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January 2009

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Wollongong Stitch N Bitch (SNB) will be on Saturday 31 January in the Lobby Bar at the Novotel Wollongong.

It starts at 2pm (some get there earlier) and finishes around 5pm or so.

Everyone is welcome, so bring along your knitting or crocheting and enjoy a lovely afternoon with people with similar interests.

October SNB, then November SNB & Christmas dinner

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The October SNB will be held at the Lobby Bar at the Novotel in Wollongong from 2pm - 5pm (or earlier if you like) on Saturday 25 October.

After the November SNB on 29 November we will be moving onto Collegians to have dinner for Christmas.

A secret Santa will be held at SNB on November 29 during the afternoon. You need to bring a gift to receive a gift. Value to $10. Or better still make something after all we do all knit/crochet, and that will reduce our stash, which means we can shop for more. Sounds great to me.

Time is getting away so quickly, so have a very Merry Christmas and New Year.

Stitch N Bitch

2008-08-29T12:26:00.002+10:00

It's on again....SNB this Saturday August 30 from 2pm - 5pm at the Novotel Lobby Bar North Wollongong. Come along and join in with some lovely people doing what we all love doing......knitting, chatting and having fun.

CR & K Daisy Designs 2nd Knitting Retreat

2008-05-14T20:29:00.002+10:00

It's on again and coming up soon!

This retreat will be held in the grounds of the Mt Keira Scout Camp on the weekend of 27th, 28th & 29th June 2008 "almost Christmas in July"

Cost: $120 per person (accommodation, meals); $70 if not sleeping over

A $25 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place at this Retreat.

As this is a Scout/Training Camp the sleeping quarters are bunk beds, 10 to a room, showers and toilets under chalet (stairs). (There are toilets and showers in Lodge).

A full requirement list (sheets/sleeping bags, toiletries etc) will be given later.

Places filling quickly so contact CR & K Daisy Designs on 4285 4531.

CR & K Daisy Designs are located at shop 6 Tom Tasse Building, Daisy Street, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519

Annual Exhibiton - ANZAC long weekend

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Wollongong Stitch N Bitch is having its annual exhibition over the ANZAC long weekend.

Location: Wollongong Old Court House (opposite Wollongong Harbour).

Date: Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 April 2008

Time: 10am - 4pm each day

Entry is free

Wollongong Stitch N Bitch will be have their usual last saturday of the month group at the Old Court House on Saturday 26 April

So come along and have a look, maybe even join in with some knitting.

SNB today - Australia Day

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It is Stitch N Bitch today at the Novotel Wollongong. 2pm in the Lobby Bar.
It is Australia Day today so parking around the Novotel could be a bit harder than usual with all the beach activities across the road.

Don't let that deter you, come along and have a lovely afternoon, knitting, talking and catching up with others.

June Meeting

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It was another big meeting after the article in the Mercury during the previous month. Even though a few notable regulars were away, there was still more than 35 women happily knitting away.

Donna, Tianne, Irene, Charmaine, Kate, Becky - we missed you! And a hearty welcome to all the newcomers we enjoyed meeting you and hope to see you again next month. It's a photo heavy post this time because I remembered to bring my camera. I managed to get a shot of everyone I think. Cheers see you next month. :-) Sharon

Diana, Melanie and Helen all happily knitting away. (Above L to R)

Newcomers Marie & Nancy knit with Barbara.

Here's regulars, Christine, Adrienne and Mary, all smiling.

Welcome Narelle and Sue. Thanks for sharing your fabulous Dutch find with me Sue.

Mother and daughter team Leeanne and Angela enjoy some time away from the boys.

Ailsa is famous! Can you see her pictured in the inside cover of this month's Yarn magazine?

Ailsa acts the goat. Here she is with the blanket she's knitting for her daughter Blair.

Here's Jackie and Barb giggling away!

Here's Helen, Jenny and Joan.

Here's Donni Acting the Goat and Zena glowing.

Welcome Sandra and Bonnie.

Here's Shirley and Me looking a bit pink in the face.

