Our Tuesday Morning Knitalong Group
Contrary to what you might by now be thinking, we actually do get a fair amount of knitting done around here. Take my Tuesday Morning Knitalong group....please! (Just kidding, ladies). Originally referred to as the February Ladies (named of course after their first project), they kick off our week with an enthusiatic bang. Bustling through the doorway with coats, bags, more bags and if we're lucky, baked goods, they surely keep me on my toes. And although it's often difficult (like impossible) to get a word in edge-wise, their unbridled enthusiasm for the latest yarn, pattern or project is truly contagious. And can they ever knit! Within a few short months, they've completed their February Lady cardigans in Dream In Color Classy, gorgeous lined bags from the winter issue of Interweave Knits in Brown Sheep Superwash and are ripping through the killer Ellemyra Shrug (have you seen it yet?) in hand-dyed Patagonia cotton, perfect for the upcoming warm weather. My favorite thing about these talented ladies though, besides their amazing knitting skills is their incredible generosity- not only towards each other but especially to any newcomers that happen through the door. (Inserting my own little piece of unsolicited advice here is that if by any chance this is not the feeling you get upon entering a yarn shop, turn around immediately and find the nearest exit). Not that any of this should be news to all of you, but knitting really is about community. I get to see this every single day but come around any Tuesday morning (or Thursday night for that matter...but that's another post) and you'll see this age-old occurence in action for yourself. What a continual joy it is to share in this.
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