Bookham Machine Knitting Club UK

 

Based in Great Bookham in Surrey, UK we are an old established club and we always welcome new members. We would love you to get in touch if you are a machine knitter in  Surrey, we currently have members from quite a wide area – South London, Wimbledon to Guildford, Twickenham to just south of Dorking.  

Dates and Times

We normally meet on the second   Wednesday of the month at 8 pm.  The hall is open from around 7:45 for setting up.  We have no formal meeting in August,    Normally the December meeting has an extended coffee break with a Christmas nibbles instead of the usual cake.

 

Venue

Meetings are held monthly at the

Old Barn Hall, 

Church Road,

Bookham,

SurreyKT23 3PQ   UK


Meetings are in the Harrison Room which has its own entrance towards the rear of the building on the right hand side as you face the building. Separate parking is also at the back of the car park on the right. Committee members have the code to enter via that door and will try to be at the hall well before the meetings start.

Updates on Forthcoming Meetings

In addition to the regular meetings we occasionally have Zoom meeting to catch up with those who can no longer get to the meetings due to infirmities or if they’ve moved away.

The  programme for 2024 is as follows but changes are sometimes necessary at the last minute.

 

July  Using  several fine yarns yarns together  –  with emphasis on colours and techniques like running yarns together and using a twister to  create a mixed yarn. We are looking for a speaker but so far none has been found,
August No meeting, some members are planning to visit the Fashion and Textile museum to see the Biba exhibition.  
September Cable work We are looking for a speaker but so far none has been found,
October Review of small items for charity and revisiting the items members were proposing to make this year.  
November Combining stitches – eg lace and tuck  
December Social evening with Christmas nibbles with coffee/tea  
     
     
     
     
 

Contact Us

If you are interested in joining or want to find out more please email us on webmaster@bookhamknitclub.org.uk