Knotty Lamb
Lesley Anne Robinson of Knit Graffiti designs will be teaching at Knotty Lamb July 13th & 14th. She will be teaching 3 classes and releasing a shop exclusive pattern (Not Brioche) at a local winery which will include lunch & wine tasting. Register here.
Lesley Anne Robinson of Knit Graffiti designs will be teaching at Knotty Lamb July 13th & 14th. She will be teaching 3 classes and releasing a shop exclusive pattern (Not Brioche) at a local winery which will include lunch & wine tasting. Register here.
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World Wide Knit in Public Day with Brooklyn Tweed & Pedalpalooza
June 8, 2019 11:30 Meet-up at 7th & Davis for those biking to park 12:00 Meet-up at Ladd Circle Park This year BT is partnering with Pedalpalooza to host a bike-ride-to-knit-in for WWKIPD. If you are a fiber artist with a bike, or know folks with a bike who would like to learn how to knit, meet us at NE 7th & Davis and ride with us to Ladd Circle Park where we'll craft to our hearts content. |
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Unraveled
1227 NW 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 Get together for open knitting at Unraveled in the Pearl every Sunday from 1:30pm-4:30pm. Come share your project or be inspired by others! |
Knitted Wit Open Studio
- Saturday, May 11th, 1-4pm (with Yarn By the Ounce Blow-out special! Get a pound of yarn for $50)
- Saturday, June 8th, 1-4pm (with special Best Friend's Day celebration!)
Socks on Vacay with Knitted Wit and Shannon Squire Designs
It's an Instagram-centered Summertime Sock Knitting Extravaganza! The rules:
It's an Instagram-centered Summertime Sock Knitting Extravaganza! The rules:
- You must makes socks between Wednesday, May 1 and Monday, September 1, 2019
- Socks must be made with Knitted Wit yarn
- Socks must be made using one of Shannon Squire's sock patterns; and
- You must share photos on IG and use #socksonvaca #socksonvacay2019 AND tag @knittedwit and @shannonsq
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Puddletown Knitters Guild
Diversity Knit Nights Monday, May 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bob Nelson Room of Fremont United Methodist Church To better serve our local community, we are hosting monthly knit nights focusing on how we can bring more diversity into our programming, membership, and within the community itself. Our goal for each Knit Night is to leave with action items, and to encourage ongoing engagement. |
Alana Dakos Baby Botanicals Trunk Show at
Twisted Yarn Shop
June 1-22, 2019
Baby Botanicals is a collection of adorably pint-sized versions of 5 popular sweater designs from Botanical Knits and Botanical Knits 2. Each pattern is sized to fit girls of all ages, 6 months to 12 years. Just like their adult counterparts, each pattern captures the beauty of the plant life in eye-catching, fun to knit details.
Twisted Yarn Shop
June 1-22, 2019
Baby Botanicals is a collection of adorably pint-sized versions of 5 popular sweater designs from Botanical Knits and Botanical Knits 2. Each pattern is sized to fit girls of all ages, 6 months to 12 years. Just like their adult counterparts, each pattern captures the beauty of the plant life in eye-catching, fun to knit details.
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Brooklyn Tweed Wool People Trunk Show May 11-26 at Twisted Yarn Shop 2310 NE Broadway, Portland Wool People is a yearly collaboration where Brooklyn Tweed invites guest designer to make patterns tailored to their yarns. These patterns offer new ways of highlighting all of our classic favorites. This is the latest rendition, at volume 12, it's been going strong for a long while! |
Dandoh Pop Up Shop
at Twisted Yarn Shop, 2310 NE Broadway, Portland
Saturday, June 1 from 10-5PM
Yumiko will be here with her line of Japanese imported yarns, pattern, and plenty of . samples for you to try on! She has 4 yarn bases in fibers like cotton, linen, and silk.
at Twisted Yarn Shop, 2310 NE Broadway, Portland
Saturday, June 1 from 10-5PM
Yumiko will be here with her line of Japanese imported yarns, pattern, and plenty of . samples for you to try on! She has 4 yarn bases in fibers like cotton, linen, and silk.
Learn to Crochet Class at Unraveled
Pink Grapefruit Dish Cloth
1227 NW 11th, Portland, Oregon
Saturday, May 18, 11AM-1PM
Maybe you know how to knit, but don't know how to crochet. Maybe you don't know how to do either. This class is a great way to learn the basics of crochet and open up a whole new world of projects.
