The guild has a proud history of inviting nationally and internationally known designers, knitters, and authors to teach at our workshops. Within its first five years, the
following knitting luminaries Maggie Righetti, Kaffe Fassett, Meg Swanson, Medrith Glover, and Knitting Vogue Editor Nancy Thomas visited us. Over the years, the guild
has featured the following star-studded list as guest speakers or to teach workshops:
- Charlene Schurch in May 2000
- Sally Melville in October 2000
- Judy Pascale in October 2001
- Carol A. Anderson in November 2002
- Anna Zilboorg in November 2003
- Jared Flood in November 2010
- Nancy Vandivert in September 2011
- Anne Hanson November 2011
- Melissa Leapman in November 2012
- JC Briar in October 2013
- Laura Nelkin in December 2014
- Franklin Habit in April 2015
- Patty Lyons in April 2016
- Lucy Neatby in April 2017
- Kate Atherley in April 2018
- Donna Druchunas in April 2019
- Lorilee Beltman in April 2021
- Kim McBrien Evans in April 2022
- Sarah Schira in January 2023
- Alasdair Post-Quinn in April 2023
- Carson Demers in October 2023
- Roxanne Richardson in December 2023
- Kristin Drysdale in March 2024
- Janette Budge in April 2024
- Ann Clarke in December 2024
- Bristol Ivy in March 2025
- Nicole Cleveland in March 2026
Past Meetings
2025 – 2026
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
2024 – 2025
September: Speed Knitting Contest
October: Exploration of Knitting Machines
Nov: Shop Night with a Tube-to-Sock Demo
December: Zoom – Ann Clarke present “A love of Knitting & What is Possible with a Machine”
January: Embellishments Mini Workshops
February: Notions Night & Stitch Marker Table
March: Zoom – Bristol Ivy Presentation
April: “Ravelry or Runway” game/presentation
May: Auction Night
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
2022 – 2023
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
2021 – 2022
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
2019 – 2020
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