For fall 2024, the weekly Northland Knit-together meetup will be held on Wednesdays over the lunch hour in the Indigenous Cultures Center lounge (114B Mead Hall).

This is an opportunity for interested employees to meet, eat, and craft. Just bring your lunch and supplies. Coffee and tea are available, and people are welcome to bring treats to share.

This event is for current Northland College faculty and staff only.

• Who: Faculty and staff
• What: Bring your knitting, crocheting, beading, needlework, or some type of handwork to work on
• Where: Indigenous Cultures Center Student Lounge (114B Mead Hall)
• When: Wednesdays 12-1 beginning this week (9/4)
• Why: To provide an opportunity for staff and faculty to build community while…
  • making something for themselves or others (family, friends, or strangers)
  • learning a new skill or expanding on one
  • getting to know your colleagues

Supplies:

• People should bring their supplies if they have them.
• The ICC has a variety of straight and circular knitting needles, knitting looms, crochet hooks, and yarn for beginners who just want to get started.
• If people have extra needles or yarn that they want to donate, you can bring them with you.
• You can also purchase supplies online or at our local businesses such as the Craft Connection on Main Street.

Patterns/Projects:

• Feel free to bring your favorite patterns to share.
• The ICC has quite a few knitting and crocheting books/patterns you can look through.
• We would love to see your completed projects, as well as those that are in process.
• If you are new to knitting or crocheting, scarves or dishcloths are an easy choice to start with.

You are welcome to join anytime and attend whenever it fits into your schedule.