Posted by boheme-anne on 2006-01-01 11:10:49
Post Subject: Come join me in my PA knitting group!!!! please!!
In grueling attempts for getting together a knitting group for my area, I actually have to advertise a begining knitting class at the store I work in. It is Boscov's department Store in Hazleton, PA. If you are close, please, please, please come! I am charging for the actual teaching, but my main purpose is to round up a stitch n' bitch. If you already know how to knit...good!!! I'm not looking for you to pay me! I just couldn't come up with a better solution. First session is in 2 weeks...If you are interested, drop me a line!
Posted by boo on 2004-06-17 17:47:41
Post Subject: Phoenix Stitch-n-Bitch?
Is there a Stitch-n-Bitch group in the Phoenix area? I can only do the garter stitch and want to learn more but I really don't want to do it in a traditional knitting class. I want to learn along with and from others with a different crafting eye?
Posted by Karen on 2004-04-27 13:53:32
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Athena had some great advice in the Meetup thread:
http://www.getcrafty.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9
just keep plugging along. we only had three people--me and two friends. i made sure to take pictures of us knitting and looking like not freaks. it also helped that i started taking a knitting class and got some of the other students to start coming, BUT so many people who have become members have specifically mentioned that they were grateful that i put the pictures up so they could see it would be a fun group.
so, get the word out. email all your friends. print flyers and post them at coffee shops/cafes, bookstores, supermarket bulletin boards, the library. or just stick flyers wherever.
I started Stitch 'n Bitch New Haven much the same way. I got one friend to kip (knit in public) with me and I started a Yahoo group. I got it listed at http://www.stitchnbitch.org and went to the local knitting Meetup (http://www.meetup.com) to spread the word. I submitted a listing to the local news & arts weekly paper & put up flyers. I also bring flyers to our meetings, as people often come over and ask if they can join us. I open our meetings to men & women of all ages & skill levels who do any portable craft -- not just 20-something chicks with sticks.
Posted by carlee on 2005-08-29 12:48:47
Post Subject: I wish I could
I couldn't start one, I'm really not at all that good. Has your friend tried the library? I went to a knitting class once at the Riverside High School library. I only got to one of them. There were plenty of ladies there. I wish I had gotten in the "class" earlier. Good luck and I will post if I find one.
Carlee
Posted by Karen on 2004-08-01 18:03:14
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I started Stitch 'n Bitch New Haven (Connecticut) at the beginning of the year, and anyone who does a portable craft is invited. I only started knitting in December, so I thought it would be a good way to learn. I've also learned to crochet & gotten interested in beads and embroidery, all thanks to the people I've met at S'nB.
A Yahoo Group is free & a good way to stay connected. It includes polls, which we use to vote on each week's location.
Get your URL listed at http://www.stitchnbitch.org and post an open invitation here, at Craftster, and anywhere else you can think of.
Put up flyers at your LYS (local yarn shops), coffeehouses, and around campus. We've got lots of grad students in our group.
Athena had some great advice in the Meetup thread:
http://www.getcrafty.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9
just keep plugging along. we only had three people--me and two friends. i made sure to take pictures of us knitting and looking like not freaks. it also helped that i started taking a knitting class and got some of the other students to start coming, BUT so many people who have become members have specifically mentioned that they were grateful that i put the pictures up so they could see it would be a fun group.
so, get the word out. email all your friends. print flyers and post them at coffee shops/cafes, bookstores, supermarket bulletin boards, the library. or just stick flyers wherever.
Posted by athena on 2004-04-27 10:59:45
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meetup works if you have a way of advertising it and just keep plugging along. eventually, it will pay off. i'm the hostess of newark-jersey city, nj knitting meetup (come join us if you are near! http://knitting.meetup.com -- if you don't live in this area, put in my zip code--07109).
the first meetup we made, i had to have two random friends sign up and vote and rsvp yes. we only had three people--me and two friends. i made sure to take pictures of us knitting and looking like not freaks. this actually did the trick. it also helped that i started taking a knitting class and got some of the other students to start coming.
