If you will be in NYC for Vogue Knitting Live, join us on the live Interview stage on Sunday, February 12 from 11:45am–12:15pm where Suzan Colon will interview our board member Terri Haynes on her experience with knitting for wellness, comfort, and community.
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is sponsoring a session on February 16 from 7–8pm with highlighted guest designer and new PK Volunteer, Jill Wolcott. Learn more >
The National Alliance for Mental Illness will host Project Knitwell’s Lauren Brennan to present an introduction into the benefits of knitting during their monthly meeting on February 27 at 7pm. Register online >
k2together Zoom sessions open to everyone
February 25 at 4pm
Join us as we go back in time to discover the history of Fair Isle knitting.
March 11 at 4pm
It’s the luck of the Irish as we celebrate Irish history and Aran knitting.
If you’re not already on the mailing list, sign up at projectknitwell.org/k2tog.
Interactive Online Workshops
Color Theory for Fiber Artists sessions sponsored by the Georgetown Arts and Humanities program will meet in February on Fridays at 9am. Sign up at eventbrite >
Georgetown’s Arts and Humanities program at the Lombardi Cancer Center, in which Project Knitwell is proud to be part of the Artist in Residence program, is highlighted in the Winter edition of Georgetown Health.
Discussion with author Ann Hood
Join us on Monday, March 6 from 7–8pm EST to discuss The Knitting Circle with author Ann Hood. We are grateful to host Ann via Zoom to hear more about her experience with knitting for wellness, comfort, and community. This session is facilitated by Sharon Millsap and Carole Ahmed.
We would like to assess interest in having more book club sessions in the future. Please fill out the interest survey to provide your input. Completing the survey will also be your RSVP to the Ann Hood event and everyone who fills out this form will receive the Zoom link to the March 6 session.
Knitwell Community Meetups at Fibre Space
We invite our previous students (from Friends of Guest House right around the corner especially), supporters, and volunteers to join us monthly for an open house the third Saturday of the month. Upcoming meetups will be on February 18 and March 18, from 4–5pm upstairs at Fibre Space, 1319 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia. We hope to meet you there! Let us know at info@knitwell.org if you have any questions.
2023 Knitathon
Save the date for March 18! Join in with knitters from around the globe for a day of social knitting, informational workshops, and fundraising opportunities to help provide knitting materials and instruction to more people facing stressful circumstances! Learn more >
