Cool new bind-off method

If you're looking for a great new, very easy and clean looking bind off method, here's a great one for you. You can find a simple explanation in the "cast off methods" link on the right ---->

Or watch it here:

Knitted Brain!

Here is a cool article about psychiatrists who knit an accurate human brain. Really mind-blowing!

Reminder, first meeting tomorrow!

Just a reminder that the first meeting of the semester will be tomorrow, Jan 20, at 7pm.

Jan 27--"How to Knit" class for all
Feb 3--"How to Crochet" class for all
*Remember, you can still come if you don't want to learn either of those skills. Every meeting is "free knit/crochet," meaning bring whatever you're currently working on and work on it in the presence of friends.

**Don't forget that over on the right side of the page is our calendar of events. Check back often for updates and special events!** ------->

Hope to see you all soon,
Happy Stitching!

First Meeting of the Semester

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a really great semester. I just wanted to let you all know that our first meeting of the semester will be on Jan 20, the second week of school, NOT the first week. This is because I want to make sure that all of you can get used to your classes and such before we start meeting. Also, when we get to the first meeting, Katie and Abby will have a bit of a schedule worked out for you as well as some knitting and crocheting lessons ready!

Hope to see you all on Tues, Jan 20 at 7pm in the Atrium right outside of Starbucks on the couches around a TV.
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Happy Stitching!

-Abby & Katie
BSU Knitting and Crocheting Club

"Extreme Knitting"--Rachel John

Watch this, be amazed, and never complain about a project again! This woman is crazy and amazing!

Click here for Rachel John's webpage (http://racheljohn.co.uk/default.aspx)

Here are thank you notes that I have received from both Save the Children for our monetary and hat donation, and from the Orphan Foundation, for our donation of red scarves from our previous charity, the Red Scarf Project:


Dear Abigail,

Thank you for your donation to Save the Children. With the
support of friends like you, brighter futures await children
and families in need.

We value your support and invite you to visit our web site
to find out ways that you can get involved at
http://savethechildren.org/get-involved .

Save the Children
54 Wilton Road
Westport , CT 06880
1-800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org

Orphan Foundation of America Thanks YOU! Dear friend of OFA: Every year, we receive hundreds of messages of gratitude from young people in OFA programs. Consider this letter that came in from Jazzlynne, a senior in California: "I am a scholarship recipient of OFA. At 14 years old, I found myself in a completely new environment with strangers - foster care. At 15, my biological parents' rights were terminated. At 17, I had to figure out how to support myself through college. "For the last four years, OFA has readied me financially and emotionally to attend college, helped me to understand the importance of networking, aided me by providing a one-on-one mentor and a career counselor (two people dedicated to encouraging my goals!), while providing the warmth and wisdom only found in close and sincere relationships. "I support this program wholeheartedly. I cannot imagine making it through college without the wonderful people I have met through OFA. I am graduating in the Spring with a 3.85 GPA, obtaining a BA in Psychology, my long-time goal. Without OFA, I do not know where I would be." There is no better way to express gratitude for your support than to introduce you to students like Jazzlynne -- youth aging out of foster care who are succeeding in college and specialized training programs, and preparing to enter the workforce as young professionals. With your continued help, they are fulfilling their potential in ways that enrich their communities and make our country stronger. To meet more students like Jazzlynne, click HERE to visit OFA's new page onYouTube. On behalf of our staff and thousands of students, OFA sends heartfelt thanks to our generous donors, volunteers, mentors, Red Scarf contributors, and other supporters. Individually and collectively, you are making a difference. We wish you the very best for the New Year! Sincerely, Eileen McCaffrey Executive Director ORPHAN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA 21351 Gentry Drive, Suite 130 / Sterling, VA 20166 / (571) 203-0270 / www.orphan.org

Our December Sale

Thanks to everyone who participated in and helped out with our December sale in the Atrium. It was very successful and we ended up raising over $60 for the Knit One, Save One charity. I recently mailed all of the baby hats we made, and we will be starting with a new charity in the Spring. Though we are officially done with this charity, it is a wonderful charity that I suggest you look into and help out.
Thanks again,
Abby