HUGE DOOR PRIZE BEING OFFERED IN OCTOBER!
Items included in the Big Door Prize: $75 value!!!
$20 Hobby Lobby gift card
5 skeins of I Love This Yarn
5 skeins of I Love This Yarn Sport Weight
5 skeins of I Love This Cotton
Red Heart Digital Row Counter for finger
Small container with essentials (stitch markers, scissors, Boye Stitch Counter & steel needle)
Bonus: A simple project bag
Thanks to Joy Baskin for coming up with this great idea and gathering everything!!! How can I win this you ask??? A special Big Door Prize ticket will be given to each person for every 10 items that they donate at The Big Stitch October 14. Sorry, dishcloths and granny squares will not be included in this special drawing. We are looking for hats (we need everything except baby hats unless the are going with a blanket) baby blankets, lapghans, afghans, car seat covers (no preemie items needed at this time). We get such a HUGE request for hats in the fall and winter that this is what we need the most. Neutral colors are best. Chemo hats too. Granny square sets will still be accepted as well as dishcloths, but they won’t be eligible for this special drawing. GET BUSY MY FRIENDS!!!
SEPTEMBER 2ND SATURDAY – HEADBANDS!
Join Michele where she will help get you ready for fall with a simple knit and crochet pattern. Headbands are great for last minute gifts! Bring worsted weight yarn and appropriate size needles or hook and you’ll be set! Saturday, September 9 from 10 am – 12 noon at 15th Ave Baptist Church, 1203 9th Ave North – Home of The Big Stitch.
COME TO THE STATE FAIR – FREE ADMISSION!
We still have openings for you to come to the Fair in the Creative Arts booth! Spend your time knitting or crocheting among the ribbon winning items and answering questions about what you are doing. It’s tons of fun and the only thing you have to do is knit or crochet! Volunteers will get FREE entry to the Fair, husbands/boyfriends/important people in your life are welcome too! We just need everyone’s names for the admission list. Some times have been filled. Here is what we still need: Sat 9/9: 1-4 and 4-8. Sun 9/10: 12-3 and 3-6. Sat 9/16: 10-1, 1-4 and 4-8. Let me know when you are available! kandctn@gmail.com.
FALL KNITTING & CROCHET CLASSES
Area libraries have requested that we continue our classes this fall. Please let me know if you can help. Classes are two hours and run four weeks per session. All supplies and instructions are provided. kandctn@gmail.com
Inglewood Library: Crochet on Thursdays
September 7, 14, 21, 28 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Donelson Library: Crochet on Mondays
October 2, 9, 16, 23 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Brentwood Library: Knitting on Tuesdays
October 3, 10, 17, 24 1 – 3 pm FACULTY SET!!
Inglewood Library: Knitting on Thursdays
October 5, 12, 19, 26 5:30 – 7:30 pm
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER WORK DAYS
We have had several huge yarn donations this past month. It is GREAT! But, we have work to do! We will be sorting and caking yarn and organizing and pricing needles, hooks and accessories in September.
Thursday, September 21 11 am – 7 pm
Friday, September 22 11 am – 3 pm
Location: Inglewood Library, 4312 Gallatin Pike
In October we will be sorting and bagging up donations of hats, scarves, blankets etc for distribution to local charities,
Thursday, October 5 10 am – 2 pm
Donelson View Baptist Church, 2049 Lebanon Road
Let me know if you can attend any or all! kandctn@gmail.com
Dear Friends –
We are looking at adding knitting and crochet classes at the Smyrna and Murfreesboro Libraries. Please let me know if you are interested in being an instructor.
Big Stitch Needs: If you have a table we can use, especially the 6 foot ones that fold in half, please let me know. Attendance is up and yarn donations are up!
Additionally, in October we will be collecting plastic bags for the Murfreesboro Mat Makers; plastic food containers and lids for soup donations and gently used towels and hotel toiletry products for Shower The People.