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ARLINGTON HANDKNITTERS GUILD
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Meetings start at 7:30 pm (come at 7 for socializing before the meeting) and take place at the Bob Duncan Center (2800 S Center St, Arlington, TX 76014) unless otherwise noted.

Guild dues are $30 for the year. Please feel free to attend a meeting as a guest. If you would like to join the guild, you can fill out the membership form and pay your dues at a meeting or join now on this website.
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Upcoming Guild Meetings for 2024-2025 guild year
May 13, 2025 (Spring Banquet)
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: 
Spring Creek Barbeque (3608 S Cooper St., Arlington, TX 76015)

Summer Knit-ins (see newsletter and Facebook group for location information)
June 24
July 22
August 25
Upcoming Social Meetings
​Casual knitting meetup (open to members and non-members)
May 17, 2025 from 1:00-4:00 pm
Dirty Job Brewing (117 N Main St., Mansfield, TX, 76063)

List of previous programs
2024-2025 guild year:
Heather Fulford: Pin Hole Cast-on
Sarah Martinez: Jogless Stripes and In the Round Tricks
​Alissa Barton​: Helix Knitting
​Tim Stephens: Cables without a cable needle
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Tanya Warner: Kumihimo Braiding
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Karen Robinson: Illusion Knitting
Heather Fulford: Tunisian Crochet​

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2023-2024 guild year:
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Deborah Carlson - Intro to "Choose Your Own Adventure Holiday KAL"
​Deborah Carlson - Stranded Colorwork & KAL Cast-On
​Deborah Carlson - Lace Geography and Blocking Colorwork
​Alissa Barton (Knitting Fairy) - Fixing Brioche Mistakes
​Sarah Martinez - 
knitCompanion 2.0
​Trudy Fedorko (Ewe2Yarn) - Double Knitting
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Alissa Barton (Knitting Fairy) - Knitting Tourism

2022-2023 guild year:
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Elizabeth Crecelius: Magic Ball method
Karen Robinson: Quick tips for designing your own scarf or cowl and small group hands-on design time
Debi Carlson: Stranded and Fair Isle Knitting tips
Sarah Martinez: How to make stitch markers
​Alissa Barton (The Knitting Fairy) - Fleegle Heel
​Sarah Martinez: knitCompanion 1.0


2021-2022 guild year:
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Trudy Fedorko (Ewe2Yarn): Guild Knit-a-long
Trudy Fedorko (Ewe 2Yarn): Guild KAL Finishing and All About I-Cord
​Alissa Barton (The Knitting Fairy): How to make use of stitch dictionaries​
Mary (Caroe) Toon (Butterfly Girl) on what knitters can learn about yarn from spinning​
Vanessa Vyles: Twin Stitches​
Alexandra Davidoff: PomTassel​

2020-2021 guild year:
​Alissa Barton (The Knitting Fairy): Magical Blocking
​Carol Jones (
Chicken Coop Dyeworks): The Inspiration of Color
​Julie Fairley (
JuJu Knits): The Healing Power of Yarn
​Carla 
Billingsley (Quixotic Fibers): The Use of Color in Projects
​Tim Stephens (
Periodic Knits): The Chemistry of Color
​Trudy Fedorko (
Ewe2Yarn): The Inspiration in Pattern Designing
2019-2020 guild year:
​Karen Robinson, Fiber Content and Projects
Alissa Barton, Part 1 of 
Whitecap Beach Wrap KAL (cast on and establish pattern)
​Alissa Barton, Part 2 of Whitecap Beach Wrap KAL (finish back and pick up wings)
​Alissa Barton, Part 3 of Whitecap Beach Wrap KAL (finishing and blocking)
​Carissa Browning, 
Breaking Plaid pattern discussion (inspiration, the technique, potential modifications)
Sarah Walworth, Explanation of tech editing
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Our 2019-2020 guild knitalong was the Whitecap Beach Wrap, designed by Alissa Barton.