Elections, renewals and classes

Wow! 2025 has been quite a year!  From our January class with Edie, to the Yarn Shop Hop, County & State Fairs and finally to the Fiber Fest & Destash & Elections, we've had a good year! Our membership list is growing, with over 70 members as of November 2025.

Speaking of membership, it's time to pay dues for 2026. If you have already paid in October or November, you are good to go and will continue to receive the newsletter for 2026. 

Typically you would pay your $24 to the Treasurer or other board member at a meeting or meet up.  However, our 2nd Saturday meetings will be virtual only in December & January,  so we will not remove you from the newsletter list until after the February meeting. If you are unsure of your status, please feel free to reach out to ctclist@gmail.com.

I hope you enjoy the photos from our annual destash, and 3 featured Ravelry projects from members. 

Our 2026 officers & coordinators have been elected and there have been some changes.  The new line up

President: Theresa
VP: Brenda
Treasurer: Carla
Secretary: Gloria
Education: Veronica, Lori, Peggy, Kristy
Social Media: Lori, Bree
Newsletter: Lisa

Donations: Joy

MOA 4th Saturday: open*

Roseville 4th Saturday,: Bree

State Fair: Bree

Fiber Fest: Bree

Yarn Shop Hop: TBD*

The December & January classes/meetings (2nd Saturday) will be virtual only, details will be shared with members via the newsletter.  Note: the newsletter format is changing and it will be coming from new email address: lisabright9.2019@gmail.com.

In December, Tamara Kelly of Moogly, will walk us through her Edinburgh Evenings Scarf.  This pattern is great for learning foundation single crochet, linked stitches, and Chainless Starting Treble Crochet.

Then, once again, we'll kick off the new year with Edie Eckman.  January's meeting will feature 90 minutes of her Edging & Borders workshop.

Remember, only official (paid) members may attend the virtual only classes. Our dues are
really not a lot, considering everything you receive for them!  For just $24/year, you receive two virtual classes with professional crochet artists, opportunities to demonstrate at the State Fair and Fall Fiber fest, the incredible annual destash event, a monthly newsletter, hands on education & fabulous door prizes at our 2nd Saturday meetings and unlimited tips & tricks from our skilled & talented members.

Having said that, if you are a new to crochet, please don't hesitate to join us.  We love watching people develop their skill, gain new skills and learn new things.  From new stitches and techniques to new fiber mediums and tools, there's never been a more exciting time to learn a new craft & art form.

*Keep in mind, that if there are no volunteers to act as coordinator, the activity or event may be cancelled.

Chilling with Edie

BRRRR, BRRRR, BRRRR I know it's Minnesota and it's January but BRRR!

We had 14 members brave the cold to participate in-person at the Oxboro Library for A Gathering of Grannies. At least 8 members also joined us virtually. While we had thrown Edie for a loop by having a hybrid class as opposed to virtual only, she did a fabulous job of instructing us on a variety of ways to join granny squares (and any motifs, or wearables that require joining). If you attended the class, you should have received a follow-up email from Edie with links to additional resources from the class. Please reach out to ctclist@gmail.com if you haven't received a copy, so that we can ensure we sent the correct email address to Edie. Edie's policies prohibit us from sending this email to members who did not attend.

After education, we held our first board meeting of 2024. The board and members in attendanced voted to award lifetime membership status to members in good standing for 10 or more years. Lifetime membership status is primarily an acknowledgement of your longstanding membership and participation, however, if you are a lifetime member who is also retired, you will no longer be required to pay dues. If you have questions about lifetime membership, please send an email to ctclist@gmail.com.

We'll be meeting at Rosedale Center on January 27 for January's fourth Saturday meetup. I hope to see many of you there. February's second Saturday meeting on February 10th will feature thermal stitch, and is open to the public. Oh, I nearly forgot the most exciting news: We're having a baby! Well, okay we are not ALL having a baby, but one of our member's will be having a baby in July. I'll be organizing a CAL baby blanket, with each member who wishes to participate contributing a square or motif that will be joined together to create a one-of-a-kind gift. I'll be figuring out the details regarding size, yarn, etc, and sharing by the February meeting. If you have any ideas and/or are already sure that you would like to participate, reach out via ctclist@gmail.com.