Programs

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