Meet fellow Crocheters/Knitters near you! Come to a local Crochet/Knitting Meetup to share tips, learn & teach. Would love to have a swap meet too! Get your yarn together and come have fun! All levels welcome!!

We are a group of diverse crafters who enjoy sharing and learning about all types of crafts. We knit, crochet, bead, sew, quilt and machine embroider. We are open to learning new crafts. New members need not do all the crafts we do, but rather have an interest in all needle crafts. We are looking for people who think making things is really cool. We do a "Show and Tell" every meeting and one member does a "Demo." We meet the second Saturday of the month in various locations throughout central Ne …

Meet with other people who create and sell handcrafted products, arts, and/or crafts. If you are an artist, artisan or crafter this will be a great opportunity for you to meet similar talented creatives! Each meeting we will focus on something we need to know, like websites and ecommerce, accounting, pricing, shows, exhibiting our work... etc. We will also plan the Artisan Gift Market 2013, a holiday gift fair in December. Our 10th year!!! Join us on Facebook. Subscribe to our website.

Stitch 'n' Bitch JC is a group of needle craft-loving denizens (knit, crochet, needlepoint, any needle craft is welcome) who are based in the Jersey City area and who enjoy practicing their craft together. All skill sets and ages welcome! Please note that this group is for people who want to socially stitch and is not a teaching group. While we don't mind answering questions and showing people advanced techniques, the group is not meant for those who want knitting or crochet lessons. Currently, …

The purpose of this group is to promote the ancient art of rug weaving in the greater NY area. If you are an arts & crafts lover, this another medium you will simply love to work in. However, unlike knitting or other crafts, there is nowhere in Manhattan to learn the secrets of rug weaving...until NOW! We are starting off with beginner's workshops with the hopes of creating a future weaving circle. Come and enjoy a cup of Turkish coffee with us!

In Stitches is a social group where knitters and crocheters can get to know one another and share their love of yarncrafts. The group is made up of everybody from complete newbies to Guild-certified knitters and crocheters. We're a friendly bunch, and we do at least as much talking as we do crafting! We occasionally do yarn swaps and charity knitting, but you're always welcome to do individual projects and bring whatever you're working on to our meetups. Beginners are welcome at any meetup, unl …

Do you like crocheting, knitting, and other needlework? Do you like beer? (Of course you do!) Then this is the group for you! NYC Pints 'n' Purls is a Meetup group where folks can kick back with their needles and a pint of beer (or a glass of wine, or a martini) and just chitchat with other crafty folks. In fact, you could say we put the "craft" in "craft beer." (Groan!) Folks of all ability levels and all stitching crafts (tatting, cross-stitching, needlepoint too!) are invited to join. Don't b …

We are starting a local group of hip ladies who either knit or would like to learn to knit! Busy Mom? Need a little time for you? Come and have a quick break and make some new friends! No cost! If you don't knit, just let us know and we'll bring something fun for you to learn with!

This group was created to focus on all kinds of machine knitting: single and double bed; manual, punch-card and electronic patterning; plastic or metal bed; fine, standard, mid-gauge or bulky. Join us to increase your knowledge, share your experiences, and socialize with others who love to knit by machine (and by hand, too)!

I have decided to start a knitting group in Jersey City that is informal and fun. The purpose of the group is to meet people who like to knit, to knit with each other and also to teach newbies how to knit. This group will also include events to Crafts museums and wool fairs. You should join this group if you knit, or crochet, if you want to learn how to knit. You should join if you enjoy making your own clothes and blankets, and if you generally enjoy arts & crafts, and have a passion for fashio …

This is a creative project activity group. We will meet on Tuesday evenings in Manhattan to work on various projects: Card making Scrapbooking DIY projects Knitting Drawing Just to name a few... Meetups may or may not have a specific craft theme - but, these are only suggestions. Please come prepared with a project and supplies of your own. This is not a class. It's an open workshop to be in an environment where other people are working on crafty things as well. We each bring a small snack t …

Welcome to Girlfriends NY – one of the newest Meetup groups dedicated to the ladies of New York City. This group is for the young twenty-somethings, adventurous and fun NYC girl, especially those new to the city or the States in general from places as far as Asia and Europe! But even if you’re not a transplant, please feel free to join us and show us NYC! There is a collaborative approach in Girlfriends NY in that members are encouraged to take the initiative to organize events. So if you’re int …

Making new girlfriends in NYC can be awkward - approaching a girl in a bar who looks like a cool person just seems weird. This is the group for you if you're in your 20's/early 30's, are new to the city or just looking for some fun, new, real friends. We pride ourselves on being a smallish close knit group - that's also an ever-expanding network! We host brunches, happy hours, nights out, group workouts, dinners and other fun outings. At our core, we're about developing meaningful, real friendsh …

Social Knitworking is a yarncrafting group geared towards those in the so-called "helping" professions (social workers, nurses, teachers, and the like) as well as people who work for social justice through activism, organizing, and community work. However, all are welcome! This group was created out of the need to encourage self care and community building among folks who spend their time giving of themselves, whether that means providing therapy to homeless adults or organizing working people i …

For those who wish to make their love for knitting and/crochet (or wish to learn) into a practice. Also looking to enjoy peaceful stitching and friendship with others.

