2025 Holiday Luncheon: Opportunity Drawing Winners

June 26, 2025

2025 HOLIDAY LUNCHEON: OPPORTUNITY DRAWING WINNERS

This Guild fundraiser is made possible by donations from knitting-related businesses and contributions of gifts from members. We thank them all! Please be sure to support our vendor sponsors and let them know you appreciate their generous donations to the San Diego North Coast Knitters Guild. Additional recognition goes to:

Friends of the Guild: Many Opportunity Drawing items came from Laura Brubacker, Michelle Bolden, Patti Fedler, Dana Fehrenbach, Linda Hart, Renate Kamm, Nancy Lerer, Stephanie Souviney, Cary Sullivan, Carol Myers, Monday Nomads, Knitting Sisters, LaCosta Knitters, and additional anonymous donors.
Outstanding Donations: The Guild is most grateful to Dana Fehrenbach and Pam Owen for their generous gifts of exquisite yarn being used in the Opportunity Drawing (and for 2026 Stash Sale).

— The 2025 Holiday Luncheon Team

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 1. Susan Hoffman: Isager yarn sweater kit, Sewrella yarn Starlight in winter tonal palette and Nina Hansen project bag from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 2. Nancy Lerer: Baah Yarn New York 5-fade bundle, Eucalan gift set, Harry Coo project and notions bag from Eucalan and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 3. Freddie Cusack: Brooklyn Tweed Arbor yarn Butte and Joji & Co. leather project bag from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 4. Lesley Murphy: Baah Yarn La Jolla Advent Calendar yarn kits from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 5. Sandy Levin: ChiaoGoo Forte interchangeable needle set and Baah Yarn New York Port of Your World from Knitting Sisters and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 6. Sheila Pisa: Emma’s yarn Practically Perfect Sock Winds of Change and Suri Silk Winds of Change, and Yarwo canvas knitting bag from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 7. Mary Brown: Annie Paaren Bridgerton-inspired yarn, Baah Yarn La Jolla Smokes on You, Knitting bag, Della Q needle gauge, and MoMA journal from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 8. Marie Rounsavell: Linen Quill Minis bundle, Canvas knitting bag, and Walker mesh project bags from Purl Soho, Carol Myers and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 9. Peggy Redler: Ewe Ewe yarn Ewe So Sporty, Emma’s yarn Practically Perfect Sock Aw Shucks”, Baah yarn New York Dirty Martini, Irish Moss and Beach Glass Madelinetosh Dried Rosemary, and a canvas project bag from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 10. Vicky Howell: Christmas tree with hand knitted ornaments from Monday Nomads

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 11. Kristin Trestle: Zippered wallet, Emma’s yarn Suri Silk, Baah Yarn New York Kiss and Tell, and stockinette stitch project bag from Home of the Multiple Zippered Bag and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 12. Hilda Cohen: Lykke Taylor needle wallet, Lykke Birchwood 3.5” interchangeable needles, MillaMia yarn Sweden Virgin Wool from Knitting Fever and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 13. Debbie Vacek: Lipstick and zipper pouches, Berroco Mirelle yarn and pattern book, Frabjous Fibers Wonderland Yarns, and project accessory bag from Home of the Multiple Zippered Bag, Berroco and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 14. Linda Bruno: 14. Baah yarn New York Venetian Red and Peppermint Bark, and Della Q Maker’s bag from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 15. Debbie Cravets: Emma’s yarn Suri Silk, Baah yarn New York Citrus Punch, cowboy print project and notions bags from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 16. Molly Allison: Knit One, Crochet Too yarn Crock-O-Dye, Baah yarn New York Phantom Mist, Three Skeins of Caledonia Blue by Elizabeth Duvivier, and LAMXD yarn ball winder and umbrella swift from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 17. Nancy Jo Smith: Bling Bag, Lipstick pouch, Baah yarn New York Baia, Madelinetosh Goosebumps Gradient and project bag from Laura Nelkin Designs, Home of the Multiple Zippered Bag and Friends of the Guild

2025 Holiday Luncheon OD 18 Janel Jacob — 18. Janel Jacob: Tulip Company bamboo interchangeable needles, and Fibra Natura Dona shawl kit from La Costa Knitters and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 19. Virginia Wilson: Ella Rae Yarns Cashmereno, Frabjous Fibers Wonderland Yarns, Storybook project bag and gift set from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 20. Susan Hoffman: Lipstick pouch and wallet, Sirdar yarn Sublime, Strickwear yarn and sweater pattern, Miss Babs hand-dyed gradient set and zippered project bag from Home of the Multiple Zippered Bag and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 21. Beth Carnett: Lykke Duo Project tote bag, Madelinetosh Tosh Sock Translation, Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein from Knitting Fever and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 22. Virginia Wilson: Blue Sky Fibers Brushed Suri, Spun Right Round Classic Sock minis, zippered project bag and wood swift from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 23. Merilyn Burnside: Madelinetosh Swamp Thing and Lykke Driftwood interchangeable needle set from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 24. Georgia Chamberlain: Emma’s Yarn Practically Perfect Sock Love & Leche, Madelinetosh Cardigan, trinket tray and Oi Wow Sunnyside Up project bag from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 25. Colleen Davis: Artyarns Silky Twist Duos, Frabjous Fibers Wonderland Yarns, and large canvas knitting bag from Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 26. Winter Tatum: $50 gift certificate, Twig and Horn crossbody project tote bag, Lykke Taylor needle wallet, Madelinetosh yarn Cactus, and Cheers to Ewe foam blocking mats from Apricot Yarn & Supply, Nancy Lerer, Knitting Fever and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 27. Stephanie Souviney: Araucania yarns 100% cotton, Color by Kristin by Kristin Nicholas, and gently used fabric knitting bag from Michelle Bolden and Renate Kamm

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 28. Sue Kristiansen: Lykke Pendel yarn concierge, American Homeware sweater drying rack, $50 gift certificate, Rowan yarn 100% Cotton with pattern, Four Red Sweaters: Powerful True Stories of Women and the Holocaust by Lucy Adlington from Knitting Fever, Laura Brubaker, Apricot Yarn & Supply, and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 29. Carla Roemer: $50 gift certificate, yarn holder, Misti Alpaca worsted multicolored yarn, L’Atelier Alta Moda cashmere yarn, and canvas project bag from Apricot Yarn & Supply, Cary Sullivan and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 30. Debbie McGraw: Shibui yarn Pebble, Lana Grossa Allora sweater kit, Knitlandia: A knitter sees the world by Clara Parkes, Mini Minder yarn holder, and blocking mats from Friends of the Guild and Carol Myers

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 31. Linda Sellers: Lykke Starter Set, Juniper Moon Farm yarn Herriot, People Knitting: A Century of Photographs by Barbara Levine, $50 gift certificate, and yarn holders from Knitting Fever, Apricot Yarn & Supply, Cary Sullivan and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 32. Virginia Wilson: Baah yarn New York Good Luck Shamrock, Lykke 3.5” interchangeable needles, Miss Babs Keppel Yummy 2-ply from Michelle Bolden and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 33. Beth Carnett: Medium crossbody pink leather tote, Expression Fiber Arts yarn Mulling Spices, pink plush turtle from, Expression Fiber Arts, Carol Myers and Friends of the Guild

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 34. Annette Friedlein: Multicolored, handknit sweater jacket designed and knitted by Mary Brown

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — 35 and 36. Jeannie Milliken: 35. Multicolored, handknit sweater vest designed and knitted by Colleen Davis. 36. Four scarves and one shawl handwoven by Sharon Hunt

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