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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 7  Melanie Berg, Mairlynd
The December 19 meeting is cancelled

 

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