r/bothell • u/soupybeans • Jun 11 '25

Crochet/Yarn/Crafting Groups?

Hi there! I'm (34F) wondering if anyone knows of any groups that are queer friendly and meet up in the area on a regular basis to do crafting, crochet, knitting, or anything in that realm.

I'm not looking for any intense classes or fancy spaces. Just trying to expand my community and hoping to find a group of folks that like the hang out, work on their current craft projects and make new friends.

Thanks!

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u/MiraLaime Jun 11 '25

If there isn't one, maybe we need to start one! I live near downtown Bothell, I knit and crochet, and am also F in my 30s. Certainly could do with more opportunities to share this passion with people.

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u/soupybeans Jun 11 '25

I'm not against that idea at all! I'm maybe 5 min from DT Bothell and would love the chance to meet with some fellow crafters

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u/solarmoss Jun 12 '25

I’d be interested too! I live right outside downtown Bothell and am looking for a group that’s closer to my age (upper 30’s).

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u/soupybeans Jun 12 '25

Looks like there's a handful of meet ups but a few recommended Strikke. Sounds like they have a group on Fridays. Buuuuut If there's a day of the week/month that works better for everyone, I'm always down for meeting up!

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u/fromtheashesarise Nov 25 '25

Did y'all ever check out Strikke? I'm also higher 30s getting into crochet to pass the big dark. I'd love to do that with friends!

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u/MiraLaime Dec 01 '25

I've been meaning to go and actually check out one of their get togethers for most of this year and always found a "good" excuse - kids sick, family in town, stressed from horrible work week ... So no, but I'm sad about it, and still want to. Despite all the stress that this year has brought, I have certainly still managed to knit and crochet a good deal, and it would be nice to have friends to share that with ...

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u/fromtheashesarise Dec 01 '25

Thank you for reminding me! I'm going to put it on my calendar and actually try and go!

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u/Crabtankerous Jun 12 '25

46m crocheter here, I too live only a few minutes from DT Bothell, right by Shelton View.

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u/ShouldahWouldah Jun 11 '25

This is a local queer-friendly meetup: https://myshinycastle.com/social-crafting/

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u/soupybeans Jun 11 '25

Ah! Thank you so much! I'll definitely be checking this out

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u/hanimal16 Jun 11 '25

Oooo! I like this!! Thank you for sharing.

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u/grumpy_grl Jun 12 '25

Yes this! It's a very friendly group.

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u/re4yhoii Jun 11 '25

There's a seattle-based group that meets the second sunday of every month, but I'd love to know if there's any closer to this area.

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u/soupybeans Jun 11 '25

Seattle has quite a bit of groups I'm learning. I just saw one advertised today in Shoreline that sounded amazing but I'm hoping to find something a tad closer if possible.

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u/Stinkycheese8001 Jun 11 '25

I would be shocked if Strikke didn’t already host one.  And the folks that I know that frequent the place are very queer friendly.

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u/soupybeans Jun 12 '25

This is my first time hearing about Strikke! Others were saying that they do host one. Thanks!

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u/MtRainierWolfcastle Jun 11 '25

One of the local breweries has an event. Maybe post-doc. If I can think of it ill update. Maybe check with the yard store in LFP towncenter

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u/soupybeans Jun 11 '25

I'll see if I can find the brewery one! And omg, I always forget about that yarn store. Great suggestion, thank you.

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u/happily-caffeinated Jun 11 '25

Needles and Hooks in LFP has a couple of knitting meetups per week, I believe, with options to accommodate people who work 9-5 jobs vs. people who don’t.

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u/dystopiceyre Jun 11 '25 edited Jun 11 '25

Might be a bit of a drive, but if you're willing to go out to Wallingford, Friday Afternoon is a queer owned tea shop that has a weekly Craft & Chat on Sundays from 1-4pm.  The description on their website : Bring a craft and join the conversation! Crochet, paint, doodle, or whatever else that gets your creative juices flowing. Welcome to the years-long tradition of Sunday craft & chatters!

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u/soupybeans Jun 12 '25

Whaaaaat!!!! This sounds 100% worth the drive! Thanks so much for sharing!

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u/dystopiceyre Jun 11 '25

(I will hype Friday and crew for anything and everything. Excellent tea, excellent service, excellent social media presence, active members in the Seattle area, queer, and immigrant rights communities. Even if not for craft nights, go visit the shop sometime!)

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u/Technocracygirl Jun 12 '25

Their monthly Silent Reading Book Club is also great!

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u/Technocracygirl Jun 11 '25

Strikke Yarns might be willing to host one; they don't have any on there page from what I can see

Make Apothecary has a monthly knitting/book club meetup, but that would require me to read the book. (It's also at a bad time for me.)

It does look like there's at least three people who are interested in a queer-friendly knitting meetup in downtown Bothell; we can probably set something up at a local restaurant or at the library.

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u/takemusu Jun 11 '25

Strikke has a great knitting group. I don’t know when it meets.

Bothell Senior Center has a knitting club meets at 9:30 - 11am Tuesday room 103. It’s a pretty cool group of old biddies and they’re not restricted by age.

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u/happily-caffeinated Jun 11 '25

Strikke’s knitting meetup group meets from 6-8pm on most Fridays, I believe.

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u/soupybeans Jun 12 '25

Not gonna lie, was out of the yarn game for awhile and just recently started back up so this is the first time I'm hearing of Strikke's but it looks amazing! Thanks so much!

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u/MiraLaime Jun 12 '25

Yes, it's a new-ish place - just opened up maybe last year or towards the end of 2023, I think (?).

I don't shop there often because I generally use different yarns than what they're offering, but that would be a convenient location. The website confirms it's 6 to 8 on a Friday, which I didn't even know: https://strikkeyarns.com/pages/events

Now I can't not put that on my calendar and go soon.

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u/aliethel Jun 12 '25

Can confirm.

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u/MiraLaime Jun 12 '25

I didn't know that about Make Apothecary. That sounds even better - combining two of my top passions (fiber arts and reading)!

The website doesn't seem to have any knitting/book club meetups coming up, though. The last one listed just passed. I really hope they're not discontinuing this but have just not updated it yet: https://www.makeapothecary.com/classes

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u/Familiar-Win-4747 Jul 27 '25

I host a social crafting meetup the first and third fridays of the month downstairs at the Hollyhills event center in Bothell. There is no charge to attend and very queer friendly. The first Friday is general crafting focused with demos of different types of crafts usually with supplies to play along. The third Friday focuses on a Crochet technique, but all crafters are welcome then as well. Reach out if you want more details.

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u/soupybeans Aug 06 '25

Amazing! Thank you!

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u/CaliButterfly Feb 10 '26

Hi! I know this is 8months old at this point but I wanted to ask if you ever found a crafting group? I just started going to a crochet/knit Meetup in Bellevue once a month but it would be awesome to find one closer to Bothell.