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Meetings & Events

As of April 2022, meetings will be in a hybrid format, both in-person and on Zoom. If you would like to attend or have any questions or comments, please send an email to President@tigardknittingguild.com

Monthly meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. and presentations begin at 7:00 p.m. The meeting concludes before 9:00 p.m. Guests are welcome to attend two meetings before becoming a member.

Rise Church
10445 SW Canterbury Lane
Tigard, OR 97224

Parking is free, with a large lot available for use.

Board meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the Tuesday following the monthly meeting and are open to all members.

Annual events include a spring retreat and a fall retreat.

2024 Monthly Meeting Program

January18	Theme of the Year & Makenzie Alvarez of Hanks & Needles
February 15	Tim Wagoner from Woolfolk
March 21	Elise Webb from Village Mending
April 18	Zeb Walter from Disco Fibers
May 16	Martha Sunderland from Favour Valley Woodworking specializing in wood and antler buttons
June 20	Lia Harris from Entwined - Slow Yarn Crawl of the Pacific Northwest
July 18	Yarn swap and knitting circle
August 15	Jennifer Berg, Native Knitter
September 19	Meaghan Schmaltz, The Unapologetic Knitter
October 17	30 year celebration with Knit Picks and bingo prizes!
November 21	Quick Knits! presented by Guild members
December 19

2023 Monthly Meeting Program

January19	Theme of the Year & Avery Thompson, Manager of Portland Community College's Rock Creek Farm
February 16	Seth Richardson, designer of 2023 Rose City Yarn Crawl's Mystery Knit Along Pattern
March 16	Sarah Keller, Knot Another Hat
April 20	Sivia Harding, designer
May 18	Jennifer Parroccini, designer
June 15	Laurel Stone, Apple Creek Merinos
July 20	Yarn Swap, in-person
August 17	Amy Serradell, Canon Hand Dyes
September 21	Jorjan Werry
October 19	Brooklyn Tweed
November 16	Laura Zander, CEO of MadelineTosh and owner of Jimmy Beans Wool
December 9	Stephen West - members can register from the Calendar page December 21 meeting is cancelled

2022 Monthly Meeting Program

January 20	Theme of the Year & Debbie Macomber
February 17	Rob Delmont and Hannah Mann,Skacel Knitting
March 17	Laura Todd, Black Sheep Gathering
April 21	Jeanne Carver, Shaniko Wool Company
May 19	Tina Newton, Blue Moon Fiber Arts
June 16	Deb Accuardi, natural dyeing
July 21	Yarn Swap, in-person
August 18	Circle Knitting, in-person
September 15	Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival
October 20	Sarah Schira, Imagined Landscapes
November 17	Cecelia Campochiaro, Simple Approaches to Interesting Knitting
December 15	Christina Harkness, Coral Reef Fiber Arts

2021 Monthly Meeting Program

January 21	Theme of the Year & Challenge Raffles
February 18	Janine Bajus, Fair Isle Knitting
March 18	Kyle Kunnecke, Kyle William Designs, design process and the importance of locking floats
April 15	Stephanie Lotven, of Tellybean Knits and author of Knit Happy with Self-Striping Yarns
May 20	Becky Smith, raising silkworms
June 17	Dr. Lilly Marsh, Impact of Elizabeth Zimmerman on the knitting community
July 15	Yarn Swap in-person
August 19	Knit-n-Chat in-person
September 16	Renee Lorion, Technical Editor
October 21	Brittany, Machete Shoppe
November 18	Anne Lindquist, 2022 Rose City Yarn Crawl
December 16	Karel Chan - KC Knitting Co.

2020 Monthly Meeting Program

January 16	Theme of the Year & Challenge Raffles
February 20	Kay Hopkins, Knit for the Soul
March 19	Cancelled
April 16	Informal Zoom Knit-Night
May 21	Dawn Seymour, Fiber Rhythm Studio, Machine Knitting
June 18	Sandy Barnes, Shibui Knits
July 16	Roxanne Richardson, Knitting from Vintage Patterns
August 20	Beverly Walker, Teaching Knitting on a Cruise Ship
September 17	Karen Rhyne, Knotty Lamb in Forest Grove
October 15	Denise DeSantis, Earthtones Girl
November 19	Miranda Paasche, knitting ergonomics
December 17	Knitting Trivia & Holiday Fun