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1. Marie said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:24 pm

   Hi Sheri,

   It’s called a jackhammer and I have one large headache that is pounding in a rhyme with your jackhammer.

   Would love to be an Honorary Elf – just let me know what you need.

   Can’t wait to see the kit.

   See you in Oregon in a couple of weeks.

   marie

2. Liz said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:27 pm

   Honorary Elf? Sign me UP!

   You are such a tease, Sheri. Little bits of things in photos–you make a girl feel, well, LOOPY with anticipation!

3. sheri said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:27 pm

   Hmmm – well these are two big machines that have cabs for people to sit in and pound the pavement. Jackhammer-mobile? Apparently we have heavy duty streets and no hand-held jackhammer is worthy of the task….

4. Nancy said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:35 pm

   With regards to knitting groups, I am basically a lone knitter. Get me with too many people or too many distractions and my knitting turns to @#^*! Just can’t concentrate with knitting and talk at the same time. On the other hand, when I’m visiting knitting daughter in Minneapolis, we always have our knitting needles going together. It must be the comfort we feel in each others presence and that we don’t have to be talking constantly. Also since she’s my knitting teacher, it’s a good chance to learn new things!

5. noallatin said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:38 pm

   I have started going to a Wednesday knitting group at the local Panera restaurant. I did it to get out of the house and away from the squabbling siblings. I take things that don’t require a lot of concentration since I do like to talk.

6. Laurie said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:38 pm

   I belong to 3 knitting groups. One that meets on the third Wednesday of the month, one that meets on the last Wednesday of the month and another that meets every Wednesday. I like the creativity, enthusiasm and experience that the different groups supply. But there is nothing better than a Sunday afternoon knitting on the back porch with the dog and an audio book.

7. Kelli said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:38 pm

   As far as knitting groups go; I tend to knit alone. I would love to join one, but we are in the process of moving, so I am hoping that once that is done I can find one closer to home and can join one. I am the only one that I know that knits, so it can get a little lonely sometimes.

8. Cathy said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

   I seem to prefer knitting by myself. I’ve taken a couple knitting classes, but when I’m knitting with a group and chit-chatting I tend to make mistakes! I usually knit at home while watching TV.

9. Lisa in Los Angeles said,

   July 22, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

   We actually have a knitting group at work that meets at noon on Wednesdays! Our company has lots of extracurricular clubs as a way to get people out of their individual departments and mingle with others. You’d be surprised how many times our knitting sessions end up with people exchanging important information about projects they’re working on. I would never have learned to knit socks if I hadn’t joined this group – or heard of Ravelry or The Loopy Ewe!

10. Angela said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

    I used to belong to a knitting group but now that we have our son my evenings and weekends are too precious! I still knit every night after he’s gone to bed and I hope that when he gets older to join back up again.

11. Melodie said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:42 pm

    ooh, I would love to be an honorary elf. Sounds intriguing. I belong to two knit groups, one is a guild that meetings once a month alternating between two LYS but it doesn’t meet in the summer. The other is a group that meets at another LYS twice a month. I love getting to knit and chat with other knitters.

12. Bev said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:43 pm

    Knitting groups are great. Mine meets every Thursday. Sometimes we get lots of stitching done, sometimes it’s a lot more talking and laughing. A while back our numbers were dwindling so we invited some ladies that quilt more than they knit, and its wonderful to see what they create. We do outings as well and a couple of us have traveled together to see Stitches in Chicago and Atlanta. We’ve also taken weekends where we pick a city and shop hop for both quilting and knitting. What started as just a knitting group has become a group of wonderfully close and supportive friends.

13. A :-) said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:44 pm

    I do belong to an SnB group that meets on Wednesday evenings, but it seems that I never get to go anymore. Clearly, I have too much to do

    Elf? Sure!

    A

14. Dana said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:46 pm

    I belong to a knitting group, and lately we’ve been meeting on Tuesdays at locations all across our town. I also have a few knitting friends that I’ll meet for a casual lunch whenever we can fit it in, and we usually go to Panera. I really like the feeling of a good group- most of my close friendships have begun this way! And there’s nothing like having a lot of people of all different skill levels get together to knit; there’s always something to learn, or admire someone’s finished project.

15. Robin said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:46 pm

    I am more of a lone knitter. When I am in a group, I find I do more chatting than knitting.

    Sounds like you have jackhammers breaking up your street. Sorry! They not only make a lot of noise, but the vibration can drive one to drink. Maybe it’s time for a Starbucks break?

16. LittleWit said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:46 pm

    I belong to one knitting group right now. I go pretty religiously (as long as work doesn’t interfere) and everyone in my social circle knows that I am pretty much unavailable that evening.

