tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50644341640788733402024-02-19T10:47:49.040-05:00A KNITTER"S GARDENUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-702013437335939072019-04-29T11:02:00.000-04:002019-04-29T11:05:26.943-04:00GIANT SALE<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">HELLO FROM A KNITTER'S GARDEN...</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"> HAVING A GIANT YARN SALE...</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">YOU CAN PURCHASE ANY YA<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">RN IN STOCK FOR 20% OFF RETAIL...</span></strong></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">WELL, THE EXCEPTION IS OUR SHEEP'S YARN...SORRY!!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">EVERY SKEIN...HANK...CAKE OF YARN IS ON THE TABLE FOR SALE PRICING.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">$25 GIFT CARD FOR NEW STOCK AFTER OCTOBER!!!</span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-85321800709314672202018-12-20T12:44:00.000-05:002018-12-20T12:49:21.404-05:00UPCOMING CLASSES<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All My Knitting and Crocheting and Spinning and Weaving and Stitchery Friends!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Here's Hoping all your Holidays are Wonderful and We are All starting off Our New Year with Awesome Intentions. No Resolutions from this Lady...Live Life to it's Fullest, Be Kind and Don't Rock the Boat...Too Much!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;"> January...A Toe Up Class has been requested by a few. Class will be 3 - One Hour sessions on 3 Consecutive Wednesday, Jan 9,16 and 23, Afternoons from 1pm to 2pm. Total Class Cost is $45, $15 for each class plus supplies. Your choice of Sox or DK Weight Yarn...The class is more for the Toe Up Technique rather than a Sox Making lesson, but it can, of course, be for both. Available for purchase and discussion is the Flexi-Flip Needles by Skacel and the Traditional 4 Double Pointed Needle Method. I do not use the Magic Loop Method... Have not had great success with that technique...My Fault I am sure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;"> So, Give a call, 603-887-8550... Sign Up and Let's Get Started....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello...Shame on me for not posting long before now....No Excuses!! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I have been asked by a few ladies to Schedule a Class for Knitting the Two Color Hats I have been making...We have a group of 3 interested at this time. Here are the Details...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> "To Accommodate the REQUESTED CLASS...There will be NO Open Knitting on Thursday, October 11th. "</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> "I have scheduled a Two Color Hat Class...10 to Noon...Kits are available, they includes yarn and pattern, $20, Class Cost $20 = $40 for a 2 hour class and the beginnings of a Hat...Please Call Ahead to Sign Up...3 students so far, cut off is 6...Please Bring needle size #7 x 16" and DP's #7 as well....Thank You."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hope to see you here. You may not be able to complete the hat in 2 hours but you'll have the Two Color Technique under your belt before you leave! It is truly a fun knit...Two Solid Colors or One Variegated and One Solid....Very Impressive. I also carry Large Pom Poms in various natural colors for an additional $5.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-33435198668494044502018-02-02T10:05:00.001-05:002018-02-02T10:05:08.346-05:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Want everyone to know...We do NOT need anymore of the Micro Mini Baby Hats. My Congo lady said she has plenty for now. BUT...I am still collecting Newborn, Infant and Youth in Any Colors...Newborn and Infant in RED and Newborn in PURPLE. Those are Ongoing. I will also take any baby sweathers and Small to Med Afghans for the Pregnancy Center. Linda is a member and she will deliver any and all we can collect. Thank You Ladies!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">A Knitter's Garden is having it's 10th Anniversary in January 2016. </span><br />
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<span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY...TOWN OF CHESTER HOSTING OUR ANNUAL FAIR... CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE...This Year it falls on December 7 and 8...the Vestry, belonging to the Church at the top of the Hill, holds a Wonderful Fair on Saturday from 9 to 2...Bittersweet Blessings Gift Shop (10 to 5) and A Knitter's Garden Yarn Shop (10 to 4) have a Fair on Both weekend Days...Saturday and Sunday...Lots of Awesome Handmade and Crafty Gifts to be found at all three Locations...Everyone will find a Treasure or two!!!<br /> A KNITTER'S GARDEN is again asking one of a few donations from our Patrons this year...Would you bring a Non-Perishable Food Item/Small Grocery Gift Card/Hat/ Mittens...All are going to Our Local Food Pantry/Church for distribution during these tough times....I also Collect "Yarn You Won't Need" for an additional Charity..."Neighbors Helping Newborns". Yarn for seniors to knit with or other baby items can be dropped off here ALL YEAR LONG! Call me for a list of needs.