Coming Events
ESSS meetings and activities:
November 21 -10:00 am-1:00 pm - ESSS General Meeting
[This is on the third Saturday unless otherwise noted]
November 8 - 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)
December 5, 2026 - TKGA Social Hour meeting,
(for TKGA members only) Virtual meetings are free to all TKGA members, but you must register for the meeting via RSVP to the event in the TKGA Circle community--I'm not sure exactly how this works in practice so I am currently researching more about it and will update this with more information when it becomes available. [Future TKGA Social Hour meeting tentatively scheduled for 12/5/2026]
January 15-16, 2027 -TKGA Lace Immersion Weekend Click here (and scroll down a little) for more information
February 20, 2027 11am - TKGA Virtual meeting, This is just listed as TBD on the website so it is not clear if it will be a Presentation meeting or a Social meeting. For more information please check the TKGA website (click here) Virtual meetings are free to all TKGA members, but you must register for the meeting via RSVP to the event in the TKGA Circle community--I'm not sure exactly how this works in practice so I am currently researching more about it and will update this with more information when it becomes available [TKGA Presentation meetings are held approximately every 4 months]
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, 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
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 5-8, 2026 - TKGA Retreat, Manchester, New Hampshire. For more information, click here
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
November 14, 2026 -9:30 am-2:30 pm Senior Holiday and Crafts sale. To be held at Ken Miller Recreation Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance (near the Torrance Cultural Arts Center). For more information, click here
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 20-21, 2026 - SoCal Fiber Fair, LA County Fairgrounds. 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
Nominating Committee
It's that time of year again when we need a nominating committee. But this year most of the Board Members have agreed to stay on in their current capacity* so we don't need to have a Nominating Committee because we can put together a slate of officers to be voted on at the December meeting without having to twist any arms (just kidding). However if someone would like to run for any of the offices, please click here to contact us and the appropriate people will add you to the ballot!
*Barbara B. has decided to step down as Corresponding Secretary after many years of service but Sylvia G. has volunteered to run for the office.
There a few Committee Chair positions that are opening up: Charity Chairperson and Hospitality Chairperson. These positions are appointed by the President, so again, click here to Contact Us if you would like to volunteer to staff any of these positions. We will give you training for your new position (and in particular, Cathy M. said that she would mentor her replacement as the Charity Chairperson )
Click the envelope below for a sample of the latest
Monthly Cable newletter
For members, a full copy of the newsletter is available here.
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.
Just a reminder: If you would like a copy of the handout from any programs that you do not have, click here to go to the program handout archives. A link to the handouts from recent programs (where available), can be found on the Meetings page.
Be sure to check out the great list of events at Knitter's Review:
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