BUT, so many people who have become members have specifically mentioned that they were grateful that i put the pictures up so they could see it would be a fun group.
so, get the word out. email all your friends. print flyers and post them at coffee shops/cafes (borders book stores are good for this, too), supermarket bulletin boards, the library. or just stick flyers wherever. this goes for all meetups, not just knitting.
just so you know, we are so successful that i arrange a second night for us to meet not through Meetup and run a yahoo group.
Posted by tootsiecat on 2005-02-03 09:33:22
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I bought Stich & Bitch and some needles yesterday. I learned a slip knot and to cast on. wow it's harder than i thought. it hurt my hand!
i'm using fuzzy/nubby yarn that someone gave me. i'm thinking that smoother yarn would be easier to see the knots, (stitches?).
Joann's is offering a 2 part knitting class, 4 hrs total for $40, starting this Sunday. Has anyone ever taken this class from them? Do you think it's worth it?
Posted by becarita on 2005-02-01 16:08:18
Post Subject: My favs
I just started too. I used a combo of things...
Vogue Knitting Quick Reference book, Suss Cousin's book Hollywood Knits, Visual guide to Knitting and Crocheting, Stitch and Bitch books, www.stitchguide.com, www.knittinghelp.com (I'm a watch and then do person, so the videos helped me in a big way) and of course, Grandma :)
It took me about 3 tries before it actually clicked with me. But now I'm hooked. I even signed up for a knitting class.
Posted by Shoubal on 2005-12-07 18:53:28
Post Subject: How many of you Sell your crafts?
Hey Everyone…
I just wanted to know how many people sell their crafts or even own a store? I use to make handbags and little things like that and sold quite a bit just through friends and I really enjoyed it… I know a lot of really talented people and the thought of pursuing and owning a boutique has crossed my mind a lot lately. I just was wondering if anyone has experiences or advice to share…
Also how many people have gone to school for art or fashion?
I am currently going to school to be a teacher but I would love to focus on more creative things that I love to do..
I am enrolled in my first clothing construction class and knitting class for spring and I can't wait!
Posted by Knits4Fun on 2006-01-25 14:28:13
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You have to keep yourself fulfilled. Then, when you're happy, the children will pick up on that. One of the first things I did postpartum after my son was take a fair-isle knitting class on a Sat. 'cause I had to get out!! It made me happy :D
Working is another touchy topic but for myself, personally, I love love love being with my son and miss him to PIECES during the day, but I also cherish my time with the girls at the office. It's total therapy for me and I come home happy (albeit right now being 7 mos pregnant, a bit tired ;))
Posted by Karen on 2004-05-06 13:08:14
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There's a new romance novel about knitting:
The Shop On Blossom Street
by Debbie Macomber
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0778320448?v=glance
Four lives knit together . . .
There's a little shop on Blossom Street in Seattle. You go there to buy yarn, knitting supplies and patterns -- and now you can join a knitting class. How to knit a baby blanket: that's the first lesson.
Lydia Hoffman owns the shop, which she calls A Good Yarn. It represents her dream of a new beginning, a life free from the cancer that has ravaged her twice. A life that offers a chance at love . . .and maybe marriage.
Jacqueline Donovan, the first woman to join the class, is estranged from her husband; her marriage has dwindled into an arrangement of separate rooms and separate lives. She disapproves of the woman married to her only son, but if she knits a baby blanket, she can at least pretend to like her pregnant daughter-in-law.
For Carol Girard, the baby blanket brings a message of hope as she and her husband make a final attempt at in vitro pregnancy.
And tough-looking Alix Townsend -- that's Alix with an i -- is learning to knit her blanket for a court-ordered community service project.
These four women, brought together by the age-old craft of knitting, make unexpected discoveries -- about themselves and each other. Discoveries that lead to love, to friendship and acceptance, to laughter and dreams. Discoveries only women can share . . .
Posted by jennjitsu on 2007-10-18 18:43:26
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-Finding another artsy not-the-norm Army Wife
-DD finally got through playgroup without crying!
-Found cheap beginner knitting class
-Took four garbage bags of stuff to charity, thus gaining a whole corner in my bedroom
-DD's first trip to the library!
