June 11, 2011
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Third time’s the charm…
It took three tries for me, but finally I succeeded…in getting to attend a gathering of kntters in a nearby town.
I “knew” Lisa through her blog (http://karmaperdiem.wordpress.com/) and was finally able to meet her face to face and give her a big hug. She is modeling her “Holy Moly Shawl” that we all oohed and aahed over. Made out of Noro Tahki, it is light enough for summer wear.
(Gail is knitting her second yellow sock–she wore Lisa’s shawl for a while, thinking Lisa might not notice….not!)
(Linda was new, too, and has a flea market/antique shop I love to frequent)
(Carolyn showed us the neatest way to make yarn pompoms!)
These gals meet once a month, and you’d think I could manage that, but, no….so many things come up, and I was beginning to think it just wasn’t meant to be.
(Becki, on right, is starting a small yarn shop inside a local sewing shop)
But Thursday worked! So in I walked, introduced myself, sat down and started knitting. I listened and learned and soon began chatting with them, and by the end of four hours felt like I’d made new friends.
(Ashley, the youngest in the group, has a small yarn shop inside her mother’s quilt shop (the other favorite fiber-arts hobby of us all!) and drove even farther than I to be with this group.)
This group meets in the library, and this is a WONDERFUL library…way worth the hour’s drive just to see it! Almost brand-spankin’ new, it is a jewel for this town. After the meeting I wandered around and noted appreciatively its many fine assets….
,,,,saving the best for last.
This young man grew up in our town and is now a research librarian, specializing in genealogy. He showed me how he designed their research room (he is showing me microfilm in that special cabinet above) and shared some tips with me to bring home to our tiny genealogy library. Thanks, Vince!
From now on, if you need me on the second Thursday of the month, plan on a trip to the library…and bring your needles!
Comments (5)
Which town is that library in? Glad you finally got to the meeting and that it more than met your needs and expectations.
Glad you got to go!! Sounds like the stitching group I go to – very encouraging and upbeat and fun!
That looks like a fun thing to do.
What a fun way to spend an evening! My best friend tried to teach me to knit. I was so impossibly clumsy she about fell off the couch laughing at me. I said “Steph I don’t know what I should be doing with my elbow!”. She responded by laughing more and saying “Nothing!”.
I would still like to learn. I see so many lovely projects on the sewing blogs I read. The shawl in the first picture I amazing!
Another interesting post, Janet, and you’re the kind of person that will make good friends wherever you go.