SCKG

September 2018 Meeting Program
2018-09-10 18:45 - 20:30 UTC | Interim Healthcare, 16 Hyland Rd, Greenville, SC, 29615, United States
Tips and Tricks – Carolyn Freshour

August 2018 Meeting Program
2018-08-13 17:30 - 20:30
Steeking . . . Only After a Glass of Wine – Tom Britton

July 2018 Meeting Program - Yarn Sale and Picnic
2018-07-09 18:45 - 20:30
SCKG Yarn Sale and Picnic
6:45 PM

June 2018 Meeting Program
2018-06-11 17:30 - 20:30
Magic Loop – Barbara Gambrell

Blue Ridge Fiber Fest Bus Trip 2018
2018-06-02
ROAD TRIP!!!

We’re headed to the Allegheny County Fairgr‏ounds for the Blue Ridge Fiber Fest in Sparta, NC on Saturday June 2. The Fest includes the fiber animals you’d expect (who can resist those beautiful alpaca eyes?) and 40+ fiber related vendors. There will be food available for lunch. There are also a few classes in the afternoon if you’re in the mood for learning something new. So here are the details: Cost – $15 (non-refundable) for members. Depart: 7:30 a.m. sharp from the rear parking lot of the University Center on Pleasantburg Dr. (adjacent to the Camelot Theater). Return @7:30 p.m. Sign up at the March and April meeting with Barbara Gambrell (check or cash) or email scknittingguild.com to get her mailing address. Any remaining spots on the 56 passenger bus will be open to Non-members/guests on April 10th for $25. Visit their website at www.blueridgefiberfest.com for class information.

May 2018 Meeting Program
2018-05-14 17:30 - 20:30
5 Ways to Make Neater Edges – Carolyn Freshour

April 2018 Meeting Program
2018-04-09 17:30 - 20:30
How to Read Charts – Cindy Moore

March Meeting Program
2018-03-12 18:30 - 20:30
Cast Ons / Bind Offs: Seven stations taught by members

Knit-Inn 2018
2018-02-02 - 2018-02-04
Knit Inn 2018 will be February 2 – 4, 2018 at the Drury Inn in Greenville, SC
Class descriptions will be posted November 12, 2017
Registration will follow on November 26, 2017
Drury Inn Group code for room reservations: 2311034

December Guild Meeting - Holiday Dessert Party and Program Planning for 2018
2017-12-11 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States

November Guild Meeting - "Ask The Experts"
2017-11-13 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Bring any burning question you may have to the meeting and ask out panel. We will have forms to submit questions so that they can also be asked anonymously

Mitten Knitting for Christmas Tree 11/7/2017
2017-11-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Yarn and Y’all, 3795 E North St, Greenville, SC, United States

Mitten Knitting for Christmas Tree
2017-10-16 17:30 - 20:00 | EarthFair, 3620 Pelham Rd, Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States
Simple Fingerless Mitts

October Guild Meeting - Percentage Sweater
2017-10-09 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States

September Guild Meeting - Edie Eckman
2017-09-11 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States

August Guild Meeting - Color Selection
2017-08-14 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States

July Guild Meeting - Salad and Mitten Potluck, and your stuff to sell
2017-07-10 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Come and Join us as we do a Salad and Mitten Potluck!
Bring in your excess yarn and sell it at our July Meeting.

There will be 2 pop up stores as well during the meeting.
Lets have a darn (get it) good time!

Mitten Tree Sit and Knit Dates and Times
2017-07-03 17:00 - 20:00 | 101 Grinders Circle, Greer, 101 Grinders Circle, Greer, SC, United States
Yarn and Y’all (first Tuesday of each month) 5-8pm
1-Aug
5-Sep
2-Oct
7-Nov
101 Grinders Circle, Greer
3-July
Earth Fare Community Room (third Monday of each month) 5-8pm
19-Jun
17-Jul
21-Aug
18-Sep
16-Oct

June Guild Meeting - Podcasts
2017-06-12 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States

Knitting In Public Day
2017-06-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Haywood Mall, 700 Haywood Rd, Greenville, SC, 29607, United States
Join us.
We will meet in the food court of
Haywood Mall, Greenville, SC
We ask you at least buy a beverage from a vendor in the food court.

