Breaking Out the Champagne! In 2010 TKGA celebrates its 25th Anniversary in style. Cast On special issue in the Fall Glittering Conference Gala! Recognizing TKGA knitterati Wonderful Awards Somewhere in Time - History Fashions, fashions, fashions Prizes and Silent Auction ... and More!

Click here to help nominate TKGA "Stars" for
25th recognition! (See the list of nominations
at bottom of this Web page!)




Sign up your TKGA guild to be one of a limited
number to decorate a table at the 25th Anniversary
Gala Banquet. First-come! Plus, each of those
table decorations will be put to popular vote at the
Gala to win a prize.  Send a note about your centerpiece
to TKGA@TKGA.com and be sure to put "TKGA Guild
Centerpiece" in the subject line.




THE FUTURE IS COMING !!!!

Add YOUR Knit Predictions to the
TKGA 25th Anniversary Oracle!

Send your prediction to anniversary@TKGA.com
(must be under 100 words), and we may post it
here (with your name) or use it elsewhere in
celebrating. Tell us what you think TKGA and 
knitting are going to look like in the next 1-25 years! 


HERE ARE YOUR PREDICTIONS ...

Deborah Knight (OH):
"In 1985 I predicted that cell phones were a
passing fad, Tommy Hilfiger was a flash in the pan,
the Commodore computer was as good as it's
ever gonna get, and that New Coke was the
real Real Thing. So...what's knitting going to look
like in 25 years? I dunno. We'll be enjoying life in
our colony on the moon, watching our home robots
knit for us with our bionic super-powered eyes?"

Janet Johnson Stephens (GA):
"Knitting has made a great comeback in the last
25 years and the next 25 can be even better!
I would like to see knitting elevated to the status of
Fine Art in the textile community. This can be done if
more colleges and universities would offer Knitting
Design in their Art and Textile Departments. I also
envision more knitting instruction included in
primary and secondary schools. Knitting is known
to enhance concentration and math skills."

Johanna Reussien (Australia):
Knitting in 25 years will be a ...respected
activity for young and old, male or female. Knitting ...
will be valued for its calming, ... therapeutic qualities
while also providing a social focus ...in the same
way we have ... internet café’s today. The product
will be valued ... for its high quality ... showcasing the
individuality and personality of the wearer/artist, for
knitting will have ...elevated itself from a craft to an
art form ...with innovation and exploration of colour,
form, fibre, shape and touch. Knitting will invade
homes, schools, curricula, fashion houses, catwalks,
galleries, museums, art festivals and beyond.
But most importantly to make it come true:
knitting in 25 years starts now with a pair of needles,
some yarn and you!

Louise R. Cote (MA):
Sometime within the next 25 years, we will upload
patterns to a memory chip installed in our brains.
Smaller than an SD micro card, the K-MEM card
will be able to cross-reference innumerable patterns,
yarns, needles, and accessories. It will instantly
calculate the amounts of yarn needs for a project,
including substitution yarns. Upgrades will include
the ability to 'see' what your item will look like if
made with any compatible yarn.

Mary Arney (MO):
I see every child being taught knitting in school.
(I also see fleece that I can afford.)
 
Laura Folk (VA):
Architects will design homes with special "stash
rooms" featuring built-in shelving for patterns,
cubbies for yarn, temperature and humidity control,
bug-proofing, sinks and counters with special built-in
blocking boards. Deluxe models will feature alcoves
with skylights, natural-like lighting, refrigerators,
ergonomically designed recliners with yarn-pouches
and beverage holders.
I hope to attend the Conference!!

Nina I. (CA):
...Hopefully you'll reconsider a return to California
in the near future. Thanks for letting me stand on
my soapbox!

Kay Conway (MA):
So what do I see? Well in 25 years, I'll be 92 years
old. I hope that I can still see!! Yes, I am attending
the TKGA Conference and I'm looking forward to it.

Judi Robins (WA):
I see holding a Conference here in the
Northwest - Longview or Vancouver, WA.

Janet Kemp (CT):
...The youth of America will connect with the
youth of ...the world, and through ... their
"view machines" (formerly ... webbooks or
cell phones), patterns ...will ...be available at the
press of an "I want to knit" button. ... Anyone who
wants to design something can do so. This will
initially harm the egos of known designers (who
will have overcome depression...).These designers
... are revered as the ones who "started it all", and
... share their venerable wealth of knowledge.
Knitting and fiber will have become ...a
commonplace art form. By ... 2030, people are
paying well to spend healing time with known
knitting therapists.

Erma Robbins (The Oracle of Indianapolis):
In the next 25 years, there will be more and more
people knitting than ever before! Have you seen the
old time photos of fishermen wearing raggedy sweaters?
We will be "frogging" and reknitting to maintain the
supply of wonderful, time tested yarns. Even when the
economy is healthy again, hand knitters will be in huge
demand. Get your fingers exercised and correct your
carpal tunnel - the droves will be seeking us out! I may
be in the grave and they will be coming to get me, too.

Laura Bryant (FL):
Hmmm…I predict there will be an app that will tink
your knitting when necessary; and an app that will
speak the pattern in your mind so you don’t have to
memorize it; and an app that will identify which row
you are on in a 48 row repeat by sight; and yet another
one that will tell you where you made the error causing
the 36 st repeat to not work on 360 sts. Too bad I
don’t have an I-phone, I-pad or any other app ready device!

Rae Izworski (MI):
In the not to distant future, I predict that knitting will
be recognized for its therapeutic and health benefits.
Studies will show that regular knitters readily achieve
therapeutic levels of serenity akin to Buddhist Monks
in deep meditation. The resulting decrease in blood
pressure and increased sense of well being
demonstrated by regular knitters will cause insurance
companies to offer health insurance benefits to
knitters at a lower premium than non-knitters will be
required to pay.

Rae Deane Leatham (WA):
 ...Climate change will ...impact natural fiber
availability...small sheep, goat and camelids
will become household pets for the fanatics among us.
...Message boards will use interactive video so we can
demonstrate our problems. A virtual world will allow us
to have ...interaction in our knitting circles... [For] shopping
on line ... don your 3-D goggles or flip a switch on your
reading glasses and enter a virtual world where you can
feel yarn, match colors from different vendors, see how
a knitting needle feels when you hold it....Design or try
on clothes on [a virtual] image of our own bodies. TKGA
will ... [provide a] ... world where we can sit down in a
virtual space ... (beach, town square, cozy coffee shop)
and knit together, sharing our problems over the
masters quest....

Jonelle McAllister (LA):
...A lot of the fashionable designs are contorted -- not
suitable for the average person --...there may be more
interest in knitting for the home -- rugs, pillows, towels,
afghans and wash cloths. ...[There will be more interest in
recycling old sweaters and other garments for knitting,
...interest in new fibers, especially ecologically friendly
ones, ... [an] endless fascination for new techniques
and twists on old ones, ... and re-discovery of old or
foreign knitting methods ... Internet communities like
Ravelry have changed the face of knitting, and will
probably continue to do so. Stash solutions are always
welcome... I hope the government doesn’t get involved
in knitting. Ugh. And I have zero interest in knitting by the
stars... Better to feature regular people who make a
difference knitting and add something with our craft.

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