Knitting Groups

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, email us.

If you are on Ravelry, you can check this forum to find other groups meeting in your area.
Also, check with your local yarn shop for knitting groups at the shop or in the neighborhood.

Chicago – Downtown and Loop

Stitches in Britches | Website | Ravelry

A group for men who knit, 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 2:00 PM

Knit Together at Loopy Yarns | Website | Ravelry

Men’s Knit/ Crochet, 5:30 – 8:30 PM Mondays

Sweater Workshop, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Mondays

Lunch Brunch, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Thursdays

Knit Night, 5:30 – 9:00 PM Fridays

West Loop SnB | Website

1st Tuesday, 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 6:00 PM
Café Ciao, 939 W Madison Street

Chicago – North

Lincoln Park, Uptown, Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Ravenswood

Sister-Arts Studio | Website | Ravelry

Open Knit Night, Thursdays, 6:30 PM

Kelly Girls | Website

Wednesdays, 7:00 PM at Julius Meinl, 3601 N Southport

Chicago – Northwest

Wicker Park, Logan Square, Lincoln Square, Edgebrook, Irving Park

WCKG Monthly Meeting at Sulzer Library | Website | Ravelry

3rd Tuesday of every month, 6:45 – 8:55 PM

Knit-In at Panera Bread

Tuesdays, except Guild meeting nights, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Members now meet at Panera Bread across from the former Borders Cafe.
Lincoln Village Shopping Center, 6059 North Lincoln Ave., Chicago

Windy City HandSpinning Guild

Monthly Meeting – Second Wednesday of every month from 6-9 pm
Please note: We are in the process of finding a new location in Chicago to have our meetings. Please check back shortly as we will post our new location as soon as we have one.

The Sweatshop Of Love | Website | Email

Classes are held at New Wave Coffee at 2557 N Milwaukee Ave/3103 W Logan Blvd

Lincoln Square SnB | Website

Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, Starbucks, 4558 N Kedzie Ave

Chicago Knits Knit-In-Public | Website

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 | Website

Wednesdays, 7:00 PM, New Wave Coffee, 2557 N Milwaukee

Wicker Park SnB | Website

Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Chicago Knitters Unite! | Website

Woolly Lamb Yarn Studio

Open Knitting Tuesdays from 1-3 pm and Thursdays from 6-8 pm
6007 N. Nina Ave., Chicago. 773-631-6208

Brickyard Knitting | Website

Chicago – South

Southside SnB | Website | Ravelry

Mondays, 5:00 – 8:00 PM, Hyde Park Art Center

Hyde Park Knitting Guild | Email

New guild host is the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave.
Meet fourth Sunday of the month, 2-4 pm.

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