<br /> For More Information on Our Christmas Weekend, please call me... Joanne@887-8550...<br /> A Knitter's Garden will give out a raffle ticket for every purchase towards our "Not Knit Related Door Prize"! Cider and Goodies will also be available.<br /><br /> Please Swing By Chester and Grab Some Cheer!! Hope To See You!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-1106921603888819822013-09-14T18:49:00.000-04:002013-09-14T18:52:10.291-04:00Sweater Class at the Garden...<div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-size: medium;">As most know, I teach at Salem HS on Tuesday nights. I have been asked by a few to do the same class at AKG as well. This semester, we are making the sweater you see below. The pattern is written to be made in 5 pieces, I have re-worked it into a bottom up sweater with attached sleeves...NO SEWING NEEDED!! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">So far, I have 4 interested.....I will be holding classes here on Wednesday Evenings for</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">2 hours @ $20 an evening...The class will be 4 weeks long, more if needed. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">After a deposit ($20) to insure us both of your interest, it's your choice to pay in full or weekly but you must attend for 4 consecutive weeks in order to get the sweater </span><span style="font-size: medium;">completed. Everyone knits at a different speed, more often than others, etc. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">I am also knitting the sweater again, I love the fit, style and have received many compliments.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">*****The pattern, $5 additional, done with WW yarn, 1000 to 1200 yds, depending on size, #8 & #9 circular needles @ 32", waste yarn or stitch holders and a few st markers. Two or three are using "AKG Yarn" which is a light WW...we <strong>will</strong> be doing a swatch before we get started...As always, check your current stash for sufficient yardage or visit AKG before we begin classes to order/purchase sufficient yarn. Give a call should you want to join us. Class starts Weds, Sept 18 at 6:30....Hope to See You Here!!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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LINED MITTENS AND HAT...SO WARM!!<br />
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I have been working on a pattern for LINED MITTENS...I have knitted 4 mittens so far. Each with improvements. I think I have finally perfected it. Mitten #1 with WW yarn in Wool...TOASTY! But much to BIG. Mitten #2 with Bravo, 100% Acrylic in a DK weight...Also Toasty..Much better fit, still wide. #3, My best FIT yet...My Girls Yarn(5 Star...2 sheep, 3 bunnies blended) for the Liner and Bravo for the Outside...Very Pleased with this Outcome! GREAT FIT...Size Medium.<br />
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Yesterday, I casted on a Pair with my shop's most Popular Yarns (Universal Classic Worsted & Tapestry)and the Most Comfortable Fit...Let's see what happens...I'll keep up updated...promise!<br />
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Now to the HAT.....It is a pattern I purchased from Bruce at "The Spotted Sheep". He wrote the pattern and I am selling it here at my shop. I can honestly say, it is the BEST written pattern I have used in a LONG time. Very Clear...No Errors and none of..."repeat this row or that row" Everything is written out...NO QUESSING!!! The Sample is knitted with Our Josie's fiber that has been Blended with Danny the Alapaca.....So Lovely! The Variaged is Marble DK. The hat is a Lined Hat also...Totally Reversible. I wore it today in the mini Blizzard to do errands and go to breakfast w/my guy. I was TOASTY warm...I NEVER wear hats, I'll be Donning this one!!!<br />
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Our Annual Retreat is coming up and I am planning to have Kits put together for both projects...Patterns will also be available separately.<br />
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Until Next Time...and I promise it won't be Months! "Keep Those Needles Clicking" JoanneUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-92168353341936778812012-09-03T17:55:00.000-04:002012-09-03T21:26:52.251-04:00Starry Starry Night Shawl/Scarf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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........Here are two pictures of the Shawl/Scarf I am working on and planning to hold classes in October. I have almost finished knitting the first 250 yard skein of Panda Mania Sox Yarn from Done Roving. I am using 2 40" circular needles rather than only one using the Magic Loop method. I started w/ML but when you pull your Loop to turn around, there is a much greater chance of loose stitches. So I have found it easier and more efficient to use 2 circs. It is still pretty hard to stretch it out enough for you to really see the pattern well. Plus it truly will need to be blocked to get the full beauty of the piece. <br />
