Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our monthly meeting, and a huge thanks to @juliamadill.bsky.social  for sharing how she honed her skills as an in-house knit and crochet designer at a yarn company and what led to the writing of her book, "Every Way with Granny Crochet".

📅LAST CALL to sign up for this month’s meeting! 🌟 FEATURED SPEAKER: @juliamadill.bsky.social  📅 When: May 12 at 7:00 PM ET (Speaker at 7:30 PM) ✅ Members: Check your email for meeting details  #KWKnittersGuild #MayMonthlyMeeting #MonthlySpeaker #AllWelcome #KnittingCommunity #KitchenerWaterloo

✨ SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT ✨ We're thrilled to welcome @juliamadill.bsky.social  to our meeting next Tuesday, May 12! 🎯What she'll be sharing: Hear how Julia honed her skills as an in-house knit and crochet designer at a yarn company and what led to the writing of her book, "Every Way with Granny Crochet"

📆 MAY EVENTS 📆 Happy May!! 🪻🪻 There's so many events we're looking forward to this month. Our monthly meeting featuring @juliamadill.bsky.social , a Stitch & Chat in-person at @theflyingsquirrel , & more! Which are you most excited for? #may #happymay #spring #knittersguild #mayflowers

🧶 MAY MEETING DETAILS! 🧶 📝 Hear how @juliamadill.bsky.social  honed her skills as an in-house knit and crochet designer at a yarn company and what led to the writing of her book, "Every Way with Granny Crochet". See a selection of her latest design work and the inspiration behind them.

SAVE THE DATE! ✨Special Guest: Julia Madill is a knit and crochet pattern designer, tech editor, and stylist based in Toronto, Canada. With 15+ years of experience in the yarn world, Julia has designed hundreds of knit & crochet patterns for yarn companies & publications. 📅 Date: May 12, 2026, 7PM

What an amazing evening! 🌟 💕 Connect with Caroline 💕 Website ancientartsfibre.com Instagram @ancientartsyarn Facebook @AncientArtsFibre Comment below with your favourite take away or inspiration 👇 Learn more: Visit KWKG.ca #ThankYou #KWKnittersGuild #JoinOurCommunity #KitchenerWaterloo

LAST CALL to sign up for this month’s meeting! 📅 When: April 14 at 7:00 PM ET (Speaker at 7:30 PM) ✅ Members: Check your email for meeting details  🎫 Not a member? Join as a guest for $5 EVERYONE'S INVITED! 🤗 #KWKnittersGuild #AllWelcome #KnittingCommunity #KitchenerWaterloo #AncientArtsYarn

✨ SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT ✨ We're thrilled to welcome Caroline Sommerfeld on April 16th! ⏰ When: 7: PM ET (Caroline starts at 7:30 PM) 📍 Where: Online EVERYONE'S INVITED! 🎉  👥 Members: See you there!  🆕 New to our guild? Come as a guest for $5 🧶 Cut off date for guest registration is Sunday April 14

🧶 APRIL MEETING DETAILS! 🧶 🌟 FEATURED SPEAKER: Caroline Sommerfeld 📅 When: Tuesday April 14 at 7:00 PM ET  📍 Where: Zoom  📝 Topic: Fibre types and how they relate to the yarns we use Caroline will discuss the Wonderful World of Yarn and how it gets to our needles! ALL WELCOME! 🤗 ✅

✨Special Guest: Caroline is the Founder & Creative Director of Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts. 30+ years of intensive study has led the company to specialize in sustainable, eco-friendly custom yarns utilizing heritage wool breeds. 📅 Date: April 14, 2026 ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM ET 📍 Where: Zoom

#ThrowbackThursday to September 2025's speaker, Sarah of Imagined Landscapes and her talk on exploring the importance of play in adulthood, featuring gnomes!! 🧶 Here are some key takeaways from a great talk. Message us for more information on how to become a member and attend more awesome talks! 🌟

✨We're thrilled to welcome @detroitknots.bsky.social to our meeting next Tuesday, March 10! The presentation will be about Tunisian crochet. Discussing the tools & fabric characteristics with the basic 3 stitches. ⏰ When: 7:00 PM 👥 Members: See you there!  🆕 New to our guild? Come as a guest for $5

