Feeling a little isolated this winter and missing your in-person knitting groups?

Join us for Sunday Knitting Brunch on Sunday, March 14th from 11:00am - 1:00pm.

Grab your favorite morning beverage and catch up with other knitters at this virtual meet-up hosted by Guild President Kathy Lewinski. This is a purely social gathering and there will not be any planned programming, but feel free to bring questions about your current projects or knitting related topics in general. 

• Zoom Meeting link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84055348318

  Meeting ID: 840 5534 8318

• You will be put into a waiting room when you first join in. Note: you do NOT have to pre-register as you would with our monthly meetings.

• Join in anytime in the two hours and stay as long as you wish.

• If the group is too big, we will split into smaller break out rooms for easier discussion

Virtual Trunk Show

This month we're featuring Kim's yarn company, Indigodragonfly! The trunk show will start at 6:30 pm so be sure to sign in early! (Regular meeting programming will start at 7:00pm)

Meeting Logistics:

This meeting will be virtual via Zoom and you will need to pre-register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcuytrjIpEtDW_rKp4caFU1zjrNPGi9EI 

You should receive an email from Zoom immediately with your access link as well as a reminder email from Zoom the day of the meeting.

You can use either a smartphone, tablet, laptop computer, or desktop computer to join the meeting.

A couple of Zoom housekeeping notes:

• Please make sure your Zoom username is your first and last name if you'd like to be eligible for the member door prize drawing.
• If you join the meeting using a laptop or desktop and don't have a camera, you will not be visible to others.
• The larger the device, the more people you'll be able to see at once and the easier it will be to see the chat function.
• When you log on, you can choose to be visible or not (but we'd love to see your faces! :))
• To minimize background noise, you will be muted when you join. Only the speaker will be audible.
• You will be able to mute and unmute yourself but please stay respectful of our speakers. We will mute you if your background noise is distracting.
• We will have a brief breakout session between the business portion of the meeting and the speaker. This way we can connect and socialize in smaller groups.
• Make yourselves at home, literally! Grab a drink, grab a snack, grab your knitting, and kick back.
• The meeting will still be social, just in a different way. There is a chat feature, and we encourage you to use it!
• We will be recording our meetings and posting them (when applicable) to the members-only section of our website.
• We will have designated "tech support" to assist you via private chat for any tech issues that you may face. Just type "help" in the chat function to let us know you'd like assistance.

We hope to see you there!

Do you miss your knitting friends like we miss you? Join us Thursday March 25 at 7pm CST for a zoom knit night. The plan is every other Thursday with Rose and Melissa. Come hang out with us and show us what you’re working on.

Zoom Meeting ID:813 3035 7398

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81330357398

Feeling a little isolated this winter and missing your in-person knitting groups?

Join us for Sunday Knitting Brunch on Sunday, March 28th from 11:00am - 1:00pm.

Grab your favorite morning beverage and catch up with other knitters at this virtual meet-up hosted by Guild President Kathy Lewinski. This is a purely social gathering and there will not be any planned programming, but feel free to bring questions about your current projects or knitting related topics in general. 

• Zoom Meeting link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84877457613

  Meeting ID: 848 7745 7613

• You will be put into a waiting room when you first join in. Note: you do NOT have to pre-register as you would with our monthly meetings.

• Join in anytime in the two hours and stay as long as you wish.

• If the group is too big, we will split into smaller break out rooms for easier discussion

Join us for Sunday Knitting Brunch on Sunday, April 11th from 11:00am - 1:00pm.

Grab your favorite morning beverage and catch up with other knitters at this virtual meet-up hosted by Guild President Kathy Lewinski. This is a purely social gathering and there will not be any planned programming, but feel free to bring questions about your current projects or knitting related topics in general. 

• Zoom Meeting link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88949884357

  Meeting ID:889 4988 4357

• You will be put into a waiting room when you first join in. Note: you do NOT have to pre-register as you would with our monthly meetings.

• Join in anytime in the two hours and stay as long as you wish.