Kerry and Joanne looking very calm.

And clockwise from top left is Heidi, Lynn, Dee and Betty showing off her alpaca mits.

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Another great meeting, and how exciting to have the Illawarra Mercury show up for interviews and pictures!

Our ISE 4 participants.

Lots of fun again ladies, and very inspiring to see all the different projects happening.
Some new faces this month, which we always like to see!

Next meeting will be Saturday June 30, 2pm 'til around 5pm, in the Lobby Bar at the North Wollongong Novotel, see you all then!

Congratulations Everyone

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A 'Stitch in Time' looks fabulous!

After months and months of hard work by a dedicated team, headed this year by the indomitable Ailsa, our exhibition is open to the public. It's such a great chance for us to show off our knitting to family and friends and interested visitors.

Don't forget it's on all weekend: Saturday 14th April and Sunday 15th April 9am to 4pm at the Old Courthouse, Corner Cliff Road and Harbour Streets Wollongong. See you there! :-) Sharon

We had just finished 'tweaking' and the light outside was fading fast.

The wall of scarves looked FANTASTIC and the Knitted Babes were enjoying their tea party.

There was so much variety; from lace shawls, baby clothes and dishcloths to traditional garments and tea cosys.

Little Tina trying to eat some 'cake' while I'm trying to make an opening speech with the baby on my hip.

2007-03-23T18:35:00.000+11:00

Invitation

“A Stitch In Time”
an exhibition of contemporary knitting

Wollongong Stitch ‘n’Bitch knitting group warmly invites you the opening of our second annual knitting exhibition.

When: Saturday 14th April and Sunday 15th April 2007 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: The Old Courthouse
Belmore Basin
Wollongong

Come along and see what we've been making, you'll be sure to be suprised.

KNITTING EXHIBITION COMING UP SOON!!

2007-03-12T09:42:00.000+11:00

Hello everybodypeeps,

I've just sent the press release off to all the local media to promote our exhibition, coming up in just over four weeks time.

HAVE YOU KNITTED YOUR SQUARE YET??

I'm not much of a html wiz, so I can't really post the formatted press release. However, since I want you all to see it I guess I'll just have to stick it up here unformatted. Please forgive me.

A Stitch in Time – an exhibition of contemporary knitting by Wollongong Stitch’n’Bitch

The Old Courthouse – Belmore Basin
14th-15th April 2007

Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the cheekily named Wollongong Stitch’n’Bitch knitting group will once again be holding an exhibition of contemporary knitting at the Old Courthouse at Belmore Basin on the weekend of the 14th-15th April 2007.

Exhibition Title: A Stitch in Time

Every month, a group of at least twenty local women meet in the lobby bar of the Novotel in North Wollongong to knit together. The members are as varied as the skeins of yarn they work with, knitting these days is not just something that your granny used to do! Through a common love of the fibre arts, they gather to work on their latest projects and chat about love, life, and everything else. And it’s not every day you see a large goup of women knitting away with cocktails in hand.

In addition to showcasing the high standard of work from our members, this exhibition hopes to explode some of the myths that knitting is frumpy and that all hand knits are itchy and garish. We’ve put together a sparkling variety of hand-knitted items including:
· A full knitted afternoon tea, complete with knitted tea-cups, chocolate cake, cupcakes and cherry pie – guaranteed calorie free!
· A shabby-chic styled wardrobe of garments; from cardigans to shawls – even a pair of knitted underpants and garter belt!
· A ‘rogue’s gallery’ of knitted art squares, each one made by a member of the group. These will be available for sale as dishcloths during the event.
· A ‘flea-market’ section where all articles will be for sale; scarves, hats, toys and clothing will be available, all hand knitted by local artisans.

Not only will there be lots to look at, friendly local members of Stitch’n’Bitch will be present all weekend, working (as always) on their latest creations and ready to answer any questions there may be about the wonderful world of knitting. Come along and be surprised.

Entry is free. A glorious handmade item will be raffled during the exhibition, the proceeds of which will go to Lifeline Wollongong.

