Christmas Challenge and Kirkcaldy Meetings starting!

Hi Folks!

Right - we have now got our venue and dates for Kirkcaldy - we are all very excited here at Headquarters - things are going so well for us at the moment :0)

The Kirkcaldy meetings will start on Monday November 12th from 7pm to 9pm and then every Monday after that at the same time and place! They will be in the JRD Trust, 9 The Esplanade, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1HR. Meeting fees are the same as Kelty, every member attending the meeting pays £2 - this covers hall fees and any surplus is added to the postage fund. There is a coffee bar available at this venue so you will be able to buy tea/coffee and snacks on site! I am currently printing up posters to put out letting everyone know about it - don't forget if you are in the area do come along - even if you cannot stay for meetings we will be glad to accept your finished items and donations of yarn, needles, toy stuffing etc at the same time :0)

Christmas Challenge!

As promised we have decided on the Christmas Challenge for this year........

Between now and Christmas our target is to produce 100 prem baby cardigans with matching hats and 100 knitted boobs! It may seem a tall order but if every member makes something we can achieve this easily! I have the pattern for the boobs and the patterns we have been using to make the 14" prem cardis and hats that the hospitals are wanting - this way you will all have access to them (I can attach them to an e-mail or send you out hard copies in the post whichever suits you best!). If any of you need some yarn then let me know and I will post some out to you - we do have plenty here and it is as well out there being used as lying here in boxes! :0)

As you can see from the photos we have made a start already! The wee cardigans and hats in the photo I have made in the last couple of days the patterns come from the BBC Stoke and Staffordshire - Ray of Hope - premature babywear website - the cardigan is the one that says Baby's V necked Cardigan and is knitted top down ( so easy to do and you just have the sleeves to sew up at the end!). The hat is the Hand Knit Pull-On Baby Hat and is knitted from side to side and then gathered at one end to make the crown - again a very simple but effective pattern! We love it! The other one the ladies up here love to do is the all in one cardigan from the Bliss website (it was featured in Knitting magazine a couple of months back).

OK - so there you are - a new meeting to come to and a Challenge to keep you all busy till Christmas! :0)

The other big thing is that Let's Knit magazine comes out this week and we are featured in it as well so hopefully there will be lots of lovely new members all ready to help us complete - and overtake - this challenge very soon! :0)

OH - before I forget - we did get another odd request from BHKC the other day - apparently there were some soldiers who will be spending Christmas serving in the Gulf who have asked them to find some kind ladies who could make them Christmas themed jumpers to wear on Christmas day - they felt that this would make them feel closer to home at this very family orientated time of year. I have e-mailed the guys and asked them for sizes etc. they did not mind if the jumpers were hand or machine knitted and are willing to pay the cost of the yarn and the postage. I will let you know if they reply and what they say. In the meantime if any of you are interested in helping them out then let me know asap.

Wow! What a busy post this week :0) Right I am off to start another wee cardi and hat set - targets to meet and challenges to fill! :0)

Talk soon!