TKG hosts virtual Knit Nights once a month from October through May. Meetings are free for members and do not require pre-registration. Knit Nights are moderated by members. TKG Knit Nights are scheduled for 7pm to 8:30pm EST on the following dates for 2024-2025. Members should log in to the Membership Hub to access the Knit Night Zoom meeting link.
Then the list of Knit Night dates:
Monthly meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month from September to June. All meetings will be available as virtual meetings via Zoom, and some will be offered as a hybrid meeting with in-person attendance available as well. Each meeting listing specifies whether the meeting will be a Zoom Webinar or Hybrid. In-person attendance for hybrid meetings will be at Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto. This is an accessible venue – for more details, refer to our FAQ page under About TKG at https://torontoknittersguild.ca/faq/. Meetings are free for members – Find out about TKG MEMBERSHIP
The Guild occasionally organizes special events of interest to our members .
Currently Open for Registration until October 4th
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park
Guided Tour of Quilts: Made in Canada Exhibit
Saturday, October 19th at 1:45 pm
Pre-registration is required .
Pricing: Standard ticket: $30
Seniors (65+, must provide birth date): $26
ROM membership holders (must provide ROM membership number): $10
Refer meeting calendar, below, for details and online registration form.
BeadFX On September 17th we will hear from Marg Yamanaka of BeadFx. Marg is very experienced in all aspects of beading including knitted jewelry and many other types of jewelry. She will describe her business and show us how to use beads to make wonderful handmade creations.
Japanese Knitting Alison Rose is a guild member and enthusiastic fan of exquisite knitting patterns available from Japan. Alison will speak on Japanese knitting techniques and designs. So that members will be aware of Japanese knitting books available from Needle Arts bookshop, Marsha White has prepared a handout with hyperlinks: Japanese Knitting Books.
Wellington Fibres Donna Hancock the founder of Wellington Fibres, will be our guest speaker. Donna is on the faculty of the University of Guelph and is the founder and owner of a working farm raising mohair goats. Wellington Fibres also operates a spinning mill which produces exquisite mohair yarns from the farm’s goats.
A fun, informative, and social night. The executive presented answers to questions received regarding the guild, introduced the executive, newsletter committee members and webmaster. Opportunity to meet and mingle with other members at a social in the café.
Robin Hunter will be speaking about knitting with Hand-Dyed Yarns.
The TKG annual fashion show features items hand-crafted by our members, with commentators to speak about the features of each modeled item. We encourage every member to participate and show off your handiwork, whether you are celebrating your first knit or your first 1000th knit! How to Participate If you are interested in participating, please […]
Skills Exchange Mini Workshops A great opportunity to learn a number of useful new techniques in short 15-minute sessions. It will be a fun and social evening, with many valuable skills being shared by our volunteer teachers. If you have a technique or skill you would like to share, please email Debra -- programme@torontoknittersguild.ca. Sadly, […]
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Carol Milne Carol Milne is the lone pioneer in the field of knitted glass. Pushing the limits of her material through persistent and relentless experimentation, she developed a variation of the lost wax casting process to cast knitted work in glass. Combining her passion for knitting with her love for cast glass sculpture, her knitted […]
