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Due to the threat of inclement weather tonight and tomorrow morning, there will be a two-hour delay to the start of the Pottstown Knit Out and Crochet Too.  This means that the event will start at 11:00am on Saturday, January 21.  We feel that the extra couple of hours will allow the temperature to rise and the roads to be cleared and salted.  According to the current weather report, temperatures will increase and any precipitation should end by late morning or early afternoon.

All classes will be held two hours later than scheduled.

Please allow yourself some extra time to get to the Knit Out.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes you, but Mother Nature is being a little uncooperative.

See you in the morning!  Drive safely!

We are going to have to close 2012 Knit Out Registration at this time.  We are just about full – with more responses sitting in our P.O. Box.  Thank you to all of you who have responded! We are still filling the last few spots.  If you have not yet received a confirmation, please give us a few days to do the final processing.

Thanks again for all of your support!

Registration for the 2012 Pottstown Knit Out and Crochet Too is now open!

The event will take place on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Brookside Country Club in Pottstown, PA.

Please click on the following links for a list of classes and a registration form.

Attendance to the Knit Out is limited to the first 200 paid registrations.  Please sign up now to reserve your spot and to get one of your requested classes.  Registrations are processed on a first come, first serve basis, based on the postmark of the registration.

Please make your checks payable to Brookside Knits.  You will be notified by either e-mail or phone once your registration is processed.

Please pass on this information to anyone that you think may be interested.

Thank you for your support.  We look forward to seeing you in January!

Blue penguins in New Zealand are being helped by knitters’ effort. Here’s another way knitters can make a difference in the world:

A good yarn: Knitters make sweaters for penguins after oil spill

Skeinz Penguin Sweater Pattern

Enjoy!

October 2011 Baby Hats Pumpkin Patch

October 2011 Baby Hats in Fall Colors

It’s Fall and Brookside Knitters have been busy all summer knitting and crocheting newborn hats for delivery to–Where else?–the Labor & Delivery section of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

Each month we’ve contributed 25 hats suitable for baby boys and 25 for baby girls.  We enjoy adding special hats for patriotic holidays and moving toward fall colors for September & October.

I’ll include photos of the October “Pumpkin Patch” and “Fall Colors” selections and say that we are looking forward to the challenge of “Pilgrim Hats & Bonnets” for Thanksgiving.  All local members contribute, and the Fall hat group includes hats by Joy, Karen, Lenore, LuAnn, and Sandi.

When hats turn out to be too large for newborns we donate them to other charity organizations.  (Newborns  need hats 10-12″ around with no do-dads. They need to be washable, acrylics or cottons rather than wool to be especially kind to tiny heads.)

Baby Hats

You may use any newborn hat pattern but if you can’t find one, here is one we’ve developed. Pottstown Memorial Medical Center has asked that donated hats have no pompoms, buttons, flowers or other items that may be grabbed by infants. All donated hats will be washed so yarn should be washable (acrylic, cotton, etc., rather than wool). Larger hats, hats with pompoms, or wool hats will be donated to other projects. Thank you for contributing to the project.

CO 40 stitches loosely.
K1, P1 rib for 1¼ – 1½ inches

Work in stockinette stitch until piece measures 4 inches from the cast-on edge.

Decrease as follows:
Row 1: *K2tog, K2* across (30)
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: *K2tog, K1* across (20)
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: K2 together across (10)
[Row 6 Optional: Purl]

With cap still on needle, cut yarn about 24 inches long. Using a tapestry needle, thread yarn through the 10 sts on the needle [twice through is more secure]. Pull snuggly. With right sides together, sew up back seam. Weave in ends.

We’ve been busy. Pottstown Memorial Medical Center needs hats for newborns and we’re pitching in. Here are some of our creations.

We will be accepting newborn hats at the Knit Out and throughout the year. We’ll post a pattern, however any hat that will fit a newborn (sizes vary) and is washable can go to the hospital.

The 7th Annual Knit Out was held Saturday January 22, 2011. The venue is donated by the Brookside Country Club, Pottstown, PA.

You gave us another fabulous event. We appreciate your participation and generosity. The proceeds benefit Pottstown Relay for Life as well as other charities.

The Knit Out sold out in record time once again. We foresee that future events will be just as popular. If you would like to attend next year, join our Mailing List and check this site often for announcements. The sooner you get your check and registration to us, the better chance you have of being able to attend the event and get the class you would like. Unfortunately, we had to turn people away!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Please do not contact the Brookside Country Club regarding the Knit Out.

If you would like to make a separate donation to the American Cancer Society through the Knit Out, please send your contribution (checks made out to the American Cancer Society) to

Pottstown Knit Out and Crochet Too!
P.O. Box 31
Pottstown, PA 19464

Thank you again for your support!