If you are in the Dallas - Fort Worth Area and seeking out other Machine Knitters, we urge you to come and join our group.

We hold meetings once a month at the Grapevine Public Library, a stone's throw from DFW International Airport. Meeting time is 10:30 am on the second Saturday of the month. We normally finish up by 1 PM.

We have all levels of knitters in our group from beginning to advanced. All machines are also represented.

Every month we have our program followed by a brief business meeting and  Show and Tell that is bound to inspire you. When you come, bring something that you have knitted to show us. It can be as simple as a swatch up to an entire garment!

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Arlene demonstrated her seam as you go baby afghan and a swirl round baby afghanHere Arlene is demonstrating shaping the swirl baby afghan.Arlene shows Jo the sample sew as you go afghan. Arlene also demonstrated hiding the yarn tails for easy finishingThis photo shows the knit side of a sew as you go seam. On one side, Arlene picked up the loops and on the other side the knots. The knot pickup makes a less visible join.This is the same sample from the purl side. It also shows the knot pick up vs. the loop pick up. Both methods look nice. The knot method is less visible but the loop pickup is simpler.Linda brought one of Charlene's designs in progress. It is a G-carriage Light House Afghan.Linda showed samples of her Kool-Aid Dyed yarn.Linda's fairisle sample. The red color is the Kool-Aid Dyed yarn.Linda models her almost complete Nougat Cardigan from a recent issue of Knitwords Magazine. The yarn is cotton from her stash.Deb brought a felted bag of her own design. The bag is a gift for a friend.Kay shows an afghan in progress.Kay made this two color tuck pillow. The edging is a bobble crochet pattern.Kay made this shawl from some yarn in her stash. The pattern came from Charlene's Crafty Ideas 2009 book.Kay used the Crafty Ideas 2009 Book again to make these short socks. She says they fit great!
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We are located in the Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas Metroplex.
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At our November Meeting, Arlene demonstrated a sew as you go baby afghan and a swirl baby afghan. She showed us several techniques including the sew as you go technique, how to hide yarn tails for easy finishing, and grafting on the machine. Arlene even had handouts with instructions for the afghans. Thanks Arlene for a wonderful, well thought out demonstration.

Our our next meeting will be December 12 at 10:30 am at the Grapevine Public Library. Nancy will talk about yarns for machine knitting. We will also have a party so in addition to your show and tell, please bring a Holiday Snack to share with the group.



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November Show and Tell
Upcoming 2010 Demonstrations:

January - Garment Trunk Show. Please bring completed new or old sweaters and jackets to show the group.