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As I stated previously, the class is a 2 hour session, the first on October 13th, with a repeat Class on October 20th, both Saturdays from 11 to 1:00, shop opens at 10 for PREP..... the cost is $45 which includes the $7 pattern...We have a large selection of Sox Yarns for your choosing and plenty of #6 or #7 x 40" Circular Needles. You will need 2 in different colors, materials, whatever, so you can distinguish one from the other. I am also working on a small Sample for your viewing, to futher understand the method...Not difficult but not for a novice knitter. Please Call and Sign Up Soon since I am only accepting 5 students for each class. I do not want anyone to feel they aren't getting a "Fair" piece of me!! Shop Hours...W-Th-F-S 10 to 4....887-8550<br />
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You may visit the website <a href="http://www.naturespeakknits.com/">www.naturespeakknits.com</a> to see the Sarry Starry Night for yourself<br />
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You'll Love It, I'm sure................Joanne Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-8597802507801680862012-09-03T13:57:00.001-04:002012-09-03T21:28:16.415-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since I have our Sheep and Bunny Fiber spun into yarn, it is Truly a NH Made Product!!! <br />
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This Market will be held 3 times this summer...the third Thursday of June...July...August in front of the Congregational Baptist Church in the Center of Town. Market Time is 5 to 8pm<br />
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Charlie Brown's Striped Hat.</div>
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A Challenge but Fun to Knit with 4 Colors at Once!!</div>
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A hot Sunday letting all Charie's yarn dry on my Antique drying rack.</div>
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We qualify for the Farmer's Market because our animals live in Chester, eat in Chester, get Shorn in Chester, their fiber is driven to a Sallie's Fen, Alpaca Farm, in Barrington, NH, to be processed and spun into the most Fabulous Yarn!!!! To TOP it off...I had my Custom Dyer, Jen of Seacoast Handpainted Yarns, of Raymond, NH, dye up our Icelandic Sheep, Charlie Brown's yarn into 3 Very Vintage Colors and I have written a Special Pattern for the most comfy hat...<br />
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Everything has been incorporated into a great Kit with it's own project bag! They are available, as of today, at the Farmers Market and at A Knitter's Garden. The kit includes enough yarn in 3 colors, plus Natural and my Newest Hat Pattern all in it's own Project Bag to complete One Hat for a very reasonable price of $30. All you need is your needles and a stitch marker!!!<br />
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Hope you can stop by either AKG or the Farmer's Market...<br />
See You There...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-17113006336138057382012-06-12T14:53:00.001-04:002012-06-12T15:10:28.196-04:00June Special...<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello and Welcome to our Month of June Specials</div>
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This week, June 13th through 16th</div>
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Making Room for our Newest Addition</div>
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We will be carrying two New Yarns from <br />
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Their Newest Sock Yarn... Superwash Merino and Rayon<br />
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Beautiful Drape, Soft and Luxurious!</div>
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Another New Yarn from Done Roving is their</div>
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"Knotty Ewe" </div>
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A Thick and Thin Lopi Yarn with a Plied Twist</div>
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125 yards, Wool w/Nylon Twist</div>
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Great Fun for Hats and Scarves, Mittens too</div>
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Starting with these two colors...<br />
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Located in Charlotte, Maine</div>
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30 minutes from the most Easterly Point of the United States!</div>
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My Guestamation is about a 5+ Hour Drive Northeast of Chester!!</div>
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Here is Joyce...The Very Proud Knitter, Owner and Creator of this Awesome Afghan!<br />
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Every week we would have a New Favorite Square. A truly Awesome Project!<br />
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Here are some Pics of Joyce's Magnificent Sampler Afghan....Our Class at Salem High School has been so successful...They are Truly Great Knitters!!! I am so Proud of each and every one of them!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-24981661014415163512012-06-05T09:45:00.002-04:002012-06-05T09:47:43.021-04:00June Specials for This Week...<div align="center">
