Tag: Programs

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!!

KIK Meeting – Problem Solving

The October program consists of small groups and problem solving.

  • How to fix mistakes in a pattern
  • How to fix dropped stitches
  • How to keep your rows straight when crocheting

 

KNIT Meeting – Tunisian Crochet

Charles Clark will be introducing us to Tunisian Crochet!!! If time allows, we will begin our Christmas Tree Garland, so bring your yarn and appropriate needles. Christmas in July!!