Another great meeting!

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I thought I'd post a few of the pics I took at the meeting yesterday afternoon.

It was another great meeting, I love SnB :)

We decided on a name for the exhibition, "A Stitch in Time". More information will be forthcoming.

And here's Bronte. She's obviously showing a wonderful love of yarn already, but hasn't quite managed the coordination of the needles yet.

LONG overdue

2007-02-09T13:42:00.000+11:00

I've been seeing this poor little blog languishing ignored for a few months so I thought I'd step up to the plate and make an update.

The silly season is well and truly behind us and to all the Wollongong snb ladies it's time to wish you all a happy new year! There are some fun things planned for this year, keep checking back here for updates.

Firstly, let's start with a schedule of snb's for this year. I'm not the best at getting this sort of thing straight, but I'll refer to a diary and hope for the best.

WOLLONGONG SNB this year:

Location: Lobby Bar Novotel North Wollongong
Time: 2pm onwards (usually till about 5)
Date: the last Saturday of every month

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2007

February 24th - snb
March 31st - snb
APRIL 14th and 15th - WOLLONGONG SNB EXHIBITION (DETAILS TO FOLLOW)
April 28th - snb
May 26th - snb
June 30th - snb
July 28th - snb
August 25th - snb
September 29th - snb
October 27th - snb
November 24th - snb with dinner to follow
December 29th - snb

The big news for the year so far I guess is the exhibition. After deciding on a suitable title (there will be a poll at the March meeting), it'll be full steam ahead for April's show.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS .........

This doesn't leave much time for knitting, but we really would appreciate it if each member could knit a 20cm square in cotton in any pattern you choose, for use as a dishcloth or facecloth. These will be framed and hung art-gallery style on one of the walls and will be for sale (unless you're really attached to yours).

We're hoping for a gallery-style look for this wall which will be more successful the more we get. So, get that knit on ladies, and see yourself in lights.

October Meeting

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Time again this Saturday28th October to some along and join us in the Lobby Bar the the Novotel from 2pm. I promise that there will be no grandfinal to grip the needles this month. Come one Come all and enjoy a relaxed afternoon of knitting or crochet, comapny, fancy afternoon tea cakes and most of all a good time to knit and sip the appropriate beverage for the day.

Don't miss out you may regret it......

2006-09-30T08:36:00.000+10:00

SEPTEMBER MEETING

Hi Everyone don't forget that today, 30th September is SnB!!! Same bat time: 2pm-5pm. Same bat channel: Wollongong Novotel Lobby Bar.

Hope you all have fun snapping up bargains at Donni's stall. (see previous post) I won't be there so I hope someone takes some photos for me.

Happy Knitting! Stripey

SALE TIME on Saturday

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Hi everyone - just thought I would let you know that I am going to bring along all sorts of things from my stall - knitting needles, yarn etc as I will not be selling yarn at markets anymore. There will be all sorts of bargains so bring some cash and some bags to take stuff home as you might see some stuff you have to give a new home!

Cheers

Donni

AUGUST MEETING

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SnB was great fun again on the weekend!! I made a point of taking some photos this month because we haven't had any on the blog for a while. So here we have (clockwise from top left) me with baby Bronte, my coffee and my knitting, Tianne with her white confection, Donni wth THAT HUGE CROCHET HOOK and Charmaine with her wonderful Cascade jumper.

I also managed to take some shots of a bit of knitting too so (again, clockwise from lop left) here is Donni's fair isle bag progress, Ailsa's FLURO orange (oops) Mystery Stole, Zena's lovely baby blue and white hoodie and Linda's epic cable jumper.

Check out Annie's beutiful finished Sunrise circle Jacket!! How good does it look!!!

Next up are (l to r) newbies Margaret, and Sue, visitor Jane and regular Becky.

Diana, Jenny and anew lady whose name I didn't catch (sorry).

New ladies Anne and Diana have come back again so they must not find us too mad! Look closely, they're both smiling!

It's great to see Shirley after a few months! Also great to see Joan again, she's another new lady who has returned for a second or third month. They're both smiling too!