17. Kathy said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:46 pm

    I do belong to a knitting group which meets weekly. I also sit and knit at my LYS when time permits. It is fun and inspiring, but a lot of talking happens (not a bad thing!) — the perfect opportunity to do your “TV knitting”. The other six days of the week are spent solo knitting. I enjoy both experiences, but appreciate my quiet time in order to work on lace projects and pieces requiring more concentration.

18. Kathryn in Minnesota said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:47 pm

    I wish I belonged to a knitting group! I live out in the boonies, and knit surrounded by my “pack” (my human sweetheart, two dogs, and a disgruntled kitty).

19. Susan said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:48 pm

    Knitting Groups….. Well all the ones around here are during the day! The local Library has one and my LYS but in the middle of the morning. Not convienent for us that work all day 5 days a week. There is one that is 23 miles away but on a Saturday afternoon and you know where I am going with this if you work everyday during the week Saturday is the only day that you can run errands and get house work done. So unless I go to my neighbors I knit while everyone else watches TV.

    Can’t wait for the anniversary kit! Would some of Lorna’s Laces new colors for Sock Summit have anything to do with it. I think I saw that color in there that is in the picture…….

    I would love to be an Honorary Elf! What a neat idea!

20. Robin said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:49 pm

    First, is there ever really enough knitting or spinning time???? I don’t think so.

    That would be so cool to be an Honorary Elf. I so want that mug but I will probably not be around on Friday to pre order which is a big bummer since I have been able to get an Anniversary Kit the last two years.

    I have group that meets once a week but it is hard to get there on a regular basis since I live 40 miles away but I really enjoy it when I get to go.

21. Gayle said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:49 pm

    I am a lone knitter (just me and my two mini schnauzers, Romeo and Juliet), it calms me like nothing else can.

    Is the Anniversary Kit for Sock Club members or everyone? I would love to be able to order one.

22. Angie said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:49 pm

    Once a week, I meet with coworkers (Knit Happens) during our lunch hour. My knitting teacher used to “lead” the group but she has sinced passed the reins to me. Other than that, most of my knitting is done at home or in the car.

    Can’t wait to see the kit!! And, I always need new mugs:-)

23. Frances said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:50 pm

    feels elfish! I would be interested!
    I belong to a great knitting group and we meet every thursday at Caribou. When I first moved back to NC I wanted to join a group as a way to meet new people. I tried a couple of groups – the first one was supposed to meet in a different location on a Wednesday and I went and no one else showed up! I was disappointed and at the time it was way out of my comfort zone, but I posted to the yahoo group and got a ton of nice responses from the thursday group and decided I would try that and they are fantastic! So I’m glad I kept trying to find a group. Is it Thursday yet?

24. Patty said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:51 pm

    I call my knit group the circle of wisdom. They are all quilters and knitters. All of us knit and crochet. We encourage one another and lift each others spirits. They are all native Minnesotans and, as a southerner I need their “winter wisdom”. Two of us are doing the girasole thing and 3 of us are doing the serendipity shawl (previously known as mystery shawl number 4) . Those are our think pieces. When we get together we need the one-row-all-the-same-stich sort of patterns. I don’t know why they don’t categorize some patterns that way. I am the only one with a real job and so we meet around my schedule. We meet at Vintage Tea Room and eat scones, drink tea, and knit, knit, knit.
    Being a loopy elf would be so fun except that I am sort of distractable and sending someone the wrong bunch of yarn might be disconcerting to some customers…….

25. Patty said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:54 pm

    ooh, ooh I forgot, our group goes on the occaisional knit crawl where we leave early in the morning and visit yarn shops in the 150 mile radius around our town. I highly recommend knit crawls with friends…….

26. Kat Jorgensen said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:55 pm

    Ooooh, an honorary Elf…I’d love that. Do we get to wear hats or cool costumes?

    I don’t belong to a knitting group. I’m a much more solitary knitter grabbing time where I can to add a few rows. But now that you mention it, I might have to look into a local group.

    The teaser for the anniversary kits looks awesome. Gotta have one. Gotta….

27. claire said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:55 pm

    We have several concentric rings of knit groups that get together, both regularly and irregularly, spur of the moment. It’s awesome. We’ve had people who used to live in Monterey come back to visit and plan their visits to coincide with knit group.

    I’m intrigued by the Anniversary kit…I’ve never managed to score one ever yet. Same thing with the Loopy Retreats. Now if only I could manage to score both, and be an honorary Elf…. ahhhh

28. Jessi said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 3:58 pm

    I do not belong to a knitting group. When I first started knitting I taught lots of friends to knit so I’d have people who I would occasionally knit with, but my only “group” was actually for spinning.

    Now, however, I’m a solitary knitter. I have moved and don’t know anyone who knits and didn’t really care for the “feel” of the group at the LYS.

    Can’t wait to see the anniversary kit!

