Interested in knitting socks but don’t know where to start?
Join the SoCK chapter for an overview of sock knitting basics!
No pre-work is needed for this lecture/discussion that will demystify sock construction and techniques.
Tag: Programs
Knitting in Kingwood (KIK)
Knitting in Kingwood (KIK) – Saturday, May 18, 10:00am – 12:00pm
WHEN: 3rd Saturday of the month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
WHERE: Kingwood Branch Library, 4400 Bens View Ln, Kingwood, TX 77339
NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE ! LIBRARY NOT AVAILABLE!
WHERE: SKEETERS, West Lake Houston Parkway, Kingwood
We have the meeting room at the back of the restaurant.
For everyone who went on the trip to Modern Skein please bring what you bought to share and whatever pattern you plan to use! If you were unable to join us, bring your current project in the works or in your queue! ?
June 8th is Knitting in Public Day. We will meet again at La Madeliene in Kingwood to have lunch and knit! It was a fun couple of hours last year!
Meeting Schedule:
June meeting: To be scheduled. The library is not available! Will let y’all know!
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!
Knitting in the Daytime (KIND)
Knitting in the Daytime (KIND) – Thursday, January 18, 10:00am – 12:00pm
DATE: 3rd Thursday of the month, 10am – 12pm
WHERE: Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, TX – near Bissonnet and Hillcroft
KIND’s January meeting will have a theme of New Year – New beginnings. Details will be sent to KIND members ahead of the meeting, so watch your in-box!
Knitting in Kingwood (KIK)
Knitting in Kingwood (KIK) – Saturday, January 20, 10:00am – 12:00pm
WHEN: 3rd Saturday of the month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
WHERE: Kingwood Branch Library, 4400 Bens View Ln, Kingwood, TX 77339
?? HAPPY NEW YEAR! ??
Our January meeting will be a class on Needle Felting an Owl. Bring your tools and KIK will provide the wool roving for the project,
Bring your finished projects for Charity and don’t forget your Show and Share!
Meeting Schedule:
January 20 – Meeting Room – Needle Felting Class
February 10 ~~~~~NOTE DATE CHANGE!~~~~~ Meeting Room
March 16 – Meeting Room
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!
KANG RETREAT 2024 at Lone Star
A full and fun weekend awaits us at Camp Lone Star in La Grange, TX, starting on Thursday, March 14. This will be time to enjoy friendship and comradeship while putting your knitting needles to work in a few classes designed to build and develop your skills.
There will be some homework ahead of the retreat. Our knit programs are led by Marla Morris and will kick-off Thursday evening with terminology, schematics, and measuring. Friday will lead us on a journey showing us the processes of shaping and work working with increases and decreases. We will talk swatches, top-down sweaters, and experiment with various needles and yarns to create a recipe for the perfect sweater for you!
Saturday morning, Linda Pietz will teach us the art of creating fabric using Tunisian Crochet. We will learn to crochet four pieces of fabric needed to make a top that is flattering to all. The afternoon will be open free time.
Toss in a puzzle or three, a quick class on creating a felted character, an optional $45 class with kit to create a row counter, a fire pit, St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans, and a good time will be had by all.
Additional details about the classes can be found in the KANG members-only section of the website. Hope to see you there!
CHIX Meeting – Embellish your Knitting with Embroidery
May’s program is “Learn to Embellish your Knitting with Embroidery.” Using smooth, worsted yarn in 2 colors that are very close in color, please bring the following swatch:
Using longtail cast on, CO 26 stitches with color A.
ROW 1. Color B WS K3 P20 K3
ROW 2. RS K26
ROW 3. Color A WS K3 P20 K3
ROW 4. RS K26
Repeat Rows 1 – 4 for 50 rows. BO loosely and block if necessary.
Optional: Crochet swatch in SC stripes like the knitting swatch.
Supplies: Blunt tip tapestry needle. Scrap smooth worsted or dk yarn, normal knitting supplies
CHIX Meeting – Holiday Shawl Pins
Just in time for Christmas/Holiday giving, let’s make shawl pins that can be made easily for any knitted or crocheted items. Please bring scissors for cutting paper and thin wire, and your normal knitting and crochet supplies. All other supplies will be provided.
And bring last month’s project so we can finish turning circles into squares. Looking forward to seeing everyone. We will be finalizing plans for our Christmas/Holiday gathering.
KNIT Meeting – 2-Color Brioche
For our November meeting, Elizabeth Spies will continue her Brioche program. Last month we covered one color brioche. This month we will jump into two-color brioche. Elizabeth recommends you bring two yarns with high color contrast, and double pointed or circular needles a few sizes smaller than normal for your weight yarn. I love brioche and I hope you will fall in love too – come to our meeting and learn to love brioche!
KNOW Meeting – Sock Fundamentals
At our meeting on Monday, November 26, 2018, longtime KNOW member and sock-knitting expert Lynn Hensley will present her program on “Sock Fundamentals.” Lynn will explain in detail basic sock construction and architecture, discuss the most popular heel and toe options, describe how and what to measure for a perfect fit, as well as talk about needle choices and appropriate yarns to use. This program is aimed toward knitters of all skill levels, so please join us.
Our KNOW Annual Holiday Party is scheduled for December 10, 2018, at Spring Creek Barbecue. If you’d like to participate in the (optional) gift exchange, please bring with you a wrapped, unlabeled knitting notion (or notions) worth approximately $15. For additional exciting details about the Holiday Party, watch your inbox!
Note: This is the last meeting at which cold-weather charitable contributions will be collected.
KNIT Meeting – Brioche, part 1
We are so excited to begin our two month journey into Brioche knitting with Elizabeth Spies. Elizabeth will take us through one color brioche at the October meeting and two color brioche at the November meeting. Join us and get your brioche on!!