Coming Events
ESSS meetings and activities:
May 16 -10:00 am-1:00 pm - ESSS General Meeting
[This is on the third Saturday unless otherwise noted]
May 10- 12:00 noon-3:00 pm Hybrid Sit 'n Knit
This is an El Segundo Senior Club activity that we support
[Sit 'n Knit is on the second Sunday unless otherwise noted]
Join us in person at the Joslyn Center for Sit 'n Knit or join us virtually. Click here to go to the Member's only page where you can find the Zoom link to join us at Sit 'n Knit virtually or to join us virtually for the Wednesday and Friday social knitting discussed below.
Wednesdays - 5:00 pm -7:30 pm - in 2021 we began regularly knitting together virtually on our WIPs for the WIP challenge that year. Although the challenge is over, we always have WIPs so we kept meeting on Wednesdays join us to work on your WIPs or any other knitting you would like to work on.
Friday "Happy Hour" - 5:00 pm -7:30 pm, bring your favorite Happy Hour beverage (the Webmaster's current favorite is water but others sometimes indulge in "adult beverages" at Happy Hour).
Other upcoming events of interest:
Virtual Events:
Ongoing, Second Tuesday of the Month (4pm-5pm) - Welcome Blanket Craft-along on Zoom (If you would like information about the Welcome Blanket project, click here you can also find links to their social media on their website if you would like to follow them. If you still have questions, Mary Beth K. is a good contact for more information)
May 23, 2026 11am - TKGA Presentation meeting, Presentation: Knitting with Linen by Allison Daneels. Virtual meetings are free to all TKGA members, but you must register for the meeting, click here, (you will need to sign into your TKGA account) [TKGA Presentation meetings are held approximately every 4 months, the next Presentation meeting is tentatively scheduled for 9/12/2026]
June 26-27, 2026 -TKGA Shawl Immersion Weekend Click here (and scroll down a little) for more information
July 18, 2026 - TKGA Social Hour meeting,
(for TKGA members only) Virtual meetings are free to all TKGA members, but you must register for the meeting, click here, (you will need to sign into your TKGA account)
[Future TKGA Social Hour meeting tentatively scheduled for 12/5/2026]
Interweave has a number of virtual classes coming up later in 2026. Several classes about fit with Kate Atherley are available in the next few months. For more information, click here
In Person Events:
Ongoing: 4th Saturday of the month (February meeting is 2/28/2026), 11am-12:30 pm, Dude Where's My Yarn?, needlecraft group meets at Fullerton Public Library, for more information, click here
Interweave has a number of events planned for later in the year both online and in person. For more information, click here
May 1-3, 2026 - Fiber + Fabric Craft. Classes start April 30, 2026. Held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center, Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois. Click here for more information
May 8, 2026 - Deadline to enter California Fair Crafts Competition. Click here for more information
June 13, 2026 - Worldwide Knit in Public Day. ESSS has tentatively planned to have a booth at the Torrance Farmer's Market. Currently there is a Facebook page as the official site for Worldwide Knit in Public Day. Click here to go to the Facebook page which has information about WWKP and links to websites that are under construction (which when finished should give you more information about observations around the country (and world!))
October 24-26, 2026 - Griffin Dyeworks Annual Retreat, Victorville, CA Click here for more information about Griffin Dyeworks or click here for retreat reservations
November 7-8, 2026 -10:00 am-3:00 pm Torrance Craftsmen's Guild Fall 2026 Faire held at Torrance Cultural Arts Center. Click here for more information
October 8-December 3, 2025 - Adult Knitting Club, meets Wednesdays, 1-3 pm. Cheviot Hills Recreation Center. For more information, email the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center cheviothills.recreationcenter.@lacity.org
November 5-8, 2026 - TKGA Retreat, Manchester, New Hampshire. For more information, click here
November 20-21, 2026 - SoCal Fiber Fair, LA County Fairgrounds. For more information, click here.
Interweave has planned a number of Maker Fests coming up later in 2026. Currently a Maker Fest is scheduled for August 5-8, 2026 with more being planned. For more information, click here
Another exhibit mentioned at our meeting:
There is an exhibit at LAX, between Terminals 7 & 8 (after going through security) of Welcome Blankets. Photos and information is available on the Welcome Blanket website.
News
Program News
from
Vice President Gillian B.
A few updates to our programs for the year:
Our visit to Trendsetter is now confirmed for September 19. The program originally scheduled
for September, Organizing Knitting Stuff and Knitting Skills Workshop, is now bumped into 2027.
As always, if you have knitting questions or problems with a project, bring them to either the Sit 'n Knit or a regular meeting and somebody will help you.
We’re in great shape for the supplies for our June 20 “Yarn Dyeing with Easter Egg Dyes” program. We have identified most of the elements needed for kits for the program. There will be a materials fee, currently estimated at around $16 if we supply you with a jar, and $13.50 if you provide your own. If you already bought a dye kit for yourself,
we’ll work something out. More info about the program at the May meeting. We will continue taking sign-ups for the June program at the May meeting--please sign up if you are planning to participate (we'd also like to know if you are sure that you don't want to participate--we'll have a sheet for that too).
A link to the handout about Magic Loop from the March 2026 meeting can be found on the Meetings page. Click here to go to the Meetings page.
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Monthly Cable newletter
For members, a full copy of the newsletter is available here.
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