KIND
KIND Meeting – Color!
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesWe 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 StatesSunita 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.
KIND Meeting – Stranded Knitting
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesStranded knitting is all the rage, especially for sweater yokes! Take your stranding to the next level with the help of Amy Rodgers, KIND's guest speaker. Amy will cover tips and tricks to make your work easier and to get your colorwork creations to stand out in a good way! For the meeting, please bring two […]
KIND Meeting – Holiday Party
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesOur December meeting on the 15th will be our traditional holiday party. Everyone is asked to please bring a sweet or savory dish to share. **Also, we decided to bring small toiletries (travel size) to donate to Star of Hope. If you want to participate in our gift exchange, bring one or more skeins of […]
KIND Meeting – Mosaic (Colorwork pt. 1)
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesKIND will begin a series of programs on colorwork. For January, we will focus on mosaic knitting. Mosaic is one of the easiest ways to do complex colorwork patterns but uses only one color at a time. Come join us at the meeting to learn about mosaic knitting and try out one of these patterns. […]
KIND Meeting – Knitting in the Round
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesThe KIND group will look at the various methods of knitting in the round for small-diameter projects like socks, mittens, and cosy koozies. All are encouraged to bring fingering-weight yarn and appropriate needles, and we'll collectively demo and share what we like about using our tools, whether it be circulars (short, extra-long for magic loop, […]
KIND Meeting – Fair Isle (pt. 1)
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesKIND will begin a 2-part project where we knit a Fair Isle cozy. In March, we will learn and practice techniques for stranded knitting in the round. Details for the project will be sent ahead of the meeting; if you wish to attend and you are not a KIND member, please email Barbara Haas, KIND president.
KIND Meeting – Fair Isle (pt. 2)
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesAt the April KIND meeting we will discuss 3 ways to secure a steek. For those who have done the Fair Isle portion of the "Steek This Coffee Cozy", you can choose one of these options for your piece. If you secure your steek at the meeting, you can join us in cutting through the […]
KIND Meeting – Yarn Tasting
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesKIND members will get a taste of the retreat while tasting yarn! Members will split into groups to see and feel yarns made from different fibers and manufacturing methods. The samples were created by Penny Nelson of Sky Loom Weavers and presented by her at the recent retreat; members will get a chance to experience […]
KIND Meeting – Talkin’ Charity
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesIn June, we will discuss various charities that our members would like to support.