About The Guild
Members of the Atlanta Knitting Guild represent all areas of metro Atlanta and beyond, including other states. We welcome knitters from beginner to advanced who are interested in meeting others who share a passion for our craft.
Our meetings provide educational opportunities with some of the best-known instructors from around the world, as well as time for members to learn from one another. Charity is an important part of the AKG, and many of our members generously donate their time and handmade items to organizations serving our community.
Our beginnings
The Atlanta Knitting Guild started as an informal gathering of interested knitters in a local yarn store in 1985. The five knitters who attended were so enthusiastic, they decided to meet in a different Atlanta yarn store each month. Whit Robbins (now President Emeritus) soon took responsibility for the endeavor. As word of the group spread, Whit found her phone inundated with callers eager to join. She found a library that would provide free meeting space and pulled the knitters together into a more formal organization. Notices of the Guild’s formation went into neighborhood papers in the city and the first official meeting of the Atlanta Knitting Guild was held on February 6, 1985. Those initial five knitters had turned into 52 participants!
The group soon found that it had a wealth of talent and knowledge in its midst, and these initial members became its first speakers. They adopted a culture of helping each other and reaching out to other knitters that continues today. This vision lives on in the Guild through our motto: “We’re a close-knit group.”
Our Mission:
To foster a community of makers who share a passion for knitting and come together to encourage, teach and support each other and the community.
Pictures from Past meetings
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