Rochester Knitting Guild Programs 2025-2026
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 |
