Knitting & Crochet Guild

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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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Cover of Stitchcraft 104 showing grid of nine Fair Isle Tammies. (Traditional style Fair Isle hats)

Stitchcraft booklet – SC104 – Five Fair Isle Tammies

A 1960s booklet of patterns for tams, including designs based on Shetland originals ...
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Contestants, judges and Tom Daley sitting on the Game of Wool sofas. Back row-Holger, Dipti, Ailsa, Simon, Isaac, Stephanie and Gordon Front row- Lydia, Meadow, Di, Tom, Sheila and Tracy

SK190 – Slipknot Issue 190 – Interview with Ailsa

Did you watch the Game of Wool on Channel 4? And did you know that one of the finalists, Ailsa, is a member of the Knitting & Crochet Guild? Curious to know what it was like to take part in the programme, Steve Foreman asked Ailsa what it was really like behind the scenes ...
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News

Photograph of Tricia Basham (left) and Angharad Thomas (right), volunteers in the Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection Team. Between them is "Val Box's wedding dress" from the Collection.

Collection at “For the love of Textiles”

Visit the "For the Love of Textiles" exhibition at SunnyBank Mills and see a selection of items from the Knitting ...
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MOntage of images from the Game of Wool as a Casting Call for series 2

Game of Wool – series 2

Game of Wool is returning for a new series, filming this summer and casting is now OPEN for series 2! 

Hello ...
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Our publications

Slipknot

Slipknot is our quarterly magazine for all members and covers all three of our crafts: hand knitting, machine knitting and machine knitting.

Cover of Slipknot 191 - June 2026 - featuring a "Pussy hat"

SK191 – Slipknot Issue 191 – June 2026

Knitting & crochet activism, 3D printing, TexStyle, The Collection, The Hexi Cardigan ...
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Across the Needlebed

Across the Needlebed focuses on machine knitting. You can see a taster here.

Top banner of Issue 25 of Across the Needlebed (July 2026)

AN025 – Across the Needlebed – Issue 25 – July 2026

Plying your own yarns, Maxes and mosaics revisited, Our first workshop ...
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Events

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Photograph of Tricia Basham (left) and Angharad Thomas (right), volunteers in the Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection Team. Between them is "Val Box's wedding dress" from the Collection.

Collection at “For the love of Textiles”

Visit the "For the Love of Textiles" exhibition at SunnyBank Mills and see a selection of items from the Knitting & Crochet Guild's Collection ...
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Our Branches meet regularly – look at the Branches list to find out when.