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Who We Are
The Dropped Stitch Knitters Guild (DSKG) was formed in 1997 as a local chapter of The Knitting Guild of America (TKGA). We are also a participating guild of the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council.
Our purpose is to promote knowledge of, and appreciation for, the skills associated with the art of knitting.
Membership is open to anyone interested in knitting. All are welcome from beginning knitters to life-long knitters. Annual dues are $25.
Meetings
DSKG meets the first Saturday of the month, 12:00-2:00 at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7521 Carmel Avenue, NE Albuquerque (2 blocks north of Paseo Del Norte, immediately west of Wyoming Avenue).
2026 Meeting Schedule
March 7
RAVELRY
Presentation by Joyce Hertzoff
April 4
YARN STASH ORGANIZATION
Presentation by Elizabeth Baca
May 2
YARN STASH EXCHANGE
June 6
ANNUAL POTLUCK PICNIC
July 4
NO MEETING
August 1
JUDGING DISCUSSION
Presentation by Betty Speer
September 5
SPINNING
Presentation by Chris Allen & Kate Green Hammond
October 3
SOCKTOBER | HEELS & HOW TO KNIT TWO SOCKS AT THE SAME TIME
Presentation by Margaret Grady & Elizabeth Baca
You're encouraged to start a pair of socks or bring a pair of socks for Show 'n Tell
November 7
PT FOR FIBER ARTISTS
Presentation by Dr. Lindsey Borders PT, DPT, MHA
December 5
ANNUAL HOLIDAY POTLUCK TEA PARTY & GIFT EXCHANGE
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SPOTLIGHT: DSKG’s display at the Lomas Tramway branch of the Albuquerque Public Library through September. The library address is 908 Eastridge Dr NE.
SPOTLIGHT: DSKG's Recent Outreach Adventure at Albuquerque's Explora Museum where we demonstrated knitting. The theme was Cozy Steam.
SPOTLIGHT: DSKG’s Contribution to the March 2024 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council’s Display at the Albuquerque Sunport
SPOTLIGHT: DSKG’s Chemo Cap Outreach Project Donations
Dropped Stitch Knitters & knitting/crocheting friends lovingly created 51 soft chemo caps in 2024 that were donated to the Lovelace Cancer Center in Albuquerque, NM, for their cancer patients.
SPOTLIGHT: DSKG’s Hats for Sailors National Project Donations
Our ongoing donation to Hats for Sailors is continuing and gaining momentum. Michaeli of Breaking Yarn is agasponsoring a Summer Stitchalong benefiting Hats for Sailors. Superwash 100% wool is necessary because of the warmth and the fire hazard of additional cellulose-based or man-made fibers. Info at breakingyarn.com.
SPOTLIGHT: SDKG KNITTING DEMONSTRATIONS
A group of DSKG members is demonstrating knitting on the first Friday of the month from 10am-2pm in the Farmhouse at the Heritage Farm area of the Albuquerque Biopark Botanical Gardens.
SPOTLIGHT: DSKG Demonstrations at the New Mexico State Fair + Knitting Competition Entries & Winners
01/12
SPOTLIGHT: El Rancho De Las Golondrinas Spring Festival Featuring Herbs & Lavender
DSKG’s Contribution to the March 2023 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council’s Display at the Albuquerque Sunport
ONGOING OUTREACH PROJECTS
Chemo Cap Project
Our total chemo cap donation count for 2024 is 51. If you can help with this worthwhile project, please make a chemo cap (there are numerous free patterns on Ravelry) and bring it to any DSKG meeting. The design for chemo caps for donation should be simple (so we can make more of them!), created with soft yarn, and not have holes that would reveal the wearer's hairless scalp. Hats should not be knitted or crocheted out of animal fibers due to itchiness & possible allergies. Please place each washed chemo cap you create in a plastic bag to keep them clean and as germ-free as possible. Put your name on a small piece of paper in the bag.
Hats for Sailors Project
Hats for Sailors’ mission is to provide deployed sailors of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard with handmade wool hats. Their policy is to supply hats for every sailor on the ship(s) selected. We will continue to collect hats to send each May and November.
Hats must be made from 100% super wash wool. This is for fire safety reasons as other fibers can melt or catch fire resulting in injury. Also, most of the recipients may not know proper washing techniques for wool and we don’t want your work inadvertently felted.
Call for Yarn Donations
Yarn donations for the prison project should be in the sport weight range or a little heavier for use with medium size crochet hooks. Most often, they receive synthetic yarns but would appreciate natural fibers as well. Lighter weight yarns can be marled together by crocheters who have some experience. Contact Kay H (KHatlaw@aol.com, (505) 850-6990) to arrange to drop off yarn donations.
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