📆 MARCH EVENTS 📆 Happy March!! 🪻🪻 There's so many events we're looking forward to this month. Our monthly meeting featuring @detroitknots.bsky.social , some stitch & chats, & more! Which are you most excited for?! Let us know below! 👇 #march #happymarch #spring #knittersguild #springknits

LAST CALL to sign up as a guest for this month’s meeting. When: December 9 at 7:00 PM ET (Speaker at 7:30 PM) Not a member? Join as a guest for $5 - this payment applies to membership if you decide to join! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE MEETING. #knitting #KWKnittersGuild

Save the Date! December 9th Special Guest: Deanne Fitzpatrick Time: 7:00 PM ET Where: Zoom OPEN TO EVERYONE! Members: Can't wait to see you there! Not a member yet? Perfect time to check us out - guests welcome for $5! #knitting

🧶 NOVEMBER MEETING DETAILS! 🧶 🌟 FEATURED SPEAKER: Xandy Peters 📅 When: Tuesday November 11 at 7:00 PM ET 📍 Where: Zoom ALL WELCOME! 🤗 ✅ Members: Free access to all meetings 🎫 Not a member? Join as a guest for $5 - this payment applies to membership if you decide to join! 💝 #Knitting #Crochet

SAVE THE DATE! Special Guest: Xandy Peters is a knitting designer and teacher, best known as the innovator of the stacked stitch technique and for the Fox Paws pattern. Date: Tuesday November 11 Time: 7:00 PM ET Where: Zoom Xandy Peters starts at 7:30 PM #knit #crochet

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Tuesday night for our monthly meeting, and a huge thanks to Anna Hunter of Long Way Homestead for sharing her incredible knowledge on the Canadian wool industry. The expertise and passion that Anna brought to our guild was truly inspiring! #knit #Crochet

✨ SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT ✨ We're thrilled to welcome Anna Hunter to our meeting next Tuesday, October14! When: 7: PM ET (Anna starts at 7:30 PM) Where: Online Members: See you there! Come as a guest for $5 - if you love it and join, that fee goes toward your membership! #Knit #Crochet

🧶 OCTOBER MEETING DETAILS! 🧶 Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday October 14 - that's the second Tuesday of the month! 📅 When: Tuesday October 14 at 7:00 PM ET 📍 Where: Zoom 🌟 FEATURED SPEAKER: Anna Hunter of @Longway Homestead #knit #crochet

Angela was excited to attend the @kwknittersguild.bsky.social K-W Knitters’ Fair today. She had me drop her off half an hour before it opened. When picked her up five hours later, she asked me to drive her over to the @galthouseofyarn.bsky.social! These knitters are serious!

What an amazing evening! 🌟 Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our monthly meeting, and a huge thanks to Sarah of Imagined Landscapes for sharing her incredible knowledge on Knitting with Joy, exploring the importance of play in adulthood featuring gnomes. #Knit #Crochet

Tonight's the night! September is the beginning of the guild year, but it's not too late to join as either a full member or a social member (an excellent option if you crochet and are looking for other yarnies - my partner joined to talk crochet!).

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT We're thrilled to welcome Sarah Schira of Imagined Landscapes to our meeting next Tuesday, September 9! What she'll be sharing: Knitting With Joy. Explore the importance of play in adulthood and learn how varied play can look in knitting. When: 7 PM ET (Sarah starts at 7:30 PM)

SEPTEMBER MEETING DETAILS! When: Tuesday September 9 at 7:00 PM ET Where: Zoom FEATURED SPEAKER: Sarah Schira of #ImaginedLandscapes Topic: Knitting With Joy. Explore the importance of play in adulthood and learn how varied play can look in knitting.

#KWKnittersFair tickets are available now! The good news: You can now purchase your tickets online or at the Aud's box office in person. kwtickets.evenue.net/events/KNIT

We’re thrilled to kick off the new season of the K-W Knitters’ Guild with Sarah Schira of #ImaginedLandscapes ! Sarah is a Canadian knitting designer who loves gnomes. To her delight, thousands of knitters around the world have been #NeverNotGnoming with her. #SarahSchira #Knitsky

Just 3 hours left to back A USER'S GUIDE TO YARN, by @spindleprincess.bsky.social, and pre-order this game-changing book at the special campaign price! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Are you as excited as we are about the #KWKnittersFair2025? Get involved, help out for a couple of hours, and get into the event for free, & enter a special door prize draw just for volunteers! Fill out the form here to sign up: www.kwkg.ca/fair/volunte...

