OK, have come up with some dates for workshops and events. These will run the first Weds of the month (except for Jan, I daresay I shall be hungover!). This is the first draft - Carrie and Christina, can you let me know if these dates suit you?
Nov 6th - Crochet
Dec 4th - Destash night
Dec 18th - xmas meal?
Jan 8th - Intarsia
Feb 5th - Toe-up socks (Carrie)
Mar 5th - Double knitting
Apr 2nd - Fairisle (Christina)
May 7th - Tunisian crochet
Jun 4th - Broomstick and hairpin crochet
For new members - workshops are voluntary and usually free unless special materials are needed. You're welcome to come along and knit/crochet as usual if you wish!
The destash night - everyone brings in any craft-related items they want to get rid of. The only caveat - if nobody wants it, you have to take it home again.
Anybody got any thoughts on a venue for the xmas meal this year? And do we want to do "Secret Santa" again?
I'll post this onto the blog for anyone who is not in the Yahoo group yet.
Regards,
Jane
Coventry's first knitting club (est. 09-11-05) - we meet every Wednesday, 7-9pm @ Golden Cross pub, Hay Lane, Coventry CV1 5RF. Come along and say hello, it's free to join and without obligation. We mostly comprise knitters and crocheters, but some of us sew and tat also. Any craft you can reasonably do in a pub is welcome!
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Knitwits at the Noodle Bar
knitwits
Originally uploaded by steel breeze
Saying goodbye to Mary (centre) who is moving oop north. You will be much missed!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Merry Christmas!
We had a rather leisurely meal at Pizza Express last night, and exchanged Secret Santa gifts. We won't be meeting next week, so the next meeting will be Wednesday January 4th at 7pm at the Whitefriars pub.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all our knitters, and best wishes for a peaceful New Year. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2012.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Coventry Knitathon
Come along and help us break a world record.
Can't make it? You can donate instead.
I have received details of a Coventry Knitathon which you may want to take part in. There is an attempt to break a sponsored Guinness World record by getting 1,000 knitters together to knit for 15 minutes. This is ad of Comic relief and takes place at 5.45pm on Thursday 17 March, 2011 at Coventry Cathedral.
Apparently, the current record stands at 937 people.
Fancy dress and red noses are optional and those participating are asked to donate or raise £5.
Can't make it? You can donate instead.
I have received details of a Coventry Knitathon which you may want to take part in. There is an attempt to break a sponsored Guinness World record by getting 1,000 knitters together to knit for 15 minutes. This is ad of Comic relief and takes place at 5.45pm on Thursday 17 March, 2011 at Coventry Cathedral.
Apparently, the current record stands at 937 people.
Fancy dress and red noses are optional and those participating are asked to donate or raise £5.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Pompom mania!
We've been asked to make a Christmassy banner for the bar of the Britannia Hotel. It's going to consist of a large knitted tube, made on the circular sock machine, and lots of pompoms. I've a bag of about 26 at home now. I think Dee went over the edge - I fully expect to see a pompom handbag in her possession any day now!
Everybody made at least one pompom or did something towards it - I spent the night rewinding yarn for the CSM mostly. Many thanks to all who helped - you are stars!
Hopefully next week it will start to take shape.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Worldwide Knit in Public day, June 12th 2010
We decided to meet for a pot-luck picnic, and the weather was kind to us! There was lots of lovely food - especially Mary's cookies and Julie's brownies - and an impromptu archery session! There was also a hilarious discussion about how to juice a frog, and I have no idea how we got onto that subject.
If anyone's got any more photos, please feel free to add them to this post! :)
If anyone's got any more photos, please feel free to add them to this post! :)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
Godiva Festival 2009
Spent two days in a tent in a park in Coventry, promoting the Coventry Knit-Wits. Many thanks to Linda and Dawn for keeping me company and supplying snacks and chocolate digestives! Weather was beautiful for once.
Did the first cuff of Blusa Queen, and started the second, but spent yesterday on a secret knitting project which has stalled today because I've mislaid some yarn. Fingers crossed I didn't waste a day's knitting!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Fair-isle workshop and location change
Hello!
I will be running a two-colour fairisle workshop tomorrow night. Bring two colours of yarn and some knitting needles.
We have decided to continue meeting in the Britannia hotel bar. Please come and join us!
I will be running a two-colour fairisle workshop tomorrow night. Bring two colours of yarn and some knitting needles.
We have decided to continue meeting in the Britannia hotel bar. Please come and join us!
