General Information and Upcoming Meetings

The Big Apple Knitters Guild generally meets monthly and in-person on Saturday afternoons, September through June, from 1 to 4 PM (unless otherwise specified).  Our general meetings include:

  • Featured Guest Speakers—learn the latest from experts in the knitting world!
  • Show and Tell—present your finished projects to an appreciative audience!
  • Members-Only Raffle—enter our monthly raffle to win a skein of luxury yarn!
  • Beginners Circle—improve your knitting skills with help from fellow BAKG members!
  • Charity Knitting Table—knit for those in need!
  • KALs—join a knit-along and complete a project with the help of friends!

Come and join us!  At live meetings, guests are welcome—first visit is free; a nominal guest fee of $10 is charged on subsequent visits. This fee may be applied to annual dues if paid on the meeting day.

Upcoming Programs

2023

December 9: Carol Feller (designer and owner of Stolen Stitches) ZOOM ONLY*

2024

January 13: Stephen West (designer, teacher, and owner of Stephen & Penelope) ZOOM ONLY*
February 10: Krysten Grymes (knitting and crochet teacher and founder Yarnth3ory)
March 9: Tanis Gray (designer, author, and founder of TanisKnits)
April 13: Kelbourne Woolens (Yarn manufacturer)
May 11: MEMBERS SHARE THE TALENT (learn from our very own talented members)
June 15: Lily Chin (knitting and crochet teacher and designer)
September 14: Bristol Ivy (Knitwear designer and teacher)
October 5: Miss Babs (Producer of hand-dyed yarns)
November 9: ANNUAL YARN AUCTION AND SALE
December 14: Carson Demers (Physical therapist, teacher of ergonomics for knitters) ZOOM ONLY*

Check back here for details about future meetings!

For more information about our meetings, contact BAKG Programs Chair Carren Shulman, at programs@bakg.org.

For a list of recent past meetings click here.

*Details for these events are provided in members-only communications, and on the members-only section of our website. To ensure security, membership status will need to be confirmed at the door of in-person events and when logging on to Zoom for online meetings.

BAKG general meetings, workshops or other BAKG-sponsored events, whether in person or virtual, may be photographed and/or recorded by audio and/or video. By your in-person or virtual participation in these events, you consent to the photography and/or recording and to the use of your image and/or recording in print and social media.