Saturday 18 June 2011

be there or be square!

Customs House, 1pm - 4pm, yay organising committee

Labels: 2011, WWKIP

posted by gemma @ 10:10 am 0 comments

World Wide Knit in Public (a tale of two days and one long week)

here is the story of what is to come.
Yesterday I attended a very good event in Sydney's Martin Place organised by ACS (Australian Country Spinners). There was shelter, heat, yarn needles and since I was just there, hot chocolate from the Lindt Cafe. There were new friends, and one of my daughters and her friend, all knitting for the save the children chahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifrity (squares for children's blankets), pure wool given by ACS - think Patons, Cleckheaton, Panda amongst others. It was fun, I have now done four squares (there are 16 in a blanket, that's how small it is!

come on join in, drop offs are at Spotlight or Lindcraft, and it will make a small person warmer in a cold world!

Labels: ACS, knit in public, martin place, patons, WWKIP

posted by gemma @ 9:56 am 0 comments

So Saturday was World Wide Knit in Public day, celebrated by the Ells.... Clan at Miranda Shopping Centre. There were the four of us, and in a stroke of amazment we discovered there is a S'n'B group that meets regularly at Miranda every Saturday. They had seen the notice of a KIP at Miranda and graciously joined us. It was immediately apparent that someone who does not know the shopping centre layout had organised where we were meeting, and after about 30 seconds discussion, we decided to adjourn to where the s'n'b regularly meet, the chocolate cafe. (Heaps better ladies, thank you for that suggestion, more space, admittedly less exposure but much nicer coffee and Aztec style chocolate ..... Best news of all is that they meet every week (mostly) and asked if any of us would like to come along, just to turn up. Ah knitters, is there anyone nicer?

In the photos there is Sim, Lorna, Kat, Catherine and Mum (Eisie), we're all knitting and of course wearing hand knits. Shelly is not in the picture, as in a twist of fate two of her school friends (and one of them brought her baby) arrived. Of course, Shelly had to jump over to their table and visit. Knitters are the friendliest people. Thanks Sutherland S'n'B for being so gracious and letting us join with you for a hugely successful KIP day.





When 2 rolled around we decamped, heading off to Lincraft and then for food. When mum and Catherine had to do supermarket shopping on the way home, I sat and minded the bags, (and we all know it was just another opportunity to knit in public, only this time I did spinning with the drop spindle). Lots of people stopped to watch (and I did not drop it once yay), so more handing out of lists of web sites, and general talking about knitting.

Labels: new friends, WWKIP

posted by gemma @ 7:51 am 2 comments

Welcome to Sunny Sydney! The above montage is from WWKIP day, held at the Opera Cafe, lower boardwalk, Sydney Opera House. Yes it rained just a little (ha!!!!)
Yes the "hairy" microphone belongs to David who was recording his next

webcast for posterity at WWKIP.

The next photos are from the second event, held at the local watering hole.
In case you don't know, there is big Ben (the intense looking one), little Ben (the one humoring me by holding the knitting like it could bite him) and B. Ben and Grant, who are just getting into the whole knitting thing!
Add to that Catherine, Elizabeth and Davo and me and you have knit in public at The Handle Bar!
Wahoo, rock on.

Labels: WWKIP

posted by gemma @ 8:13 am 4 comments

This extremely lovely pic was taken from the Blue Mountains Knits website, but originall from this site

Following this there will be a local even, 6pm at the Dunc Grey Velladrome in the Handle Bar Tavern at Bass Hill.

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posted by gemma @ 7:42 am 1 comments

World Wide Knit in Public day is being celebrated on Saturday 9 June 2007, What are you doing?

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posted by gemma @ 8:51 am 1 comments