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KNIT Meeting – Imagine YOU are a lifelong knitting project

Trini Mendenhall Community Center 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, United States

Imagine YOU are a lifelong knitting projectBring your curiosity, your imagination, your aches and pains as well as your passion for the craft. We will discuss how to troubleshoot pain or injury that may be caused by your greatest creative outlet. We will explore and explain simple, straightforward ways in which you can balance your […]

KIK Meeting – One-color Brioche

Kingwood Medical Center 22999 US 59, Kingwood, TX, United States

Our KIK Chapter meeting will be Saturday, February 16th from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Kingwood Medical Center, in the Kingwood Room.  We are very fortunate to have Elizabeth Spies as our instructor, teaching us Brioche using one color.  Supplies needed are 2 skeins of worsted weight yarn in a light, solid color and knitting […]

KNOW Meeting – Valentines for Peyton Heart Project

Spring Creek Barbeque 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, United States

Get ready, Valentines!  On Monday, February 25, 2019, the KNOW chapter will host a Benefit for the Peyton Heart Project.  We will be knitting and crocheting colorful hearts as part of a worldwide mission to bring awareness to the issues of teen suicide and bullying, to show people that their lives are worth living, and […]

KNOT Meeting – Sweaters

Immanuel United Church of Christ 26501 Border Street, Spring, TX, United States

Roxanne Rump will lead an interactive discussion on some common sweater types, focusing on design considerations and pros and cons of each type of construction.  Examples and patterns will be available to demonstrate the concepts discussed. 

KNIT Meeting – Make your own stitch markers!

Trini Mendenhall Community Center 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, United States

The days of boring stitch markers are over!  For March we will be learning how to make our own.  SoCK's own Keena Kang will be demonstrating multiple techniques to make your own stitch markers.  If you have the following supplies, please bring them, if not, we will have supplies to share.  Supplies: lobster claw clasps;  […]

Camp Allen Retreat – 2019

Camp Allen 18800 FM 362, Navasota, TX, United States

The annual retreat at Camp Allen near Navasota will be held March 21-24, 2019.  2019 Retreat Announcement

KNOW Meeting – Tawashi Knots

Spring Creek Barbeque 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, United States

Do you need some Short-Attention Span knitting? Well, join us at KNOW on Monday, March 25th at 6:30 pm for a fun program by Bethel King on knitting Tawashi Knots! What are Tawashi Knots? They are useful little projects you can wash dishes with or use as soft scrubbies to wash your face. Perfect for […]

KNIT Meeting – Entrelac

Trini Mendenhall Community Center 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, United States

Ruth Cutting will bring the wonders of entrelac to our meeting.  Ruth suggests a skein of self-striping yarn with long color runs; something like Noro's Silk Garden or Plymouth's Gina.  DK or worsted weight would be the easiest to work with.  And of course, bring needles in an appropriate size for the yarn.

CHIX Meeting – Joining in the round

Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Sue Werner will present our program for April.  If you are interested in trying some alternate methods for joining circular knitting, please join us.  There will be samples of the various methods available; if you wish to try them, you will need a small amount of worsted weight yarn and your favorite needles.  Also, feel […]

SoCK Meeting – Mitered corners

Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, United States

Join SoCK as we explore a mitered corner.  Please bring cotton yarn and size 8 or 9 needles.  We will continue sharing our progress on the KAL shawls.