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Present: Rosalie. Joan, Marianne, Shirley, Thelma, Lee, Margaret, Bonnie, Roslyn, Ann, Gwenyth. Machine For Sale Shirley noted she has a Singer 500 electronic standard gauge for sale – call Shirley on 07 5426 1676 if interested. QCMKA Updates Site http://qcmka.org/ and the new FaceBook Group for QCMKA  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1530082490628751/ Rosalie is currently acting as the rep
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Apologies from Bonnie, Lee, Bridgette. Thelma and Rosalie T. Present Joan, Roslyn, Gwenyth and Rosalie D. Several issues were discussed including Grafting and matress stitch.  Joan suggested we bring in two pieces to the next meeting that can be grafted as a practice. Neckbands were also discussed including an article from 1 April 95 Machine
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My goodness, six months since the last post.  A lot has been happening. We were very sad to hear that John Salmond, our president Joan’s husband, passed away suddenly on Saturday, 17 January.  His funeral service was extremely well attended.  John was so very helpful to machine knitters and his friendly nature charmed everyone he
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We welcomed a new member in June, Rosalie, who has purchased her first knitting machine, a Duo 80.  We spent the demonstration period helping her to work through the oven mitt in the manual.  She went home with a finished item. There were quite a few members at the meeting.  We were sad to hear
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  ANNUAL BRISBANE PASSAP CLUB WORKSHOP  ‘FABULOUS PASSAP ‘ Showcasing the Versatility of the Passap By Fernanda Spaan NSW  25 July 2014  Doors open at 8:30 for 9:00 Centrepoint Church Hall Corner of Pfingst and Hamilton Roads, Chermside Entry is $30 for demonstration, workshop booklet, morning tea, door prize. Bring mug, name tag and lunch.
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2014 looks like it will be a great year for knitting.  The Polar Vortex phenomenon lately seen in the Northern hemisphere has knits coming to the fore as people deal with the extreme cold. The Pantone Colour of the Year is ‘Radiant Orchid’.  I will try to change the banner on these pages to reflect
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The January meeting was called off due to illness and weather. The next meeting will be on 24 February. The E6000 group will commence on 2 February 2014 at 1 pm.

Brisbane Passap had its break-up meeting on the 22nd of November. We discussed the 2014 Passap workshop and together with the workshop we are holding a competition to be judged by our demonstrator. The classes are: Design your own garment  (with artist’s notes) Knitted Toy Lady’s Shawl A Bag These must all be knitted on
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