Local Chapters
Local chapters provide an opportunity for crocheters to get together with others in their area who share their love of crochet. Chapter meetings are an opportunity for showing works in progress, for sharing information about local yarn and supply sources, for workshops devoted to the mastery of new techniques. Chapters may sponsor classes in their community to teach crochet to young and old alike; may contribute crocheted afghans and articles of clothing to local and/or national charities; and participate in local craft fairs and exhibits.
The following is a current list of Crochet Guild of America chapters. Chapters who wish to update their information should e-mail: CGOA@offinger.com
UNITED STATES
ALASKA
IDIDACHAIN
Meets Where: even months: Wasilla, AK; odd months: Anchorage, AK
Meets When: 4th Saturday, 10 AM to Noon
Contact: Elaine Hollinger: homemom@pobox.mtaonline.net; Phone: (907) 373-2535; or Deborah Meester: meester@gci.net
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/ididachain/
ARIZONA
AZ East Valley Crochet Guild
Meets Where: 2424 E Hope, Mesa, AZ 85213
Meets When: 3rd Saturday, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Contact: Janice Jones: kcjones@cableaz.com
Desert Crochet Guild
Meets Where: 888 E. Clinton St., Promontory Pointe Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ
Meets When: 2nd Saturday, 11 AM to 2 PM
Contact: crocheter@att.net
CALIFORNIA
Amazing Crocheters (Redwood City/Emerald Hills)
Meets Where: Amazing Yarns, 2559 Woodland Place, Redwood City/Emerald Hills, CA
Meets When: 3rd Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM
Contact: Andrea "Cookie" Livingston-Shuman, davecook6@sbcglobal.net
BARC: Bay Area Rapid Crocheters (San Ramone)
Meets Where: Adela's Yarns, 20641 Rustic Drive, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Meets When: 1st Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM
Contact: Pat Weller, baycrochet@sbcglobal.net or Andrea Livingston-Shuman, davecook6@comcast.net
Web site: http://www.baycrochet.org
Classy Crocheters ( Los Angeles)
Meets Where: Contact for information
Meets When: Contact for information
Contact: Donna Neville, donnja@aol.com or Jacque Kurman, irvjacque@msn.com
Crochet By the Bay ( San Francisco)
Meets Where: YMCA at 169 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA
Meets When: 2nd Sunday, 12 noon to 3:30 PM
Contact: Mary Jane Wood, Mjanewood@aol.com or Bonnie Pollard,dpollard1@mindspring.com
Web site: http://members.aol.com/sfcrochet
Calaveras Needle Arts Guild
Meets Where: Arnold, CA
Meets When: Unknown
Contact: Susanne L Bergum, bergumds@sbcglobal.net
South Bay Crochet ( San Jose)
Meets Where: Central YMCA, The Alameda at Naglee), San Jose, CA
Meets When: last Saturday, 9 AM to 1 PM
SeaFore Annex ( Sunnyvale)
Meets Where: 1656 Hummingbird Lane, Sunnyvale
Meets When: 1st Tuesday, 7 PM to 10 PM
Contact: Mary Seubold Cahill, sbaycrochet@webtv.net
Web site: http://members.aol.com/sbaycgoa/
Sacramento Crochet Guild
Meets Where: Gramercy Court
Meets When: 2nd Wednesday, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Contact: Jean Martin, crochetjam@sbcglobal.net,
(916) 731-4400
CONNECTICUT
Chain Gang Crocheters of Stamford
Meets Where: Contact for information
Meets When: Contact for information
Contact: Rose Puza, rmpuza4@aol.com,
(203) 329-9614
Happily Hooked on Crocheting Club
Meets Where: Danbury Hospital, Praxair Conference Room (next to Pharmacy), 1 Stroock Tower, Danbury, CT
Meets When: 2nd Sunday, 1 to 4 PM
Monthly Gatherings: 1st Wednesday, 10 AM to Noon & 7 to 9 PM, Borders Book Store, 110 Federal Rd., Brookfield, CT
Online Gatherings: ConnecticutCrochets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ConnecticutCrochet/join
Contact: Dee Stanziano: CrochetClubinCT@hotmail.com; Phone: (203) 746-1543
Web site: http://www.thehhcc.org
Hooked on the Sound (Stratford)
Meets Where: Contact for information
Meets When: Contact for information
