Knitting Guild of the Desert – Promoting the craft of Knitting

November Meeting – 2019

Future meetings: December 2, 2019 – Challenge reveal – Turn your UFO into a FO. January 6 & 7, 2020 – Tanis Gray Monday afternoon – Lace or beaded lace Tuesday morning – Mosaic or Slip-stitch knitting Tuesday afternoon – project work Community knitting: The following completed and donated blankets were shown: Show and Share:…

Upcoming meeting – December 2nd

The meeting will take place on Monday the 2nd of Decemberat 9:30 -11:30 am at the University of California, Palm Desert Campus. The Program is UFO to a FO. Show off your newly finished project that has lurked around unfinished and tell us why it was unfinished and what motivated you to finish it.

Block of the Month – November, 2019

The block of the month for November is Acorns, designed by Ellie Hahn. The block of the month can be used to create blocks for charity blankets collected by the Guild. For the pattern click here.

Upcoming meeting – November 4th

The meeting will take place on Monday the 4th of November at 9:30 -11:30 am at the University of California, Palm Desert Campus. The Program will a class taught by Jan Runkel on Fisherman’s Rib. Is it Brioche or Fisherman’s Rib? What is the difference? Brioche is currently a popular stitch but often confusing. Learn…

October Meeting – 2019

Future meetings: November 4, 2019 – Jan Runkel will teach Fisherman’s Rib. December 2, 2019 – Challenge reveal – Turn your UFO into a FO. January 6 & 7, 2020 – Tanis Gray Monday afternoon – Lace or beaded lace Tuesday morning – Mosaic or Slip-stitch knitting Tuesday afternoon – project work Community knitting: The…

Designer of the Month – October, 2019

The Designer of the Month, Tanis Gray, was presented by Bea Soila . Tanis is an American designer based in Fairfax, VA. Her Ravelry name is TanisKnits and her website is http://www.tanisknits.com. She has a long career in the industry. Was a Yarn Editor at Vogue Knitting and co-editor of Knit.1. Currently she is a…

Book of the Month – October, 2019

The Book of the Month, Learn-To-Knit Afghan by Barbara Walker, was presented by Patti Reyes. Barbara G. Walker is considered to be one of the most important knitters of the 20th Century. She published over 1000 stitch patterns in her Treasury of knitting Series, and this book was written to inspire knitters of every skill…

Block of the Month – October, 2019

The block of the month for October is Acorns, designed by Ellie Hahn. The block of the month can be used to create blocks for charity blankets collected by the Guild. For the pattern click here.

September Meeting – 2019

Future meetings: November 4, 2019 – To be announced. December 2, 2019 – Challenge reveal – Turn your UFO into a FO. January 6 & 7, 2020 – Tanis Gray Monday afternoon – Lace or beaded lace Tuesday morning – Mosaic or Slip-stitch knitting Tuesday afternoon – project work Show and Share: Program: The program…

Upcoming meeting – October 7th

The meeting will take place on Monday the 7th of October at 9:30 am at the University of California, Palm Desert Campus. Our Program will be James Cox, of James Cox Knits, talking about Knitting Fashion. See https://jamescoxknits.com. James Cox returns to the Guild to share his process for creating fashionable knitwear, for women and…