knit and purl

Last week, my friend suggested organizing a social knitting group to meet once a month beginning next week Thursday. I've participated in knitting groups in the past and they are fun for about a year or so and then people drop out after knitting twenty different colored scarves or developing carpal tunnel or finding better things to waste their time on.

It's been a while (last holiday season) since I knitted anything worth wearing in public. I did knit an "alien" motif scarf during a marathon knitting week because the scarf was a Christmas gift and I started a week before Christmas. The scarf turned out okay despite being a tad bit short on the neck wrapping part. I had to cut corners due to limited time and hand cramps.

I'm excited about starting a new knitting circle, especially one where I will be designated "expert knitter extraordinaire" as I am one of two in the group who actually know how to knit.

I've got a shitload of patterns I stole from various knitting books at the local book store or downloaded from the net as well as extra needles (different shapes and sizes) and yarn (mostly acrylic that can be passed for a wool blend) to start everyone off. And I'll provide instructions on eye poking, finger stabbing, hand and wrist numbness...fun stuff like that. And the basics of knit and purl, of course.

This is going to be great!