Contact: Jeri Ann Cook: jcook2@optonline.net; Phone:
(203) 650-3593
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Ebenezer Angelic Crocheter
Meets Where: Ebenezer United Methodist Chruch
Meets When: 3rd & 4th Saturday, every month except July and August
Contact: Jacquelyn Green: jgreen14@verizon.net; Phone:
(301) 894-1278
FLORIDA
Tropical Crochet Guild of the Palm Beaches
Meets Where: Contact for information
Meets When: Contact for information
Contact: Joan Davis: a0crochetjad@msn.com; Phone
(561) 502-8874
GEORGIA
Creative Crochet Guild of Peachtree City
Meets Where: The Gathering Place, Peachtree City, GA
Meets When: 3rd Tuesday, 7 PM
Contact: Penny Bailey, pbailey727@aol.com, (770) 487-5383 or Judy Powell, Pow599@aol.com, (706) 655-3536
ILLINOIS
Northern Illinois Chapter (Northwest suburbs)
Meets Where: Rolling Meadows Public Library, 3110 Martin Ln., Rolling Meadows, IL
Meets When: 2nd Saturday, 1:30 to 4:30 PM
Contact: Marge Scensny, mjscensny@wowway.com or Charlene Haschak, haschak@sbcglobal.net, (630) 961-1831
Website: http://www.nicrochet.com/
Tri-This-Needle (Chicago, IL)
Meets Where: Hyde Park COOP, 55th and Lake Park, Chicago, IL
Meets When: 2nd Sunday, 2 to 4 PM
Contact: Cynthia Varnado, cvarnado@aol.com, (773) 928-0947 or
Martha Brown, (773) 624-8522
INDIANA
Indianapolis Chapter of CGOA
Meets Where: Glendale Mall Library, 62nd & Keystone, Indianapolis, IN
Meets When: 1st Saturday, 10 AM to Noon
Contact: Debbie Coleman: computknit@att.net or Mary Harris: marytats@hotmail.com
KANSAS
KS My Stitch
Meets Where: Downtown Senior Center, 200 S. Walnut, Wichita, KS 67213
Meets When: 3rd Monday, 10 AM
Contact: Lana Bennett: crochetgroupy@cox.net
LOUISIANA
Cajun Crocheter's
Meets Where: Lafayette LA,
Meets When: 2nd Tuesday of every month at Hancock Fabrics at 6:30 pm
Contact: Dee deLassus cajuncrocheters@yahoo.com
MARYLAND
Ebenezer Angelic Crocheter
Meets Where:
Meets When:
Contact: Jacquelyn Green jgreen14@verizon.net
MISSOURI
Saint Louis CGOA
Meets Where: Borders on Olive at 270
Meets When: 2nd Sunday, 2 to 4 PM
Contact: Jill Rochman: stlcgoa@att.net
Web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stlcgoa/
NEBRASKA
Greater Prairie Woolies
Meets Where: Mangelsen's Classroom, 3457 South 84th Street, Omaha, NE
Meets When: 4th Saturday, 1 PM
Contact: Terri Wagman: territeaches2@yahoo.com
NEW JERSEY
Pine Needlers
Meets Where: Lakewood High School, East 7th St., Lakewood, NJ
Meets When: 3rd Thursday, 7 to 9 PM
Contact: Carol Ann Marks: CMarks1301@aol.com
The Primadonna Crocheters
Meets Where: Nonna's Yarn Café, 26 Bloomfield Ave., Denville, NJ
Meets When: 2nd Wednesday, 6 to 7 PM
Contact: Josephine Scimeca: fortunato283@aol.com, (973)
983-9276
Stitch'n Witches
Meets Where: Bridgeton Public Library, 150 East Commerce St., Bridgeton, NJ
Meets When: Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Contact: Joanne Jillard, (856) 697-3316 or Carol Moore, carolcrochet@juno.com
NEW MEXICO
Alamogordo Touch of Class
Meets Where: Alamagordo Public Library, Alamogordo, NM
Meets When: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 6:15 PM to 7:45 PM
Contact: Norma J. Myers: natnormmyers@trailnet.com or Veronica Walker: veronica@zianet.com
New Mexico Crochet Guild
Meets Where: Hobby Lobby, 700 Juan Tabo NE, Albuquerque, NM
Meets When: 3rd Saturday, 1:30 PM
Contact: Dot Drake: ddrake@ix.netcom.com; Phone (505) 821-2635
Website: www.nmcrochetguild.org
NEW YORK
Long Island Crochet Guild
Meets Where: Halesite Fire Station, north end of New York Ave (Rt 110 N), Huntington, NY
Meets When: 1st Monday, 6:30 to 9:30 PM
Contact: Katie Morrissey: katie1111m@yahoo.com, (631)
427-5373
New York City
Meets Where: Church of the Good Shepherd, 240 East 31st St. (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), New York
Meets When: first Thursday, 6 to 8:30 PM
Contact: NYCCrochetGuild@juno.com; Phone Willena Nanton (718) 798-9487 or Barbara Hillery (212) 963-6714.