Pink Grapefruit Dish Cloth
1227 NW 11th, Portland, Oregon
Saturday, May 18, 11AM-1PM
Maybe you know how to knit, but don't know how to crochet. Maybe you don't know how to do either. This class is a great way to learn the basics of crochet and open up a whole new world of projects.
The Willamette Valais Trip with The Traveling Ewe
June 13, 2019 (Day Trip)
This trip leaves Portland and heads south to visit the first farm in the United States to raise Swiss Blackness Valais Sheep to learn about their farm and see the six week old lambs. Then folks will stop for lunch before visiting Kim at Ewetheful Fiber Mill to learn about turning fiber into yarn. Lastly there will be a stop in Eugene for some visiting and shopping.
June 13, 2019 (Day Trip)
This trip leaves Portland and heads south to visit the first farm in the United States to raise Swiss Blackness Valais Sheep to learn about their farm and see the six week old lambs. Then folks will stop for lunch before visiting Kim at Ewetheful Fiber Mill to learn about turning fiber into yarn. Lastly there will be a stop in Eugene for some visiting and shopping.
Rose City Yarn Crawl is Calling All Designers
The Rose City Yarn Crawl will host both a Mystery Knit-Along and a Mystery Crochet-Along for the 2020 Crawl. With plans well underway for next year’s event, we are officially soliciting designers to submit proposals.
If you’re interested in designing either of the Mystery-Along shawls, please read over the following information and submit a proposal by July 31, 2019. The Rose City Yarn Crawl LLC will review the proposals and make selections in early August, giving each designer two full months to create the designs.
The Rose City Yarn Crawl will host both a Mystery Knit-Along and a Mystery Crochet-Along for the 2020 Crawl. With plans well underway for next year’s event, we are officially soliciting designers to submit proposals.
If you’re interested in designing either of the Mystery-Along shawls, please read over the following information and submit a proposal by July 31, 2019. The Rose City Yarn Crawl LLC will review the proposals and make selections in early August, giving each designer two full months to create the designs.
By Hand Serial Lookbook No. 9 will be released May 27.
By Hand Serial is so excited to be releasing Lookbook No. 9, featuring the Canadian province of Nova Scotia! This beautiful part of the world is the ideal backdrop for exploring fiber and fabric makers and other local artisans. If you are a By Hand Serial subscriber, your issue will be shipping soon. Subscriptions are still available for order at byhandserial.com, and pre-orders for single copies of Issue #9 will open on May 13th.
By Hand Serial is so excited to be releasing Lookbook No. 9, featuring the Canadian province of Nova Scotia! This beautiful part of the world is the ideal backdrop for exploring fiber and fabric makers and other local artisans. If you are a By Hand Serial subscriber, your issue will be shipping soon. Subscriptions are still available for order at byhandserial.com, and pre-orders for single copies of Issue #9 will open on May 13th.
Charity Knitting Opportunities
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The Guild's official charity project for 2019 is in partnership with Rose Haven. Knit a blanket - on your own or with a friend - for the women and children served by this local organization. Rose Haven is a day shelter and community center in Portland serving more than 3,300 women and children annually who are experiencing the trauma of abuse, loss of home and poverty. Rose Haven first helps meet basic needs for food, clothing, hygiene, and safety. Then guests are provided education, support and resources to assist them in regaining stability in their lives.
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Puddletown Knitters Guild received a generous contribution of yarn for charity knitting. We have the yarn at our meetings, so grab a couple of skeins and knit some items for folks who could really use a new warm hat, scarf, or mittens. Adult and kid sizes appreciated. Of course you can use your own yarn and any pattern you like!
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Since 1923, the Sunshine Division has been providing food and clothing relief to Portland families and individuals in need. Whether due to the loss of a job, domestic crime, illness, or victims of fire or disaster, the Sunshine Division has built a 95-year legacy of mobilizing quickly and efficiently to assist distressed Portlanders.
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Join exists to support the efforts of homeless individuals and families to transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing. There is a need for hand knit hats, scarves. Hilary at Starlight Knitting Society is coordinating an effort to collect items for JOIN.
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Butterfly Boxes helps established community members welcomes refugees to Oregon. Handmade items, such as hats, scarves, and stuffies/dolls, are included in each airport arrival bag given to our newest neighbors as they land at PDX.