This Wednesday, August 20, 2008, I plan to get started with a weekly knitting session.
The idea is to learn to knit if you don't know how or to teach someone else if you do!
I will be passing on the rudimentary skills - after all, you can knit EVERYTHING with only two stitches, the knit and the purl. How hard can it be? Right? :-)
If you have needles, if you have yarn - bring them! If you don't we'll share some extras to get you started.
I have a small knitting library for perusing and getting ideas on what you might want to knit. For those just learning, we'll pick out something simple to start with and get started.
There are a lot of unknowns as of yet but I thought we would work them out together. The Gourmet Yarn Shop has graciously offered their place for some private Wednesday night visits so we'll do that some as well. That way we can see all the goodies offered there and discuss them together.
This Wednesday (20 Aug '08) we'll meet at our house and get it all going.
It is pretty easy to find but if you have trouble give us a call.
If you're getting this email, you've either expressed an interest in knitting/learning to knit through the Diplomatic Souses' Club or you're being recruited - by way of suggestions from Sharon.
Hopefully, everyone can come, but if not this week, try another. We hope to keep this going for some time. There won't be any structure to speak of, we'll all just knit and learn at our own pace. I'll try to keep everyone informed if we plan any field trips to the The Gourmet Yarn Shop.
Talk to you soon,
M
P.S. Check out the yarn shop online at www.gourmetyarnshop.com (It isn't all in Hebrew, scroll down.)
P.P.S. Although you have to register as a member, check out Ravelry at www.ravelry.co It is a fantastic online knitting community. There is even an Israel Group started there called "Yarn and Falafel".
Ravelry is a great resource for the 'how to' of knitting. This page gives all sorts of links to topics: http://www.ravelry.com/wiki/
A link for casting on (which is where everything starts) and doesn't require membership is found here: http://knitty.com/
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