29. Melissa said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:03 pm

    No knitting group currently, but I have met way more knitters in the area thanks to Ravelry. It’s nice to have meetups on occasion, though I still do most of my knitting alone since I find it hard to talk and knit at the same time!

30. Lulynn Foster said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:04 pm

    I enjoy being a lone knitter, but knit with the Hospice group every Thursday. We knit lap blankets and shawls for the Hospice patients. One of the nurses commented last week, that the patients feel so much comfort from the items we knit/crochet. There are a few ladies that crochet. This gives each of us that “volunteer” our time much joy in doing for others.
    There is another group that I meet with on Saturdays- when I can at the local Starbucks. This summer this group known as the OOOHLALA, taught girls with Child Protective Services to knit. Sorry I missed that one. The OOHLALA also meet each Tuesday- but I am usually working then. Hopefully I can meet with them in August. Even though there is alot of “gabbing” it is fun- but I would rather knit alone.
    I would certainly like to be an Honoray Elf. I can’t wait until Friday!

31. Rachel said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:04 pm

    Honorary Loopy Elf? Sounds cool!

    I do not yet belong to a knitting group, online or in-person. That may change this semester when I start college, so crossing my fingers! My best friend knits, but she is a few years ahead of me in school, so we get together maybe twice a year! So yeah, I definately want to join a knitting group.

    Rachel needs-to-actually-order-from-TLE-one-of-these-days!

32. Tabby said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:04 pm

    Wow, the colors in that rug would sure make a PRETTY yarn colorway…. ;-P

    And I’d love to have a knitting group! There’s one that meets about an hour from where I live, but I’ve never been able to make it there. I don’t mind too much–I just queue up a knitting podcast on the MP3 player for my knitting time after the kiddos are in bed.

33. Natalie said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:07 pm

    I meet regularly with a group at a local Starbucks here in Chicago. Sunday afternoons. It started with about 8 people who met up on ravelry and is now almost too big. We regularly take over the starbucks for most of the day. We even end up going out for drinks or dinner afterwards quite frequently. It’s a great way to spend that last bit of time before the workweek starts.

34. April said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:08 pm

    I’m pretty shy, so joining a knitting group was a big step for me! We meet once a month, on Thursdays, and it’s been wonderful so far A mix of ages, abilities, and ideas all come together- it’s not just about the knitting, it’s about the companionship and camraderie.

35. Kara said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:08 pm

    To answer your question about knit groups – I go to two of them that both meet weekly. One is mid-week (tonight, yay!) at an LYS, the other is on Sunday’s at a local Starbucks. Some of the people overlap between the two groups, but they’re still both fun.

36. Michelle said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:10 pm

    No knitting group now, but when I was in Memphis I went and had fun.

37. Dixie said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:13 pm

    Not only do I belong to a knitting group here, it’s been instrumental in getting me out of my flat and meeting new people now that I’ve moved. I’ve only been here a month, but it was awesome to be able to jump into a knitting group right away.

    I’m excited about the anniversary kits.

38. Donna said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

    I get together with some girls at work to knit at lunch time, but I honestly prefer to knit by myself for a couple of reasons. One, I’m usually knitting something that takes some concentration, so talking and knitting at the same time doesn’t always work out. I end up doing more talking than knitting! Secondly, I find that my knitting time is like meditation time for me. No matter how bad the day, I can knit for a while in my own little world and come out a whole lot better for it!

39. nancy said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:27 pm

    I usually knit with a friend at the local Caribou on most Tuesday evenings. It is usually just the 2 of us. We have been unable to get anyone else interested in working with us. I promise, we bathe and everything. So we have a little group. we have a good time and they throw us out when they close at or near 10PM.

    I would love to get an anniversary kit and would definately love to be an elf for a day. What fun!

40. Jen said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:29 pm

    I do have a knitting group. I go it about once or twice a week. I seriously don’t know what I would do without them. What a great group of ladies!

41. Lisa said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:32 pm

    I have a knitting group that gets together once a week on Thursdays. I have to take brainless knitting for that, tho, or I end up in the frogpond! It’s fun, I always look forward to it! There are 2 of our LYS that I’ll stop in and knit and visit, too. Anything that takes concentration I have to work on alone.
    And Honorary Elf? Sure!

42. Karen in Toledo said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:38 pm

    My LYS, Yarn Cravin’, has open knitting every Tuesday night. A bunch of regulars are always there, year round. We even spill out onto the porch in the spring and summer. (The shop is in a small house.) We have dubbed this get-together, Insanknitty. We have a group on Ravelry and even a blog now. Great fun!

43. betsy said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:38 pm

    In fact I do have a knitting group! We started out of a dysfunctional yarn club… which was worth it just to meet these folks. We meet every other week at a local restaurant that is very friendly to random groups meeting (there are often book clubs, other knitting classes, etc).

