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KNOW Meeting – Cast On/Bind Off

Join us for a program on a cast on/bind off.
Nancy Polychronopoulos will demonstrate the German Twist cast on and the Icelandic bind off.
Bring yarn (preferably a light-colored solid worsted weight) and appropriately sized needles for that yarn. There is no homework.
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.

KNOW Meeting – KAL: Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf

KNOW’s July program will be a knit-along presented by Jan Clark. We will be knitting the “Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf“, which is a free pattern available on Ravelry (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/multidirectional-diagonal-scarf).

 

This scarf looks great with variegated or self-striping yarn. A good yarn to try would be a DK weight, knit with size 6 needles, or try a heavier yarn with appropriate needles for a faster finish. You can use the same yarn throughout or different yarns in each triangular section of the scarf as a way to use some leftover stash yarn. It’s also possible to use two yarns held together for a different look. There are so many possibilities that you may want to make more than one!

This is a fun project for knitters with limited experience and for highly skilled knitters. If you have not previously knit short rows, this is your opportunity to learn!!

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.

KNOW Meeting – Crewel Embroidery

KNOW’s June program will be an “Introduction to Crewel Embroidery on Hand Knits“.

We’ll be exploring the very hot trend of visible mending on garments and learning how to add embellishments to our hand knitted items. The visible mending movement has been driven by people interested in sustainability and who are concerned by the environmental impact of “fast fashion”.

If you’d like to try crewel embroidery you’re invited to “shop your closet” and bring a knitted garment, or maybe a swatch or a dishcloth to work on.

You’ll also need a blunt tapestry needle and some fingering or worsted weight scrap yarn, or embroidery floss, or needlepoint tapestry yarn (we’ll bring some too). If you’ve done visible mending before, please bring in any examples to share with other members and inspire us all.

 

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.

KNOW Meeting – Celebration of Charity Knitting

KNOW’s May program will be a “Celebration of Charity Knitting”.

We’ll share patterns, recommendations for projects and techniques, items we’ve made (a show and share for charity items) and of course we’ll knit charity items.

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.

KNOW Meeting – Summer Tops

KNOW’s April program will be on “Summer Tops for Houston”.

Summer is just around the corner, and it’s time to be inspired by your fellow knitters’ creations and planned projects. All members are invited to wear or bring a Summer Top to our meeting. We’d also encourage everyone to bring a list of favorite designers, patterns, and styles to share and discuss. We’d like to have a yarn taste, so bring any scrap yarn or stash yarn suitable for summer tops, such as linens, cottons, or silk blends.

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.

KNOW Meeting – Familiar Stitch Patterns (Pt. 2)

KNOW’s March program will be the first in a series covering “Familiar Stitch Patterns”.

This month we will focus on the versatile garter stitch and learn some techniques for binding off. We’ll spend some time on the Icelandic bind-off which is fast and stretchy, and also look at a sewn bind-off. 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.

KNOW Meeting – Familiar Stitch Patterns (Pt. 1)

KNOW’s February program will be the first in a series covering “Familiar Stitch Patterns”.

This month we will focus on a traditional lace pattern called “Old Shale”, presented by Amy Rodgers.  Old Shale is an 18-stitch repeat pattern and very adaptable to baby blankets, scarves, and shawls. 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.

KNOW Meeting – Slip Stitch Edge

KNOW’s January meeting will be a program called “Tricks with a Slip Stitch Edge” presented by Amy Rodgers.

The topic is the first and last stitches when knitting flat with single point needles. If you would like to stitch along bring two colors of DK or Worsted weight yarn and appropriate needles. Members are also invited to show and share any knitting gifts they received. As always, we’d love to see any of your completed projects.

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

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

KNOW Meeting – Holiday Party

Join us for our annual Holiday Party!!

We will have an OPTIONAL gift exchange.
Please come regardless of whether you’ll be exchanging a gift.
For those who want to participate, please bring a gift-wrapped non-acrylic skein of yarn – DK weight, Sport weight or Sock/Fingering weight yarn costing approximately $30. And go home with a new skein on yarn!

Visitors and members from other chapters are always welcome. Members often arrive early to Spring Creek to visit over dinner. We’re looking forward to seeing you on December 13th!!

KNOW Meeting – Knitter’s Self Care

KNOW’s November program will be Knitter’s Self Care presented by Amy Rodgers.
Amy will share with us some information on hand stretches, some articles and Carson Demers’ techniques. Members are invited to discuss if they have had experiences with Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy, and how they protect themselves.
Visitors and members from other chapters are always welcome. Members often arrive early to Spring Creek to visit over dinner. We’re looking forward to seeing you on November 29th!