The Texas Yarn Trail – Greater Houston, TX
The Texas Yarn Trail – August 22 –28, 2024 in Greater Houston, TX
Knitters Night Out West (KNOW)
Spring Creek Barbeque 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, United StatesJoin us for a program on the Basics of Tunisian Crochet. Tracy Reid will be showing us how to do this fun craft. No homework is necessary, but those who would like to try making a small swatch can bring some light-colored worsted or DK weight yarn and a straight, non-ergonomic crochet hook that is […]
CHH Spinners
Guild House 1425 Blalock, #202, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Contemporary Handweavers of Houston (CHH) hosts spin-ins twice a month, the first Saturday of each month from 10am-12pm, and the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Both are held at the CHH Guild House, 1425 Blalock, 2nd floor. If you are a spinner, bring your wheel, drop spindle or e-spinner and check out our group and the guild. […]
Katy Lace Knitters
Luby's 485 S. Mason Rd., Katy, TX, United StatesKaty Lace Knitters will meet on September 10th at 11 am due to Labor Day holiday. We will be working on the Good Winds Shawl by Karolina Wesotek. Stay after the meeting to eat lunch and visit. Please email joshanmom@aol.com if you plan to attend. Hope to see y'all there
Knitters Night in Town (KNIT)
Trini Mendenhall Community Center 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, United StatesIt’s POM POM NIGHT! One of our members has made 30+ hats for charity and we will be adorning them with fantastic pompoms. Please bring your Pom Pom makers (or your favorite DIY card board model), sharp scissors, and blunt needle for worsted to bulky weight yarn. We look forward to fun night for a […]
Saturday Cypress Knitters (SoCK)
Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, United StatesThis year’s SoCK programs are designed to elevate your skills. For the September meeting, we’ll kick off our yearly challenge. The theme is “Making those UFOs become FOs.” For the challenge kickoff, there will be a prize for the person who brings the most UFOs (or photo evidence of them) to the meeting. At the […]
Charity Event – SAVE THE DATE
Windwood Presbyterian Church 10555 Spring Cypress, just east of Highway 249We have 15 Head Start hats on hand and 8 kits with pattern and pre-cut yarn are ready to go. Contact wheeler.julie@comcast.net for more info. The goal is to have 50 hats ready by October 1 for distribution to HISD schools. We also have several kits for Knitted Knockers ready to go. These are always in demand and we'd […]
CHH Spinners
Guild House 1425 Blalock, #202, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Contemporary Handweavers of Houston (CHH) hosts spin-ins twice a month, the first Saturday of each month from 10-12 am, and the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm. Both are held at the CHH Guild House, 1425 Blalock, 2nd floor. If you are a spinner, bring your wheel, drop spindle or e-spinner and check out our […]
Knitting in the Daytime (KIND)
Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, United StatesAt our September 19th program for KIND, Kate Wilson will teach us the Finchley Graft. This is a much easier alternative to the Kitchener stitch for grafting two pieces together. The homework for the program is as follows: HOMEWORK Materials: 2 swatches (directions below) using a smooth worsted-weight yarn, and a tapestry needle. I found that a straight […]