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Workshops for Beginners to Advanced Machine Knitters
Annual Festival - bringing together people from NZ and Overseas for expert tutoring, fashion parades, tours, exhibitions, trade stalls...........
Newsletter providing hints and tips, patterns, updates on machine knitting events, parts, and service.

Visiting from overseas, and would like to meet with
fellow knitters?

Contact: (2011 - 2012)

To submit content for our Quarterly Newsletter please email newsletter@nzmks.org.nz
(patterns, recipes, articles etc. all welcome)

Link to Public Holidays NZ 2012

Would you like to know more, or wish to join? Click on the Contact email for your area shown below
Area Meetings & Details:

Area:	Newsletter:	Dates & Venues:
Northland		March 17^th 2012 at the Anglican Care Centre- 18 Deveron Street – Whangarei Please contact our area if you intend to visit as some dates or venues could change.
Auckland		Workshops: 10am - 2pm. Bring own lunch. Tea & coffee provided. Morning tea available from 9:30am 2012 Saturday 18^th February– at Mairangi Bay Presbysterian Church Hall With Guest Tutor – Ann Stockley Thursday 19^th April – AGM at Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre All visitors are welcome to our workshops and local club meetings. For further information contact: Katrina Bush: ph: (09) 489 7088 or email ciao.bb@clear.net.nz
Waikato		Workshop dates: March 24th 2012 Waikato Area workshops are held at the Presbyterian Church Hall, Canada Street, Morrinsville. 9.30am cup of tea and 10am start. Bring own lunch - cup of tea / coffee supplied For further information Contact Rose Fitness rfitness@value.net.nz Ph 07 884 8576 Any knitter visiting our Area is most welcome to attend both Workshops and Club Meetings.
Bay of Plenty		Meeting Dates for 2011/2012 (all third Saturdays of these months): 2012: Feb 19, Apr 15 16 July is being planned to have a tutor. This is to be advised when confirmed. Any member or non member in the Area on these dates are welcome to attend. Enquiries Pauline Williams email: paulownia@clear.net.nz Venue: St Enoch's Church 16th Avenue Tauranga Time: 9.30am to 3/3.30pm. Tea/Coffee provided. Bring your own lunch.
East Coast		For further information, please contact Mary Staley
Hawkes Bay		2012 12th March Napier. 28th April A G M Hastings. Venues: Hastings: St Mark's, Park Road. Napier: Napier Community Hall, Tait Drive Greenmeadows East. If you are visiting our Area and would like to join us then please contact us, we would be delighted to see you. Tea, Coffee and Biscuits are supplied but BYO Lunch.
King Country		Meeting Dates 2012 Feb 4th Eilish Hagensons Home Mokau March 31st Mapiu State Highway 4 A G M . King Country Area meetings: All meetings start at 9.30.am with a cuppa, every one welcome. If you are in the area and would like to come please contact either Nell Tarrant 07 8966284 Gaye Hall 07 8785969 or Eilish Hagenson 06 7529181 Taumarunui Club meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the Arts Centre, Hakiaha St., Taumarunui. Contact Gaye Hall 07 878 5969 Ohura Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Ohura Fire Station, alternating monthly with Eilish Hagenson's home in Aria Tce. Mokau. Contact Eilish Hagenson 06 752 9181
Taranaki	"Silver Needles" April 2011	Knit Ins: 2012 February 14th in New Plymouth April 14th AGM in Waitara All days start at 9.30 with a cuppa and finish about 3.00 with afternoon tea. Contact Janet Stuart or Maureen Whale for details
Wairarapa		The teach-ins are held at The Wool Shed, 12 Dixon Street, Masterton (use side entrance), starting at 9.30 with a cup of tea and the business starting at 10.am, pot luck lunch and finish with a cup of tea at approx 3pm. Teach-In dates are as follows: (to be advised)
Wellington		'Teach Ins' start at 1.30 pm prompt. Lower Hutt meetings are at: Waiwhetu Uniting Church, 6 Trafalgar Street, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt Porirua meetings are at: Mahinawa Specialist School, 1B Takapuwahia Drive, Elsdon, Porirua Saturday February 18th 2012 Lower Hutt Saturday April 21st 2012 Porirua (AGM) We suggest that if anyone intends to come to our meetings that they contact Jean Dougall or Tel: Wellington 04 970 7633 , as Mahinawa is somewhat difficult to find.
Marlborough		Club meeting night is the 2nd Monday in the month, held at 127 A Alabama Road. There are no more day meetings.
Canterbury		Canterbury workshop dates (to be advised): Venue Chapel Street Methodist Church Hall, shared lunch All workshops start at 9.30 am and finish about 3pm. All Area days are held at the Methodist Church Hall - corner Chapel Street & Harewood Road Papanui Christchurch, time 9.30am to 3pm. Cost NZMKS members $5 non NZMKS members $10 pot luck lunch. The Christchurch Knitting Machine Club meets on the 2^nd Tuesday of the month (February – November) at the Disabled Persons Centre, 314 Worcester Street, Christchurch, 7.30 – 9pm. Demonstrations are on Brother knitting machines
South Canterbury		Area Meetings: 8 February 2012 11 April ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Our Meetings are held in the Trinity Hall, Cnr Church Street and Avenue Road, Timaru commencing at 10 a.m.
Otago	Mar 2011 Newsletter	Our area meeting dates are: April 2012 (date TBA) All meetings are from 1-4pm at Margaret Smith's 33a Lanark St Mosgiel
Southland		Invercargill Machine Knitters Club: Monthly meeting - 1st Thursday of the month at 7.30pm For further information contact Secretary: Isla Mouat Tel: 03 217 5314. New members welcome. Eastern Southland Machine Knitters Club meets the 4th Thursday evening of every month at the Hokonui Fellowship meeting room in Redmond Street, Gore, at 8pm during daylight saving hours and at 7.30pm during normal time. Contact Rosemary Pettersson 03 208 4489
Manawatu	Oct 2011 Newsletter	These Teach-Ins start with a "cuppa' at 9.30 and then the meeting starts 10.00am. Here are the current dates for this area: 2012 Mar 17th, May 19th, Aug 18th, Oct 13th We have a new venue: These days will be held at the St. John Ambulance Hall, Bowen Street, Feilding. A warm welcome will be given to visitors from other Areas
Nelson		Enquiries please contact Ann Cooper

