Knit at Night Guild

SoCK Meeting – Row Counters
2023-08-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, 77433, United States
How do you count your stitches or keep track of your row repeats? Bring your favorite way of keeping track of your rows or repeats to share. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Join Debbie and Frannie as we make a row counter!

KNIT Meeting – Program Planning
2023-08-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Trini Mendenhall Community Center, 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, 77055, United States
Join KNIT to get acquainted / reacquainted with members and discuss plans for programs and suggestions for teachers, Saturday workshops, or weekend classes for the 2023-24 program year.

Please bring completed projects to show/share with members.

CHH Spinners – Spin-In
2023-08-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Guild House, 1425 Blalock, #202, Houston, TX, 77055, United States
The 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 6:00 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 group and the guild.
Occasionally meeting schedules will vary, so please check the CHH website calendar before heading out. For this and other information, see http://www.weavehouston.org/

KNOW Meeting – Round Table: Programs
2023-07-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Spring Creek Barbeque, 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, 77449, United States
This month KNOW will be having a round-table discussion on what programs we would like to see coming up!

Members are invited to show and share any of your completed projects.

Members often arrive early to visit over dinner and show their support to the restaurant for their generosity in allowing us to meet there.

Visitors and members from other chapters are always welcome!!

We’re looking forward to seeing you on July 31st!

KIND Meeting – Sequence Knitting
2023-07-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, 77074, United States
Betsy and Kate will talk about Sequence Knitting this month.
If you want to try it, bring yarn and needles (any size you want)!

CHH Spinners – Spin At Night
2023-07-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Guild House, 1425 Blalock, #202, Houston, TX, 77055, United States
The 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 group and the guild.
Occasionally meeting schedules will vary, so please check the CHH website calendar before heading out. For this and other information, see http://www.weavehouston.org/

KIK Meeting – Christmas in July
2023-07-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Harris County Public Library, Kingwood Branch, 4400 Bens View Ln, Kingwood, TX, 77339, United States
CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Bring your ideas or WIPs for Holiday Knitting and some cookies or other treats to share. We’ll have meatballs and salad for a light lunch… and Andrea will bring the coffee etc,,,

Extra raffle and a little gift for all!

Watch for the email with the pattern for our KAL/CAL for the yarn cozy/bowl

THANKS to everyone who joined us last month for Knitting in Public Day! We had a fun afternoon and the weather cooperated!

Houston Fiber Fest was a blast!
Thanks to everyone who helped out at the KANG table

Bring your finished projects for the ongoing Charity Challenge and don’t forget your Show and Share!

KNIT Meeting – HFF Show & Share
2023-07-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Trini Mendenhall Community Center, 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, 77055, United States
If you attended the Houston Fiber Fest, the July meeting will be an opportunity to share interesting or unique vendor items you saw, tell us about skills you learned in a class, and we would enjoy seeing new yarn purchases.

Please bring completed projects to show/share with members.

Katy Lace Knitters – Refresher Lace Knitting
2023-07-11 11:00 | Luby’s, 485 S. Mason Rd., Katy, TX, 77450, United States
Katy Lace Knitters will meet on Tuesday, July 11th at 11 am, since the 1st Tuesday is July 4th. We will meet at the Luby’s on South Mason road.

We will start our education series with a refresher on the things that makes it easier to knit lace.. Be prepared to share the ways you have to make it easier to knit lace.

Stay after the meeting to eat lunch. Hope to see y’all there.

Cynthia Long

SoCK Meeting – HFF Show & Share
2023-07-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, 77433, United States
Take a break from the heat and join us at SoCK’s July meeting.
We’ll elect officers and have a Show and Share about the Houston Fiber Fest, the classes we took, and the treasures we brought home with us.
Bring your HFF goodies to the meeting!

CHH Spinners – Spin-In
2023-07-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Guild House, 1425 Blalock, #202, Houston, TX, 77055, United States

KNOW Meeting – SAMI Mittens
2023-06-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Spring Creek Barbeque, 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, 77449, United States
Amy Rodgers will do a presentation on the mittens knit by the SAMI people of the far North of the Nordic countries. She will show swatches created when attending an in-person class with Laura Ricketts, an expert in Sami traditional knitting. Amy recently completed a pair of mittens based on a pattern written by Laura Ricketts.

Members are also invited to show and share any of your completed projects.

Members often arrive early to visit over dinner and show their support to the restaurant for their generosity in allowing us to meet there. Visitors and members from other chapters are always welcome.

We’re looking forward to seeing you on June 26th!

