2008 Meetings

This page contains information about the programs presented at the 2008 meetings of the Northern Illinois Chapter of the Crochet Guild of America. Our meetings were held at the Rolling Meadows Public Library.

What to Bring to Meetings

Northern Illinois Chapter meetings usually consist of: a business meeting, Show-And-Tell, and a program.

For the business meeting, bring paper and pen to write notes about upcoming activities and a calendar. Most members crochet during the business meeting, so do bring your crochet.

For Show-And-Tell, bring a completed crochet project or a Work-In-Progress.

For the program, bring a Basic Crochet Kit with supplies that you usually need when working on a project (scissors, variety of crochet hooks in different sizes, stitch markers, pencil, paper, tape measure, safety pins, large-eyed blunt-nosed tapestry needle), and whatever yarn and/or thread and other materials you will need for the month's program.

Date

Program

Presenter(s)

Yarn Swap & Program Planning for Year

Bring crocheted items for Rolling Meadows Library display in March, which is National Crochet Month. Theme is "Diversity of Crochet."

Bring crocheted purses for Arlington Height Historical Society purse display in March. Note: Chapter selected purse crocheted by Dana Benjamin for the Arlington Heights Historical Society purse display.

Filet Crochet: Graphs, Bars and Lacets

Program Supplies: Bring size 10 crochet cotton thread (bedspread weight), and size 7 steel crochet hook.

Bring crocheted items for Rolling Meadows Library display in March, which is National Crochet Month. Theme is "Diversity of Crochet." Bring samples of what you will be demonstrating at the Crochet Buffet.

LIBRARY DISPLAY - Rolling Meadows Library
Theme: Diversity of Crochet/National Crochet Month

Crochet Buffet, 10 AM to 4 PM

Bring display board, crocheted items, and books on the technique you will be demonstrating.

Open to the public. Come and see our crochet displays and learn about our group. Free gift for the first 30 guests. Click here for more info.

Sampler Stitches - Please let Rosalie know what stitches you would like to learn.

Materials List: Smooth, solid color worsted weight yarn, appropriate size crochet hook, scissors.

NI CGOA Library book sale - Proceeds will benefit the NI CGOA chapter.

Reminder: Bring crocheted items for Mt Prospect Library display in June. Theme is bright summer colors (yellow, orange, green, blue, red) and flowers.

Beaded Scarf Edging

Materials:
-one scarf of your choice (crocheted, knitted or fabric)
-one skein sock yarn or sock-weight yarn in coordinating color
-one spool silk thread size FF or FFF
-size 11/0 Japanese cylinder beads, hex cut, approx. 8 grams (may vary based on size of scarf)
-crochet hook size C (2.75 mm), steel recommended

Homework: With right side of scarf facing you, single crochet around the edge of the scarf with sock yarn. For a fabric scarf, you will need to carefully push the hook through the scarf material, as close to the hem as possible. Work approx. 5 stitches per inch, and 3 stitches in each corner. When you get around the scarf, join to first sc with slip stitch. Fasten off sock yarn. String beads on silk thread.

White elephant sale - bring crochet-related items for white elephant sale. Proceeds will benefit the NI CGOA chapter.

Reminder: Bring crocheted items for Mt Prospect Library display in June. Theme is bright summer colors (yellow, orange, green, blue, red) and flowers.

LIBRARY DISPLAY - Mt Prospect Library

Entrelac Crochet

Entrelac crochet is a series of diamonds (squares turned to stand on the point) worked in strips. The technique is Tunisian crochet, but a regular crochet hook is used, because there are no more than 7 loops on the hook at any time.

Materials List: Crochet hook size J; smooth worsted weight yarn in 2 contrasting solid colors; stitch markers, scissors.

Pam Oddi

Crocheted Cables

Materials List:
4 oz sport yarn-any color-we will be making a baby hat
1 skein of worsted weight yarn in any color - to practice post stitches
Hooks: sizes C, D, E, F for obtaining different gauges/sizes
Split stitch markers
Small tapestry needle

Chapter Challenge - theme is "Water".

• Guidelines
• About the Theme

Warm Up America - bring 7-inch by 9-inch squares to be joined into squares. We will join squares into afghans. Chapter will choose a local charity to receive the completed afghans.

Gwen Blakley Kinsler

Everyone

BJ will show us how to crochet a unique 7-inch by 9-inch granny square. Just the right size for the Warm Up America afghans!

We will also put together more afghans for the Ronald McDonald house in Chicago, and do other charity crocheting. Bring your 7-inch by 9-inch squares for the Ronald McDonald house afghans. Our goal is to complete 12 afghans by the end of October.

BJ Licko-Keel

Understanding Yarns

A yarn shop owner from Mosaic Yarn Studio in Des Plaines will talk about uses for the different kinds of yarns and also yarn substitution.

Mosaic Yarn Studio

Miser Purse Workshop

9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Bring #10 crochet thread and appropriate size steel hook.

Bring a sack lunch. If you would like, also bring snacks or desserts to share.

For chapter members. Pay $5 to reserve your spot.

LIBRARY DISPLAY - Arlington Heights Library

Crocheted Socks

Bring a skein of sock yarn, and hooks in a few different sizes.

Snug Hugs for Kids Crochet & Knit-A-Thon™

9 am to 3 pm

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St. Charles, IL

For more information and to pre-register, visit www.merlins.com