Welcome to the Rochester Knitting Guild!

The Rochester Knitting Guild exists to promote interest, appreciation, and skill in knitting.

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Welcome to the Winter 2009 season of the Rochester Knitting Guild!

February meeting Fitting Your Knitting with Jeanne Hoffman

You need some basic measurements, even for a simple drop-shoulder pullover, to get a hand knit sweater that looks like it belongs to the wearer. How big around, how long for the body, how long for the sleeves? If you need to adjust written pattern directions, how do you do that? At the February 8 meeting Jeanne Hoffman will present a program on Fitting Your Knitting.

Jeanne will demonstrate on a volunteer where to measure. If you want to participate, bring a flexible tape measure (not metal) and a long straight knitting needle, and pair up with a friend to measure each other. Please print and bring along this measurements form.

Also covered will be how to make adjustments to a written pattern to make a sweater larger or smaller, longer or shorter. Jeanne will explain allowing for ease (close-fitting to loosely fitting), and how that varies with the bulkiness or thickness of the knitted fabric, as well as how drapey or firm it is. As time allows, Jeanne will discuss fitting details, such as using short rows for bust darts, and fitting over a rounded tummy or a rounded back.

Jeanne is the auditor on the Guild’s Board of Directors and teaches knitting techniques at Spirit Work Knitting and Design.
January's program featured mini-workshops on a variety of subjects, not just knitting! Here are some resources to learn more!
- Photographing Your Knits with Jeanne Hoffman
- Duct Tape Mannequins with Sharah Blankenship

The Knitting Guild of Rochester meets on the 2nd Monday of the month, September through May*. Doors open at 6:30pm and the meetings start at 7pm. The meetings are located at Temple B'rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, NY 14618.

* November meeting will take place on November 16th, the 3rd Monday of the month.