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 $5 is charged on subsequent visits. This fee may be applied to annual dues if paid on the meeting day.
Featured Speakers
December 3:, 2022: Nancy Marchant (brioche knitting specialist) ZOOM ONLY
January 10, 2023: Jessica Hendrickson (Design Director, Lion Brand Yarn) TUESDAY, 6 to 8 pm
February 18, 2023: Jeanette Sloan (designer and teacher) ZOOM ONLY
March 11, 2023: Patty Lyons (designer, teacher, and technical whiz)
April 15, 2023: Laura Nelkin (designer, teacher, and vlogger)
May 13, 2023: Members Share the Talent
June 10, 2023: Trisha Malcolm (VP/Sales Director, Rowan Yarns)
September 9, 2023: Karida Collins (owner, Neighborhood Fibers Co.)
October 14, 2023: Kate Atherley (designer, teacher, technical guru)
November 11, 2023: Annual Yarn Auction
December 9, 2023: Carol Feller (designer and owner of Stolen Stitches) ZOOM ONLY
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.
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 meetings click here.
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.