Houston Fiber Fest
2023-06-23 - 2023-06-25 | Richard E. Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX, 77433, United States
SAVE THE DATE because Houston Fiber Fest is returning in-person for 2023!
More details coming soon!

HFF CHARITY

The 2023 Houston Fiber Fest charity focus is related to a topic that touches the lives of many in the Texas area: breast health, education, and cancer awareness. In Texas, breast cancer has been the leading cancer type since 2016. This year, we will be highlighting two organizations that support quality breast health care and providing services to breast cancer survivors.
Learn more about the mission of The Rose and Knitted Knockers:
The Rose: Every Woman Deserves Quality Breast Health Care
Knitted Knockers: Soft, Comfortable, Knit Prosthetics for Breast Cancer Survivors

Website: Houston Fiber Fest

KIND Meeting – Talkin' Charity
2023-06-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, 77074, United States
In June, we will discuss various charities that our members would like to support.

KNIT Meeting – Sit 'n' Knit
2023-06-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Trini Mendenhall Community Center, 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, 77055, United States
With summer approaching, the June meeting will be a “sit and knit together“, enjoying the companionship of your fellow KNIT members.
Plus we will discuss ideas for program topics for upcoming meetings during 2023-24.

Please bring completed projects to show & share with members!

KIK Meeting – Knit in Public Day
2023-06-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Harris County Public Library, Kingwood Branch, 4400 Bens View Ln, Kingwood, TX, 77339, United States
DATE CHANGE FOR THIS MONTH!
>> June 10th. Second Saturday! <<

June 10 is also Knit in Public Day!

Our June meeting will be in the upstairs Conference Room. Meeting will be 1-1/2 hours. After the meeting we will meet at La Madeleine for lunch and KNITTING IN PUBLIC!

KAL Yarn Cozy *** pattern and what you need sent to your email.
Continuing membership building ideas.
Bring your finished projects for the ongoing Charity Challenge and don’t forget your Show and Share!

SoCK Meeting – Stitch Markers
2023-06-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, 77433, United States
Let’s Talk Stitch Markers!

Join us at SoCK’s June meeting as we will discuss the various types of stitch markers, and how to make them. Time permitting, we might be able to make a couple.

Homework: If you have needle nose pliers for jewelry, please bring them with you.

Hope to see you at the June meeting (in-person or on Zoom)!!

Katy Lace Knitters – Lace Knitting
2023-06-06 11:00 | Luby’s, 485 S. Mason Rd., Katy, TX, 77450, United States
Katy Lace Knitters will meet on Tuesday, June 6th, at 11 am at the Luby’s on South Mason Road.

We will discuss topics for our new education series. Bring your ideas of what you would like to learn about lace knitting and how to make your projects more successful.

Stay after the meeting to join us for lunch!

CHH Spinners – Spin-In
2023-06-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Guild House, 1425 Blalock, #202, Houston, TX, 77055, United States
The Contemporary Handweavers of Houston (CHH) is scheduled to meet on Saturday, June 3rd from 10a-12p 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. For more information, see the CHH website: http://www.weavehouston.org and for questions email programs@weavehouston.org

KNOW Meeting – Grafting
2023-05-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Spring Creek Barbeque, 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, 77449, United States
NOTE CHANGE IN DATE!

The May meeting of KNOW will be on grafting.
Grafting can be the solution to a number of knitting issues.
We will learn about standard grafting and discuss non-standard situations where grafting is useful.

Members are also invited to show and share any of your completed projects.
Members often arrive early to visit over dinner and show their support to the restaurant for their generosity in allowing us to meet there. Visitors and members from other chapters are always welcome.

We’re looking forward to seeing you on May 22nd!

We would like to say thank-you to everyone who came to our Knitted Knockers event in April!
We’d like to remind you that you can bring your completed Knockers, with the yarn label, to Houston Fiber Festival, June 23-25.
For each pair you donate, you will receive one raffle ticket to enter to win an exclusive gift basket only for charity participants!

One donation is a pair (2) of knockers. In a ziploc bag, including the following:

A pair of unstuffed knockers
The skein label from the yarn used
Paper or index card with your first name and size knocker made

Thanks again for your generosity!

KIK Meeting – Tips & Tricks
2023-05-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Harris County Public Library, Kingwood Branch, 4400 Bens View Ln, Kingwood, TX, 77339, United States
Our May meeting will be in the upstairs Conference Room

Open Knitting and sharing our TIPS AND TRICKS!
Round table discussion ….
Bring your favorite ideas to make your knitting more enjoyable and also any tools you’ve found helpful!

