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SoCK Meeting – Tips & Tricks

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

August is that time of the year when the pace slows down, and all you want to do is find a cool place to sit, knit (or crochet), and chat with your fellow guild members. Bring projects you’re currently working on and kick back – the program’s more casual this month. Tell the group about […]

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 […]

KIK Meeting – Dorset Buttons

Harris County Public Library, Kingwood Branch 4400 Bens View Ln, Kingwood, TX, United States

NEW MEETING LOCATION! KIK meetings have moved to a new location – Harris County Public Library, Kingwood Branch. We will meet in the large room to your right as you enter the library. For our program this month, Cynthia Hansen will teach us how to make Dorset Buttons to use as shawl pins. Cyn will […]

Texas Yarn Trail

SAVE THE DATE!! Dates are currently scheduled for August 26th - September 4, 2022 More details coming soon!

KNOW Meeting – Cast On/Bind Off

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

Join us for a program on a cast on/bind off. Nancy Polychronopoulos will demonstrate the German Twist cast on and the Icelandic bind off. Bring yarn (preferably a light-colored solid worsted weight) and appropriately sized needles for that yarn. There is no homework. Members are also invited to show and share any of your completed […]

CHH Spinners – Spin-In

Guild House 1425 Blalock, #202, Houston, TX, United States

CHH Spinners is scheduled to meet on Saturday, September 3rd at 10a at the CHH Guild House (1425 Blalock, Suite 202). If you are interested, bring your wheel, spindle or e-spinner and join in. For details on CHH, contact them at 832-767-5441 or visit their website at weavehouston.org.

SoCK Meeting – Christmas Knits

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

Don't put off your Christmas knitting any longer! Let's talk about planning out our Christmas knitting with ideas for easy and quick projects. Dolores Rose will be our guide to explore options for everyone on your list: articles to wear, items for the home, and things for play and comfort. Plus, share your favorite gift […]

Katy Lace Knitters – Trellis Pattern

Katy Lace Knitters will meet at 10 am on Tuesday, September 13 at The Toasted Yolk. Jan Clark will present the Trellis pattern from Grandmother's Flower Garden by quiltercaroline. Please bring your own copy of the pattern to make corrections, it is free on Ravelry. We hope you can stay after the meeting for lunch. Please […]

KNIT Meeting – Techniques for Joining Yarn

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

Join our September program on Hands-on techniques for joining a new yarn. Members will have an opportunity to share methods and practice techniques for joining yarn. You are encouraged to share more than one technique - for different types/weights of yarn, color work etc. Also, bring your Show and Share!! Homework: Bring a variety of […]

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 […]