18th May Meeting

Only 5 of us here tonight but there was some good knitting and chat.
Anita finished her bag and is slowly being convinced to knit socks..
The time went quick with chatter and there was a few new magazines to browse through.
Hopefully we will have a few more on the next meeting on 1st June.

Sorry for not getting there last night but it was another late night at work!!!
I have had an e-mail from Jenny and she told me about last nights meeting and has asked me to do the blog.
We welcomed Anita into the group and left determined to start a bag.

Elizabeth is knitting again after her mishap.

Jane and Maureen had finished there children's cardigans and are looking for a new project.

Is anyone interested in World Wide Knit in Public day on 13th June. see website www.wwkipday.com and see what you think.
If there is enough of us Jenny will see if we can sit under the bandstand in George yard.

REMEMBER - there is another meeting next week because of the bank holiday.

Hopefully I will be there next week.
see you all there.
Tracy

I thought I would post this as I have finished it.
This is from the Book Adorable knits for tiny tots by Zoe Mellor.

Monday 20th meeting

Well what more can I say I think Carol has covered most of the meeting and with great pics as well.
We Welcomed Kay to the meeting and got her started on a project that she has pulled out of retirement. WELCOME.
The time flew passed with lots of chatter and knitting.
Elizabeth is getting better and tried a few rows of knitting.
The next 2 meetings are on 11th and 18th of May due to to many bank holidays.
Hopefully we will have a full house again.
See You all there.

Socks....ha ha

Found my third visit with the group most enjoyable, as usual. Have I mentioned that I am a novice when it comes to knitting? Haven't done anything since the age of about 18 and then not much. When I started up again, some 32 years later I could remember how to knit, but not how to cast on or cast off. Casting off wasn't a problem; I found that easy to learn again, but I could not seem to get the casting on quite right. Tracey to the rescue.....she showed me an easy, neat way to cast on which I will remember, so thanks for that and then.......starting my socks - Whoa....too many needles - Jan helped me and pointed out how I should be careful not to get them twisted, thanks Jan. Well I won't say that they are the easiest thing to knit and I have probably bitten off more than I can chew, but I hope I end up with something that I can wear and if they aren't that good, well no one sees them under your boots, ha ha. It is 11:25pm and I am on my third round and have decided to unravel it and start again as one needle looks nice and neat, but the other two really do not. plus I seem to have dropped a stitch on one needle and gained a stitch on the other needle......told you I was a novice, but I feel like a ten ear old and I KNOW that you learn more from your mistakes than anything else, so I will soldier on. Above you can just see the top of a sock knitted by Tracey and a beautiful toddler's jacket, isn't it lovely.

Here we have an almost completed sock being modelled by Judy, aren't they lovely, I just had to photograph this!

Carol

April 6th meeting

Mondays meeting saw fewer members this time but we are leading up to Easter.
There were still 7 of us and a good night of knitting and chatting was had.
Elizabeth was not knitting as she has broke her arm( hope it gets better soon)
I was helping Mavis create a hat in Very chunky yarn. Jenny was trying to finish her socks.
We all had a good evening and meet again on Monday 20th April.

Knitting Socks?

Okay, you have worn me down Tracy and I have gone and bought some sock wool, but now in a dilemma as to what sock pattern to chose from.......HELP! Maybe you can help me here so I have something to bring along to our next meeting on Monday? Do you have a link that I can follow so I at least know what size needles to buy? I have looked on the Internet for some patterns, but want something either easy to follow or something you recommend.

Yours confused......

Carol