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.
Headlines

Buy vintage yarn – support the Knitting & Crochet Guild

2025 Convention
Join us for a weekend of keynote talks, workshops and sociable crafting. This exclusive weekend is available to Guild members only ...
Our publications
Slipknot

SK187 – Slipknot Issue 187 – June 2025
Across the Needlebed

AN020 – Across the Needlebed – Issue 20 – April 2025
Events

Upcoming events
Soft Power: lives told through textile art. 16 May – 10 Aug 2025
Our Collection at Colne Valley Museum – 17 May – 29 June 2025
Cumbrian Wool Gathering – 21-22 June 2025
Northern Regional Day – 28 June 2025
Stitch Fest by the Sea – 5-6 July 2025
Oxford Regional Day – 5 July 2025
Collection Open Day – 12 July 2025
Guild news

Buy vintage yarn – support the Knitting & Crochet 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
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
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
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...