March Meeting Highlights + a finished project

Today's meeting was so much fun girls! It was nice to sit and visit and chat and talk over each other  and nibble on goodies and try to refrain from shaking a certain someone whom we all love so much ;) I think we did a good job of cheering up a dreary and rainy day, even if you all had to travel through the mud-pit-that-used-to-be-my-road to get here!

Aimee and Mom arrived a few minutes ahead of Aunt Edith this morning. Aimee immediately pulled out her finished Teddy Bear Quilt and proceeded to pick it apart by pointing out all of her 'errors' {insert sisterly eye roll here}. Pu-leeze! That quilt is totally adorable and quilt-y and beautiful! She gave the finished quilt to Aunt Edith who said she would treasure it forever, lol!

January meeting highlights

Well despite the snow, Mom, Aunt Edith and I managed to have a fun meeting! It was so nice to get together after the holiday break! We did miss seeing Aimee, Amanda and Lisa though and hope they will be able to make it to the next meeting (February 2nd). 

We all had little projects to work on and think we mostly accomplished something today! Mom was sewing  binding on a comforter for a sister and had almost finished it up. Aunt Edith was working on a pair of slippers in camo yarn. I can't remember who she said she was making them for though! I was able to finish 4 and 1/2 granny square blocks for the squares bin. I found a pretty pattern for this Grandma All Round square that combines round and square rows. I like the way it turned out! The pattern is so simple too! I typed it out if anyone would like a copy just let me know.

Mom volunteered to drop off the finished items at Thurston House. Her and Lee have an appointment in Meadville next week so they suggested that they could just zip over and drop off those items. 

Hope everyone stays warm, it's snowing like crazy here and we called the meeting to an end a little bit early so Aunt Edith could get home before she was snowed in :)

Henrietta<3

Knotty Christmas Party Highlights

Our second annual Knotty Christmas Party was a success! Again, Aunt Edith graciously hosted our gathering, how beautiful her home was decorated! I forgot to bring my camera along but Mom had hers handy so we were able to snap a few photos to share. 

We spent a few hours just chatting and working on projects. Aunt Edith's new dog Rosy wasn't too keen on that idea and Aimee and I found Rosy wiggling her way into our laps on several occasions, what sweet pup she is! 

We opened our exchange gifts after a vote from Aunt Edith and Lisa's daughter suggesting that presents should be first! 

I think most of us admitted that we had either finished up our projects last night, or even this morning! I know I was guilty of finishing the doily I made mom last night when I remembered that I hadn't yet threaded the ribbon around the outside edge or wrapped it! talk about last minute gifts! 

It was so fun to see what everyone came up with! Aunt Edith made Aimee a gorgeous set of throw pillows! they had pretty flowers in browns and creams on all four sides and a wide lace trim. Gorgeous! I made a nightstand doily for Mom and added a quilt block pattern with a few squares to get started. Amanda received a beautiful winter set from Mom that included a pair of mittens, a crochet hat and a too cute scarf with an adorable penguin! Lisa received a very pretty crochet scarf in greens. She missed the name drawing so we were so happy that Mom made her something special too :) And we we are glad to have you as the newest group member Lisa! Aimee made Aunt Edith a fab pair of knitted slippers -- not just any slippers but Sneaker Slippers! they are pretty cool and we all loved the speckled black yarn.

Amanda drew my name and I LOVE love LOVE the gift she made me! A BIG chicken hot pad and two awesome Rooster pot holders! They are so pretty and just perfect because I was looking at fabric the other day to make stool cushions that will match! WooHoo!

Doesn't it look great on our new table! 

After gifts, I think that I can safely say, we feasted! Everyone brought a little something and between the hot chocolates, tea, coffee, sandwiches, assorted breads, fruit, pickles, fudge and dump cake -- we left feeling quite satisfied! We're taking a short break to recover from Christmas and New Years and will return to meetings on January 19th. We're all excited to hear from Amanda how her son Michael's graduation goes. She'll be headed down to Parris Island for his Marine Corps Graduation!! Go Mike, we're all so proud of you!

Looking forward to another year of Knotty fun with all of you girls :)

Henrietta<3

11/17/11 Meeting Highlights

Just thought I would share a little about our meeting today, for those who couldn't make it - we missed you!

Alright girls! Welcome to the new blog! I'm so glad that we decided to keep it up as it's fun to see what everyone has to share and write, even when we can't get together. Everyone should be added and able to post from their blogger.com/home dashboard. Let me know if you're having problems, I can help!

I didn't have a chance to talk to Aimee today but I am hoping that she'll agree to do a weekly or bi-weekly giveaway posts with the best crafty things out there to win! If anyone else has ideas, then go for  it! the more posts, the funner the blog will be. You can share crafts, life, recipes, whatever!

I was supposed to put something funny in here about mom, so I will just tell you that she worked on a crocheted slipper for hours today, then ripped it out because there is NO WAY that was going to be a slipper.... I think that pattern she borrowed from me needs some tweaking. She did find a different one though and I can't wait to see the finished pair!

Aunt Edith was working on a pair of knit slippers. I don't know how she could keep all the balls of yarn she had in order. She was making both pairs at the same time on the same needle! She said that it helped her to keep both slippers uniform. They sure were pretty! 

Also, before we said our goodbyes for the day, we thought up a new project for the group -- if everyone is game. We all have scraps and extra bits of yarn lying around from our yarn projects. Heck, I have a whole box of baby balls ;) Wanna make some Scrappy Lapghans?

This can be an ongoing thing if we like it, and NO deadlines. If you feel like knitting or crocheting a square or two, bring them to a meeting and we'll toss them in a "Scrap Square Bin". When the bin gets full, we can spend a meeting or two whip stitching them together. What do you think?

Aunt Edith suggested keeping the squares basically the same size for easier blanket making and thought 5" squares would be a good size to stick to, give or take. We can always add a row or two of single crochet to squares if needed. We just thought this would be a fun way for everyone to use up their scraps and put a little piece of everyone into some donation blankets.

One last thing - do any of these fonts catch your eye? I'm thinking we'll just keep the blog nice and simple for now, we can always spruce it up a bit later on!

click the image to see fonts at full size!

Henrietta