Welcome to the Knitting & Crochet Guild website
We are a UK-based charity dedicated to hand knitting, domestic machine knitting and crochet, run by volunteers and supported by subscriptions and donations.
Community is at the heart of our ethos and we aim to bring together enthusiastic yarn creatives from across the Globe. We are passionate about taking our crafts into the future while respecting the traditions and skills of the past. We look to encourage, inspire and be inspired by amazing makers at local level through our branches and the wider Guild community. We are here to facilitate learning new skills and about the history of knitting and crochet.
Please take a look at what makes us special and come and join us.
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2025 Convention
Our venue for 2025 is High Leigh Conference Centre, Lord Street, Hoddeston, Hertfordshire EN11 8SG (the same as last year). Convention runs from 4 pm Friday 5th September to 4 pm Sunday 7th September. Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) starts at 9:30 am on Sunday 7th September.
Join us for a weekend of keynote talks, workshops and sociable crafting. This exclusive weekend is available to Guild members only ...
Videos for Members
Our publications
Slipknot
SK186 – Slipknot Issue 186 – March 2025
Across the Needlebed
Events
Upcoming events
Knitted Together: The Korean Lives and Legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt – 28 Sept 2024 – 4 May 2025
Love your yarn shop – 29 March – 31 May 2025
Bath Branch meeting – Stitch Journey plus Finishing your crochet granny square bag – 12 April 2025
The Sodbury Yarn Over – 12-13 April 2025
Soft Power: lives told through textile art. 16 May – 10 Aug 2025
Buxton Wool Gathering – 17-18 May 2025
The Big Flock – 17-18 May 2025
Guild news
New Chair for the Guild
Find a Guild event
Our Branches meet regularly – look at the Branches list to find out when.
Our Collection at Colne Valley Museum – 17 May – 29 June 2025
The Collection Team is holding an exhibition at Colne Valley Museum on Saturdays and Sundays from 17th May to 29th June 2025 between 12.00 hrs and 16.00 hrs.Entry to the
Cumbrian Wool Gathering – 21-22 June 2025
This is a wool festival dedicated to the best of fibre, knitting, and crochet, on the edge of the Lake District. Whether you’re into spinning, felting, weaving, or good old
Northern Regional Day – 28 June 2025
We are delighted to announce that the branches of the North of England are organising their first “Northern Regional Day” on Saturday 28th June 2025. It will be hosted by
Oxford Regional Day – 5 July 2025
Save the date! The popular Oxford Regional Day is being planned for 5 July 2025. We expect to have more details in late Spring 2025.
Collection Open Day – 12 July 2025
Come and see how we care for and store our Collection of knitted and crochet items, tools and documents that support the crafts. Talk with our expert volunteers about how we are preserving this histor...
