KIK
KIK – Ribbing and Cables
ZOOM and Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd., Cypress, TX 77433 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX, United StatesJanuary’s KIK program will be presented by Connie Blakley and is all about how to achieve neater, more even ribbing and cables. You will learn the Norwegian technique for knitting and purling continental style. Connie will also offer some tips for achieving similar results if you knit American-style. We will knit a swatch of ribbing and cable […]
KIK Meeting – Brioche samples
ZOOM and Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd., Cypress, TX 77433 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX, United StatesKiK's February meeting was cancelled due to power outages and internet connection problems. Our meeting in March will have the same program scheduled for February. Members are to send pictures of their finished projects by Thursday the 18th for a show and share using PowerPoint. We will be knitting samples of brioche for the program […]
KIK Meeting – Brioche, part 2
ZOOM and Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd., Cypress, TX 77433 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX, United StatesThe KIK meeting will be via Zoom on April 17 at 10 a.m. and the program will be Part 2 about Brioche knitting. Everyone who has Show & Share items,please email the president their photos, preferably in jpg format, the week before. We will be knitting 2-color Brioche flat. Please send an email to KIK President […]
KIK Zoom Meeting – Double knitting
ZOOM and Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd., Cypress, TX 77433 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX, United StatesDouble Your Fun with Double Knitting You’ve heard of double vision, but have you heard of double knitting? Join KIK at our May 15 meeting where Connie Blakley will introduce you to this technique. Double knitting is usually knit with two colors, incorporates a design, and produces a fabric that looks the same on the […]
KIK Zoom Meeting – Chinese Waitress cast on/bind off
ZOOM and Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd., Cypress, TX 77433 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX, United StatesProgram will be presented by Connie Blakley The KIK program for June will be a demonstration of the Chinese Waitress cast on and bind off stitches. This technique produces a lovely edge that looks the same on the right side and wrong side of your fabric and also looks the same on the cast-on and […]
KIK Zoom Meeting – Knitwear from the movies
ZOOM and Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd., Cypress, TX 77433 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX, United StatesAs fiber artists, you most likely have noticed knitted or crocheted garments while watching movies, but have you ever thought about trying to recreate one of those garments? KIK member Connie Blakley, a fan of period movies and an avid knitter, recently decided it would be fun to do some research about knitwear seen in […]
KIK Meeting – Pandemic Projects
R. B. Tullis Branch Library 21569 US-59, New Caney, TX, United StatesIn August, our program will be “Pandemic Projects.” We all did a lot of kitting during the pandemic, so bring some of your favorite completed projects to share with members. *Note: KIK resumes in-person meetings this month, temporarily meeting at the R. B. Tullis Library, located on the US-59 northbound feeder road, just north of […]
KIK Meeting – Outlander KAL
R. B. Tullis Branch Library 21569 US-59, New Caney, TX, United StatesFor September's program, we are starting a Knit-A-Long!! KAL – Boar Hunt Capelet, Part 1 We will begin to knit the Boar Hunt Capelet from the TV series Outlander. This lovely capelet is easy to knit using bulky yarn and features a seed stitch collar and left- and right-leaning increases for the shoulder shaping. The […]
KIK Meeting – Outlander KAL (continued)
R. B. Tullis Branch Library 21569 US-59, New Caney, TX, United StatesIn October, we will continue our Outlander KAL! KAL – Boar Hunt Capelet, Part 2 We will finish knitting the Boar Hunt Capelet from the TV series Outlander. Bring your questions; there will be a short Q&A session to help with problems you may have encountered. We will also work the bind-off and learn the Chinese […]
KIK Meeting – Christmas Crafts
R. B. Tullis Branch Library 21569 US-59, New Caney, TX, United StatesNovember is our annual knitting & yarn Christmas Celebration with Gloria Stafford! Bring a tapestry needle and yarn in two different colors. Gloria will provide card stock for the project. Advisement: Covid restrictions at the library require social distancing. Due to the current Covid-19 threat level, we will follow current CDC & local guidelines and recommend […]