Tag: Meeting

Knitters Night Out West (KNOW)

Bringing it Alive with Seaming – hands-on workshop and seaming demonstration

Seaming techniques for shoulders, vertical and horizontal adjustments

Are you making good progress on your sweaters this year? I hope this month’s topic catches you when you are getting close to putting your sweater together. This month we will delve into seaming. We will be seaming horizontally, vertically, and cast-on to cast-off.
You must prepare and block several small swatches in worsted-weight yarn to participate. Please use a long-tail cast-on and a regular bind-off.
Please make two 3″ x 6″ swatches and two 3″ x 3″ squares. It might be easiest if they aren’t in variegated yarn. Bring the swatches, a ruler, calculator or other way to do math, a pencil, a yarn needle, and yarn scraps to use in seaming. You may choose to use a different color for seaming so you can see what is happening.

Many members often come early to have dinner and show support for the restaurant and their generosity in letting us meet there. Guild members and visitors are welcome to join us!

CHH Spinners

The Contemporary Handweavers of Houston (CHH) hosts spin-ins twice a month, the first Saturday of each month from 10-12 am, and the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm.
Both are held at the CHH Guild House, 1425 Blalock, 2nd floor.

If you are a spinner, bring your wheel, drop spindle or e-spinner and check out our group and the guild.
Occasionally meeting schedules will vary, so please check the CHH website calendar before heading out. For this and other information, see http://www.weavehouston.org/

Knitting in the Daytime (KIND)

At our September 19th program for KIND, Kate Wilson will teach us the Finchley Graft. This is a much easier alternative to the Kitchener stitch for grafting two pieces together. The homework for the program is as follows:

HOMEWORK

Materials: 2 swatches (directions below) using a smooth worsted-weight yarn, and a tapestry needle. I found that a straight needle was easier than using the type with a bent tip.

Make 2 swatches.
For each swatch, cast on 10 stitches and knit in stockinette stitch for about 2” ending with a knit row. Cut the yarn, leaving a tail about 10” long. Leave the stitches on the needle.

If you don’t have two sets of needles the same size, after finishing the first swatch, slide the finished swatch onto a smaller size needle to free up your needles for the second swatch.

Knitters Night in Town (KNIT)

It’s POM POM NIGHT!

One of our members has made 30+ hats for charity and we will be adorning them with fantastic pompoms.

Please bring your Pom Pom makers (or your favorite DIY card board model), sharp scissors, and blunt needle for worsted to bulky weight yarn.

We look forward to fun night for a good cause!!

As always, we love to see what you are making or any items you might need help with.

Saturday Cypress Knitters (SoCK)

This year’s SoCK programs are designed to elevate your skills. For the September meeting, we’ll kick off our yearly challenge. The theme is “Making those UFOs become FOs.” For the challenge kickoff, there will be a prize for the person who brings the most UFOs (or photo evidence of them) to the meeting. At the end of the year, there will be prizes for the most completed UFOs.

You also can challenge yourself to dig into new skills you want to learn! Upcoming programs are on short rows, socks, backward knitting and knitting styles, Portuguese knitting, crochet skills, Knit Companion Part 2, yarn dyeing with Koolaid, and Granny Square crochet! Challenge yourself to grow your skills!

Katy Lace Knitters

Katy Lace Knitters will meet on September 10th at 11 am due to Labor Day holiday.

We will be working on the Good Winds Shawl by Karolina Wesotek.

Stay after the meeting to eat lunch and visit. Please email jos[email protected] if you plan to attend. Hope to see y’all there

CHH Spinners

The Contemporary Handweavers of Houston (CHH) hosts spin-ins twice a month, the first Saturday of each month from 10am-12pm, and the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Both are held at the CHH Guild House, 1425 Blalock, 2nd floor.

If you are a spinner, bring your wheel, drop spindle or e-spinner and check out our group and the guild. Occasionally meeting schedules will vary, so please check the CHH website calendar before heading out. For this and other information, see http://www.weavehouston.org/

Katy Lace Knitters

Katy Lace Knitters will meet on Tuesday, August 6th, at 11 am at Luby’s on South Mason Road.

We will be discussing the Good Winds Shawl and how to increase or decrease it. Bring any pattern you want to alter, and we will be glad to help.

Stay after the meeting to visit and eat lunch. Please email me at [email protected] if you plan to attend. Hope to see y’all there.

Knitters Night Out West (KNOW)

Join us for a program on the Basics of Tunisian Crochet. Tracy Reid will be showing us how to do this fun craft.

No homework is necessary, but those who would like to try making a small swatch can bring some light-colored worsted or DK weight yarn and a straight, non-ergonomic crochet hook that is 2 to 3 sizes larger than what is recommended for the yarn.
A Tunisian crochet hook is not necessary for a small sample, but if you already have one feel free to bring it. An instructional handout will be provided for those who want to try practicing on their own. Tracy will bring finished projects, swatches, tools and a couple books to share as well.

She will be using this free pattern for the demo and swatch.

Many members often come early to have dinner and show support for the restaurant and their generosity in letting us meet there. Guild members and visitors are welcome to join us!