Bring your finished projects for the ongoing Charity Challenge and don’t forget your Show and Share!

Meeting Schedule for 2023:
May 20 — MEETING UPSTAIRS IN CONFERENCE ROOM

DATE CHANGE!!!! June 10th. Second Saturday!
Library closed for the Juneteenth weekend. Also in the CONFERENCE ROOM!!!

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

KIND Meeting – Yarn Tasting
2023-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, 77074, United States
KIND 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 the samples brought home by KIND’s retreat attendees.
Thanks to Penny Nelson for allowing us to use her handout.

SoCK Meeting – Knitted Knockers
2023-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, 77433, United States
SoCK will meet back at our usual spot at the Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center

Join SoCK as Debbie Smith teaches us to make crocheted or knitted knockers.
The approved yarn list, patterns and videos are available on the official website: https://www.knittedknockers.org/

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

KNIT Meeting – Knitted Edging
2023-05-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Trini Mendenhall Community Center, 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, 77055, United States
Kathy Wells will lead a hands-on program on knitted edging.

Homework:

Using long tail cast on and a standard bindoff, knit a swatch at least 4″ X 4″ (a dishcloth without a border can be used)
Knit the swatch using a basic pattern stitch such as Double Moss , Broken Rib, or Ridged Rib

Bring to meeting:

Knitted swatch
Needles used to knit swatch
A second set of needles 1 to 3 sizes smaller than swatch needles
Contrast color yarn

Please bring completed projects to show/share with members.

Katy Lace Knitters – Lace Knitting
2023-05-09 11:00 | Luby’s, 485 S. Mason Rd., Katy, TX, 77450, United States
Katy Lace Knitters will meet on Tuesday, May 9th, at 11 am at the Luby’s on South Mason Road.
Bring your lace projects to discuss.
Stay after the meeting to visit and enjoy lunch See y’all there.

CHH Spinners – Spin-In
2023-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Guild House, 1425 Blalock, #202, Houston, TX, 77055, United States
The Contemporary Handweavers of Houston (CHH) is scheduled to meet on Saturday, May 6th from 10a-12p 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. For more information, see the CHH website: http://www.weavehouston.org and for questions email programs@weavehouston.org

Charity Knit-Together Event
2023-04-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Spring Creek Barbeque, 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, 77449, United States
Our next charity knit-together will be at Spring Creek BBQ in old Katy (I-1o & Westgreen) on Saturday 29 April from 1 to 4 PM.

The KNOW (Knitters Out West) Chapter will be sponsoring the next Charity event. They will be making Knitted Knockers. Come on out and work with the KNOW chapter to create knockers for breast cancer survivors. Approved knocker yarn is available but if you want to bring your own, check the website (link above). The Knitted Knockers organization is very particular about which yarn is used for knockers.

When: April 29th 1-4 PM
Where: Spring Creek BBQ on I-10 and Westgreen
What to bring: your knitting tools and your appetite and a couple of bucks (if you want to come early or stay late and support our hosts, Spring Creek BBQ)

Questions: email us knitatnightguildcharity@gmail.com

Yellow Rose Fiber Fiesta
2023-04-28 - 2023-04-29 | Seguin-Guadalupe County Coliseum, 810 S Guadalupe St., Seguin, TX, 78155, United States
Welcome to the 13th Annual Show
Friday April 28, 2023 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday April 29, 2023 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
At the Coliseum at the Seguin Events Complex
Seguin, Texas
Admission is Free!!

KNOW Meeting – Repairing Socks
2023-04-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Spring Creek Barbeque, 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, 77449, United States
The title of our April meeting of KNOW will be Repair Your Hand Knit Socks.
Introduce yourself to darning needles, eggs, and mushrooms. We will also learn to knit a patch to cover a bigger hole.
Please bring an assortment of your socks, similar yarn, darning needles and your sock double points.

Members are also invited to show and share any of your completed projects.
Members often arrive early to visit over dinner and show their support to the restaurant for their generosity in allowing us to meet there.
Visitors and members from other chapters are always welcome!!

We’re looking forward to seeing you on April 24th!

We also hope to see you on Saturday April 29th 1-4 for our Knitted Knockers gathering at the same location. We will be knitting “knockers” for this organization, and we plan to have a few volunteers who have some experience with these patterns to help us out. Check out the Knitted Knockers event that is covered in the Charity announcement and join us!

KIND Meeting – Fair Isle (pt. 2)
2023-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX, 77074, United States
At 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 knitting (!!) and then add a cardigan button band.
If you wish to attend and you are not a KIND member, please email Barbara Haas, KIND president.
