Coming Events
ESSS meetings and activities:
September 19 -10:00 am-1:00 pm - ESSS General Meeting
[This is on the third Saturday unless otherwise noted]
September 13- 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]
PLEASE NOTE: "Go Fly A Kite Day" is taking place in Recreation Park and overlaps with our Sit 'n Knit so some regulars may decide not to attend so they don't have to brave the parking nightmare that is sure to result
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)
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 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]
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
September 12, 2026 11am - TKGA Presentation meeting, Presentation: TBD by Caroline Sommerfeld. 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]
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
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
Visit to Trendsetters
For our September meeting, we will be visiting Trendsetters Yarns in Van Nuys. Don't miss this visit--It's always a fun meeting. Even if you didn't sign up at the last meeting, you are welcome to join us but please let us know you are coming so we can give Trendsetters an accurate headcount. Contact us to let us know if you are coming. This visit is open to members only. If you are not a member, you can contact us for information on how to join our guild.
Here are some key points to know about our visit (for more detailed information about the visit, you can view (and print, if desired) the information sheet that Gillian B. has put together for us. Click here for the information sheet. This is the same information sheet sent out with the newsletter.
Our visit is from 10am-1pm on September 19, 2026. We will have a (very short) business meeting after which Barry Klein (owner of Trendsetters) will present a (also short!--about 20 min) trunk show of some of the latest yarns and patterns available. After Barry's presentation, we will be able to shop the warehouse (which is lots of fun!)
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.
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