The BAKG was founded in 1993 by a small group of knitting enthusiasts.

The guild usually meets on the second Saturday of the month. Meeting dates and locations appear in each issue of CITY PURLS and on this website. Members also receive a separate meeting notice, mailed monthly.

The program of activities, which varies from meeting to meeting, features leading knitting designers, yarn companies, magazine editors, and the guild"s own knowledgeable members. Past speakers include Lily Chin, Jane Elliot, Nicky Epstein, Melanie Falick, Ann Feitelson, Melissa Leapman, Trisha Malcolm, Candace Eisner Strick, Lizbeth Upitis, and Leigh Witchel. Members participate in “Show and Tell”, displaying their latest works to an appreciative audience. BAKG-organized workshops are held throughout the year.

At the yearly retreat, members spend a wonderful three-day weekend in the country knitting, relaxing and taking part in three- or six-hour workshops offered to knitters of every level. Past retreat instructors include June Hemmons Hiatt, Arnetta Kenney, Ginger Luters, Sally Melville, Lucy Neatby, Judy Pascale, Joan Schrouder, Nancy Thomas, Zabeth Weiner, and Anna Zilboorg. Finally, each September, members celebrate the return of cool weather at the annual luncheon.

One of the guild"s missions is “returning to society the products of our craft”. The guild is involved in a number of charity projects and dedicates two meetings a year towards charitable efforts.

BAKG members elect a board every two years to organize and run guild activities. Board members are volunteers who do not get paid for their time.