I have been thoroughly inspired by the Knit Wits, who have worked their magic and yarn bombed various parts of Wolverton, including the Square and the Community Orchard. The railings are entwined in crochet and knitted flowers, lamp posts are decorated in knitted panels, equisite metal flowers are poking through at the Orchard, with knitted flowers in the trees. Such wonderful colour and cheer! If you are local I thoroughly recommend a visit, it's truly inspiring.
Down at Knit, Natter & Stitch we have held our Annual AGM and now have voted in a new committee. Loads of Love, Hugs and thanks go out to Sue Myhill and Sandy Williams our outgoing joint Chair(s). They brought us Andy McDermott and his Pottery, Friends and Family MK and the jewellery Demo's, despite a very busy and hard year where their personal lives have been full on, both have been committed and worked hard at pushing KNS forwards into the wonderful community group that we love. We also thank Jason Myhill for his work as our Treasurer and Terri Henry who remains our Secretary.
So we have a new Treasurer... our lovely Judi Gale has stepped into this role with passion and enthusiasm and I have moved back into the Chair Role.
Our AGM showed our numbers are strong and we have a new committee to push forwards the plans and dreams we have for the group over the next 12 months. Lots to look forwards to over the coming year.
At our sessions, we have been enjoying some freedom over the past few weeks to play with our own projects. For a little while we haven't been up to our eyeballs in charity projects, as a group, with the exception of our wonderful Pat who speedily works up the lovely Prem baby hats and clothes with such love. Most of us have been busily working on our own little desires.
Change is as good as a rest they say, there has been a few crocheted blankets on the tables, gorgously colourful and mostly gifts. I love the corner to corner ones that Sue has been bringing in. There are a few projects of course that I can't mention as the gifts are still in progress and we wouldn't want to spoil the surprises.
Pascaline and Eleanor have been working on some gorgous pot holders, and after putting their heads together worked through some pattern errors and issues to create some lovely finished items.
Emmeline, one of our new junior members finished the hood on that scrummy blue hooded jumper - hopefully once she is back from her Uni visit we will see it all sewn up!
At our Stony Stratford session, this gorgeous tea cosy and bag created many an admirer and I am looking out for some gorgeous yarn to start a cosy of my own.
We also showed off our NEW complete KNS banner and enjoyed a slice of a naughty Vodka and lime cake... Nom Nom!
I love the Stony Library sessions, the members are lovely, we take over all the chairs upstairs and they have such lovely projects - so inspiring!
Keep Calm it's Summer and keep stitching!
Much Love,
Sarah Gates
