Branches and Unaffiliated Groups - Knitting & Crochet Guild

Meeting others is a key benefit of Guild membership. We have a network of Branches around the UK that are run by our members and are affiliated to the Guild. Branches can draw on the experience of other Branches, make use of resources available to members or only to Branches, and ask the Collection for the loan of “trunk shows” from our Collection.

Recognizing that there are areas of the UK that are not within convenient travel of a Branch, or that Branch meeting times may not be suitable for all, we also list a selection of other groups that have no relationship with the Guild.

On this page, it is easy to distinguish between the Branches and Unaffiliated Group because we use different images in the listing and map

Guild Branches are marked with our “heart” symbol (with alt-text of “Guild Branch”)
Unaffiliated groups have a symbol of a single solid colour (with alt-text of “Unaffiliated group”)

If you are a member who would like to form a Branch you can apply using a contact form. Branch co-ordinators may also use the form to ask for details of their Branch to be updated. Members may also tell us of other groups they would listed by using the same form.

Where are the groups?

The map shows the rough location of groups. Some groups meet at more than one place, but only one is shown on the map. Click on a group to see more details about it (you can see the full entry by clicking on the name of the group in the summary).

Lists of Branches and Groups by region.

Click on the heading to show the list of groups for a region. You can also view a list of all Branches.

All groups

Bath Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Salvation Army Citadel, Green Park Road, Bath BA1 1XE ...

Beaker Button Craft Club – Weyhill

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Weyhill Beaker Button, Studio 11, Fairground Craft Centre. Weyhill. Hampshire. SP11 0QN ...

Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire Branch – Leighton Buzzard

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. The Picture House, 8 Lake St, Leighton Buzzard LU7 8RT. There are additional meetings in Leighton Buzzard for members of the Guild. Contact the co-ordinator ...

Belfast Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet, Spinning, Weaving. Guild Branch. Belfast Merville House, Belfast. BT37 9TH ...

Birmingham Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. The Fusion Centre, 334-339 Bradford St, Birmingham B5 6ES ...

Blackheath

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Blackheath Library, Old Dover Rd, Blackheath. London. SE3 7BT ...

Bristol Knitting & Crochet Guild

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Boston Tea Party, St Johns Court, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2QY We meet in the private function room, upstairs at the Boston Tea Party. Unfortunately ...
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Cast-On! Knitting Group

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. The Horse and Jockey, Faringdon Road. Stanford in the Vale. Oxfordshire. SN7 8NN ...

Cheshire Branch – Frodsham

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Dunham & Hapsford Village Hall, Village Road, Dunham-on-the-Hill, Frodsham, WA6 0NN ...

Coastal Machine Knitting Club – Christchurch

Machine knitting. Guild Branch. 17 Marlow Drive, Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 2RR ...

Coronation Clickers Knit and Natter

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Coronation Road Community Library, Westminster Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester. M26 3WD ...

Coventry Knit Wits

Hand knitting, Crochet, Other. Unaffiliated group. Golden Cross pub, 8 Hay Lane, Coventry CV1 5RF ...

Craft & Conversation

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Barbican Library, Level 2, Barbican Centre, Silk Street. London. EC2Y 8DS ...

Crafty Workshops – Horsham

Hand knitting, crochet, sewing, patchwork and quilting. Guild Branch. Blackbridge Community Centre, Three Acres, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1RS ...

Crochet ‘n’ Natter in Eltham

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Eltham Library, Archery Rd, London SE9 1HA ...

Crochet, Knit ‘n’ Natter (Kidbrooke Village, London)

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Artfix Cafe, Cranfield Walk, Kidbrooke Village, London, SE3 9EX ...

Deal library

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Deal library, 5 Broad Street. Deal. CT14 6ER ...

Devon Branch – Exeter

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Saturday: Branches Cafe, Poltimore House, Poltimore, Exeter. EX4 0AU Wednesday: Dawlish Baptist Church, 1 Park Rd, Dawlish EX7 9LH ...

Drayton Machine Knitting Club

Machine knitting. Guild Branch. St Andrews Church Hall, Havant Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1AA ...

East London Crochet Group

Crochet. Guild Branch. Mardyke Community Centre, 52 South Street, Rainham, RM13 8PJ ...

Edinburgh City Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet, other yarn crafts. Guild Branch Edinburgh (location varies) and online ...

Ewe Time – Isle of Skye

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Handspinner Having Fun, Old Pier Road, Broadford. Isle of Skye. IV49 9AE ...

Ewenique Machine Knitting Club – York

Machine knitting. Guild Branch. The Folk Hall, New Earswick. York. YO32 4AQ ...

FECK (Friday Evening City Knitters)

Hand knitting, Crochet. Caffè Nero on Market Street (next to Primark), 106-122 Market St. Manchester. M1 1WA ...