Monday, April 06, 2009
Trip to Lee Mills, 4th April 2009
On saturday, three fellow Knit-Wits (Claire, Julie, Jeanette) and I left Coventry at a ridiculously early hour and made our way to Lee Mills, where we were warmly greeted with coffee and lots of cake.
Claire got lost in the yarn mountain almost immediately; we all had great fun fondling the yarn, and not one of us came home without an addition or two to our stash. This year's theme was night-time - they had four shelves of beautiful crocheted bedspreads in white cotton (I want one, but they take too long to make!). There was a mannequin displaying a bedjacket, and another wearing only a hot water bottle, a cape and a smile! The show-and-tell included dainty crocheted bras - they would only have fitted Kate Moss types (what my mother called "pimple dimples") - but I don't think women were as well-endowed back then. Also some bloomers with crochet edging - "wide-awake Wednesdays" - as they were simply two legs attached only at the waistband. Great air-con for the underparts!
I was taken with the Zitron Trekking Hand-art sock wool, and bought three skeins. I just couldn't resist the colours. Clearly, I couldn't choose, either! :) Saving this for my CSM when it comes.
After the talk I tried out the square knitting needles, and NEARLY bought a pair (talked myself out of it) - they are really nice to use, which was quite surprising!
We made it to the pub for just gone 2pm, and sweet-talked the barman into making us some sandwiches. Alas, by the time we emerged it was too late to make it to Ruddington (Lee Mills is on the way to Barnsley so is a good 90 minutes from Nottingham) so we came straight home.
Claire got lost in the yarn mountain almost immediately; we all had great fun fondling the yarn, and not one of us came home without an addition or two to our stash. This year's theme was night-time - they had four shelves of beautiful crocheted bedspreads in white cotton (I want one, but they take too long to make!). There was a mannequin displaying a bedjacket, and another wearing only a hot water bottle, a cape and a smile! The show-and-tell included dainty crocheted bras - they would only have fitted Kate Moss types (what my mother called "pimple dimples") - but I don't think women were as well-endowed back then. Also some bloomers with crochet edging - "wide-awake Wednesdays" - as they were simply two legs attached only at the waistband. Great air-con for the underparts!
I was taken with the Zitron Trekking Hand-art sock wool, and bought three skeins. I just couldn't resist the colours. Clearly, I couldn't choose, either! :) Saving this for my CSM when it comes.
After the talk I tried out the square knitting needles, and NEARLY bought a pair (talked myself out of it) - they are really nice to use, which was quite surprising!
We made it to the pub for just gone 2pm, and sweet-talked the barman into making us some sandwiches. Alas, by the time we emerged it was too late to make it to Ruddington (Lee Mills is on the way to Barnsley so is a good 90 minutes from Nottingham) so we came straight home.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Spinning Workshop
Last night, Claire ran a spinning workshop at our regular Wednesday night get together, arriving well prepared with a basket of spindles and fleece.
Everyone had a go and we even roped in one of the Town Crier's patrons, who'd sat oohing and ahhing throughout. He was eventually persuaded to pick up a spindle and have a go, as he'd obviously been dying to do since he'd spotted us...
I've blurred the gentleman's features, in case his mates spot this (he said he'd never live it down).
Fun was had by all. Thanks to Claire for taking the workshop and providing spindles and fluff. :)
Everyone had a go and we even roped in one of the Town Crier's patrons, who'd sat oohing and ahhing throughout. He was eventually persuaded to pick up a spindle and have a go, as he'd obviously been dying to do since he'd spotted us...
I've blurred the gentleman's features, in case his mates spot this (he said he'd never live it down).
Fun was had by all. Thanks to Claire for taking the workshop and providing spindles and fluff. :)
Monday, January 19, 2009
Workshops 2009
| Date | Workshop | Name | Location |
| 04/02/2009 | Chain-free crochet (C) | Jane | Town Crier |
| 04/03/2009 | Spinning | Claire | Town Crier |
| 01/04/2009 | Knitted lace (K) | Jane | Town Crier |
| 06/05/2009 | Fair-isle (F) (two colour knitting) | Jane | Town Crier |
| 02/09/2009 | Knitting with beads (K)* | Jane | Town Crier |
| 07/10/2009 | Tunisian crochet (Y) | Jane | Town Crier |
| 04/11/2009 | Cables (K) | Jane | Town Crier |
These run on the first Wednesday of the month (excepting January). Free to attend, sometimes a small charge for materials. Not compulsory if you're not interested - come along and laugh at our attempts instead! These dates may change nearer the time - sometimes I get sent on training in another country, and they nearly always run on a Wednesday!
