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The Northern Illinois Chapter of the Crochet Guild of America is an active group. In addition to our monthly meetings, we demonstrate crochet at community events and make crochet items for charity.

Demos
Click here to enlarge Chapter member Gwen Blakley Kinsler demonstrates crochet at the Textile Exhibition and Demonstration held Nov. 23, 2002 at the Northwest Cultural Center in Rolling Meadows, IL. The event was sponsored by the Ritzenthaler Family Foundation.	Click here to enlarge Chapter member Janet Ohle demonstrates spinning at the Textile Exhibition.

Crochet for Charity
Click here to enlarge Chapter members Char Haschak, Karen Navoy and Marge Scensny at the 2002 Snug Hugs for Kids at the College of DuPage.	Click here to enlarge Chapter members Denise Young, Dana Kahan Benjamin, Pat Kurfirst, Karen Navoy, Marge Scensny, Bonnie Mirante, Pam Oddi, and Char Haschak at the 2002 Snug Hugs for Kids.
Click here to enlarge Chapter members make afghan squares throughout the year, and then join them together to make afghans for Warm Up America!	Click here to enlarge Chapter member Barb Mack displays one of the afghans made for Warm Up America!

Fun at Meetings
Click here to enlarge Show and Tell is the highlight of monthly meetings. At one meeting, Marge Scensny shared how she used the swag stitch to crochet this purse with a "knit" look.	Click here to enlarge Chapter members Marge Scensny andBonnie Mirante arrange yarn on the swap table. January is the annual "yarn swap" where chapter members bring in yarn they no longer plan to use, and take home yarn that catches their fancy.
Click here to enlarge Chapter member Elsie Carl won Melissa Leapman's Crochet with Style book in a drawing.	Click here to enlarge Chapter member Denise Young was also a lucky winner.

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