Guild Officers and Chairs
The officers of the Knerdy Knitters of the San Fernando Valley are from the left: Sarah Smith, treasurer; Tamala Takahashi, president; Virginia Van Osdel, vice president; and Elizabeth Booth, secretary.
Tamala Takahashi, Founder and President
She has been knitting since September of 2009. She is a member of the TKGA, teaches knitting to children and adults, and is in the process of earning her knitting certification from CYC. Other than knitting, she enjoys yoga, is a member of Toastmasters, and spends as much time as she can with her three children and husband.
Ravelry ID: PurpleZen
Ravelry ID: PurpleZen
Virginia Van Osdel, Vice President and Knit-Along Chair
Virginia has been knitting for more than 30 years and crocheting for more than 10. She has her sight set on becoming a knitwear designer and is an active member of the KnerdyKnitters Design Group. She joined the Knerdy Knitters in 2015 and became the Knit-Along Chair in 2016.
She is a dentist in private practice in West Hollywood.
Ravelry ID: Ginnisue
She is a dentist in private practice in West Hollywood.
Ravelry ID: Ginnisue
Sarah Smith, Treasurer
She learned to knit when she was a girl, but picked up knitting again in 2004. She is a member of TKGA and has recently developed a picked up a new hobby, spinning her own yarn. When she is not knitting, she is busy with Girl Scouts, reading, watching TV or driving her kids to their many activities.
Ravelry ID: Sarah1226
Ravelry ID: Sarah1226
Elizabeth Booth, Secretary
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"Elizabeth knits, crochets, and designs patterns, and has worked with yarn companies such as Brown Sheep Co. She learned to crochet nine years ago and then to knit a year later. She has a website and blog where she sometimes releases free patterns.
She joined the guild at the end of 2016. Her goals including working in the fiber industry as a designer and teacher and to expand her business as a pattern designer. She would also love to become a Master Knitter and Crocheter. When she's not knitting or crocheting, she's taking care of a husband, two children, two rescue cats and a rescue dog. She volunteers with her daughter at an animal rescue center. She also loves to read, spend time at the beach and hike in the mountains. Ravelry ID: ElizabethKayBooth |
Jeannette Hartman, Newsletter Editor and Web Mistress
A knitter since the age of nine, Jeannette didn't discover the joys of knitting socially until she heard about the Knerdy Knitters guild while on the 2014 yarn crawl and joined. Spending regular time knitting with others who love to knit and crochet has been a growth experience. Since she joined the guild, she experimented with her first piece of yarnbombing and has embarked on her first sweater.
Ravelry ID: jnetnjoey
Ravelry ID: jnetnjoey
Guild Chairs
Anastasia McGee, Crochet-along Chair
Rachel Decker, Charity Projects Chair
Rachel learned how to crochet from her boyfriend in college in 2002. His mother that year for Christmas gave her 10 skeins of Red Heart solids, and she was hooked. She's been crocheting off and on since then. She picked up a little more intensely when her niece was born and she began making gifts for her and her younger sister.
She moved to California in 2010 with a degree in library science and began working for a post production studio, organizing and transferring digital files. When the company moved to Canada in 2015 and laid off most of the staff, Rachel took up spinning to pass the time as she searched for work. She's fallen in love with the dyeing process as well.
She moved to California in 2010 with a degree in library science and began working for a post production studio, organizing and transferring digital files. When the company moved to Canada in 2015 and laid off most of the staff, Rachel took up spinning to pass the time as she searched for work. She's fallen in love with the dyeing process as well.