Community - Betty McKnit

One of the best things about having a knitting or crochet hobby is being in COMMUNITY. There is nothing quite like hanging out with like-minded people and enjoying some yarn and conversation.

Here are some ways you can be part of the Betty McKnit community.

Join the Betty McKnitiverse

The Betty McKnitiverse is an international membership community for learning and creating 6-Day Kid Blankets (and variations) and other crochet and knitting patterns by Betty McKnit.

Any crocheter or knitter is welcome, whether you’re a seasoned 6-Day Blanketeer, or just getting started on your knit/crochet journey. We will meet you wherever you are.

We make every effort to schedule live events at different times to accommodate a variety of schedules and international time zones.

Inside The Betty McKnitiverse you will:

Gain access to free and deeply discounted ad-free .pdfs from Betty’s pattern library.
Enjoy early access to Betty’s new patterns with pre-releases and draft releases. There has never been a better time to be in the know about all the exciting new patterns in development!
Discover Betty’s exclusive “unicorn” pattern variations that have never been released to the public, and never will be.
Get help and support with Betty’s patterns through courses, articles, groups, and live calls.
Find what you need with beautifully organized content housed all on one platform. No more googling to find Betty’s educational resources, or being distracted by your social media feed.
Join live-filming of CALs and KALs where you can work along with Betty and have your questions answered in real time, while hanging out with other like-minded yarnies in a casual supportive community.
Q&A and Craft & Chat zoom calls with Betty and friends. This is a really fun, creative, and supportive crafting community.
Connect with other knitters and crocheters all over the world.
As this platform grows, so will the content. There are so many great things planned!

Sign up for Betty’s Newsletter and stay on top of what’s happening in Betty’s world. Your email will never be shared or sold and Betty will never spam you.

Facebook Communities

This group is dedicated to the 6-Day Kid Blanket (6DKB) pattern – Betty’s signature design. The purpose of the group is to get help you start the original 6-Day Blanket (which can be tricky to start, but easy once you get going), design your own custom 6DKB, or learn any of the 6-Day Star, Granny Square, or 6DKB Wearable projects.

The member photos are inspiring! You will have a vibrant community of 6DKB crocheters at various stages of the 6-Day journey to help you, cheer you on, and ooh and aah over your beautiful finished creations.

The 6-Day Kid Blanket Group on Facebook is the place to go if you are a first-time 6-Day Blanketeer and would like to ask questions and get some help getting started on a traditional 6-Day Kid Blanket, a 6-Day Star, Superstar, or Supernova blanket, The Great Granny or Great Granddaddy Blanket, or one of the cool new 6-Day Wearables. There are a ton of free resources to help you with the 6-Day patterns, toss around ideas, and connect with other crocheters and make friends.

Some things you should know about the Facebook Group:

You must answer all three questions to get in.
Read the FAQ Guides and follow the rules.
The #1 rule for starting the blanket is that we want you to make the swatch. YES, EVEN YOU MUST SWATCH! Follow the YouTube videos and make the swatch before starting your blanket. If you ask a question, the first response you will receive will be, “Did you swatch?”
We keep it positive for a drama-free group. We do not listen to ranting, complaining, yelling for HELP! or want to see negative emojis or multiple !!!??? It might sound ridiculous, but with over 20K people, it gets to be hard on our volunteer mods. Let’s enjoy our crochet.

Crochet should be peaceful, enjoyable, and life-affirming. If you are just not getting it, you are frustrated, you have frogged so many times and you are ready to give up, pull out your hair, scream, or kick the dog, it is time to set it down, walk away, take a nap or an aspirin, or do something else for a while and come back to it.

If you have a question, post a photo in the group and ask our many members for advice (politely!) We are here to help you make a beautiful 6-Day Kid Blanket, 6-Day Star Blanket, 6-Day Granny Square blanket, or 6-Day Wearable.

Betty McKnit’s Knitting and Crochet Community is a Facebook group for Betty’s followers where you can ask questions about other patterns (yes, Betty has other patterns besides the 6DKB! Who knew?) and post yarn-related off-topic stuff.

6-Day Challenges, Crochet Alongs, and other Events

We frequently hold crochet-along challenges to engage with you on projects and give you a little extra help and showing off. Make sure that you are signed up for Betty’s Email list to receive emails about our fun events.

Following Betty’s social channels is also a good way to learn about live events.

Crochet, Knit, Chat Zoom Calls

If you like hanging out with friends chatting while you crochet, you belong in the Betty McKnitiverse. We meet every week for chatting, classes, crochet-alongs, design workshopping, and more.

There are other great perks of being a member of the Betty McKnitiverse, including free .pdfs from Betty’s Library, Exclusive patterns not released elsewhere, and new pattern pre-releases and all new .pdf patterns when they are released.