Knit a Father Christmas

Kit has shared this knitting pattern, it would be great if you can knit some finger puppers for our stall at Hampton lights on.

Father Christmas can be made from oddments in brown, red, white and beige double knitting wool. Use a pair of size 12 knitting needles.

Using brown wool, cast on 14 stitches.

Row 1: knit

Row 2: purl

Change to white wool, and knit rows 3 and 4.

Change to red, and starting with a knit row, work 14 rows in stocking stitch.

Change to white wool. Knit 5, on next 4 stitches leave long loops (for beard), knit 5.

Next row purl.

Change to beige wool, and starting with a knit row, work 4 rows in stocking stitch.

Change to white wool. Knit 2 rows.

Change to red wool. Knit 2 together 7 times.

Next row: purl.

Next row: knit 2 together 3 times, knit 1.

Next row: purl.

Draw thread through remaining stitches.

Stitch down back and add features.#

Hope it makes sense to some of you as its double dutch to me I always assumed Purl was spelt Pearl !

Agenda for the Annual Meeting and 4th Birthday

Agenda for the Annual Meeting

From 7.15pm – Arrive and sign in
7.30pm : Welcome and notices

Annual Meeting

Some words from our president – Kit Greenleaves
Review of the year, slide presentation – Jacqui Prout
Presentation of the accounts – Lesley McGrath, Secretary & Vice Treasurer

(Click the account image for a copy of the final accounts for 2015)

Carol Sullivan from the Middlesex Federation will host the election of a new committee

Current Nominations are
Kit Greenleaves
Lesley McGrath
Chris Lloyd
Loraine Childs
Glenys Telford
Suriya Goodlett
Jacqui Prout

There is still to make additional nominations, if we have more than 8 nominations (the maximum number for our committee) a vote will take place. Once we have formed our new committee the group members will be asked to vote for the president for the coming year.

Tea break
With cake from this month’s Star Bakers
– Delia Etchells and Chrissie Cemm

8.15pm – Beetle Drive

For those Beetle pic who don’t know what a Beetle Drive is here are some rules I found on-line (although Kit may have a variation on this)

Beetle_Drive_Pack

Nominations and how to vote the next committee

At our next meeting on 10th November we will be voting the new committee for 2016.

The following members have been nominated so far

Suriya Goodlett
Kit Greenleaves
Chris Lloyd
Lesley McGrath
Glenys Telford
Jacqui Prout
Loraine Childs

There is still time to nominate more members to the committee so please contact Lesley or Kit with your nomination.

If we receive more than 8 nominees a vote will take place and the top 8 will form the new committee. Once the committee is formed all members will have the opportunity to vote for the President from the elected committee.