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Good Morning Ladies...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c0504d; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="color: black;">A Great Big </span>Thank You to All</strong></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">who Stopped By This Past Week,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Took Advantage of My Clearance Sale,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Bought Yarn and Visited with me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">It was Great Fun to see You All!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Well, SUMMER FUN has just begun!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c0504d; font-size: x-large;">You did good!!!!! There is still some Yarn left</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">There will <strong>Also</strong> be a Different Special </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">EVERY WEEK </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Throughout JUNE</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">This Week...6th-7th-8th-9th</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Any <strong>Instock </strong>Universal Yarn...LESS 20% Off Retail</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c0504d; font-size: x-large;">Classic Worsted reg $6.50...this week $5.20</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Next Month...Something Different...Who Knows What??!!</span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-67024912422291493002012-05-12T13:54:00.001-04:002012-05-12T13:54:31.940-04:00<span style="font-size: large;">Shame on Me....I haven't posted in so long...I have NO Excuses, NO Reasons. But certainly, I've ALWAYS had plenty to say!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A few Announcements for Customers/Students of AKG...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have become a member of a New Rewards Card Program...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "LOCAL FAVOR"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a very cool method of Supporting NH Participating Merchants and Saving $$$ at the Same Time!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out the Website...www.localfavor.com...All NH Participating Merchants and Their Individual Offers are listed . Every Business chose their Own "Reward" to suit their venue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here at AKG...I have always used a Punch Card System as an incentive to continue to purchase here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After 20 punches, your next purchase was discounted 25%. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With this REWARDS CARD, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you present the card </span><span style="font-size: large;">and receive 10% off with </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">EACH PURCHASE...EVERYTIME </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Card may be purchased at any participating "NH" Local Favor Merchant for $10...the Expiration for the card is September 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With this new Card in Place...YOU must Choose as to the ONE you want to participate in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One Purchase CAN NOT receive BOTH REWARDS. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will Honor the 25% discount until your present punch card is complete. I have new Punch Cards, a 20% Discount is now Offered with a Fully Punched Card.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Exceptions to Applicable Merchandise here at AKG...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> ...All Consignment Items in the Shop, Our Farm's Fiber,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Hand Dyed Yarns and Hand Spun Yarns, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I trust,you get the picture! Common sense...Yarn, Needles, Books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...MY REWARDS CARDS go on Sale This Week...</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-84988569682146157292011-12-06T10:31:00.002-05:002011-12-06T10:45:07.816-05:00DOOR PRIZE WINNER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4Ibz7h6-tTymyMFDZycQOfLGMaGFnndbHjp0DEak7A-xQus-W_nTrUHVg6xzDNvcorofSPqI4YaJTs8GirOzhI7gwAsOdtwYyqmG1DqZNMXbdb85rcwqD7YP6zArm6HmND74y8hbZk8C/s1600/the_holly_and_the_ivy_BANNER_free_christmas_blog_background_shabby_holiday_template.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4Ibz7h6-tTymyMFDZycQOfLGMaGFnndbHjp0DEak7A-xQus-W_nTrUHVg6xzDNvcorofSPqI4YaJTs8GirOzhI7gwAsOdtwYyqmG1DqZNMXbdb85rcwqD7YP6zArm6HmND74y8hbZk8C/s400/the_holly_and_the_ivy_BANNER_free_christmas_blog_background_shabby_holiday_template.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683041850475252930" /></a><br />Our Christmas Fair was a Wonderful Success this year. I was worried, so many other Fairs I'd heard about recently, did not do as well as in the past. Times are tough, people are planning on a Hand/Home Made Christmas...What better place to Start Looking for Gifts...Local Artists and ALL Hand Made!!!! Well....My Loyal Patrons and Brand New Ladies did NOT disappoint us at all!!! We had a Great Turn Out BOTH Days. Usually, Sunday is quiet, everyone going to Church, having a Family Dinner/Day...then getting ready for the Work Week. Well, we were Very Pleasantly Surprised...Sunday was just as busy as Saturday!!! WE THANK YOU ALL, those who came by, shopped and made our Holidays so much Brighter!!! Many Familiar Faces but MANY NEW and excited Faces who just discovered AKG...Great Signs for the New Year!!!!Again, Thanks to ALL who came by...SENDING YOU Our Warmest Holiday Wishes.