Fall plans, Summer homework!

Hey guys! Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting today. For those who couldn't make it, that's fine, just be sure to read this post! There's a lot of important information about the upcoming Fall semester. We're making some changes to the schedule for the fall. We will have two different kinds of meetings. The first is just like it's been- weekly meetings at Caffe Paradiso for fun, knitting, conversations, etc. The second, however, is going to be a mandatory monthly meeting to meet up and discuss group projects. Which brings me to the second point. We are going to be doing a number of projects. 1:. Mother Bear Project: I've sent out an email to everyone on the mailing list with a copy of the brochure and knititng pattern. If you didn't get it, or you aren't on the mailing list, just email me and I will send you a copy right away. I'd like you to each do one bear over the summer- you can use leftover yarn from other projects, or you can buy yarn specifically for this project. Finish the bear over the summer, and then on Quad Day, bring it to the booth and we will display them with the information on the project. The following day, we will package them and ship them off to the kids. 2:. Tree cozies: Brigitte (the owner of Klose Knit) has requested our help in knitting tree cozies for the trees outside her shop. If you don't know what a tree cozy is, check out this link (http://www.eleganceredefined.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/knitted-tree.jpg). Ours won't be quite so large scale, but you get the idea. The yarn will be supplied, we just need to supply the knitter-power! Other projects can be submitted for consideration to illini.knitting@gmail.com. Brainstorm!

3:. Finally, our attempt at charity projects this year fell to the wayside, so we are making up for it this summer and in the coming semesters! If you've heard of a charity knitting project, or you find one that you'd like to knit for, submit your idea to the above address!

In more fun news, we've come to the realization that many of our members are fond of having a relaxing drink every once in a while. Therefore, we will be having KI Barcrawls next year! There will be mandatory drunken knitting, so cast on a scarf and knit it while you're drunk! We will take pictures periodically to see the progress of a drunken scarf! So, that's about it. Enjoy your summer, and if you can't make it to the meetings next week, I will see you in August! Becki Schneider President.