Web site: http://www.nyccrochetguild.org
New York City Crochet Guild 2005 Crochet Calendar: http://www.yearbox.com/nyccrochet
NORTH CAROLINA
The Crony's Crochet Club
Meets Where: 141 Green Dr., Morrisville, NC 27560
Meets When: 2nd Sunday of every month
Contact: Rayna Rominger designsbyrayna@yahoo.com;
Phone (919) 469-2771 or (919) 389-8404
Chain of Purls (Onslow County)
Meets Where: Phootsy's Yarn Cottage, 167 Haws Run Rd., Jacksonville, NC 28540
Meets When: 3rd Monday, 6 to 8 PM
Contact: Pamela Brinkley psurton@ncfreedom.net
Website: http://www.phootsy.com/CrocheKnittingGuild.htm
OHIO
Crochet Now (Northwest Ohio)
Meets Where: Maumee Public Library, Maumee, OH
Meets When: 1st Thursday, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Contact: Heather Emmitt: crochetnowNWOH@aol.com
Website: http://www.crochetnow.org/
Greater Dayton Crochet Guild
Meets Where: Lohrey Center of Dayton, 2366 Glenarm Ave., Dayton, OH
Meets When: 1st Monday, 7 to 9 PM
Contact: Annette Stewart: gdcg2004@hotmail.com or art4me123@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.daytoncrochet.bravehost.com/
North Coast Crochet Guild (Cleveland)
Meets Where: The Fairways Assisted Living, 30630 Ridge Rd., Wickliffe, OH
Meets When: Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9 PM
Contact: Joan C. Lares, (440) 461-8419 or Denise Yancey, denise_yancey@ici.com
Southwest Ohio Crochet Guild (Cincinnati)
Meets Where: Community of Christ Church, 623 Paxton Ave., Loveland, OH
Meets When: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 PM
Contact: Cathy Robbins: cathy.robbins@att.net; Phone (513) 683-1670
Web site: http://www.SouthWestOhioCrochetGuild.com/
PENNSYLVANIA
Busy Fingers
Meets Where: Pinn Garden Apts. Community Room, 900 Belmont Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Meets When: 4th Saturday, 1 to 4 PM
Contact: Deborah Kearney: ms_k_hook@hotmail.com
Three Rivers Chapter (Pittsburgh)
Meets Where: Panera, Boulevard of the Allies
Meets When: Saturdays, 2 PM to 4 PM
Contact: Karen J Hay: kjhay@comcast.net
TEXAS
Alamo Rows
Meets Where: Hobby Lobby, 281 and Bitters, San Antonio (meeting room in far right back corner of store)
Meets When: 2nd Saturday, 1 PM to 3 PM
Contact: Lynne Sawyers: hatsnotenough@satx.rr.com
Crochet Texas!
Meets Where: Jo-Ann's at the Preston Forest Shopping Center, Preston and Forest Lanes, Dallas
Meets When: 3rd Saturday, 11 AM to 1 PM
Contact: Jan Scogin: crochettexas@swbell.net; Phone (214) 828-0949
Web site: www.crochettexas.org
H-Town Crocheters
Meets Where: Merribee Needlearts, 12682 Shiloh Church Rd. Houston Texas 77066
Meets When: 3rd Saturday of each month, 1pm to 4pm
Contact: Carole Fitzgerald: Phone (281) 440 6980
VIRGINIA
Innovative Crocheters of Northern Virginia
Meets Where: Aylin's Woolgatherer Shop, 7245 Arlington Blvd., Suite 318, Falls Church, VA
Meets When: 2nd Thursday, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Contact: Sondra Gore Unverferth, sgua717@comcast.net, (703)
243-7112
WASHINGTON
Crochet Guild of Puget Sound (Seattle)
Meets Where: Crossroads Shopping Center, Community Room, Bellevue
Meets When: 3rd Monday, 6 to 8 PM
Contact: Lynn Adams: adams1@msn.com
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/crochetladyjb/
Crochet Seattle! (Seattle)
Meets Where:
Meets When:
Contact: Linda Yaw
Web site: http://crochetguildseattle.tripod.com
Kitsap Fancy Crocheters (Port Orchard, Bremerton, Poulsbo, Silverdale)
Meets Where: Cafe Rivista, same parking lot area as JoAnn's and Safeway, Silverdale, WA
Meets When: Wednesdays, 3 PM to 5 PM
Contact: Beth Boshears, (360)830-3360; Anna Horn, (360)
340-8917.
Lilac City CGOA Chapter (Spokane)
Meets Where: Cascade Manufactured Home Park
Meets When: 2nd Mondays, 5 to 7 PM
Contact: Annie Higginson, ironhrse99@intergate.com, (509) 926-4851
Web site: http://geocities.com/crochet_spokane
CANADA
ONTARIO
Toronto Hookups
Meets Where: The Church of Christ, 346 Strathmore Blvd., Toronto
Meets When: 3rd Saturday, 11:30 AM to 3 PM
Contact: Gisele Toth, gisele.michael@rogers.com, (416) 419-6122
Web site: http://www.torontohookups.org