Special Events & Area Contacts:
(for further details, contact Area Representative as listed below)

Area:	Contact email:	Special events:
Northland	Rose Walker
Auckland	Katrina Bush
Waikato	Rose Fitness
Bay of Plenty	Pauline Williams
East Coast	Mary Staley
Hawkes Bay	Alice Lumb
King Country	Gaye Hall
Taranaki	Janet Stuart	Weekend workshops: 2012 March 2nd 3rd 4th All weekend workshops are held at the Presbyterian Campsite in Eltham. These are hands on learning opportunities. For details, costs and directions contact Janet Stuart
Wairarapa	Pat Moran
Wellington	Jean Dougall
Marlborough	Marilyn Hagen
Canterbury	Helen Angus	"Can-Knit 2012" Festival will be run by Canterbury Area and held at St Andrews School on the 10th - 14th July 2012
South Canterbury	Shirley Anderson
Otago	Ngaire Marshall
Southland	Anne Baxter
Manawatu	Shirley Hatfield
Nelson	Ann Cooper

Forthcoming other Events (non-NZMKS)
Enquire locally for full details

Links to photographic web pages from previous NZMKS Festivals & functions:
Photos from Nelson Festival 2009
Photos from Taranaki Festival 2010
Photos from Southland Festival 2011

Links to NZMKS members' websites:
Laurel Judd Doreen Berge

Links to other craft websites:
D.E.A. Yarns Levin
Anna Gratton Ltd. Feilding
Dormani Yarns (Tony Bennett, Australia)
Mohair Craft NZ (branches in Auckland Area)
NZ Creative Fibre Calendar 2011
YarnTraders
Hallblacks Natural Wool Products
Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum Nottingham UK
Maggi Bloice's Knitting Machine Museum Brittany, France

Links to KiwiKnitters Email Group OzMkers Email Group Victorian Machine Knitters' Association