KIND will begin a 2-part project where we knit a Fair Isle cozy.
In March, we will learn and practice techniques for stranded knitting in the round.
Details for the project will be sent ahead of the meeting; if you wish to attend and you are not a KIND member, please email Barbara Haas, KIND president.
The KIND group will look at the various methods of knitting in the round for small-diameter projects like socks, mittens, and cosy koozies.
All are encouraged to bring fingering-weight yarn and appropriate needles, and we’ll collectively demo and share what we like about using our tools, whether it be circulars (short, extra-long for magic loop, or in pairs), cool new flexi-flips, or good old double-pointed straights.
KIND will begin a series of programs on colorwork.
For January, we will focus on mosaic knitting. Mosaic is one of the easiest ways to do complex colorwork patterns but uses only one color at a time. Come join us at the meeting to learn about mosaic knitting and try out one of these patterns.
To participate, you’ll need two colors of the same yarn, a light and a dark (take a photo and use your phone to convert it monochrome/black-and-white to ensure good contrast!). For needles, you can use circular or straight needles, but select ones 1-2 sizes larger than you would normally use for that yarn.
Stranded knitting is all the rage, especially for sweater yokes!
Take your stranding to the next level with the help of Amy Rodgers, KIND’s guest speaker. Amy will cover tips and tricks to make your work easier and to get your colorwork creations to stand out in a good way!
For the meeting, please bring two colors of smooth wool yarn and appropriate needles – double points or circular needles so you can practice these techniques on a small swatch in the round.
Sunita will be teaching us to make beaded stitch markers. She will provide the materials.
If you have any small jeweler’s pliers, please bring them.
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 that shows great use of color (or bad!) please bring it, in addition to any regular show and share items.
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 this is an opportunity to have someone demonstrate and then practice with your fellow knitters.
Please bring a cake of yarn and appropriate-sized needles (straight or circular are both fine.) If you have a hank and no winder there will be a swift at the meeting to create your cake. If your preference is to hand-wind, do so in a manner in which both ends of the ball are accessible.
For the July meeting of the KIND chapter, we will take a vacation from an organized program and just sit and knit and enjoy each other’s company.
It will also be a chance to ask for help with any knitting or crochet projects.
The June meeting of the KIND chapter will be a “Sock Clinic“.
Those who are proficient in sock knitting are going to help those who aren’t with tricks to help all be more successful sock knitters.
The KIND chapter will be making Dryer Balls!
Please bring wool yarn (not superwash wool) and felting needles, if you have them. The yarn can be scraps of wool, such as from an old sweater or any other wool item. Color does not matter.