So I'm making fairly good headway on the Christmas knitting. Some of it may even be with people in time for the new year. Seriously, I think this Friday afternoon (end of term- at last!) is going to be a Finish It Friday a-la the Pointy Sticks podcast. Why couldn't I just make big chunky Jayne Hats for everyone? I've made 3. It took me slightly less than 3 evenings to do so. Fortunately I'm pretty sure the knits will be appreciated (the people who I don't think will fully appreciate the knitting just don't get the more difficult projects made for them).
Before my Finish It Friday, though, I have at least two gooooood long knitting nights ahead- first on Wednesday, when my boardgame club meets, which means gaming and knitting simultaneously (I get more done than you'd think). Then on Thursday, I'm very excited as I've joined a new knitting group- one of two at the same place.
Knitting groups are a new thing for me- I've been to the odd knitting-at-the-cinema session and the like, but this is the first time I've felt really truly part of things. First up was Kniterati, a knitting book group- whether I'll finish the next book in time for our meeting I don't know, still it's good to broaden my reading horizons a little, and the people are nice. Also, there is cake. Never underestimate the lure of cake.
Thursdays are now going to be a proper Knit Night for me, as there's a lovely group of folk at I Knit London meeting now every week. It was my first night on this Thursday just gone, and lucky for me, there were three other newbies at least. I had a blast, and got a LOT of my Father In Law's Christmas present made (which I shall be entering in the Socktopia Christmas contest in due course). I was the only person working from a pattern, it seemed- all the others were writing down what they did as they went along and trying to remember what they'd just done. My socks were admired, and in fact rescued- one of the others spotted a teeny tiny dropped stitch, which of course meant I could rescue it in time. Also, when asked what the yarn was, I gave the name (Fleece Artist Basic Merino Socks- yuuuummy!), and the girl next to me picked it up and said "in Ebony!". Colour me impressed- I had to look it up on Ravelry to remember the colour name.
There's just one drawback with going to the I Knit London group regularly. It's in the I Knit London Shop! How am I supposed to stick to a yarn diet when there are so many beautiful things all around me? It doesn't help that they have maaaany gorgeous colours of Kidsilk Crack, and the Winter Knitty is now up with absolutely THE most beautiful pattern I've seen using said yarn- Ice Maiden. OMG serioulsy. I WANTS it.
Finally, a quote from my fiance- upon seeing me tidying my UFO shelf, looking up at my yarn from my position on the floor and smiling happily.
"You look like you have a baby."
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