Fenton Knitting Group

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. The Barn, Fenton. LN1 2BW ...

Fleet Knitting Club

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Other yarn crafts. Guild Branch. Fleet Methodist Church, 72 Reading Road South, Fleet. GU52 7TF ...

Heath and Reach

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Rushmere Country Park Tree Tops Café, Linslade Road. Rushmere Park. LU7 0EB ...

Houghton Regis

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. The Chequers, East End, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, LU5 5LB ...

Inspire Crochet Group – Wallasey

Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Inspire Community Cafe, Breck Road. Wallasey. CH44 3BD ...

Institches at Eden Court

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Eden Court, Bishops Road. Inverness. IV3 5SA ...

Ipswich (Suffolk) Branch

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Ipswich Scout Group HQ, The Scout Hall, Stoke Park Drive. Ipswich. IP2 9TH ...

Isle of Wight Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Isle of Wight ...

Jurassic Crafters – Chickerell

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Bennett’s Water Gardens, Puttons Lane, Chickerell. DT3 4AF ...

Kernow Machine Knitters – Bodmin

Machine knitting. Unaffiliated group. Sally's house. Bodmin ...

Kernow Machine Knitters – Newquay

Machine knitting. Unaffiliated group. Michelle's house. Newquay ...

Knit ‘n’ Stitch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Memorial Hall, High Street, Edlesborough. LU6 2HX ...

Knit and Tonic

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. The Black Lion, High Street, Leighton Buzzard. LU7 1EA ...

Knit for Health with Mycenae House – Blackheath

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Road. Blackheath. SE3 7SE ...

Knit, Natter & Crochet Group Coleshill

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Coleshill Town Hall, High Street Coleshill. B46 3BG ...

Knitting & Crochet Guild Daventry (Learn to crochet)

Crochet. Guild Branch. Braunston Village Hall, The Green, Braunston. Daventry. NN11 7HW ...

Leeds Central Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet, Other. Guild Branch. Online fortnightly. In person every other month in Leeds area ...

Leicester & Rutland Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. More Coffee Café just off the Market Square, Melton Mowbray. LE13 0UL ...

Leighton Buzzard Ship

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. The Ship, 90 Wing Rd, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NN ...

Lichfield Machine Knitting Club

Machine knitting. Guild Branch. Martin Heath Hall, Christchurch Lane, Lichfield, Staffs, W13 8AY ...

Lincoln Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet, yarn based crafts. Guild Branch. Lincoln Waitrose Community Room, Searby Road, Lincoln. LN2 4DS ...

London – South East Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Patisserie Valerie, The Glades, Bromley, BR1 1DD ...

London Central Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX ...

London South West Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. The Bishop The Bishop, 2, Off Bishop's Hall, Thames Street. Kingston upon Thames. KT1 1PY ...

Long Buckby Machine Knitters

Machine knitting. Guild Branch. Long Buckby Long Buckby Community Centre, 41 Station Road, Long Buckby, NN6 7QB ...

Mapperly Knit and Natter Club – Arnold (Nottingham)

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Killisick Community Centre, Killisick Road, Arnold, Nottingham. NG5 8DB ...

Melton Mowbray

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. The Crown Inn, Burton Street, Melton Mowbray. LE13 1AE. There is a second venue in Melton Mowbray ...

Merseyside Branch KCG – Liverpool

Hand knitting, machine knitting and crochet. Guild Branch. The branch has no fixed meeting place, currently meeting in local cafes. Please contact the co-ordinator to find where the next meeting ...

Milton Keynes Crafting Club

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet, General crafting. Unaffiliated group. Bradwell Sports and Social Club, Abbey Rd, Bradwell, Milton Keynes MK13 9AR ...

Needles of Steel – Rugby, Warwickshire

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Meets at a private address. Contact the co-ordinator for details ...

Norfolk Group – Norwich

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Evelyn Suffield House, 45 All Saints Green, Norwich. NR1 3LY ...

North Norfolk Knitters – Holt

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. The Wandering Whelk, 7-8 Chapel Yard, Holt. Norfolk. NR25 6HG ...

Northamptonshire – Crick – Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Chapel Room , Crick United Reformed Church, Chapel Lane, Crick. NN6 7TW ...

NW10 Knitters – London

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Willesden Green Gail’s Bakery, 82 Walm Lane. London.NW2 4RA ...

Odd Balls Knitting Group – Wakefield

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Wool n Stuff, 12 Cross Square. Wakefield. WF1 1PH ...

Online Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Online. Contact co-ordinator for details ...

Oxford Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Oxford Central Library, Queen Street, Westgate, Oxford. OX1 1DJ ...

Petersfield Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Winton House, 18 High Street, Petersfield. GU32 3JL ...

Pontyclun Ammonite Yarns

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Ammonite Yarns, 7 Llantrisant Road. Pontyclun. CF72 9DP ...

