The Big Apple Knitters Guild generally meets monthly and in-person on Saturday afternoons, September through June, from 1 to 4 PM (unless otherwise specified). Our general meetings include:
- Featured Guest Speakers—learn the latest from experts in the knitting world!
- Show and Tell—present your finished projects to an appreciative audience!
- Members-Only Raffle—enter our monthly raffle to win a skein of luxury yarn!
- Beginners Circle—improve your knitting skills with help from fellow BAKG members!
- Charity Knitting Table—knit for those in need!
- KALs—join a knit-along and complete a project with the help of friends!
Come and join us! At live meetings, guests are welcome—first visit is free; a nominal guest fee of $10 is charged on subsequent visits. This fee may be applied to annual dues if paid on the meeting day.
Upcoming Programs
2024
December 14: Mary Martin (Fusion knitting) ZOOM ONLY*
2025
January 11: Kiana Malekzadeh (owner of West Village Knit and Needle)
February 8: Willie Smith (knitting influencer) ZOOM ONLY*
March 8: Faina Goberstein (teacher, designer, author)
April 5: Thea Colman/Baby Cocktails (knitwear designer)
May 10: MEMBERS SHARE THE TALENT (learn from our very own talented members)
June 14: Junction Fiber Mill (yarn producer)
September 13: Nicky Epstein (designer and author)
October 11: Denise DeSantis/Earth Tones Girl (sock knitting enthusiast and podcaster)
November 8: ANNUAL YARN AUCTION AND SALE
December 13: Laura Zander/Jimmy Beans Wool (yarn producer)
Check back here for details about future meetings.
For more information about our meetings, contact BAKG Programs Chair Audrey Ward, at programs@bakg.org.
For a list of recent past meetings click here.
*Details for these events are provided in members-only communications, and on the members-only section of our website. To ensure security, membership status will need to be confirmed at the door of in-person events and when logging on to Zoom for online meetings.
BAKG general meetings, workshops or other BAKG-sponsored events, whether in person or virtual, may be photographed and/or recorded by audio and/or video. By your in-person or virtual participation in these events, you consent to the photography and/or recording and to the use of your image and/or recording in print and social media.