In the Loop Newsletter Archives

In the Loop, November 2021

November 2021 Classic Afghan, ca. 1970s. Photo: Jennifer Lindsay Warmest Wishes for the Holidays! Preserve & Share Your Holiday Decor While your handmade treasures are on display during the holidays, it's the perfect time…

In the Loop, October 2021

Happy Halloween from CKC! CKC Board member, Suzann Thompson, added these crocheted doilies to her haunted Halloween decor. Learn more about the black, orange and yellow doily in CKC's Crowdsourced Collection. Photo Courtesy…

In the Loop, September 2021

September 2021 New in CKC's Crowdsourced Collection: Your item? View our new,  short video where Heather Hernandez adds her grandma's crocheted blanket to CKC's Crowdsourced Collection in just minutes, and learn how easy…

In the Loop, August 2021

August 2021 CKC Welcomes New and Renewing Members! CKC’s Annual Membership Drive in July was an unqualified success!   Thank you to everyone who participated! We are excited to welcome twenty-one new CKC Members -- six Sustaining…

In the Loop, July 2021

July 2021 July is CKC's Annual Membership Campaign! CKC’s annual Membership Campaign is underway!  If you  want to renew your membership, or give the gift of membership, July is the perfect time to do it!…

In the Loop, June 2021

June 2021 Robert Powell, Rippling Rainbow Shawl, ca. 2000. Photo: Jolie Elder Happy Pride Month! In June, CKC celebrates Pride Month with this spectacular treasure from CKC’s Crowdsourced Collection -- the Rippling Rainbow Shawl by…

In the Loop, May 2021

May 2021 It’s not too late to celebrate May – the official month of Mystery! Purchase a vintage mystery magazine from CKC’s online store to show your support for CKC’s work to preserve and promote the art, craft, and scholarship…

In the Loop, April 2021

April, 2021 Photo: Suzann Thompson “… if the quilt that you are knitting together gets frayed you’ve got to sew up the connections between the little squares. You’ve got to make your own square as good as you can, and not…

In the Loop, March 2021

March 2021 OTN: “Lunar Fade” Shawl, a Larissa Brown Knitting Design.  Yarn: Nature’s Luxury.  Bowl:   Mark Shapiro.   Photo & Knitting: Jennifer Lindsay.   What are you working on?  Share…

In the Loop, February 2021

February, 2021 Portrait of abolitionist Sojourner Truth, sitting with yarn and needles. 1864. Photographer: J.H. Prieter. Public Domain. New York Public Library, Image #5117989:https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77fc47c0-b1fd-0131-0d5f-58d385a7b928 President’s…