Kate Atherley—Math for Knitters
Master the essential mathematics behind knitting and make this essential tool a friend, never a foe.
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Knit Nights
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:
- Thursday, October 10th 2024
- Wednesday, November 13th 2024
- Tuesday, December 3rd 2024
- Tuesday, January 7th 2025
- Monday, February 3rd 2025
- Wednesday, March 12th 2025
- Thursday, April 10th 2025
- Monday, May 5th, 2025
Monthly Meetings
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
Special Events
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.
Jennifer Webster—The Llamas of High Park: From Fold to Fibre—In Person and Zoom Webinar
Find out how small quantities of luxury yarn come from creatures cared for in the city.
Chantal Miyagishima of Knitatude—Beginner-friendly Knits that Fit—Zoom Webinar
Bespoke garments need not be challenging to knit. Supplement your basic skills to elevate your knitting from homemade to handmade.
Fiona Ellis—From Simple to Special: Elevate Your Knitting with Embroidery—In Person and Zoom Webinar
Learn how to make simple knitted items—garments, mittens, toys, gnomes, and more—very special and totally unique. In this playful session Fiona Ellis will demonstrate techniques to add whimsical elements, tone-on-tone texture, or highlights to patterning in a sophisticated way. This will be a hybrid meeting (both online and in-person).
Molly Lynch—Knitting: Ouch! Avoiding Injury—Zoom Webinar
Knitting is fun. But if we knit improperly or to extremes—you know, that holiday deadline!—we can injure ourselves. Put down the needles while this occupational therapist shows us how to knit safely.
TKG Tour of Royal Ontario Museum Quilts: Made in Canada Exhibit (Special Event – Preregistration Required)
A guided tour of the new ROM exhibit, highlighting some of the most visually intoxicating examples of artistry, community, and sustainability in Canadian-made quilts. The tickets include the guided group tour, approximately an hour long, beginning at 2pm. Afterwards, participants are able to explore and roam the museum at our leisure (general admission is included for […]