Tag: program

Knitting in the Daytime (KIND)

This month, we will be revisiting making stitch markers!!
Our president, Sunita Parambel, will present this program.

Knitters Night Out West (KNOW)

Our sweater series is drawing to a close. It’s time for closure on our sweaters! Button Bands! (Did you see what I did there?)

At the October meeting, we will discuss various buttonholes you can knit, how to plan out their placement, and how to stabilize buttons on a knitted garment. In the workshop portion, we will pick up and knit a button band with buttonholes.

*NOTE: Please bring two 3  x 6  blocked stockinette pieces in worsted weight yarn, knitting needles the same size you knitted with, and additional worsted weight yarn to knit the bands.

Also, if you have any additional questions or concerns particular to your project, please email your questions to cathy@drake-family.net. And I will prepare my best answers for the meeting to help you be successful. Don’t forget that December will be our show and tell time!

I’m finishing up my sweater for then too.

Knitting in the Daytime (KIND)

The program for the October 19th KIND meeting will be presented by Valarie Nicholson. The topic for the program will be Russian Grafting, an alternative to the Kitchener Stitch, which uses a crochet hook rather than a darning needle.

Homework:

Materials:

  • One swatch using worsted weight yarn
  • 2 dpns and a crochet hook sized for your yarn, example 6-9 sized needles= a K hook.

Make one swatch

Cast on 20 stitches and knit in Stockinette stitches for about 2 inches ending with a knit row.
Transfer stitches evenly onto the dpns.

Saturday Cypress Knitters (SoCK)

Experience the magic of short rows.

Short rows let you add interesting design elements to your projects and improve the fit of your garments. Practice Wrap & Turn, German, Japanese, and Twin Stitch (fish lips kiss) techniques. Learn why some methods are more suited to stockinette and garter stitch and why some are more visible on the back side of your work.

Bring smooth yarn (worsted or DK weight) and suitable needles.

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!