Quite a few needlers made it to June’s meeting – some old friends and some new ones.  It is really amazing the diversity of talented folks who make up the needle nerds.

Here, Jolie knits a beautiful beaded scarf:

A close-up of Jolie’s scarf:

Carol is becoming quite an accomplished tatter:

Isn’t it pretty?

And of course, Sandra’s work is just marvelous:

 

If you didn't make it to June's meeting, we sure hope to see you in July.  Because July 4th is on a Saturday and some of the needle nerds will be taking a long weekend, July’s meeting will be moved to Monday, July 13th at 7:00pm at Michaels on Chapel Hill Road. 

Till then, Happy Needling!

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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (also known as the Yarn Harlot), will be speaking and signing her latest book on May 17th at 1:00 pm at the Cherokee County Recreation and Parks Facility (7545 Main St., Bldg 200, Woodstock, GA 30188) – Google maps tells me it’s about a 50 minute drive from Douglasville.

Tickets cost $15 and include two $5 coupons that are redeemable at the event and at  FoxTale Book Shoppe and The Whole Nine Yarns. Books will be sold at the event, and McPhee will sign all books purchased there.

You can call the FoxTale Book Shoppe to purchase a ticket (770/516-9989).

I simply can’t think of a better combination…books & yarn!  I’m interested!  Anyone want to carpool to Woodstock?

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We had a good time last night at the Needle Nerds May meeting. There was a mixed bag of talent and skill, with the tatters huddled together working their craft:

Our resident master knitter, who is always happy to lend a helping hand:

And her devoted protege & star student:

A couple of accomplished knitters who we met for the first time and hope to see again in future meetings:

And we were happy to see our new mother who was able to come out for an evening of crocheting

And, of course, I was there too, but since I was taking the pictures my picture is not in the mix.

If you didn't make it to May's meeting, we sure hope to see you at our June meeting, which is on June 1st, at 7:00pm at Michaels on Chapel Hill Road.

Till then, Happy Needling!

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It seems I am a slow learner when it comes to knitting. I have been attending the Knitting Workshop that the Needle Nerds is hosting and I am behind the rest of the class. I have had the hardest time trying to figure out how to hold the needles and have taken too much time trying to perfect my cast on. Well, I've finally got it worked out enough that I can cast on and now it is on to the knit stitch.

I found a great video on YouTube that really helped me out with the knit stitch:

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At July's Needle Nerds meeting, Pinita expressed a desire to make hats for needy babies.

If you're interested in knitting or crocheting baby hats or blankets to donate, post a comment here or send me an email and I'll put you in touch with Pinita, who has offered to coordinate this effort.

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If you’re interested in learning how to tat, mark your calendar and plan to come to the August 4th meeting of the Needle Nerds.

Sandra, an accomplished tatter, has graciously offered to provide a beginning tatting lesson to the group. Sandra will bring loaded shuttles for everyone to use, so you don’t even have to run out and buy anything (unless you really want to).

The Needle Nerds meet the first Monday of every month at 7:00 pm at Michaels off Chapel Hill Road (Address: 9365 The Landing Drive, Suite C, Douglasville, GA. 30135, 770.947.7004)

Interesting Links

eTatters: An online tatting group.

Tat Days 2008: This is a Tatting workshop that will be held in Winnsboro, SC on September 5th & 6th.

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Last night's Needle Nerds meeting started off with a bump but turned out to be fun. We were supposed to meet at Michaels, but when I arrived early to get the coffee started I was surprised to discover that a cake decorating class was underway in the classroom! I moved out to the parking lot in hopes of catching the Needle Nerds as they were walking into the store, but, alas, some had arrived early to get some shopping done.

We finally all collected in the parking lot and decided to move the meeting over to the Starbucks across the street. Starbucks was very accommodating and so we had a fun and productive meeting after all. The Starbucks restaurant is not very large, and there were 10 Needle Nerds who showed up so we filled up the restaurant.

We'll try Michaels again next month....If we can work out the logistics, I think Michaels will be a great place to hold our meetings. I'll stop by the store later on and see about getting our meeting formally added to their calendar...

Sorry for the confusion! I'm glad you all showed up and look forward to seeing you next month.

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There were eight nerds who showed up at the Atlanta Bread Company for the Needle Nerds meeting, and what a variety of skill there was! The tatters opened up their bags and what a beautiful, colorful collection of stuff fell out!

~julie

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