• If the group is too big, we will split into smaller break out rooms for easier discussion

Do you miss your knitting friends like we miss you? Join us Thursday March 25 at 7pm CST for a zoom knit night. The plan is every other Thursday with Rose and Melissa. Come hang out with us and show us what you’re working on.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85733607857

Meeting ID: 857 3360 7857

** 4/20 The Zoom email link has gone out to everyone who registered. Please check the email you used to reserve your tickets. If you don’t see it there, check your spam folder. If you still don’t see it please email Kathy presidentmkg@gmail.com **

Join us for a Conversion with the Maker Sarah Schira of Imagined Landscapes. 

Sarah loves to knit and design gnomes. She discovered a lot of other knitters like gnomes too thanks to her popular #nevernotgnoming knit alongs. When she's not knitting gnomes, she works on knitting patterns for everyday adventures inspired by her love of travel.

Our trunk show guest will be Knitcircus Yarns from Madison, WI.

The trunk show starts at 6:30pm CST and meeting with Sarah starts at 7:00pm CST. The Guild business section will follow Sarah's talk a little after 8:00pm CST

We are launching a new ticketing system for our meetings. You must get a ticket by midnight CST April 19th. Tickets are available here.

Join us for Sunday Knitting Brunch on Sunday, April 25th from 11:00am - 1:00pm.

Grab your favorite morning beverage and catch up with other knitters at this virtual meet-up hosted by Guild Member Bonnie Swierzbin. This is a purely social gathering and there will not be any planned programming, but feel free to bring questions about your current projects or knitting related topics in general. 

• Zoom Meeting link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84188638271

  Meeting ID:841 8863 8271

• You will be put into a waiting room when you first join in. Note: you do NOT have to pre-register as you would with our monthly meetings.

• Join in anytime in the two hours and stay as long as you wish.

• If the group is too big, we will split into smaller break out rooms for easier discussion

Join us for Sunday Knitting Brunch on Sunday, May 9th from 11:00am - 1:00pm.

Grab your favorite morning beverage and catch up with other knitters at this virtual meet-up hosted by Guild President Kathy Lewinski. This is a purely social gathering and there will not be any planned programming, but feel free to bring questions about your current projects or knitting related topics in general. 

• Zoom Meeting link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87358272047

  Meeting ID:873 5827 2047

• You will be put into a waiting room when you first join in. Note: you do NOT have to pre-register as you would with our monthly meetings.

• Join in anytime in the two hours and stay as long as you wish.

• If the group is too big, we will split into smaller break out rooms for easier discussion

Join us for an evening with Jillian Moreno: Yarn Detective

Decoding Yarn for Better Knitting

What do you really know about the yarn you’re knitting with? A little inside information can make you a better knitter, give you more consistent outcomes, and grant you insight when you’re making substitutions. In this talk, Jillian will provide expert guidance as you uncover the secrets of how yarn is made and how this affects your knitting. You'll learn about different sheep breeds, what ply has to do with stitch definition, and the difference between woolen and worsted spun yarns. If you’ve ever been disappointed in your knitting, the problem might lie in your yarn choice, not in your skill level. This talk will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to make great choices going forward!

Jillian Moreno is the author of the best-selling spinning book Yarnitecture: A Knitter’s Guide to Spinning: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want. She is passionate about exploring the structure of yarns and using them in intentional and creative ways in knitting, stitching, and weaving. Through exploration, curiosity and play, she enthusiastically encourages her students and readers to feel confidence and joy making with yarn. Jillian regularly writes about yarn and spinning for Modern Daily Knitting, Knitty.com, and Ply Magazine, and teaches nationwide. When she’s at home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she can be found wantonly basking in her stash. Keep up with her fiber exploits at jillianmoreno.com

Our trunk show this month will feature Kelbourne Woolens.

Meeting Schedule

6:30 - Trunk Show

7:00 - Jillian Moreno

Approx 8:00 - Break with breakout rooms

Approx 8:10 - Guild business meeting

Tickets

Members do not need to reserve a ticket! The Zoom link will be emailed to you in the monthly newsletter. You can also access the link by signing into the website and visiting the Monthly Meeting Zoom Link page in the right side bar towards the bottom.

Non-members can reserve a ticket here and will receive the Zoom link the morning of the meeting. Tickets must be reserved by midnight Monday, May 17th.