May Guild Meeting
2017-05-08 18:45 - 20:00 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Heather Weber
Crotchet Edges for Knitters
Have you ever wanted a special edging for that special garment that will add a bit of pizzazz? Heather will show us how to add a crochet edge to that knitted piece

Men's Knitting Retreat
2017-04-07 - 2017-04-09 | In The Woods Campground, 142 Casey Court, Canon, GA, 30520, United States
Men’s Knitting Retreat at ITW
Fee includes:
Yarn and Pattern
Instruction
Accommodations
All Meals (6)
Snacks and Beverages
Men’s Knitting Retreat

Friday evening from 6:00 – 9:00
Dinner: Chili, Macaroni and Cheese, Salad, Corn Bread, Corn Muffins, Desert
We’ll begin with learning concepts on how to make the English Driving Cap.

Saturday morning from 8:00 – noon
Breakfast: Coffee bar, Juice Bar, Yogurt, Oatmeal Mix (my own recipe), Fresh Fruit, Breads, Eggs, Bacon, Biscuits and Gravy
Choose your yarn and cast on for The English Driving Cap.
What you need to bring:
#6 US needles  DPN or 2 circular needles
#6 US 24” circular needle
1 Center marker (denotes the back of hat)
3 unique markers (denotes left side/odd rows)
32 non-unique markers
Tapestry needle
2 -12” scrap yarn worsted
Like all of my classes, this is not hard, but this is challenging. New concepts will be used throughout this process. If you don’t already know how to M1L, M1R, M1, Short rows, Decreases, don’t worry – these stitches are easy to learn and execute.
This cap takes me about 12 hours to make. So, we should be done with it by Sunday Afternoon.

Saturday – rest of the day/evening
Lunch: Butternut Squash Soup, Salad, Make your own Sandwich – Ham, Turkey, Chips, Pop, Cookies
We will continue working on the English Driving Cap throughout the day.
Dinner: Chicken/Paneer Korma, Cumin Rice, Naan, Kheer **No Heat added to any dish!
We will continue working on the English Driving Cap throughout the evening.
(I can easily be talked into setting up the Karaoke machine, too.)

Sunday morning
Breakfast: Coffee bar, Juice Bar, Yogurt, Oatmeal Mix (my own recipe), Fresh Fruit, Breads, Eggs, Bacon, Homemade Biscuits and Gravy
We’ll continue working on the English Driving Cap and wrap up the event with lunch. You are welcome to stay as long as you’d like on Sunday!

Do you want to bring your significant other who will NOT be taking classes?
Easy peasy:
1. Do NOT put in 2 adults when making reservation (it assumes both will be taking classes), Put in 1 adult
2. Check SPOUSE on the extras page before finishing reservation.

Linen, Memberships are included — no need to check those in the extras box.
IF you were routed here from scknittingguild.com, YOU will get an error after processing the reservations. It is ok, it is trying to route you back to inthewoodscampground.com.
You should receive a confirmation letter within a day of your reservation.

Any Questions, I am just a phone call away.

March Guild Meeting
2017-03-13 | St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Laura Todd
This month we will explore the world of fiber dyes. First, we will explore
natural dyes from plant and animal sources that were used for
thousands of years.
Then in 1856, something happened to change the dye world forever.
Come find out what the event was!
Our program will be presented by Laura Thompson.

3rd Annual Rustic Knitting Retreat
2017-02-24 - 2017-02-26 | In The Woods Campground, 142 Casey Court, Canon, GA, 30520, United States
Rustic Knitting Retreat at ITW
Fee includes:
Yarn and Brooke Nico book
Instruction
Accommodations
All Meals (6)
Snacks and Beverages
Schedule for the 3rd Annual Rustic Knitting Retreat

Friday evening from 6:00 – 9:00
Dinner: Chili, Macaroni and Cheese, Salad, Corn Bread, Corn Muffins, Desert
We’ll begin with learning how to repair mistakes in lace. There is homework for this portion of the retreat (see homework PDF). Please arrive with your homework completed.

Saturday morning from 8:00 – noon
Breakfast: Coffee bar, Juice Bar, Yogurt, Oatmeal Mix (my own recipe), Fresh Fruit, Breads, Eggs, Bacon, Biscuits and Gravy
Choose your yarn and cast on for Brooke Nico’s Wanderlust Shawl. Please bring a US 10 — 47″ circular needle, or size to obtain gauge, stitch markers, and tapestry needle. This is an easy beginner lace project done on larger needles and yarn to make it easy to see your stitches. If you don’t already know how to K2TOG, SSK, and do a CENTRAL DECREASE, don’t worry – these stitches are easy to learn and execute.

