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Knitting in Public - Post Your Neighbourhood Knitting Group

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Knitters are social creatures, and they look for other knitters and places to meet and talk knitwear.
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Post your Knitting Groups, your Knit & Natters, Stitch & Bitches, and Sew & Shows - events where anyone armed with knitting needles and a bag of yarn can sit down and be welcomed as a friend.

Artisano Bakery in Etobicoke
Every second Tuesday of the month a group of knitters gather at Artisano Bakery in Etobicoke Ontario at 1020 Islington Ave.

LadeeBee Supplies in the Junction
Every Tuesday night Melissa McColl hosts a Stiching Bee at Ladeebee. Located at 3079 B Dundas Street W this shop is one of the gems in the Junction, and Melissa McColl is a media darling in the trendy area’s hip retail community. The Stitching Bee runs from 7-10pm every Tuesday night.†Call 416 605-0811 with questions.

The Knit Cafe in Toronto
Every Tuesday night Iwona hosts a Stich & Bitch and The Knit cafe, 55 Roncesvalles Ave Call Iwona at 416 533 5648 or email her theknitcafe at hotmail.

Knitomatic on Bathurst at St Clair
Knitomatic is at 1378 Bathurst St, in Toronto which is two blocks south of St. Clair Ave on the west side of Bathurst St. Stitch ‘n Bitch is FREE and you can just drop in on Tuesdays 12pm to 4pm (shifts to Mondays from June to August). Wednesdays 5pm to 8 pm, and Sundays from 1pm to 5pm (which shifts to Saturdays in the summer, from June to August). Please note, they advise, Stitch ‘n Bitch is strictly a social event, and NO teaching is conducted during these hours by staff or other attendees. Instructors can be booked for private lessons by calling (416) 653-7849., or 416-653-7849 or e-mail info at knitomatic.com

The Purple Purl in Leslieville
Jennifer and Miko host a regularly scheduled Stitch Night, with event dates posted in the newsletter. Instructors will do private lesions for $30 an hour. Sign up with a friend and get private instruction for $16 hr each. This plan is popular for mother daughter combo classes.. Private Lessons are by appointment only. Call 416 463 1162


Toronto Area Knitaholics is a knitting group on Yahoo with over three thousand members.. The creators describe themselves as, ‘Young… funky knitters, creative knitters, artsy knitters, kitschy knitters, yarnaholics, crochetomatics, cerebral knitters, urban knitters, retro knitters, sexy knitters, wannabe knitters who get together to swap yarn and patterns.†These connected knitters share patterns and profiles on Ravelry and Yarnspirations.

There's a knitting group on the Danforth that calls themselves Toronto Yarn Knitting and still meets each Wednesday from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Timothy’s World on the Danforth, a fully accessible venue at 320 Danforth, in the Carrot Common.

The mother of all knitting group meet-ups in Toronto is the Knitters Frolic which is usually held at the Japanese Cultural Center at 6 Garamond Court. The Knitters Frolic is Toronto’s premiere spring fibre festival. This event is held annually on the last weekend in April. The Toronto Knitters Guild hosts this premier event. Admission to meetings is free with membership, $8 for visitors. There are more pictures and descriptions in this article about knitting groups on Toronto is Awesome.

Post your neighbourhood knitting group,
 

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