Join us for a casual afternoon of knitting, crocheting, or your project of choice! Bring your materials and fellow fiber enthusiasts along to share ideas, inspiration, and one another’s company. Coffee, tea and snacks will be served. All skill levels welcome! 

Open to the community and no cost to attend, while advance registration is encouraged, walk-ins are warmly welcome.

*Registration is linked below.

Register for September 8th!    Register for October 13th!

Questions? Connect with Kim at kheraud@temple-israel.org.

Knitz & Kibbitz is supported by the Aaron Fenton z”l Memorial Fund.

Special projects

Healing Shawls

Wrap someone you love in healing and warmth through the gift of a handmade shawl. A knitter or crocheter will be matched with the person receiving the shawl. Then, upon completion, the shawl will be delivered and everyone involved in the shawl’s creation will come together via Zoom call to mark the moment with a blessing. 

We are honored to bring you this program with our partner the Shelby Jane Seyburn Foundation.  The program ‘Healing Shawl - Six Feet of Comfort’ was launched to provide love and comfort for someone who has experienced a trauma. We are excited to work with the Shelby Jane Seyburn Foundation to create this unique program with Temple Israel, which is being supported by the Isaac z”l and Yetta Pann Bikkur Chaverim fund.

Enjoy knitting and/or crocheting? Volunteer to help with this project by contacting Alisa Seyburn at alisa@shelbystrong.life Know someone who would benefit from a Healing Shawl? Sign up here.

Knitz for Nicu

Below you will find links to knitting and crocheting patterns to make hats and octopus stuffed animals for babies in the NICU (can be done from home, too) at Childrens Hospital of Michigan. All projects should be made with 100% cotton yarn in a non-smoking environment, and are to be returned to Temple upon completion. 

Please feel free to use hat patterns of your choosing - a few links provided below as a resource: 

Knit Octopus Pattern

Crochet Octopus Pattern

Knit Hat Pattern

Crochet Hat Pattern

Mittens For Detroit 

https://mittensfordetroit.org/

Mittens for Detroit, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that collects, purchases, and distributes new mittens and gloves to children, teens, and adults in need in Detroit, Michigan, and other underserved cities.

This year’s Community Collection Season runs from September 10th through January 10th. With growing and enthusiastic public and corporate support, over 330,000 pairs have been collected, purchased and distributed since our start in 2010.

Mitten Patterns: https://mittensfordetroit.org/patterns/

Tens of thousands of handmade pairs have been created and donated to the kids, teens, and adults in and around Detroit, because of MittenMakers sending pairs to Mittens for Detroit since 2010.