Welcome
See what's happening at the Greater Boston Knitting Guild as we knit our projects and our lives together, one stitch at a time.
We are happy you're here. Our Members come from 26 states (so far!), Portugal, Canada and Australia. Our tagline is "Boston and Beyond, a Fiber Arts Community"!
The Membership includes beginners, advanced, experts, and all levels in between.
We share a curiosity of all things knit, crochet and fiber. We provide a variety of programs and events to satisfy the curious. Together we learn, we teach, we pass the craft down through the next generation and find inspiration. Our Guild brings the world of making, design, and fiber to our Membership.
GBKG's active Community Outreach program serves the Greater Boston Community providing thousands of handmade items to those in need. These items are collected all year long for distribution in the Fall.
Gather your yarn, grab your needles, and join us at any of our events for a smile, a new friend, and a spark of inspiration. It’s nice to be with people who understand why your stash is so large or your number of works in progress is what it is!
Looking forward to a very busy 2025-2026 at the Greater Boston Knitting Guild with you.
- Cynthia Doherty, President
We had an exciting schedule of programs in 2024-2025 that began with a hybrid event featuring Sally Goldenbaum, the Knitting Mystery Writer!
Our 2025 -2026 schedule has a fantastic group of Designers/ Presenters lined-up beginning in January with Marie Wallin! Visit the Events page for current info and Registration for posted programs.
Here's a list of the exciting speakers and workshop teachers we have lined up for you in 2025! Click on their name to view their website!
Our
Story
The Greater Boston Knitting Guild (GBKG) is recognized as a philanthropic force in the Boston community. We are happy to put our needles to work for others as well as ourselves. Our first effort in 1993 was The Love Sweater, designed by a Guild member and knit by others to benefit the Children’s AIDS Program. And our efforts have never stopped. Guild members, along with their friends and family and local yarn shops, have been very generous in donating their time and craft. In 2020, a total of 2,791 knitted items, such as hats, scarves, shawls, cowls, and mittens, were donated. Today, we partner with The Italian Home for Children, The Women's Lunch Place, My Brother's Keeper, The Newborn Baby Unit at Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.
And this is how you can contribute your donations:
We have 3 yarn stores who accept the hats, scarfs, shawls, cowls, headbands, etc. as well as baby items for donations. The Greater Boston Knitting Guild (GBKG) then will take care of the distribution into the community.
Another Yarn, 5 Cambridge St (across from the Escadrille Cafe), Burlington, MA 781-570-2134
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Stitch House, 846 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02125, 617-265-8013
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Plymouth Harbor Knits, 170 Water St. Plymouth, MA 02360, 774-283-4704
The need never stops. Every head deserves to be warm when winter arrives, so warm your heart and know your work makes a difference!
If you have any questions contact:
Shelley Leahy at CommunityOutreachGeneral@gbkg.org
Dottie Slade at CommunityOutreachInfants@gbkg.org
" Knitting for Good"
GBKG Community Outreach
At the Greater Boston Knitting Guild
We meet others who share our passion for knitting, crocheting and all things fiber. Our virtual meetings bring speakers from around the globe to our Guild. Our workshops offer a large variety of skills and techniques for all levels. Our "Knit A-Longs" and "Out of the Blue" events are opportunities to learn, share and make new friends.
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*Please note: The content of our meetings Presenters is their sole intellectual property and is not recorded unless noted.
Membership
Community Outreach
Join Our Group
Membership Events
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Guest speakers from around the world available virtually to all Members
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Virtual Workshops for all skill levels
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Virtual Monday Night Knit-A-Longs for Members
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Some Knit together in-person Meet-ups in the Greater Boston Area
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Discounts at Business Members' shops
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Occasional "Out of the Blue" events
And mostly, the opportunity to do what you love with other Makers.
Knitting for Good
Connections
Since 1993, GBKG members have been putting our needles and crochet hooks to work for others. You can help by making prayer shawls, hats, cowls, scarfs, gloves and mittens. Shawls for both men and women are donated to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Infant items are donated to the Newborn Baby Unit and Boston Medical Center.
Items sized for children through adults are distributed through The Knitting Connection serving Massachusetts and New Hampshire. We also donate items to the Women’s Lunch Place in Boston and the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.
Every head deserves a hat. We believe “It’s knitting for GOOD”.
Monthly Virtual Meetings:
Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 10:00am Eastern
Includes: Show & Tell, short business meeting, Guest Speaker with Q&A
Virtual Workshops:
Workshops with teachers from around the globe are offered at a reduced fee. See the variety of teachers and topics we offer in the Past Events Gallery on the Events tab.
Out of the Blue Events:
From time to time, we surprise our Members with an "Out of the Blue" event at no additional charge. This could be a tour of a mill, a special lecture, or a special workshop. It could be on a weekend or an evening and it's always welcome!
KAL’s and "Knit Ins"
We offer a variety of Monday Night Knit A-Longs with themes that are chosen based Members’ requests and often include technique demonstrations. Local Meet-Ups are also opportunities to just get together just to knit and chat and enjoy each other's company.
At GBKG we communicate with our members using a variety of platforms:
Our website is regularly updated. We keep our members informed on all things "Knitting Guild"
Knit Notes & Quick Notes:
Knit Notes is a timely email communication with news and information. A Quick Note is used for a short but important notice.
Facebook: The Greater Boston Knitting Guild
Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/greaterbostonknittingguild/
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*We also have a lively GBKG Meeting Place on Facebook that is a private page for Members Only. You can find the page by going to Groups on FB or just searching for it once you're on FB.
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Instagram: @thegbkg
The GBKG instagram account updates regularly with guild news, community outreach, members work and all things Fiber..knitting and crochet
Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegbkg/
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