KNIT Meeting – Entrelac
Trini Mendenhall Community Center 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX, United StatesRuth Cutting will bring the wonders of entrelac to our meeting. Ruth suggests a skein of self-striping yarn with long color runs; something like Noro's Silk Garden or Plymouth's Gina. DK or worsted weight would be the easiest to work with. And of course, bring needles in an appropriate size for the yarn.
CHIX Meeting – Joining in the round
Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Dr, Houston, TX, United StatesSue Werner will present our program for April. If you are interested in trying some alternate methods for joining circular knitting, please join us. There will be samples of the various methods available; if you wish to try them, you will need a small amount of worsted weight yarn and your favorite needles. Also, feel […]
SoCK Meeting – Mitered corners
Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, United StatesJoin SoCK as we explore a mitered corner. Please bring cotton yarn and size 8 or 9 needles. We will continue sharing our progress on the KAL shawls.
KIK Meeting – Cables without cable needles
Kingwood Medical Center 22999 US 59, Kingwood, TX, United StatesWe meet at Kingwood Medical Center in the Kingwood room on the third Saturday of the month at 10 am. I’m looking forward to our April 20, 2019, program with Elizabeth Spies teaching us how to knit cables without cable needles. Materials needed are worsted weight yarn, in a solid, light color and a needle […]
KNOT Meeting – info on Houston Fiber Fest
Immanuel United Church of Christ 26501 Border Street, Spring, TX, United StatesNancy Polychronopoulos will tell us all we need to know about Houston Fiber Fest which will be held June 21st - Jun 23rd at the Berry Center.
Spring Charity Event
Kingwood Medical Center 22999 US 59, Kingwood, TX, United StatesThe next KANG event will be held on April 27, 2019, from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Kingwood Medical Center. The theme of the knit-in is Hats for Charity. We will be knitting and accepting hats for preemies, children, women, and men, along with the Head Start hats. We have a special request for preemie […]
Texas Yarn Lovers Event
Blue Mule Winery 8127 N FM 1291, Fayetteville, TX, United StatesA fun event at the Blue Mule Winery and Yarn Shop in Fayetteville on April 27, 1p am to 6 pm.https://www.texasyarnloversevent.com/
KNOW Meeting – Mitered squares
Spring Creek Barbeque 21000 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, United StatesAt our meeting on Monday, April 29, longtime Guild member Jan Clark will show us how to knit mitered squares. Please bring a small amount of yarn (scraps of leftover sock yarn are perfect), needles in a size appropriate for your yarn, and a safety-pin-type marker. We will be learning to pick up stitches and […]
CHIX Meeting – Embellish your Knitting with Embroidery
Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Dr, Houston, TX, United StatesMay's program is "Learn to Embellish your Knitting with Embroidery." Using smooth, worsted yarn in 2 colors that are very close in color, please bring the following swatch: Using longtail cast on, CO 26 stitches with color A. ROW 1. Color B WS K3 P20 K3ROW 2. RS K26ROW […]
SoCK Meeting – Discussion of yarn
Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX, United StatesWhat is yarn? Yarn by definition is a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth. Have you wondered what ply is or what fiber options are available? Join SoCK for a discussion on yarn. For our June meeting SoCK will […]