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KIND Meeting – Duplicate Knitting

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

Marsha Smith will show us how to do duplicate knitting. In preparation, please knit a small swatch, using these instructions: Using a smooth yarn, solid color, worsted or DK weight and appropriately sized needles, cast on 18 stitches. Row 1 and 2: Knit Row 3: Knit 18 Row 4: K2, P14, K2 Repeat Rows 3 […]

KIND Meeting – “Swift” Magic

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

Do you have a device for winding hanks of yarn into balls? Jane will lead this program and help us learn all about this "swift".   HOMEWORK: Bring your swift and yarn that needs winding!

KIND Meeting – Knitting Websites

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

KIND Member, Kate Wilson, will facilitate the March programs about "Knitting Websites"!

KIND Meeting – Knitting Jewelry

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

The April's program will have a presentation by Penny Hurst on knitting jewelry. Penny will supply the materials unless you want a specific color bead, which you will need to bring. The beads should be no larger than 1/2 inch and you will need no more than 20-30.

KIND Meeting – Dryer Balls

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

The KIND chapter will be making Dryer Balls! Please bring wool yarn (not superwash wool) and felting needles, if you have them. The yarn can be scraps of wool, such as from an old sweater or any other wool item. Color does not matter.

KIND Meeting – Sock Clinic

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

The June meeting of the KIND chapter will be a "Sock Clinic". Those who are proficient in sock knitting are going to help those who aren't with tricks to help all be more successful sock knitters.

KIND Meeting – Vacay Social

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

For the July meeting of the KIND chapter, we will take a vacation from an organized program and just sit and knit and enjoy each other's company. It will also be a chance to ask for help with any knitting or crochet projects.

KIND Meeting – Yarn Cake Cast On

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

Phylis Tomlinson will present the “Yarn Cake Cast On.” This is a little like burning the candle at both ends! Casting on from both ends of the cake or ball of yarn takes the guess work out of a long-tail cast on. It is simple and can be found on YouTube in a heartbeat, but […]

KIND Meeting – Color!

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

We are going to focus on color!! We'll use a fun, interactive technique to sort and select colors for projects from large lots of yarn. We'll look at how to best choose colors for different types of knitting techniques, such as brioche, mosaic, fades, magic balls and fair isle. If you have a colorwork item […]

KIND Meeting – Beaded Stitch Markers

Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United States

Sunita will be teaching us to make beaded stitch markers. She will provide the materials. If you have any small jeweler's pliers, please bring them.