<br /> I had Bob pull the Raffle Ticket for A Knitter's Garden Door Prize on Monday Evening.....Margaret O'Brien is the LUCKY WINNER.....PLUS, since she lives in Stoneham, MA...Bob HAS to personally deliver the Gift!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS to you, Margaret...Now Ann knows you were here without her!!!!! You girls will just have to make a second trip up to visit and shop!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS...JUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-16052061175742279892011-11-21T10:17:00.007-05:002011-11-21T10:34:35.655-05:00CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE OF CHESTER...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfw4FATYAQja0aOzV6EHJuAoPldiN8OHjw4w3-aGTmPNhFxHcjUs08pcnBzyk-IBthYigRVDswAe_uW0LcbL8J4l4bnLzJ-bnr4jggyFtzN2_A4P2gVdeWrR0YkhZdd3y0QRE3HPr4zrNL/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfw4FATYAQja0aOzV6EHJuAoPldiN8OHjw4w3-aGTmPNhFxHcjUs08pcnBzyk-IBthYigRVDswAe_uW0LcbL8J4l4bnLzJ-bnr4jggyFtzN2_A4P2gVdeWrR0YkhZdd3y0QRE3HPr4zrNL/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677468733266932082" /></a> <strong>It's That</strong> <strong>Time</strong><strong>Again</strong>... Saturday, December 3rd, from 10:00am to 4 pm.....Again on Sunday, December 4th, 10 am 'til 4:00pm <strong>******A Knitter Garden****** </strong>58 Derry Road,Route 102, Chester NH <br /><br /> Christmas in the Village....Lots of Shopping can be done. Congregational Church, Bittersweet Blessings Gift Shop, Cradle House and more stops throughout the Village...Get a Jump on Holiday Gifts. You will find LOTS of Mitts Knitted w/ Very Special Yarn!! Hats, Scarves, Mittens...American Girl Doll Clothes--Hats and Mitt/Mitten Sets...Jewlry, Crafts, Sweets to Sample/Order, J Drizzle Popcorn, Worm Doo...And So Much More. Stop By for Our "Handmade Christmas" Enjoy a cup of Mulled Cide, Cookies and w/Purchase, Enter for Our Door Prize...<br /> For Extra Door Prize Tickets...Please Add to Our Favorite Charity Donation Basket for "New Horizons Homeless Shelter" in Manchester...New or Gently Used hats, mittens, gloves, socks. Any mini sized personal Health/Beauty Items (shampoo, deod,toothpaste&brush--travel-sized). They are a Wonderful Organization who help so many all year round not just during the Holidays!!<br />I am giving YOU MY Permission to PASS this invite along to ALL Your Friends and Family!! Have a Wonderful and Joyous Holiday Season...Love To All...Joanne :DUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-26946545991319817242011-05-01T18:20:00.007-04:002011-05-01T18:56:37.803-04:00Diagonal Sweater Workshop...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVp2c4bAZhyvyYQWh-lWJxePdOBe5ojyfpQ9CfrXbFvXjGc3CxY-2vqdZPgoohrFoJdjJZA5gzOVBHJaWxrnpdd1r_2dA9Z1Mpkp5-SyFEZ0-3a-8b2Zw5CnP5KGssInVAuJyAoGWX27qE/s1600/RSCN0438_medium2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVp2c4bAZhyvyYQWh-lWJxePdOBe5ojyfpQ9CfrXbFvXjGc3CxY-2vqdZPgoohrFoJdjJZA5gzOVBHJaWxrnpdd1r_2dA9Z1Mpkp5-SyFEZ0-3a-8b2Zw5CnP5KGssInVAuJyAoGWX27qE/s320/RSCN0438_medium2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601877109382533746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSDzPnquOME8MNXkRDpHRlJQPOOOj8Xku1H2ldBxckgNhzanlOKH5Z4OAg-zBZ8cxMNncIVO26rxlIJ9fdWNIYyVy6S4ccs3jvVeFxYQaG0iH70BPsAkROOiGVPhMSMwmElhp0RlKOuM6/s1600/sweater3_medium.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSDzPnquOME8MNXkRDpHRlJQPOOOj8Xku1H2ldBxckgNhzanlOKH5Z4OAg-zBZ8cxMNncIVO26rxlIJ9fdWNIYyVy6S4ccs3jvVeFxYQaG0iH70BPsAkROOiGVPhMSMwmElhp0RlKOuM6/s200/sweater3_medium.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601876853006025618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFxI6Mcgd5X-MyXW48lwjMa2q7QH8TQvG15EXgMkEYHWARw3qcDOw63NJmOhsVs7k-srW07HGzHcE4SsyZs7DTnxO9PnNDKaXExfw6Bfvr-8FHKAPvzalOn2q60NeAewSepQBP-wPgZxT/s1600/DSCN1769_medium2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFxI6Mcgd5X-MyXW48lwjMa2q7QH8TQvG15EXgMkEYHWARw3qcDOw63NJmOhsVs7k-srW07HGzHcE4SsyZs7DTnxO9PnNDKaXExfw6Bfvr-8FHKAPvzalOn2q60NeAewSepQBP-wPgZxT/s200/DSCN1769_medium2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601876487030683794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are three pictures of the Diagonal Sweater we are making together. The pattern is not difficult but it is a challenge...NOT a Bad Thing!!! I have made one, it lives here in the shop. I love wearing it. I made it in 100% Wool...My next was going to be mostly Acrylic for Washability but I fell in love with a bunch of Handspun Alpaca while on our Knitting Retreat last month. It just happened to find it's way home with me!!! Can't wait to start it!!! <br />Most of the women interested, prefer class in the afternoon, I'm aiming for the middle of May...Either on a Thursday or Friday from 1:00 to 3:00...There is a $20 deposit due at time of registration, followed by $20 for each session, I am planning on four or five weeks, your last session is your deposited $20. The pattern is available for an additional $8.00, either from me or from Ravelry. It can not be viewed otherwise. Designer's rules not mine!! I will give you a list of supplies once you have registered and made your deposit.<br /><br />STOP BY...CHECK OUT MY SWEATER BEFORE YOU COMMIT TO THE WORKSHOP...