Saturday – rest of the day/evening
Lunch: Butternut Squash Soup, Salad, Make your own Sandwich – Ham, Turkey, Chips, Pop, Cookies
We will continue working on the Wanderlust shawl throughout the day.
Dinner: Chicken/ Paneer Rogan Josh, Cumin Rice, Naan, Kheer **No Heat added to any dish!
We will continue working on the Wanderlust shawl throughout the evening.
(Tom can easily be talked into setting up the Karaoke machine, too.) – EASILY(tb)

Sunday morning
Breakfast: Coffee bar, Juice Bar, Yogurt, Oatmeal Mix (my own recipe), Fresh Fruit, Breads, Eggs, Bacon, Homemade Biscuits and Gravy
We’ll continue working on the shawl and wrap up the event with lunch. You are welcome to stay as long as you’d like on Sunday!

Do you want to bring your significant other who will NOT be taking classes?
Easy peasy:
1. Do NOT put in 2 adults when making reservation (it assumes both will be taking classes), Put in 1 adult
2. Check SPOUSE on the extras page before finishing reservation.

Linen, Memberships are included — no need to check those in the extras box.
IF you were routed here from scknittingguild.com, YOU will get an error after processing the reservations. It is ok, it is trying to route you back to inthewoodscampground.com.
You should receive a confirmation letter within a day of your reservation.

Sunday Class Schedule
2017-02-05
2017 Download Class Descriptions Here
ALL Class links takes you to Class Description Page
8:30AM
Knit Companion Basics
8:30 – 11:30
3hrs
Knitted Knockers
8:30 – 10:30
1.5hrs

9:00AM
Design your own Silk Scarf
9:00, 10:00, 11:00
1.hrs
Knitting Tips and Tricks
9:00 – 12:Noon
3hrs
Basic 2-color Brioche Hat
9:00 – 12:Noon
3hrs
Exploring Cast-ons
9:00 – 12:Noon
3hrs
Deck the Balls
9:00 – 12:Noon
3hrs

10:30AM
Butterfly Cowl
10:30 – 12:Noon
1.5hrs

Saturday Class Schedule
2017-02-04
2017 Download Class Descriptions Here
ALL Class links takes you to Class Description Page
8:00AM
Combo Dye a Silk Scarf & Yarn In Crockpot
8:00; 11:00; 3:00; 6:00
30 min – 1 hr

9:00AM
Bag Dye Yarn in Microwave
9:00 – 5:00
1 – student each hour 1hrs
Introduction to Reversible Lace
9:00 – 12:Noon
3hrs
Knit Yourself Some Jewelry
9:00 – 12:Noon
3hrs
Entrelac Cowl
9:00 – 12:Noon
3hrs

10:00AM
Coosaw Cowl
10:00 – 11:30
1.5hrs

1:30PM
Indian Cross Stitch Technique
1:30 – 3:00
1.5hrs

2:00PM
Intertwisted Cowl
2:00 – 5:00
3hrs
Are you on Ravelry or Are ou using Ravelry to its full potential
2:00 – 5:00
3hrs
Tunisian Knitting (not to be confused with Tunisian Crochet)
2:00 – 5:00
3hrs

2:30PM
Needle Felting a Bag
2:30 – 4:00
1.5hrs

3:00PM
Stacked Increases (fox paws) Part 2
3:00 – 5:00
2hrs

December 2016
2016-12-12 18:45 - 20:00 | University Center, 225 South Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC, 29607, United States
General Meeting
6:45
Topic: Holiday Celebrations
Become A Member

Knit-Inn Registration
2016-12-04 - 2017-01-31
Registration begins Today at Noon.
You will have to fill out a form this year.. hopefully the last one.
Get the Registration form here
Fill it out and Snail Mail (USPS) to the address on the form.
Do not forget to send in Class Schedule Form Too.
We hope you get the class(es) you want.
To the Best Knit-Inn Ever.

Knit-Inn Class Descriptions
2016-11-20 - 2017-01-31
The Knit-Inn Class Descriptions will be available Beginning Today at Noon Until All classes are Filled.
The Descriptions will state if the the class is filled.
There will be no waiting queue.
Those Looking to share room, use the classifieds.

November 2016
2016-11-14 18:45 - 20:00 | University Center, 225 South Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC, 29607, United States
General Meeting
6:45
Topic: Yarn Ornaments – Laura Todd
Become A Member