Below we have Tianne and Annie, more happy knitters!!

A gaggle of knitters:

Sue and Jane concentrating very hard!!

So thassall folks Happy knitting till next month!

Parenting Sitch n Bitch style

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How to manage the little ones and your knitting well we no know how. Sharon shows us how to keep up with your knitting and look after Bronte. I was assured Bront was just resting at this point but more than 2 tasks can be done at once.

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AUGUST MEETING
IT'S TODAY!!

26th August 2pm to 5pm

Hi Sveryone, A confession: I've been a bit of a useless blog secretary lately. Having baby Bronte with me at snb has meant that I haven't taken or posted many photos or reports of our meetings for ages!! Today all this will change !! I'm bringing the camera so look out!! I'll be taking lots of photos of your show and tell and wips. Happy knitting. See you this afternoon. :-) Sharon

2006-07-28T22:07:00.000+10:00

It's the end of July already!!

See you at Stitch 'n Bitch tomorrow Saturday July 29th, 2006.

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JUNE MEETING COMING UP!!

Don't forget that our next Stitch n Bitch meeting is next weekend on Saturday June 24th.

Last month, we had about four new knitters, who had seen the articles about our exhibition in the newspapers. (Thanks for coming along girls - hope to see you again!)

KNITTING NEWS: Kerry has booked the Old Courthouse for another SnB exhibition in April next year. So that means we need to start thinking of themes, get planning and begin knitting. If you have any ideas speak to Donni, Sharon or Kerry.

See you next weekend.

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MAY MEETING

New Knitters welcome!
2pm to 5pm.
This Saturday 27th MAY
Wollongong Novotel Lobby Bar.
Bring your knitting!!
Pull up a chair and get chatting!

If you've not been to our Stitch n Bitch before you might like to know that it is a totally informal gathering of knitters. There is no formal membership or fees. It is purely a 'come along when you can' gathering of like minded knitters of all skill levels and ages who enjoy sharing, seeing each others work, learning from each other, comfy chairs and the occasional coffee cake or cocktail. Maybe we will see you there.

Warm Hearts: Busy Hands: Photos

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Hi Everyone,
I know Ailsa posted a link to some photos of the Warm Hearts: Busy Hands exhibition but here are some more for you to look at! For me the whole thing was a bit of a drama going into labour the day before I was supposed to set up the whole thing, then actually having the baby when I should have been there setting up.

But aside fom my own personal drama and everyone having to rush around like mad things and stand in for me (special thanks to Donni and Kerry) and set it all up with very little notice. The show was a fabulous success!! I (and others) have had great feedback from everyone who came along to see it and there were also lots of sales.

Most people have said that they did not expect to see such a huge range of different types of knitting. They are right of course, there were traditional garments made from handspun and traditional yarns. Some were for adults, some were for kids and some were for babies. There were garments made from new types of fibres and experimental yarns. There were quite a few intricate lace shawls, a huge array of socks and scarves. There were a few hats, some felting, blankets and bags. Not to mention the yarn and goodies for sale in the knitting bazaar. It was a really wide ranging expose of our collective talents and all exhibitors should be VERY proud!

People have also said to me that they really enjoyed reading people's comments about their knitting. It really made a difference to how they viewed the work. We had two articles in local papers and WIN TV came and filmed during the show. (I didn't see what went to air so if any one did or has a tape I'd love to see it.) I have had loads of phone calls about SnB as a result of the publicity so you never know we will probably get many new knitters turning up this Saturday. So here are some shots of the display, well done everyone!!!

We also had a raffle going with the prize generously donated by Kerry and the proceeds were to go to Lifeline. I'll give you an update on how much we raised soon. So now we just have to begin planning for next year. I've got heaps of ides and I should be able to manage not having baby on the day I was supposed to set up the show.

See you all on Saturday - baby permitting.
:-) Sharon

Pictures from the Exhibition

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I'm having a bad time trying to upload these pics from flickr where I've made a lovely set of pictures.

Try this.

It really was a great success!