Leaving at 9:30 from Tim Horton's at Merivale and Meadowlands (connected to a Wendy's) or meet at 10:00 at Laine de Bergere.

First stop: Laine de Bergere, 345 Rue Main, Gatineau, QC J8P 5K5, (819) 893-0823. http://www.lainedebergere.ca. Here it is on Google Maps. Accepts cash and debit (no credit cards!).

Second stop: Elevage Cataraqui, Valerie Michaud & Kevin Mansey, 1920 Chemin de la Montagne, Luskville (Pontiac), Quebec J0X 2G0, (819) 455-2729. Valerie says: "I just want to make sure that the group is not visiting any other farms before coming here. I will have lots of handspun wool and cashmere yarn for sale, along with some rovings. Cash is ideal but cheques are ok too. I was planning on doing a demo on how to comb a cashmere goat. People are welcome to give it a try. Please park next to the sheep barn (the big white tarp barn next to the house). I will set up the yarn for sale in the house and have a nice fire if it's cold so that everyone can warm up." (Note: No credit cards!). Here it is on Google Maps.

For more information, please contact Jana at 613-265-3458 or KnitTwit at gmail dot com.

Dr. Paulette Guitard, Director of the Occupational Therapy Program at the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, will be speaking to OKG members at the regular meeting on March 16th on injury prevention and care of hands for knitters. For non-members, meeting fees are $5 per meeting.

For OKG Members only.

Do you want to brush up on an old or new knitting technique? Or maybe you have a special knitting problem that might be addressed. Come to the Stitch Doctor sessions from 7.00 PM until 7.30 PM (before the Guild meeting) in the Friendship Room, off the main corridor near the back of the church.

Knitters at all skill levels are encouraged to come and also to suggest topics they wish to have covered in these sessions. Discussions have identified new strategies and appropriate techniques for fixing problems and improving the appearance of ones knitting.

At the March session Enid Jones will be demonstrating "Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off" which is the easiest and the most stretchy bind off you have ever seen using the same needles as for your knitting. Enid will also be teaching "Judy's Magic Cast On", a cast on not just for toe-up socks but one which can be used as a provisional cast on for many other things, such as a scarf where you want both ends to be identical.

For OKG Members only.

The objectives of this knitting group are to support and assist any level of knitter to improve their skills, to help with the usual questions that arise while knitting and to share knitting experiences and friendship. Come join us to knit together on the second Thursday of each month at the Nepean Museum on Rowley St off Meadowlands a few blocks west of Merivale Rd. from 10.00 A. M. until noon. The meeting dates for 2009 - 2010 are as follows: Oct 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, Jan. 14, Feb. 11, and Mar. 11.

Attendees knit items of their choice. Assistance is also available for those who wish to work toward current Master Knitter programs. Instructions and assistance are also available for a discontinued program which knitters may do at their own pace for their own satisfaction. Meetings are informal, and all knitters including novice knitters are welcome. Knitters benefit from accredited Master Knitters visiting regularly with the group.

Please submit topics for subsequent meetings to Elizabeth Payne.

Come meet the knitters of your local knitting guild at our monthly meetings from September to June.

Expand your knitting horizons with the topics of each meeting, or peruse the wealth of knowledge available both in our Guild Library and in the cumulative experience of our members.

Come meet your fellow fibre enthusiasts and join the fun!

If you wish to join or renew your membership to the Guild, please print and complete the attached Membership Form.

For non-members, meeting fees are $5 per meeting.

Sept 21, 2009

Oct 19, 2009

Nov 16, 2009

Dec 14, 2009 (note 2nd Monday)

Jan 18, 2010

Feb 08, 2010 (note 2nd Monday, as family day is Feb 15)

Mar 15, 2010

Apr 19, 2010

May 17, 2010

Jun 21, 2010