First Socktopod Socknitter's meetup
We had our first Socknitter's meet up yesterday in Troubadour, a bar/cafe/restaurant near Earl's court. Troubadour gave us a lovely corner of the place, tucked away near the window. Plans were hatched, new friends were made, cake and (many) cocktails were drunk. All in all a great start to what I hope will evolve into a regular event.
We had Koki, a complete newbie sock knitter:
Next one is tentatively planned for 7 May 2008 (Wed) and will be held in Notting Hill. Email me if you would like more deets!
Justine, Sally & myself decided to start a Swallowtail mini-KAL, using some delectable Camelspin which is oh so soft. And also to do a Have a Hope KAL. The Have a Hope socks were designed by Diane Mulholland in honour of her step-dad Alan who is currently in chemo. All proceeds from the sock pattern are being donated to cancer research so not only will we be having fun, supporting a talented designer, we'll also be giving to an important cause.
We had Koki, a complete newbie sock knitter:
Some familiar faces Larissa & Emilie:
Dee:
Some new faces with lovely socks!
And Emms:
Justine bringing another convert (our very lovely waiter) over to the dark side:
And just to prove it wasn't only socks:
Bring on the next Socknitter's meet up! Am already looking forward to it. Next Monday/Tuesday will visit a couple potential venues. Rock on knitters!
posted by missmalice at
1:50 AM
5 Comments:
CAn I join the mini KAL?! I've been wanting to tackle a lace shawl-y thing for ages -- in fact I was talking to Laura just last night about what pattern I should try!
I had a great time last night! Can't wait until the next one!
looks like a whole load of fun...I wonder if I'll ever get to one of your 'meets'
I like the sound of that KAL, I am sat looking at my two skeins of Camelspin wondering what to do with them. Can I join in please?
Sounds idyllic!! I will have to join in vicariously only :)
Sounds great. I'll definitely try to make it to one sometime soon!
And how crazy is it that hearing about the Swallowtail KAL makes me want to cast on ANOTHER one. That pattern is crazy addictive!!
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