Knitting Around Town
Below you'll find a list of recurring knitting events in the Chicago area. The list includes open knitting at area shops, recurring knit-in-public events, and SnB-type groups. If you know of a group or event that you think should be added to the list, please contact us at info@windycityknittingguild.com.
Chicago - Downtown and Loop
SnB Meeting at the Museum of Contemporary Art
http://www.mcachicago.org
Stitches in Britches (a group for men who knit)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stitchesinbritches/
Knit Together at Loopy Yarns
http://www.loopyyarns.com
Open Studio Nite at Knitwerks
http://www.knitwerks.net
Knit Night at Sayat Nova
http://www.sayatnovachicago.com
Second Wednesdays of the month from 6 p.m. until 9-ish
157 E. Ohio St., Chicago, IL 60611
For more information contact Diane Martini at drmartini@onshore.net
West Loop SnB
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/westloopsnb/?yguid=224677108
Chicago - North
(Lincoln Park, Uptown, Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Ravenswood)
Open Knit Night at Sister-Arts Studio
http://www.sisterartsstudio.com
Lakeview SnB
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/snb-lakeview/
Kelly Girls
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kellygirls-chicago/
Knit & Run
http://www.geocities.com/knit_and_run/
Chicago - Northwest
(Wicker Park, Logan Square, Lincoln Square, Edgebrook, Irving
Park)
* WCKG Monthly Meeting at Sulzer
Library
Third Tuesday of every month from 6:45-9 pm
Windy City HandSpinning Guild Monthly Meeting
Second Wednesday of every month from 6-9 pm
http://www.hand-spinning-chicago.com
Chicago Area Lace Guild Meetings
Second Saturday of Jan., March, May, Sept., and Nov. from 10 am - 12 pm
3824 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago.
For more information call Cathy Garra, (847) 864-3218
Knit-Ins at Border's Cafe
Tuesdays (except Guild meeting nights) from 7-9 pm
WCKG members meet in the cafe at Border's Bookstore
for knitting
Lincoln Village Shopping
Center, 6103 Lincoln Ave., Chicago.
Lincoln Square SnB
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lincoln_Square_SnB/
Chicago Knits Knit-in-public
http://chicagoknits.blogspot.com/
Knitting for All Ages Club
Every Wednesday at 6 pm at the Logan Square Branch of the Chicago Public
Library
3030 W. Fullerton, Chicago. phone 312-744-5295
Logan Square Logan2Knits
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/logan2knits/
Wicker Park SnB
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/snbwickerpark/
Chicago Knitters Unite!
http://knitting.meetup.com/833/
Chicago Daytime Knitting Club Bucktown
http://knitting.meetup.com/1058/?gj=sj6
Open Knitting at Woolly Lamb Yarn Studio
Tuesdays from 1-3 pm and Thursdays from 6-8 pm
6007 N. Nina Ave., Chicago. 773-631-6208
Brickyard Knitting
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brickyardknitting/
Chicago - South
Southside SnB
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ssnb/
Hyde Park Knitting Guild
hpkg@groups.yahoo.com
New guild host is the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave. Meet fourth
Sunday of the month, 2-4 pm. For more information, please contact Carol
Metzger carol@cfmdesigns.net ,
847-609-0027 cell, 773-933-7625 home
Open Knitting at My Sister's Knits
http://www.mysistersknits.com
Suburbs
Knit/Crochet Nites at Mosaic Yarn Studio in Des Plaines
http://www.mosaicyarnstudio.com/events.html
Knotty Knitters of McHenry County
http://knitting.meetup.com/1148/
North Suburban Knitting Meetup Group
http://knitting.meetup.com/1027/?gj=sj6
Open Knitting at Nana's Knitting Shop in Oak Lawn
http://www.nanasknittingshop.com
StitchCraft Knitting Circle
http://knitting.meetup.com/1357/
Meets the second Friday of every month from noon - 3:30
First United Methodist First Oak Park
Hosting a Sit & Knit on May 31, 2008 from 9am to 7pm.
An all day knitting for charity event.
See details at http://www.knittersrestaurant.blogspot.com
Oak Park SnB
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/snb-oakpark/
South Suburban SnB in Tinley Park
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthSuburbanSnB/
Lake County KTog Meetup in Waukegan
http://knitting.meetup.com/499/
Friday Night Knit-Ins at Gifted Purl in West Dundee
http://giftedpurl.com/site/?page_id=9
West Suburban SnB in Wheaton and Bloomingdale
http://snbwb.blogspot.com/