To book please email Fiona at learntoknit@knittersguildnsw.org.au or call on 0419 200 710.
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Our August 14th meeting will include a talk and optional workshop with renowned knitting designer Liz Gemmell.
Liz will give a general talk to all our members during our meeting as normal. We'll break for morning tea about 12.00, and about 12.30 the workshop will start. This is a theoretical workshop with lots of maths, drawing and thinking; a pencil and paper process with no hands on knitting. The focus will be on adapting patterns to suit your own yarn, your size, your design preferences, changing neck and sleeve details, and so on.
If you want to attend the workshop – sign up at the July meeting and pay $10, or if you cant go to the meeting, contact Rose and arrange to pay your $10.
Homework: You need to do some homework, and make at least one tension swatch BEFORE the workshop. Tension swatches will be the basis for each person's learning. They need to be about 25 cms square, washed or at least soaked and then bashed and dried, to simulate wear and discover how the rows drop and the direction of stretch. Liz suggests people should trace the square onto paper before doing the washing/bashing/drying to discover any differences in size. You will learn how to use the swatch to support your own calculations. She will probably talk about selecting yarns that are suitable for specific purposes. If you are planning a new garment, use that yarn. Practice Donna’s blocking techniques too.
The minutes for the July 10th meeting are now online. Many thanks to Jody for recording them! Please contact Geraldine with any corrections.
Our topic at the August 14th meeting will be a Talk and Workshop with Liz Gemmell. Please contact Rose or Geraldine immediately if you'd like to sign up for the workshop.
This past Saturday was our very first meeting at our new location in Surry Hills Library. It was a big hit! The room gives us plenty of space to grow and plenty of light to see our knitting. (The light actually made photographing pretty difficult!) After the meeting, we had about a dozen students come in for our "Learn to Knit" workshop. We had a mix of grown-ups and children, including a father and son (who both learned to knit). Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting, and especially to thoes who stayed to help tech.
This agenda was also sent out via the e-mail mailing list. If you're not on the list, please use this link to register.
Agenda for Inner City Branch of the Knitters Guild meeting, July 10, 2010, 11.00 am to 1.00 pm.
The meeting will be held at the City of Sydney Library, Community Hall (Level 1), 405 Crown Street, Surry Hills. Remember to sign the attendance register! Subs are still a gold coin. This will be our FIRST meeting at Crown St, so come and explore… Natasha's public transport information is on the website. If you want to bring your own cup and plate to leave on site please do – and wash your own dishes before storing them.
Just a final reminder that the Inner City group will now be meeting at Surry Hills Library on Crown Street in Surry Hills in the Function Hall on Level 1. Our meeting time remains unchanged. If you need information on how to get to the new venue, we have transport information (PDF) available.
Inner City Group
