January – Tips and Tricks
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaLearn favourite tips and tricks from founding and long-standing Guild members.
Vendor Table: Alpaca Avenue
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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.
February – Fashion Show
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaMembers strut their stuff at the annual WORK OF OUR HANDS fashion show. All are encouraged to participate.
March – Skills Exchange
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaSkills Exchange Mini Workshops You’ll have the opportunity to learn a number of useful new techniques in three 20 minute sessions. It will be a fun and social evening with valuable skills shared by our volunteer instructors. Choose three of the six workshops and please come prepared as outlined in the descriptions given below with […]
April – Susan Fohr
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaSusan Fohr, Textile Museum of Canada Susan Fohr is an avid knitter, spinner, sewer and natural dyer who lives in Toronto. Susan will share how her work as a museum educator has shaped her identity as both an educator and a maker. She is currently the Education Programs Coordinator at the Textile Museum of Canada […]
Toronto Knitters Frolic 2016
April 30 & May 1, 2016. See Toronto Knitters Frolic for all the details and to sign up for some of the amazing workshops. How many sleeps until the FROLIC? Time to FROLIC!
May – Monika Stramaglia
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaMonika Stramaglia - Machine knitting Monika has been machine knitting for upwards of 25 years, and loves to combine hand and machine knitting and crochet to make trendy garments and great-looking pieces in a timely manner. If you have been curious about using a knitting machine, this is your opportunity to find out more as […]
June – Peggy Sue
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaPeggy Sue will be speaking on her experience in the fashion industry; her beginnings in mass market, fast fashion, and high end luxury goods through to her present company that exclusively uses North American fibre and labour to create heirloom womenswear. Her presentation will explore her experiences within the local fibre and labour industry and […]
September – Autumn/Winter Yarn & Fashion Preview
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaAUTUMN-WINTER 2016/17 YARN & FASHION PREVIEW TKG executive member Patrick Madden will present new yarn and patterns from the Autumn-Winter 2016/17 collections of Toronto yarn distributors Diamond Yarns, Americo Original and Estelle Yarns. Model garments featuring new yarns will be on display at the meeting. Julia Grunau from Patternfish, the Toronto based online knitting pattern […]
October – Kate Atherley
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaKate Atherley will be discussing pattern design, writing and the publication process. Ever wonder how a pattern actually gets written? Want to know why there's so much fuss about grading, and what these strange creatures known as "technical editors" do? This presentation is all about giving you an insight into how patterns are developed, and […]
November – Mini-workshops
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaChoose 3 of 6 mini-workshops: Backstitch Bind Off - Patrick Madden Crochet Crocodile Stitch - Trish Denhoed Short Rows - Mary Pat McDonald Russian Join - Carol Mather Miles Brioche Stitch - Diane Martin Invisible Stranding Colourwork - Pat Concessi Each workshop is 20 minutes. HOMEWORK - the workshops requires a small amount of advance […]