Prayer Shawl Ministry – Nuneaton

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Nuneaton Methodist Church, 100 Abbey Street. Nuneaton. CV11 5BX ...

Reading Branch

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. RISC meeting rooms, 35-39 London Street, Reading, RG1 4PS ...

RVS: Otford Yarn Crafters

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Hospice of Hope teashop. Otford. The Woodman pub. Otford ...

Scarborough

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Alibaabaas Wool Shop, Dean Road. Scarborough ...

Scotland Virtual Branch

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Online video conference ...

Slipway Stitchers

Hand knitting, Crochet. Slipway Pub near the Wool Boat moorings, alongside the canal on Crabtree Lane. Burscough. Lancashire. L40 0RN ...

South Lincolnshire Knitting and Crochet Group

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. The Victoria House Tea Rooms, 2, Wargate Way, Gosberton. Spalding. PE11 4NH ...

Star Crafters – Honiton

Hand knitting, Crochet, other crafts. Unaffiliated group. Star Inn, 33 New Street. Honiton. EX14 1BS ...

Stitch & Bitch – Rochdale

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Littleborough Cricket Club, Littleborough. Rochdale. OL15 9LD ...

Stitch & Bitch Winchmore Hill

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Potters Arms. Winchmore Hill. HP7 0PW ...

Stitch Up! at Nuneaton library

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Nuneaton Library, Church Street. Nuneaton. CV11 4DR ...

Stitches and Cream Stitchers Meet Up

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. 16 High Street, Falmouth. Cornwall. TR11 2AB ...

Surrey Knitting & Crochet Group – Ash (near Aldershot)

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Ash Victoria Hall, Ash Hill Road, Ash, Near Aldershot. GU12 5DA ...

Sussex Branch – Littlehampton

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Littlehampton Parkside Church Hall, St Flora’s Rd, Littlehampton. BN17 6BD. Rustington Methodist Church, Claigmar Road, Rustington. BN16 3DR ...

The Wool Brigade – Slaithwaite

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. The Watershed, 22 Bridge Street, Slaithwaite. Huddersfield. HD7 5JN ...

Threads Wool Shop group

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. 143 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton. G82 1RQ ...

Timberdine Machine Knitting Club – Worcester

Machine knitting. Unaffiliated group. Worcester ...

Twisted Stitchers – Lancashire

Hand knitting, Crochet, other stitching crafts. Unaffiliated group. Ego at the Knowles Arms, Pleckgate Road. Blackburn. Lancashire. BB1 8QW. Gisburn Festival Hall, 5 Burnley Road, Gisburn. Clitheroe. Lancashire. BB7 4ET ...

Wantage Knitwits et Al

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. Wantage Wantage Library, Wantage. OX12 7BB ...

Warwickshire Monday Branch – Shipston on Stour

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Low Furlong, Darlingscote Road, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire. CV36 4DR ...

Warwickshire Wednesday Branch – Shipston on Stour

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Rainbow Fields, The Driftway, Shipston on Stour. Warwickshire. CV36 4BU ...

West London Branch

Hand knitting ,Crochet. Guild Branch. Open Ealing Arts Centre, Unit 14, School Lane, Dickens Yard, W5 2TD ...

West London Crafters

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch Open Ealing Art Centre which is in Dickens Yard, Ealing. W5 2TP ...

Westbury Woollies

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Heywood Village Hall, Heywood. Westbury. BA13 4LR ...

Woolly Workers (East Midlands)

Hand knitting, Machine Knitting, Crochet. Scotch Lodge Farm and Craft Shop, Mears Ashby Road, Earls Barton, Northampton, NN6 0HQ ...

Yarn Addicts of Manchester

Hand knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. Manchester ...

Yarn Club – Deal

Hand knitting, Crochet. Unaffiliated group. St Andrews Church Hall, West Street. Deal. CT14 6DY ...

Yarn in Tarn – Barnsley

Hand knitting Unaffiliated group. Spiral City, The Victorian Arcade, Barnsley. S70 2QN ...

Yo Crochet Meet Up

Crochet. Unaffiliated group. 8 Ormanton Road, Sydenham. London. SE26 6RB ...

Yorkshire Machine Knitters – Pudsey

Machine knitting. Guild Branch. Pudsey Civic Centre, Dawson's Corner, Pudsey. West Yorks. LS28 5TA ...

Yorkshire South Branch – Sheffield

Hand knitting, Machine knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch / Unaffiliated group. Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk Street. Sheffield. S1 2JB ...

Yorkshire West Branch – Huddersfield

Hand knitting, Machine Knitting, Crochet. Guild Branch. The Watershed, 22 Bridge Street, Slaithwaite. Huddersfield. West Yorkshire. HD7 5JN ...

South East of England