<br /><br />I know this is going to be great fun to knit...Like other workshops...There is a Limit of 5 students. Depending upon requests, I may repeat this workshop in the evening as well...What evening...I do not know, there aren't many to choose from!! We'll work on that as it happens!<br /><br />As always...Questions...Comments...You know how to reach me!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-45833580875463323052011-04-30T21:02:00.009-04:002011-05-02T09:54:51.395-04:00SUMMER ADVENTURES IN SOX KNITTING :D<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQru-yqIy5Oeh-sZagrJ69Z-gpx2df7CWT_c4DK2AWnLOfEwNmAE5lVmTRPXG6OBaG6UzXvokZ_NNhiY14eaQ4rYBfx4x5O47wzkohXzjUNGthwxGKa0PC8kdWjhw-OiIbn8Ly-XqCWm4/s1600/38-Skeins-of-Vesper-Sock-Yarn-blog-size.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQru-yqIy5Oeh-sZagrJ69Z-gpx2df7CWT_c4DK2AWnLOfEwNmAE5lVmTRPXG6OBaG6UzXvokZ_NNhiY14eaQ4rYBfx4x5O47wzkohXzjUNGthwxGKa0PC8kdWjhw-OiIbn8Ly-XqCWm4/s400/38-Skeins-of-Vesper-Sock-Yarn-blog-size.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601548733973643106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OmzbNl9N6uXPlH-y8moJ-Up64ARtvR_gLcwIfFDxL9P9tcfVguEisYRuphchNHjSTBPkzIxIhGDR7l3KhiApSJrcEYezkvG5stFwjEJ79xjaLFYVsFLRR4ZbNnncEXOHd1t5hXzlsve0/s1600/kw-socks_pair_6_in_progress.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OmzbNl9N6uXPlH-y8moJ-Up64ARtvR_gLcwIfFDxL9P9tcfVguEisYRuphchNHjSTBPkzIxIhGDR7l3KhiApSJrcEYezkvG5stFwjEJ79xjaLFYVsFLRR4ZbNnncEXOHd1t5hXzlsve0/s200/kw-socks_pair_6_in_progress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601547937237411954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX11i2erLvgN6K3Js-3enabnWYqVIEiP6va9yPci9JeJV-frGOLXrP02zl63RCTu336mrKelZBCBYQRs-K6TJLN1REByJmYXaYVxX28BO-DwqMUNHRYkgBj12KpGC_pCS5AmBrow7XpI5l/s1600/toe_up_socks_toe_large.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX11i2erLvgN6K3Js-3enabnWYqVIEiP6va9yPci9JeJV-frGOLXrP02zl63RCTu336mrKelZBCBYQRs-K6TJLN1REByJmYXaYVxX28BO-DwqMUNHRYkgBj12KpGC_pCS5AmBrow7XpI5l/s200/toe_up_socks_toe_large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601547552439089682" /></a><br /><br />...The Largest Pic, and most Colorful is an array of Many Sox Yarns.<br />Below: The Beginning of the Actual Toe working upward. <br />Pic Above: Further Progress of a toe up sox. <br /><br />A KNITTER'S GARDEN is offering a Sox Class...As most know, we have a Purling Petals Guild Meeting twice a month, the 1st and 3rd Weds nights...Well, I've been asked to hold a Sox Class on the other Weds nights.....On the 2nd and 4th Weds Evenings... Classes will run from 6 to 8....They will begin on May 11th and 25th for $40 each month, paid in full at the first class. I have taught MANY classes and I understand, everyone NEEDS my attention...I am limiting classes to 5 Students, this allows plenty of personal time! Please register in advance to assure your place at the table. I plan to continue these classes throughtout the summer. A different sox will be taught and that pattern will be included at each class. Toe Up Pattern will be our first lesson.<br /><br />Supplies needed for class:<br /> 1: 2 SETS of #2 Double Pointed Needles...We will be knitting BOTH sox individually<br /> but at the same time!So you will need at least 7 #2 needles to achieve this.<br /> 2: Most patterns call for approx. 400 yards of Sox Yarn, this pattern is NO different! <br /> 3: Two coil safety pins or locking stitch markers. <br /> 4: Two regular stitch markers.<br /><br />Supplies may be purchased here before class, and is greatly appreciated. Should you already have sox yarn, please divide it into 2 equal balls. Saves time for knitting.<br /><br />Any Questions...Comments...Please Call Joanne at 603-887-8550<br />Until Then..."Keep Those Needles Clicking!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-39725712599941895962011-01-31T11:16:00.003-05:002011-01-31T11:28:23.595-05:00Up Coming Event....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCquV3VQdOtYZWDXidasU9LG9g7MX3GKqwRx64RE4jUHssZx6QCKFfRjmKspcbXW6qAwzCwsYoHoPOSsW0KWNdTjKOzL6XawZpi8-_1Cdw19JHupxCeBUom0bOSbK7r_EYEWsiMuEq7jf7/s1600/Salem+Sweaters...+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCquV3VQdOtYZWDXidasU9LG9g7MX3GKqwRx64RE4jUHssZx6QCKFfRjmKspcbXW6qAwzCwsYoHoPOSsW0KWNdTjKOzL6XawZpi8-_1Cdw19JHupxCeBUom0bOSbK7r_EYEWsiMuEq7jf7/s400/Salem+Sweaters...+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568386237256275122" /></a><br />Hello All...Shame on me. It has been MONTHS since I last blogged. Where does the time go? The Hours...Days...Weeks...We get so involved in our everyday life, we forget the FUN things. My New Years Resolution is to be Better on the Blogging Front!! Let's See...I've said that in years past too.<br /><br />This is just a Heads Up....I am planning an Event in February...Still in the thinking stages but I wanted to let everyone know to WATCH OUT for a future Announcement.............Have to get all my Ducks in a Row...Keep you updated as I know "What" and "When". Trying to be Creative!! Until Then...."Keep Those Needles Clicking!!!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-60038503458498712512010-10-05T12:15:00.005-04:002010-10-22T10:41:08.373-04:00Chester's Scarecrow Contest...