The Knitting & Crochet Guild (KCG) is a national educational charity dedicated to UK hand knitting, domestic machine knitting and crochet. It's been going for over 40 years, and their aim is to be around for another 40 years and more. If you become a member of the KCG, you'll join a friendly community of hand-knitters, machine-knitters and crocheters, supported by a network of committed volunteers. Members of the KCG care deeply about developing their crafts into the future, while respecting the skills and traditions of the past.To find out more, you can visit various links:

LATEST NEWS: Join us at the Un-Convention

The Knitting and Crochet Guild’s annual Convention is normally an eagerly-awaited event in the crafting year. Sadly, this year like so many other events it has had to be cancelled – but fear not! – it has been replaced by the Guild’s first-ever online Un-Convention.

This innovative event runs from September 9th – 15th, and offers keynote talks from speakers including our patrons Kaffe Fassett, Louisa Harding, Lorna Hamilton-Brown and Jane Crowfoot, interactive workshops, live Q&A sessions with some of our speakers, and more than 40 videos on yarn-related topics which you can watch at your leisure. All events are free, though a small number are restricted to Guild members.

To find out more about this feast of crafty treats, visit https://unconvention.kcguild.org.uk/un-convention. We look forward to seeing you online!

Useful Links

Website: kcguild.org.uk/
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/182366783086
Twitter account: twitter.com/KCGCollection
Instagram: www.instagram.com/kcguild/

If you visit the KCG website, you can:

• Find out how to join the KCG, and where your nearest branch meets.
• Learn about 100 objects selected from the KCG’s collection of domestically made items and artefacts (possibly the best in the country) go to kcguild.org.uk/news/category/100-objects
  
• Learn more about the work of the guild's Patrons, who are Kaffe Fassett www.kaffefassett.com, Sasha Kagan www.sashakagan.co.uk, Debbie Abrahams www.debbieabrahams.com, Jane Crowfoot www.janiecrow.com, Louisa Harding www.yarntelier.com and Lorna Hamilton-Brown www.lornahamiltonbrown.com
• View the latest edition of their magazine Slipknot.
• Discover free patterns and join a KnitAlong or Tunisian CrochetAlong.
• Learn about their presence at craft fairs and shows.

If you're interested in free patterns for the guild's Knit Alongs or a Tunisian Crochet Along, please use these links:
Cushion: www.facebook.com/groups/959399727809144/
Baby jacket: www.facebook.com/pg/KCG-No-Fuss-Baby-Cardigan-KAL-113620430291278/posts
Mystery Lace Blanket: kcguild.org.uk/
Tunisian Crochet KCG TCAL Let's get together wrap: www.facebook.com/KCG-TCAL-Lets-get-together-wrap-112199370428893/

The Knitting and Crochet Guild would love to have you join their current 1,500 members, so do get in touch with them! A membership form is available on their website.