I finally went to the knitting group at my favorite yarn store, Knitch! It was awesome, I’m so glad I went. I met a lot of really great knitters and people brought wine and food…it was just great! I’ll definitely be back. We had a lone needlepointer who was impressing all of us with her awesome needlepoint and her doctorly knowledge (she’s a doctor). I left at 9pm, and I was ridiculed for being lame. These knitters were giving me a hard time for leaving after being there for 2.5 hours and said it was too early. Fantastic! I love the knitterly spirit!
I managed to take one picture. I meant to take more, but it didn’t happen. Maybe next time.
And then, shortly after this picture was taken, she moved to another table and it was sad. Frowny face.
Oh! You know how, the other day, I said I wanted to get a bunch of non-green wearing co-workers to wear the badges I made? Well, I got a least half of them to tape the badges to their shirts with pride. It was amazing!
But. There was one. Who refused to wear it. He says “declined.” Whatever. Then we had an intense conversation about arguing for something you claimed to be right about. And how you should argue for it, even if you realize you’re wrong. Because you have to take a stand and let people know that you’re passionate, and more importantly, a control freak who always needs to be right. My kind of person. And then I brought up how I felt like the whole badge wearing refusal was his way of arguing for something he knew he was wrong
about, but he was just making a stand and even though all of the cool kids were wearing them, he just had to be different. He kindly (more or less) disagreed. But then, he made me a badge. And I wore it proudly (to, you know, prove I was right). It’s pretty awesome here.





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March 19, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Sparkling Red
I want to go to a knitting party! That looks like fun. Too bad I have limited patience for knitting. So far in 37 years I have started 3 scarves and a sweater (on the round, in two colours – how ambitious!) and finished none of them. :-ppp
March 19, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Windsor Grace
That is your problem. You are taking on new projects that are boring or too big as a new knitter. You gotta start small. I started by making squares for a blanket, they only take 2 hours or so and teach you all of the knitting techniques, but you don’t have to focus on them that long and after you have learned everything, you have a great blanket!
March 22, 2010 at 9:57 am
Nilsa @ SoMi Speaks
If you had time to take more photos, it’d mean you weren’t spending time knitting. And talking. And getting to know the group. I love that you did that instead. And also that they ridiculed you for leaving early. I wonder what the Saturday night get togethers with this group is like … drinks anyone?!?
March 22, 2010 at 11:32 am
Windsor Grace
Good point. :)