The Greater Boston Knitting Guild is a membership organization open to anyone, beginner to expert, interested in joining with others who derive pleasure from knitting and/or crochet.  We welcome amateurs, designers, instructors and shop owners.  We meet monthly to share our projects and knowledge. Interested in membership? Send us an email or fill out an application!

Monthly Meetings
Usually the 3rd Thursday of the month from September through May
10:30am until 2:30pm

Trinity Church
at Copley Square
Undercroft Commons Room
206 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

MBTA Green Line Copley Square Station: Walk one block toward the John Hancock Tower. MBTA Orange Line Back Bay Station: Take the Clarendon Street exit. Amtrak or Commuter Rail trains to Back Bay Station: Take the Clarendon Street exit.

September 18, 2008
Alan Getz, President of JCA and Cathy Payson, Design Director will join us September 18th to preview all the new Reynolds and Artful Yarns Fall Knitting Designs.  Alan will give us an update on the industry and Cathy will take us through fall trends and show us the JCA fall line. They will bring along lots of door prizes, so be sure to mark it on your calendar.

October 16, 2008
Guest Speaker Betz White has been experimenting with felting and fulling wool for more than 10 years. Her creations include original knitted designs along with recycled wool and cashmere. She has been featured on the “Martha Stewart Show”. See how she combines the ancient technique of felting with today's cast-away sweaters to create "felted wool, artfully stitched".

November 20, 2008
Louisa Harding, our guest speaker, is a designer who uses the medium of handknitting to create fashion garment designs. She trained as a textile designer for the fashion industry specializing in knitwear and has worked in the industry for almost 20 years. Her first designs were published by Rowan yarns in 1989, while she was still a student.
  During her presentation Louisa will take you through her career, from when she first learned to knit at age 6 up to the present day. She will describe how she was given the opportunity of launching her own line of yarns in 2005 and how she always works from a creative inspiration source to develop every yarn and design collection.
  Louisa will bring with her garments to illustrate her creative development process and there will be the opportunity to play dress up after the presentation and have your Louisa Harding books signed.

 December 18, 2009
Annual Holiday Party
Gift exchange, Cookie Swap, Holiday Decoration Competition

January 15, 2009
Virginia McGlynn is the owner of Abbott Yarn Shoppe in Beverly and a longtime business member of our guild. She is the author of Knitting Illustrated, Finishing Illustrated, and Knit & Crochet Patterns Illustrated. These handy paperback books are a wealth of information. Virginia will tell us about her many years as a knitting shop owner, why she wrote her books and teach us a few of her knitting tips.

February 19, 2009
By popular request: Encore Bring ‘n’ Brag: Last year’s Bring ‘n’ Brag was so successful we are doing it again.  Is knitting your only craft? If not, this is the meeting to bring in samples of your other pursuits for a special show and tell called Bring and Brag.  Bring your needlepoint, painting, counted cross stitch, dolls, sewing, quilting, etc. to show us.

March 19, 2009
Annual Yarn Auction - Silent and bidding. Add to your yarn closet at bargain prices. Yarns, books, tools, etc. change ownership.

March 27 - 29, 2009
Weekend Retreat, Best Western Cold Spring Motel, Plymouth
Multiple workshops to choose from: Exercises to keep you knitting in comfort with Ann Marie Turo, Make a crocheted or knitted bag from start to finish and learn how to line it professionally with Sandra Levine, Learn to make the Meg Swanson/Elizabeth Zimmerman Badger sweater/afghan with Jackie Fee, Make beaded jewelry with Sandra Levine.

April 16, 2009
“It’s a Small, Small World”: A children’s design contest. This is your chance to create something special for a little person. There will be prizes for your award winning sweaters, baby blankets, toys, furnishings, and outfits for special occasions.

May 21, 2009
Annual Meeting and Luncheon: Master designer Deborah Newton takes the mystery out of the design process. She is known for her understanding of proportion and fit and her ability to create complex shapes in knitwear. She is the author of Designing Knitwear, Knits To Be Noticed, and has contributed her designs to numerous magazines. Learn how she adapts garment shapes and details in her knitwear designs.