2026-2027 Guild Year Focus:
Yarn Properties
September 28th: Welcome Back Fun!
After a long summer apart we’re dedicating a large part of the meeting to giving everyone a chance to visit and catch up. We’ll also be having a game of ‘getting to know you bingo’ to help meet some new people and make some new friends.
October 12th: Fiber Facts and Terminology 101
We’ll be starting our fiber properties theme off with a primer in commonly used fiber terms and an introduction on how to choose the right yarn for your project.
November 16th: Shop Night!
Do you need some yarn for that last minute gift? Or do you need a little treat for yourself? The Guild welcomes everyone for a fun opportunity to visit and shop for yarn, tools, accessories, and other items ahead of the holiday season. Meeting open to members and non-members alike!
December 14th: “Sheep to Skein” Presentation by Marcia Weinart
Come learn about the journey that wool makes to reach our hands with Marcia’s presentation.
January 11th: Zoom meeting – Topic TBD
February 8th: Trivia Night
Test your knowledge with a fiber themed trivia night!
March 8th: Guest Speaker – TBD
April 12: Yarn Tasting
How better to learn about different types of fiber but to get to work with them! We will have a sampling of breeds from right here in New York to swatch with and learn about the features and properties that make these breeds different.
May 10th: Yarn (and More) Auction!
Bring your wallets & get ready for action! The auction is an event where we can restock our stashes with yarn donated by fellow members. This is the year’s main fundraiser for the Guild. Open to both members and non-members.
2025-2026 Guild Year Focus:
Sustainability
- September 8th: Speed Knitting & Speed Crochet Contests
- October 20th: “Treasure Hunting for Yarrrrnnn!”
- November 10th: Shop Night
- December 8th: “Mending Your Makes”
- January 12th: Zoom Meeting: “A Year of Repair with Tinking Turtle (Jennifer Raymond)”
- February 9th: Game Night
- March 9th: Guest Speaker (TBD)
- April 13th: “Modify Your Makes”
- May 11th: Yarn Auction
Rochester Knitting Guild Programs 2023-2024
- September 11th at Temple B’rith Kodesh : Welcome Back
- October 16th at Temple B’rith Kodesh: Color Work
- November 13th at Temple B’rith Kodesh : Shop Night
- December 11th: Roxanne Richardson, virtual meeting on Zoom (members only)
- January 8th at Temple B’rith Kodesh: Shawl Geometry
- February 12th at Temple B’rith Kodesh: Book auction and mini circular caston workshops
- March 11th: Scandinavian Knitting Traditions and Symbolism in Nordic Knitting, with Kristin Drysdale, virtual meeting on Zoom (members only)
- April 8th: Knitting and Living in Shetland, with Janette Budge, virtual meeting on Zoom (members only)
- May 13th at Temple B’rith Kodesh, Yarn Auction
- June 10th: Quinzi Lodge gathering, more information to follow
Rochester Knitting Guild Program Schedule 2022-23
PDFs of PowerPoint presentations are found in the Members Only section – Meeting Handouts. The presentations are posted within a week of the meeting.
September – Happy 35th Anniversary to the Rochester Knitting Guild!
October – Carson Demers Author of Knitting Comfortably: The Ergonomics of Handknitting
November – The return of SHOP NIGHT
December – Presentation by Vice President Sue Sayre
January – Canadian Designer Sarah Schira
February – Mini Workshops
March – (1) Book Sale/Silent Auction of Books & (2) Presentation on “Care & Feeding of Your Stash”
April – Alasdair Post-Quinn on Zoom
May – Yarn Auction
Rochester Knitting Guild Program Schedule 2021-22
November – Fixing Mistakes/Swap Night
December 13th – BRIOCHE with Tina Turner
Learn to knit two color Brioche with free patterns for a headband and one for a cowl/hat designed by Tina. Other_Publications_Amber_Duet_Brioche_Hat and Brioche Twist Headband (Ravelry Link)
January 10th – Thrummed Mittens or Hat
Extra warmth and extra easy
February 14 – Marcia Weinert has volunteered to present the program at this meeting. Topic TBA
Rochester Knitting Guild Program Schedule 2019-20
September – Setting up your knitting space
October – Helix Knitting
November – SHOP NIGHT – cancelled
December – Shop Night Redux
January – Color in Knitting – Natalie Klein
February – Mosaic Knitting
March –
April – Workshop Lecture
May – Bag Raffle
- These vendors were scheduled to be at Shop Night, many have already committed to coming back for the December 9th meeting – thank you all for being flexible!
| Acornworks Fiber Processing |
| Birch Tree Fiber Arts on Etsy |
| Black Purl |
| Buffalo Yarn Truck |
| Embraceable Ewe |
| Fiber Adornment |
| Granny J Creations |
| Honeyoye Craft Lab |
| Humble Bumble Fiber |
| Kingfisher Bags |
| Knitting Circle |
| LiftBridge |
| Long Meadow Farm |
| Mayapple Farm ( on Etsy too) |
| Megan Meg’s and Co. |
| Pear Tree Yarns |
| Propanicus Moon Yarn |
| Snapdragon Crochet |
| Stoneedge Fibers |
| Whilhelminasweewoolies |
| Woolflower Yarn |
| Zani Crafts |
| And these members |
| Amelia Templar |
| Nina Ragueno |
| Debbie Abraham |
| Barbara Covill |
| Virginia Schindler |
| Heather Foti |
