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2012 Chain Link Conferences:

June 29-July 1, 2012
    Manchester, NH
September 14-16, 2012
    Reno, NV

See photos from 2011 Summer Chain Link in Minneapolis

Announcements

The Results Are In!

CGOA begins the year with four Board members returning for second terms following the membership vote. Congratulations to Cari Clement, Tammy Hildebrand, Jane Rimmer and Karen Whooley. They, along with Jack Blumenthal, Mary Colucci and Amy Shelton, form the Board of Directors. At their organizational meeting on January 4, the Board voted to retain the same officers: President Amy Shelton, Vice President Cari Clement, Secretary Karen Whooley and Treasurer Jane Rimmer.

The membership also approved a CGOA Bylaws revision that will allow for electronic balloting starting with 2012's Board elections. Thank you to those of you who took the time to fill out and return your ballots.

CGOA Design Competition

Check out the winners of CGOA's 2011 Design Competition!

CGOA Hall of Fame

CGOA has instituted the CGOA Hall of Fame to celebrate the icons who led the way to where crochet is today and to acknowledge the long history of crochet design. Learn more.

New CGOA Masters Program Available

Calling all intermediate and advanced crocheters! Sign up, today, for the new CGOA Master of Advanced Stitches and Techniques.
Read more.

PLEASE BE ON GUARD

PLEASE BE ON GUARD regarding false CGOA renewal notices. Read more.

The Hooks Special Interest Group

The Hooks Special Interest Group of the Crochet Guild of America was founded on August 21, 1999 at the Chain Link crochet conference. The Hooks group:

1. Supports the CGOA by:

a. Writing a column for the Chain Link newsletter.
b. Answering questions from members and non-members about their hooks; i.e., "How old is this hook?" etc.

2. Provides education about hooks through:

a. Research
b. Collecting historical / current advertising.
c. Continuing to work on a Crochet Hook Classification system.
d. Providing correct historical information about hooks.

The Hooks group aims to have a special Hooks display at every national Chain Link conference, and also to have an educational and organizational meeting at each conference.

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Hooks Special Interest Group is to educate the CGOA membership about crochet hooks and their history. To this end we will research, preserve, and document crochet hooks.

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