We're set up for our final Night Market! Come visit us at the Waterloo Public Library until 10pm tonight! #shoplocal #craftmarket #kitchenerwaterloo #whatelseareyoudoingtonight?

The countdown is on: the #KWKnittersFair2025 is less than 4 weeks away now! Join us at the Kitchener Aud (that's Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) for two arenas full of yarny goodness. Visit kwkg.ca/fair for more information, including the list of vendors!

Happy Worldwide Knit in Public Day!🧶 @kwknittersguild.bsky.social will be in Uptown Waterloo with @flyingsquirrelyarn.bsky.social this afternoon to encourage local fibre crafting. Stop by to craft in public (all fibre craft welcome, not just knitting!) or see what others are working on!

The ULA+LIA Kickstarter is back for another year -- Jon Hetts was a speaker at the KW Knitters' guild this past year, and I bought some of the laceweight Yak yarn then. I've been waiting for the Kickstarter, and you bet I backed it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ula...

I hope you're all coming tonight! We're finishing off our guild year with our AGM and a great speaker!

Join Us on Tuesday May 13th when this month's speaker Dawn Barker, shares an overview of her creative process and how assigned pooling came to be with tons of samples to show! Have you knit any of Dawn's creations? Feel free to bring your finished objects to share during the meeting! #knit

It's official, friends! The #kwknittersfair2025 is happening on September 13, 9:30 AM-3:30 PM, at the Kitchener Aud. Vendor applications are now open, with a deadline of June 30. Visit linktr.ee/KWKNITTERSGU... to find out more, whether you're a prospective vendor, volunteer, or attendee!

We had yet another great meeting last night with Keith Leonard of Yarn Snob Yarns talking to us about finishing techniques! Head over to our Ravelry group and share the best tip that you learned (I've already shared mine :-) ) www.ravelry.com/discuss/kw-k...

Tonight! We're joined by Keith Leonard of Yarn Snob Yarns! Keith's presentation will cover essential finishing techniques, tips for achieving a refined look, and how attention to detail elevates knitwear from good to exceptional. #knitting

Our April speaker is Keith Leonard of yarnsnobyarns.com! Join us on Tuesday April 8th as Keith shares his knitting story with us. He will cover essential finishing techniques, tips for achieving a refined look, and how attention to detail elevates knitwear from good to exceptional! #knitting

The Knitty Deep Fall '25 Call for Submissions is up! This Fall, we're looking for Comforting Texture. To find out more about what that means to us, and to see all the items required for a Knitty submission, what we pay, and how YOU keep your copyright, check this page: knitty.com/subguide.php 🧶

Happy Monday, everyone! It's time for a new Question of the Week on Ravelry -- who would you love to take a workshop with? What would you like to learn in a workshop? #knitting #crochet www.ravelry.com/discuss/kw-k...

So far, I'm just talking to myself in our Ravelry forum, but hey! Come on by and check out this week's Question of the Week: www.ravelry.com/discuss/kw-k...

I'm trying to see if I can work up a Question of the Week to get us chatting -- check out the first one here about the upcoming Hamilton Fibre Fair at the Fibre Forge: www.ravelry.com/discuss/kw-k...

Oh, it's lovely! www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Wonderful short doc made by content creator Neville Madill debuted today about my partner in life and art, Kirk Dunn, and the show we co-wrote, The Knitting Pilgrim, which is about to tour both BC and UK in April and May, 2025. Take a look. Just gorgeous. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

We were talking about Tunisian Crochet last week in our Crochet Lab, and doesn't Knitty have a pattern in the latest issue! It's designed by Marieke van Bommel. knitty.com/ISSUEss25/PA...

We've put up some information about the presentation by the incredible @craftyintentions.bsky.social (including links and tips) in our Ravelry group -- do go check it out, and add to the conversation if you have some of your own take-aways from last night's talk. www.ravelry.com/discuss/kw-k...

A HUGE thank you to Megan Lapp of @craftyintentions.bsky.social for your delightful and inspiring talk about your creative process tonight! You amazed us with your wonderful creations :-)

It's tonight! Our March speaker is the amazingly creative Megan Lapp. We are so excited for this! Not a member yet? Consider joining us for access to great and inspiring speakers. Check out www.kwkg.ca/join-us/ #crochet