There are free slots left in the summer to accomodate holidays, but I am more than happy to slot other things in those dates if other workshops are required.
Key:
(C) Bring a crochet hook (if you have one - about 4-6mm) and some yarn
(F) Bring some knitting needles and at least two colours of similar thickness yarn
(K) Bring some knitting needles (about 4mm) and some yarn
(Y) Bring some yarn
* small charge for materials
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tis the season
It's been quiet on this blog for a while, but we're still going strong and meeting up each week at the Town Crier pub in Coventry city centre.
This week though, we reconvened to a Chinese Restaurant for a good meal. We'd decided against the traditional turkey with all the trimmings style meal and opted for the Noodle Bar which is a five minute walk from our usual venue.
The food was very tasty and presented in huge bowls and disappeared very quickly.
And here we all are, after our meal and in a jovial mood. I even managed to maintain my record for closing my eyes in every single photograph that is ever taken of me using a flash.
Once we were fed, we retired to the Town Crier for half and hour for knitting away from the soy sauce. All in all a good evening.
This week though, we reconvened to a Chinese Restaurant for a good meal. We'd decided against the traditional turkey with all the trimmings style meal and opted for the Noodle Bar which is a five minute walk from our usual venue.
The food was very tasty and presented in huge bowls and disappeared very quickly.
And here we all are, after our meal and in a jovial mood. I even managed to maintain my record for closing my eyes in every single photograph that is ever taken of me using a flash.
Once we were fed, we retired to the Town Crier for half and hour for knitting away from the soy sauce. All in all a good evening.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Two-colour slipstitch workshop
Results of tonight's two-colour slip stitch workshop. If you are eagle-eyed, you should be able to spot the machine-knitted sample. Apologies for the poor quality pics, best my mobile can do!
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
February 27th - Intarsia workshop
We did a straight bit of intarsia and then a heart-shaped piece, which needs 5 ends when you get to the top.
(my original sample, made beforehand)
(my original sample, made beforehand)
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Braiding and Lucetting Workshop
Last night was our second workshop of the year with everyone having a go at braiding using a lucet.
We covered the basics of making a braid using both twist and non-twist method and then began to play with using multiple threads. Everyone did very well and despite sore fingers and thumbs, all were luceting braids by the end of the evening...
These plastic lucets were ordered from the trading arm of the Knitting and Crochet Guild and the wooden ones shown are part of my collection, picked up from various re-enactment traders over the past few years.
Jane also brought along her marudai and demonstrated kumihimo braiding.
Please click on pictures to see bigger versions.
We covered the basics of making a braid using both twist and non-twist method and then began to play with using multiple threads. Everyone did very well and despite sore fingers and thumbs, all were luceting braids by the end of the evening...
These plastic lucets were ordered from the trading arm of the Knitting and Crochet Guild and the wooden ones shown are part of my collection, picked up from various re-enactment traders over the past few years.
Jane also brought along her marudai and demonstrated kumihimo braiding.
Please click on pictures to see bigger versions.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Workshop events for 2008
| Date | Workshop | Name | Location |
| 09/01/2008 | Crochet | Jane | Town Crier |
| 06/02/2008 | Braiding/lucetting | Julie/Jane | Town Crier |
| 05/03/2008 | Intarsia | Jane/Thalia | Town Crier |
| 02/04/2008 | Spinning | Kellie/Clare | Town Crier |
| 07/05/2008 | Lace knitting | Jane | Town Crier |
| 06/08/2008 | Making up | Jane | Town Crier |
| 03/09/2008 | Blocking | Jane | Town Crier |
| 01/10/2008 | Casting on and off | Jane | Town Crier |
| 12/11/2008 | Mistakes | Jane | Town Crier |
These run on the first Wednesday of the month (excepting January and November). Free to attend, sometimes a small charge for materials. Not compulsory if you're not interested - come along and laugh at our attempts instead!
Bring a crochet hook (if you have one - about 4-6mm) and some yarn next week for a beginner's crochet workshop!
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Romania - first donation
These jumpers and blankets were donated by Diane S of Northampton. I especially love the circular knitted cardigan, that is so cute! Some of the hats were a bit too big for children, so they will go to BISS instead, who send hats to sailors.
In other news, we had our first meeting at the Town Crier, and it went OK. The hot chocolate is good, and if we can remember to order it before 8pm there's also cake to be had!
Next week's meeting we are doing sock knitting. Bring a set of 2.5mm double-pointed needles and some 4-ply yarn (I'll try to remember to bring some cones just in case anyone forgets).
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