If you love books, bars, and meeting people from the neighborhood, please join me in starting a new UES book club! The Upper East Side Book and Pub Club will meet once a month, have fun and lively discussions about a variety of books (voted in by members), and enjoy and support the local pubs. Both women and men alike are welcome, but you have to live between 59th & 96th Street, 5th Ave & East End.  Update 9/5/12: New Rule, we are getting so much interest outside of the area from some amazing fo …

YAY!!!!!! You've found North Jersey Stitch N Bitch. We welcome anyone from the neighboring areas of North Bergen, West New York, Union City, Weehawken, Cliffside Park, Hoboken, Secaucus, Edgewater, Teaneck, Ridgewood and beyond etc.We meet  every other Thursday to knit/crochet and trade ideas. We welcome members of all skill levels. Some are beginners and some are experts while lots of us fall in between. We're a pretty diverse group of all ages, occupations and backgrounds. Some of us are Moms …

Our friendly neighborhood stitch circle generally gathers on the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month, from 7-9 pm in the evening. We're located in the far NW corner of NYC, in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, near to both the Henry Hudson & Broadway Bridges, so folks from the Heights, Inwood, Kingsbridge, Spuyten Duyvil, Yonkers, Bronxville and even 'upstate' Westschester are encouraged to join us. We strive to remain easily accessible by public transportation whatever we're doing. TYLC stitchers …

GOTHAM ROCK CHOIR (GRC) is NYC's first and only community choir devoted to Pop, Rock and Soul music. Every Tuesday night from 7-9 PM, members of GRC gather to rehearse classic and contemporary tunes by artists such as Queen, Bon Jovi, Black Eyed Peas, Jackie Wilson, The Beatles and many more--all in four-part harmony. It's like "Glee" for adults! Founded in 2009 to provide an alternative to traditional choirs and to give choral singing a much-needed sense of "cool,"  GRC provides a safe and supp …

Let's get together to knit and build a warm knitting community. All skill levels are welcome, but! make sure that you know how to knit and purl, or crochet, at a basic level. (If not, search online for tutorial videos as they are great way to learn!) The knitting venues will be mainly in Manhattan, some events might happen even at yarn stores and parks! (How cool is that!) Looking forward to meeting other knitters! ========== Dear members: Last modified January 13, 2013 I've made a new policy f …

A casual group of needle crafters in Northern Brooklyn, we get together at different bars around Greenpoint and Williamsburg to work on our own projects while we socialize, learn from each other and enjoy a few glasses of beer, wine, wassail, whatever. All experience levels are welcome as are all needle crafts - knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch. So join us and spend some leisure time in the company of other yarn and thread junkies, learn more about your craft, share your knowledge and …

A group meeting weekly to knit, crochet, or quilt and chat. We help eachother with our projects and have a great time!

Whether you are beginning or advanced in knitting, this group is for those with a love for knitting and its calming influence. This is an opportunity to use a local, neighborhood cafe, drink tea, coffee, indulge in some treats and knit away. We will expect members to help and advise each other, to socialize and create a caring, learning and teaching environment.

Do you (or would you) like to: ☐ go out for drinks after work/on the weekends/during lunch/when you wake up in the morning? ☐ meet girlfriends in the New York City Metro area? ☐ explore New York City and form friendships in the meantime? ☐ extend your social network? ☐ be part of a tight-knit community of 20-somethings? ☐ open to events and get-togethers which involve but not limited to brunching on the weekends, crafting on lazy nights, picnics and barbecues in the park once it gets warmer, wa …

This is a group for people looking to escape the city routine and enjoy in the great outdoors of the Northeast. If you are interested in hiking, camping, backpacking, whitewater rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, skiing and other similar activities but your friends do not share your passion for the nature and high adrenaline sports - you came to the right place...Adventure Outlet will enable you to get in touch with like-minded people, and join them on one of the adventures. If you know of a grea …

eat, drink, and be crafty! The weCraft Social brings together crafty DIY types of all skill levels. Let's hangout with some scissors, glue, yarn, paper, jewels, and whatever else we can get our hands on.

A chance for knitters of all levels to get together to knit and share techniques and projects in a social environment. I've been knitting sporadically since I was quite young but only really got into it in any depth. I'm looking forward to meeting other knitters in the Bronx (or surrounding areas who want to come).

Board game geek fanatics! We love everything about games and being geeks. Arts and crafts; fun and food; death and destruction; pain and GLORY( ouch paper cuts ); crocheting and knitting we haz it all. It is not easy to take an idea and bring it into the world. It is hard to explain to people that you just want to make something for fun, for people to sit down together and enjoy. The kind of games we all love. The games that families will always remember playing together, the games that your bes …