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwXFVj8LTpyw6x4OWv9hCS4xcZhPOwHLJfEwEqd6ZtZ3XpacgD-bIWRhrXiHkH0wNEBnm6YZ9GZVB53eBXJxcN60cTPeYKVGsTBM_N4VEh-2hBJUJOs3b5I1yVlpwNClbPe7wooCOJ0WU/s1600/Farm+Family+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwXFVj8LTpyw6x4OWv9hCS4xcZhPOwHLJfEwEqd6ZtZ3XpacgD-bIWRhrXiHkH0wNEBnm6YZ9GZVB53eBXJxcN60cTPeYKVGsTBM_N4VEh-2hBJUJOs3b5I1yVlpwNClbPe7wooCOJ0WU/s400/Farm+Family+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530880254383403202" /></a><br />LOOK WHO WON THE SECOND PLACE RIBBON!!!! NAOMI...NOT ME!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPgyqSnVF8OyZZHQ5xsX3e4g1gjnI7ihEGS9bnWSEfMKiAdIE5IaOtvrKvkwVQpQ4OdcNPRpUY7d5gFEahHsTw_D0KRc9Tz7G1EkE7JTrkwx6sdLGm1uWn527BUStp8FtX0uSjQx9MCCh/s1600/Farm+Family+019.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPgyqSnVF8OyZZHQ5xsX3e4g1gjnI7ihEGS9bnWSEfMKiAdIE5IaOtvrKvkwVQpQ4OdcNPRpUY7d5gFEahHsTw_D0KRc9Tz7G1EkE7JTrkwx6sdLGm1uWn527BUStp8FtX0uSjQx9MCCh/s400/Farm+Family+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524596657455281954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Jjspn6hu4CCgQtjit6zPrY6iDeOH7WhQnzdXH9K70sy7kLtqx2DCSI062-t6X0EgecW07HmULqmFgby-28zg_e1a6kWno5W3zrYRd4v7TOePH2EzDa_21aVUW67MlP0VPLhbgI0JsFQ4/s1600/Farm+Family+017.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Jjspn6hu4CCgQtjit6zPrY6iDeOH7WhQnzdXH9K70sy7kLtqx2DCSI062-t6X0EgecW07HmULqmFgby-28zg_e1a6kWno5W3zrYRd4v7TOePH2EzDa_21aVUW67MlP0VPLhbgI0JsFQ4/s400/Farm+Family+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524596497726514978" /></a><br /><br />MEET "NAOMI the NUTTY KNITTER"....Guess Where She Lives???<br /><br /><br />THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CHESTER IS HOSTING A SCARECROW CONTEST...Three of the members have cut, sewn and created awesome painted, highly expressive faces for said Scarcrows.....OMG....They are so WONDERFUL...the Citizens and Business Owners of Chester are so Creative!!!<br /><br />There are 56 DIFFERENT Scarecrows scattered around town.....You HAVE to drive around and check them out!!!! I believe they will be around through Halloween...Come to Chester and Check Them Out!!!! They are Everywhere!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-38402971892428613702010-10-05T11:55:00.005-04:002010-10-05T12:14:55.646-04:00NEW ADDITION TO BY THE BROOK FARM...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vHbjGT5GQ_hxKtINuUqOUoiFdb9nGwScMNjMgcTcQBbmro-s9dj1jGShkkyZ5NjDWIXYj7TgonPb4_8oWL1-MMylcZXQa1E2HB6GxKK9jHtFic9qM20meJMLTVlDJclQVIdWqUkuzlv_/s1600/Farm+Family+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vHbjGT5GQ_hxKtINuUqOUoiFdb9nGwScMNjMgcTcQBbmro-s9dj1jGShkkyZ5NjDWIXYj7TgonPb4_8oWL1-MMylcZXQa1E2HB6GxKK9jHtFic9qM20meJMLTVlDJclQVIdWqUkuzlv_/s400/Farm+Family+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524592039723442642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaQb6U2HSmjPJer7KtLZt2auQh_TQ-MzSz0xwyqSupeQC4aS462Hq7fc2hFc74rF4OPcRYExHu7thPZjlKAI9vZvb5DmcejwRjDQOCVJKwYdOix0EdXTSEKG-QGPzQ8wpuG8rBwtSzpG1/s1600/Farm+Family+006.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaQb6U2HSmjPJer7KtLZt2auQh_TQ-MzSz0xwyqSupeQC4aS462Hq7fc2hFc74rF4OPcRYExHu7thPZjlKAI9vZvb5DmcejwRjDQOCVJKwYdOix0EdXTSEKG-QGPzQ8wpuG8rBwtSzpG1/s200/Farm+Family+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524591833020386482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjcLz4Cfs6I9-KCuxCTXk7x4d5dlQZZf95-b92cBN9ihg98jh9Ee_iln8QxdghYtcIRiceuWfcZ4u8gEE1tOW_areQCP8qCTUVG72ldISTvbfuMAeKoqtWDGZyp6Y0GnsAmCkmTmnhjrc/s1600/Farm+Family+005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjcLz4Cfs6I9-KCuxCTXk7x4d5dlQZZf95-b92cBN9ihg98jh9Ee_iln8QxdghYtcIRiceuWfcZ4u8gEE1tOW_areQCP8qCTUVG72ldISTvbfuMAeKoqtWDGZyp6Y0GnsAmCkmTmnhjrc/s200/Farm+Family+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524591679308813234" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Stop by and Meet the Newest Additions to our Farm Family....Shroder and Charlie Brown...Yes Two of the Peanuts Characters!! Both are Boys and Babies...only 6 months old!!! Shroder is a beautiful Black Merino, sweet, quiet and very studious, concentrating on eating up all the moss around the trees. Charlie on the other hand, is Very Vocal, has a veracious appetite and is a beautiful dark Ivory Icelandic boy. Both Boys have been a delight and a wonderful addition to our mini farm.<br /><br /> Their fiber will be harvested in the Spring of 2011. Can't wait!!! This past Sunday, we went to Sallie's Fen to drop off our Flock's Fleeces...Finally!!! Three Angora Bunnies, one Shetland and one Jacob...Their Fleece will be processed together into a Worsted Weight Blend this year. Again...Can't Wait for the end result...I LOVE Our Flock...eventhough Josie, the Jacob, tried to knock me down on 4 different occasions!!! Needless to say, I do NOT go into the paddock alone any more!!! Chiropractor's Orders!!! I am nuts but not Crazy!!!<br /><br /> So, come on by and meet the Boys!! They'd love to meet you!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-67688257801580299592010-09-16T13:20:00.005-04:002010-09-16T14:49:47.736-04:00WHAT IS A GUILD??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrUatsMmVQ1REjt7K64plnz2_apyDUtk2twDwDhyz801wXfhHIv5Io8vgOYi7nQpafuEPCaKAjvnNtQzKz3I5P_YxX55oxyYvQTNEUUQN1nA6QHjxNIARaetjQYWr3lb2-VOa3-aQiA98/s1600/Bright+Pink+Flower.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrUatsMmVQ1REjt7K64plnz2_apyDUtk2twDwDhyz801wXfhHIv5Io8vgOYi7nQpafuEPCaKAjvnNtQzKz3I5P_YxX55oxyYvQTNEUUQN1nA6QHjxNIARaetjQYWr3lb2-VOa3-aQiA98/s320/Bright+Pink+Flower.