Don't be bored, join our October Board meeting

Our September education topic was the diagonal box stitch aka corner to corner. I forgot to include a link to Barb's handout along with the pattern on the last blog post. For any who may have missed it, here's the Corner to Corner Handout.  If you have problems opening the file, please email ctclist@gmail.com and I'll send it out as an attachment.   This stitch is trickier than you might think, especially when you are getting started on a new project.  Between Barb and one of our newest members, Michele, all 24 were making great progress by the end of the meeting. 

September 14 meeting 

Speaking of new members, we've had 4 new "official" members join since the State Fair, as well as having had several new guest members show up at both our meetup and meeting.  We did not hold our September board meeting this month, so in addition to voting for the 2025 officers, our October meeting will include a board meeting.  Topics being covered include, determining education for December 2024 & January 2025 meetings, planning for the 2024 destash meeting in November, Fall Fiber Festival in Hopkins, CTC swag, sponsoring a second rosette for the State Fair, participating in the Christmas tree competition for the 2025 State Fair, and any other topics members may wish to address. 

Gloria's crochet socks

There's some exciting news about the State Fair, the Creative Arts building is looking to create a new area for demonstrations and has asked for our feedback.  An email was sent to members, requesting responses by 9/28.  I know this is short turn around, but please take time to give us your ideas.  Please feel free to send your ideas directly to Bree, or if you don't have access to the member roster, send to ctclist@gmail.com and we'll forward them to her. 

Just a reminder to join the Crochet Twin Cities group, if you use Facebook and haven't joined us already. We have 150 members in the group, and you do not need to be an "official" guild member to join us on Facebook.  It's a fun interactive way for you to share your photos, ask other members for feedback or assistance and get to know our group.  You must answer all of the participant questions to be added to the group (there are no wrong answers).

For members who do not use Facebook, the blog and monthly newsletter will continue to your best source for information about our group. The newsletter is sent to official members on the first Saturday of each month.  If you have an item to contribute to the newsletter, it must be received about by the last Wednesday of the month.  

Also, I am always looking for guest bloggers, so if you'd like to write a blog post let me know.  I am looking forward to seeing you for the September 29th meetup at Rosedale Center the October 12th meeting at the Merriam Park Library, or both.  Until then, happy crocheting! Theresa