Cactus Needles Knitting Guild

The Cactus Needles Knitting Guild, founded October 1994, is a nonprofit organization, affiliated with The Knitting Guild of America whose quarterly magazine, CAST ON, is sold at newsstands throughout the valley or through separate membership in TKGA.

The purpose of our local guild, CNKG, is to provide education, to advance the quality of workmanship and creativity in knitting endeavors, to contribute to charitable community organizations, and to provide social opportunities for knitters.

Our guild meets monthly to conduct business. At this time, a hands on teaching program related to fiber arts is presented. In addition, Knit-Togethers are arranged throughout the month where knitters get together for a relaxing afternoon or evening of sharing and knitting. One Saturday afternoon a month is shared with women at Westminster Village, a retirement community. During these visits, we share ideas while knitting blankets for “Project Linus”, one of our charities for this year. Other yearly activities include, sponsoring nationally known knitting teachers for weekend workshops, visiting other state knitting guilds, visiting local and state knitting stores, participating at the Arizona State Fair, teaching, and enjoying holiday dinners, joint fashion shows, and weekend retreats.

Our members are a diversified group, coming from all over the valley, working and retired, and with varying levels of knitting ability. We continue to look for ways to accommodate the day knitter as well as the evening knitter.