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517580927258819362" /></a><br /> This question has come up more than once in the past few months. I have always belonged to a knitting group of one kind or another in Massachusetts and NH.. Upon moving to Chester, the first thing I did was go to the library, get a library card and ask..."Do you have a Knitting Group or Guild in Town" I was told NO. Then asked by our librarian, "Would/Could you start one?" Of course I jumped at the opportunity.<br />The long and short of it, we met at the library, very soon out grew our space there. I was given a key to our newly vamped "Community Center" This is when I started researching the differences between a Knitting GROUP and a Knitting GUILD...there is a difference...GROUP COMMITMENT...<br />I will Gladly past on what I have learned...<br />A "Knitting GROUP" is just that. A GROUP of people knitting together at any given time, day or night. <br />A "KNITTING GUILD" on the other hand...is a "GROUP OF KNITTERS with a COMMON GOAL". To be a TRUE GUILD according to the Crochet/Knit Guild of America...The <strong>Group</strong> (GUILD) MUST agree upon a <strong>COMMUNITY SERVICE</strong> for said <strong>Group</strong> to FOREFILL in a timely manner with weekly, monthly meetings to stay apprised of said service.<br />Some Guilds reguire a membership, an annual fee, and actually have board members...President-V.President-Secretary-Treasurer.<br /><br />Personally, I have never wanted to be that regimented but I did want to name my Group and I wanted us to be a GUILD. I learned to have those things you must have a mission statement.<br /><br />When forming the guild I asked, the ladies then attending, could we promise each other to make the commitment to knit for Charity, gather our items and send them to said Charity. We have ALWAYS done this. No hesitation on anyone's part.<br /><br />In the very beginning, a large box of lovely yarn was donated by a mother-in-law of one of the knitters. Using this yarn, we ALL knitted squares, we ALL assembled a full-sized afghan and raffled it off at the Chester Town Fair. One of our members bought $25 worth of tickets, she won the afghan!! She then, donated the Afghan with the raffle tally of $50 to the Red Cross to be sent to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. We were so Proud!!!!!<br /><br />Since then, "Purling Petals GUILD", a name chosen by the members, has donated to so many charities...here is a list of some...Linus Project, Salvation Army, St Thomas Aquinus, DADUZA Dolls for Africa, Helmet Liners for the Troops, California Fire Fund, Neighbors Helping Newborns, Hats and Booties for Guadamala, Sweaters for Haiti, Project Purl. I know there are more I just can't remember them all.<br /><br />I must say, through my own experiences, in NH and MA, I LOVE the community, commradary and wholeness you feel by belonging to a Guild. Doing <strong>anything</strong> for another human being you will probably NEVER meet is the greatest feeling I have every known. It gives you purpose and warms the heart when the whole world seems to be falling apart!!! I could never imagine my life without belonging to a Guild.<br /><br />Hope this answers the question..."Why does Joanne ask Guild Members to Knit for Charity?".....To Help Mankind!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-19059266932843026992010-08-29T12:56:00.003-04:002010-08-29T13:01:46.207-04:00Scarecrow Contest...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPjmQBKnITNlrwsuD0zLdH69pJNEc_Td25WWIPZ7rNm_D9ox-w4lesnoZ5Bx1fh7ZpKIWtXM3cKI7WXRNvb9VtmgiUPEssaeL8yJUKf78tI3mK_g2G-OpZMwLb-Id2mJHTqU8ATMlpuMC/s1600/Lg+Gourds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPjmQBKnITNlrwsuD0zLdH69pJNEc_Td25WWIPZ7rNm_D9ox-w4lesnoZ5Bx1fh7ZpKIWtXM3cKI7WXRNvb9VtmgiUPEssaeL8yJUKf78tI3mK_g2G-OpZMwLb-Id2mJHTqU8ATMlpuMC/s400/Lg+Gourds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510878105938835906" /></a><br />Hi All...I was just approached to enter the "Chester Scarecrow Contest" Putting my thinking cap on and coming up with some cool ideas..."She" will be viewable as of October 1st...Winner Chosen on Oct 9th...Won the "Front Door Contest" two years ago...Maybe again???? Y a never know...Stay Tuned...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064434164078873340.post-59062580144201578752010-08-26T13:58:00.003-04:002010-08-26T14:06:58.895-04:00Guild Resuming....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijybmgb61v4I4cnVaPPT1YxL02Z5WEmbDbB5bON4rLDhN2v_Cd6vA0kQFsN_9-M_iecLYr4ut6onZ38MPnS85IgHfgC_1SA2-_0rwOVsrF6se4FMLxb5ed0mf1gG2mK1kYR5ZMiicxpP_z/s1600/sheep+and+pumpkin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijybmgb61v4I4cnVaPPT1YxL02Z5WEmbDbB5bON4rLDhN2v_Cd6vA0kQFsN_9-M_iecLYr4ut6onZ38MPnS85IgHfgC_1SA2-_0rwOVsrF6se4FMLxb5ed0mf1gG2mK1kYR5ZMiicxpP_z/s320/sheep+and+pumpkin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509781619550007474" /></a><br />Great News...Autumn is around the corner and "PURLING PETALS GUILD" is meeting again!! We took a summer break, now it is time to resume the chatter, knitting and socialization we have all missed during these past months.<br /><br />Hope to see old and new faces beginning Weds, September 1st from 6 to 8...<br /><br />September 1 st and 15th<br />October 6th and 20th<br />November 3rd and 17th<br />December 1st and 15th Then we'll go from there...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2