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From Our President – October 2025

Yesterday four KANG members (Anne Temple and Joyce Marston from KIK, Daniela Zapico from KNOW, and me from KIND) spent a couple hours at one of the Michaels Craft stores. We talked to customers about the Guild, handed out KANG business cards, displayed some of our finished projects, and spent a lot of time just knitting. Michaels recently bought out Joann’s stock and was trying to promote their craft merchandise. In appreciation for our being there, they gave the Guild a $100 gift card!  

On my needles: This month it’s been “on my hook” as I’m crocheting a baby blanket for one of our nephews and his wife. All my knitting projects have been on hold until I get that done.

Kate Wilson
KANG President
knitatnightguild@gmail.com

September 2025 Programs

KIK – Cast-on, Bind-off (pt. 1)
KIND – Stacked Increases & Decreases
KNIT – Mosaic Knitting
KNOW – Sit ‘n Knit
SoCK – Mosaic Crocheting

For more information regarding the latest chapter programs, please visit our CALENDAR page! Here you will find exact dates for upcoming guild chapter meetings, including full program descriptions for each meeting.

On the Calendar page you will also find various guild-wide events (charity knit-ins, affiliate sales and the like) and up-coming events in the yarn community / Houston area (FiberFests, conventions, etc.).

Please visit the KANG Chapters page to find your nearest chapter.

Charity Knitting – Sep 2025

Hey Fiber Arts fans,

Nancy & I are eager to assist the GUILD in providing donations to the various charities.

For the month of August, we had a couple of donations:

  • The first one was a trunk of yarn and needles donated to Pearland Highschool’s fiber art’s program.
  • Our second donation included 2 blankets donated to the Linus project.  

Both donations were dropped off by Julie and we really appreciate her assistance in moving forward with these items.

Nancy & I are still learning the ropes and hope to get more items donated soon. Currently in our donation stash, we have items ready to donate to Eastern Star, Knitted Knockers, Warm Up America, and Head Start. Some of the donated items will be used as yarn bomb items for the quilt show.

Next month we plan to report more donated items were dropped off at their donation sites.  Nancy & I are collaborating on the plans for the next quarter and will update you on the next newsletter. Colder weather is coming soon, we hope!  So, start knitting up those items so we can be delivering them during the winter months.


Linda Currie (and Nancy Smith)
Charity Co-Chairs
knitatnightguildCharity@gmail.com

From Our President – September 2025

Here we are into hurricane season and so far, everything looks peaceful. Keep all your fingers and toes crossed that it stays that way. I’ll be leaving for Wisconsin in a couple weeks for my 60th class reunion. The weather there at this time of year is usually beautiful although it’s a little early for the leaves to be turning.

If you haven’t heard already, Merribee Needlearts is closing on September 13. From now until then, they have a 40-70% discount on all their yarns.

The Houston Quilt Festival is coming up October 9-12. We have a lot of members who have volunteered to work at the yarn winding booth in return for free admission to the festival. If you missed signing up this year, keep it in mind for next year!

The KIND chapter is changing their meeting location from Bayland Community Center to the Fonteno Senior Center at 6600 Bissonnet. It’s only about two blocks from the old location.

I have a couple tops on the needles, both of which I’ve made before. And I’ve added a chicklet to my growing collection of emotional support chickens. 

Kate Wilson
KANG President
knitatnightguild@gmail.com

August 2025 Programs

KIK – TBD
KIND – Linus Project: Stitching Blocks (cont.)
KNIT – Planning for the Year
KNOW – Planning for the Year
SoCK – Double Knitting

For more information regarding the latest chapter programs, please visit our CALENDAR page! Here you will find exact dates for upcoming guild chapter meetings, including full program descriptions for each meeting.

On the Calendar page you will also find various guild-wide events (charity knit-ins, affiliate sales and the like) and up-coming events in the yarn community / Houston area (FiberFests, conventions, etc.).

Please visit the KANG Chapters page to find your nearest chapter.

From Our President – August 2025

We are ready to turn over management of the Guild to a new set of officers at the handover meeting on August 2. Thanks to all of you who volunteered to be officers for the coming year as well as those of you who were officers this past year. The Guild would not exist without you! Check the column to the right for a list of all new officers.

I’ve been busy knitting this month. I finished another Emotional Support Chicken (Henrietta) to keep my first one company; a Marisol top which I love – it fits perfectly; and mattress stitching together blanket squares for the KIND chapter. The blankets will go to Project Linus.

Our next board meeting will be August 19. All the board meetings are held on Zoom and any members are welcome to attend – contact Lauren at kangwebmaster@gmail.com for a link to the Zoom call if you are interested.

Kate Wilson
KANG President
knitatnightguild@gmail.com

Charity Knitting – Jul 2025

The KNIT chapter used some of their chapter funds and invited all guild members to their June meeting to make blankets for the Linus Project! They used fleece and added crochet borders for single-layer blankets, and made some double-thick blankets with tied edges.

We received two large donations of yarn:

  1. One is (mostly) Paintbox chunky, DK and cotton aran;
  2. the other is all Berroco Comfort!

All are mostly full skeins and in many colors; please contact your Charity chairs if you would like to pick some up for a charity project!

From Our President – July 2025

We have new officers! With a unanimous vote from the chapters, the following people will take over as new officers on August 1:

KANG Secretary – Jayne Jones (SoCK)

KANG Treasurer – Deanne Nirider (SoCK)

Charity Chairpersons – Linda Currie (KIK) and Nancy Smith (KNOW)

Workshop Chairpersons – Nancy Polychronopoulis (KNOW) and Ann Cole (KNOW)

Thanks to all of them for volunteering!

Kate Wilson
KANG President
knitatnightguild@gmail.com

July 2025 Programs

KIK – KnitStars Meetup
KIND – Linus Project: Stitching Blocks
KNIT – Knitted Knockers Night
KNOW – Sit ‘n Knit Social
SoCK – Planning, Sit ‘n Knit, and Finished Projects

For more information regarding the latest chapter programs, please visit our CALENDAR page! Here you will find exact dates for upcoming guild chapter meetings, including full program descriptions for each meeting.

On the Calendar page you will also find various guild-wide events (charity knit-ins, affiliate sales and the like) and up-coming events in the yarn community / Houston area (FiberFests, conventions, etc.).

Please visit the KANG Chapters page to find your nearest chapter.

June 2025 Programs

KIK – Sit ‘n Knit Social
KIND – Help…it’s a Chart!
KNIT – Linus Project Blanket Night
KNOW – Knitting/Crocheting in the Arts
SoCK – Granny Squares

For more information regarding the latest chapter programs, please visit our CALENDAR page! Here you will find exact dates for upcoming guild chapter meetings, including full program descriptions for each meeting.

On the Calendar page you will also find various guild-wide events (charity knit-ins, affiliate sales and the like) and up-coming events in the yarn community / Houston area (FiberFests, conventions, etc.).

Please visit the KANG Chapters page to find your nearest chapter.