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Welcome to the Knitting & Crochet Guild website

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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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Headlines

Photo of pack of 10 balls of black vintage Lister Lavenda 4-ply wool.

Buy vintage yarn – support the Knitting & Crochet Guild

Did you know the Knitting & Crochet Guild has an Etsy shop selling vintage yarn? ...
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The Convention

2025 Convention

Convention is now fully booked. If you book now, you will be placed on a waiting list. 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 ...
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Our publications

Slipknot

Front page of Slipknot 187 showing a knitted cabled cowl. It lists the featured articles in the issue.

SK187 – Slipknot Issue 187 – June 2025

Tips for colour choices, Knitting & crochet in scholarly writing, Remembering Kathleen Kinder, Knitting with cables ...
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Across the Needlebed

Top of first page of Across the Needlebed Issue 20 with contents list: Beginners' workshop; Getting to grips with a new machine; Can you use double-knitting yarn on a standard gauge machine?

AN020 – Across the Needlebed – Issue 20 – April 2025

Beginners workshop, Getting to grip with a new machine, Double-knit yarn ...
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Events

Two ladies showing crochet scarf with applique butterflies watched by fascinated crafters.
Photo: Knitting & Crochet Guild

Upcoming events

Collection Open Days
Convention 2025

Find a Branch near you

Guild news

Photo of pack of 10 balls of black vintage Lister Lavenda 4-ply wool.

Buy vintage yarn – support the Knitting & Crochet Guild

Did you know the Knitting & Crochet Guild has an Etsy shop selling vintage yarn? ...
Read More

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

    Logo of the Colne Valley Museum

    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

  • Cumbrian Wool Gathering – 21-22 June 2025

    Cumbrian Wool Gathering - 21sy *22nd June 2025. Text superimposed on a bowl of flowers.

    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

    Guild Branch

    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

    Image for Oxford Regional Day 2025 showing photos of Barbara Smith and Mary Henderson. Text: Oxford regional day. 5 July 2925. 10:30 am - 4:00 pm. St Anne's College, Woodstock Road, Oxford. £58 K&CG members/£63 Non-members

    The Oxford Regional Day is on Saturday 5 July at St Anne’s College. We have two excellent keynote speakers, Dr Barbara Smith (the Guild’s Publications Curator) and designer Mary Henderson,

  • Collection Open Day – 12 July 2025

    K&CG heart and Collection shelving with mannequin dressed in colourful intarsia jumper

    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...