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WORKSHOP – Yarn Dyeing Event

Join us for our September Workshop featuring a fun experience dyeing yarn with Kool-Aid!!
This class is available to current, active KANG members only (minimum 5 participants and a max. 20 participants).
When: Saturday, September 28, 10:00am – 12:00 pm
Where: Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd, Cypress, TX 77433
Cost: Covered by Membership dues, Limited to 20 people, Registration Required
Supplies: Yarn kit with dyeing materials will be provided to each participant.
Optional items to bring: Gloves, face mask, apron, food coloring (liquid drops, not gel). 

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!

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!

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!

Knitting in Kingwood (KIK)

NEW Location!

Come sit and knit (or crochet) with us!

Bring any finished objects or WIP for show and share.

If you are stuck or need advice, we can work on that too.

We will also be starting our discussion of tech in knitting, ultimately to include use of Ravelry, Knit Companion and other online tools and apps.

Knitting in the Daytime (KIND)

The subject for our August meeting is going to be favorite go to knitting tools.

We will also discuss our most unusual tool and what tool was a miss (thought it was a great idea but…).

Knitters Night in Town (KNIT)

Since our July meeting was canceled — we opted for a redo!

And it is still hot enough to:

THINK COOL!

Join us as we think about making new and fun holiday gifts and decorations.

Bring along knitted or crocheted items or photos to show off your favorites and warn us off the “this was too much aggravation” projects!

We are excited to see what everyone has to offer!!

Of course we love to see any WIPs or help out with any problem knitting if we can.

Don’t forget to bring your charity items.