44. janice fischer said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:39 pm

    Aaargh, I want to pre-order the 3rd anniversary kit and I won’t have internet access from this Friday to the 4th of August. But tell me more about being a Loopy Elf.

45. Karen said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:42 pm

    Such a tease, but sign me up

    So, I have a knit group that I try to go to regularly on Thursday nights – doesn’t always happen, but we do try. Most of the time, I knit on my own and get a lot more done. The other thing is, the people I really LOVE to knit with, live all over the country, so it’s not always easy to get together (except at a certain event the past two Aprils – I wonder what that could be?)

    I also run a charity knit group twice per month where we knit for the homeless. Most of the time, I’m bringing new knitters into the fold and assisting them, so not much knitting gets done on my part. However, it sure is fun teaching the newbies

46. annie said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:44 pm

    We have one LYS in town and we get together on Thursday evenings. Everyone works on their own project, getting advice from the shop owner and each other. You must purchase your yarn supplies from the shop (which is only fair) but not necessaily the patterns or needles. It’s a great, laid back way to spend a couple of hours without PRESSURE!

47. Kelly S said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

    I do not belong to a knitting group. There are definitely times when I wish that I was a member of a group. I would really like to meet other people who share my love for knitting & crochet, and I would love to gain the inspiration and encouragement that these kind of groups provide. Unfortunately, I just don’t have the time to find and attend a knitting group right now. Maybe one day…when my kids are a little older, I will find a group. For now, I knit alone and get my inspiration from Ravelry and blogs like yours…thanks for that!!!

48. Dr. Jackie said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

    The Malabrigo Silky scarf is gorgeous…between you and Wendy I’m going to have a lot of new things to work on! Thanks for the pattern preview…

    Knitting group…sometimies. I sometimes go to the once-a-month Monday evening “Knitting at Sachs” (at the Sachs branch of the St. Louis County Library). James had a group that got together to work on our Girasoles back in January. I often knit with James, or my friend Catherine, or Lori…who is my new BFF that I met at the Fling this year. We’ve got this little shopping-lunch-knitting thing going!

    OK, I’ll be pre-ordering my Anniversary Kit on Friday…

    Oh yeah….I think they call that obnoxious thingie a jackhammer. The thought of it makes my head hurt.

49. Kim B. said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:47 pm

    Honorary Loop Elf! … I’m there … just let me know when!! The anniversary kit looks smashing and I can’t wait to pre-order on Friday.

    Our Penns Valley Knitters meet the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in our town’s small library. The love us and don’t even make us be quiet…good thing…we just can’t be quiet. it is a wonderful group and we help each other with projects. Two new knitters two weeks ago and I helped them learn to knit. The first time I have done that and I was thrilled. They were good students and are doing well with their scarves.

50. lynn said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:50 pm

    I knit with some wonderful ladies from Lake Saint Louis, MO. We meet the second and fourth wednesdays of the month. I love it and wish we got together more often.

51. Laura Sparling said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:50 pm

    Hi Sheri

    Lovely scarf! Thanks for the pattern.

    I don’t belong to a knitting group … yet. I live in Oxford in the UK and there is one that meets in a pub every Wednesday. I’m trying to pluck up the courage to go along. I work from home (I’m a beadmaker) so I don’t really see anyone and I feel as if I’ve forgotten how to interact with people! So I think I should go – I’m sure that the group will be friendly. Knitters generally are, aren’t they?! ;o)

    Thanks for the chance to enter.

    Laura x

52. Jean said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 4:57 pm

    I did have a knitting group here at my workplace in Salt Lake City, UT. Once every two weeks, we’d go down to the cafeteria and knit during lunch. Unfortunately, someone in our HR department, for some reason, thought that we should not be knitting on the premises–someone ELSE told that person that the company can’t really tell people what to do on their lunch break, but the tension around it was just enough to dissolve the group

    I’ve been tempted to go to one of the LYSs in my area (there are several within 25 miles of my house) to join their knit nights, but I am a pretty shy person and I just feel uncomfortable going by myself.

53. Jodi said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:06 pm

    I don’t knit with a knitting group. There is a group that meets at the LYS every Wednesday, but with my children’s schedules, I never seem to make it, but I have plans on going this fall. I usually knit while I’m watching tv in the evenings, sitting outside while my kids are playing, or waiting for them to get out of school or activities. If I did go to a knitting group, I’m afraid I would end up talking and not knitting. Thanks for letting us pre-order the anniversary kits- I can’t wait til’ friday!!

54. Christine said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:14 pm

    I knit alone, but my aunt and I email each other with photos of our projects. I really enjoy reading knitting blogs as it makes me feel like I’m knitting with friends.

    I would love to be an honorary Elf! I live so close to Loopy Ewe, I could come in and work! Or I could knit and watch you work!

55. Lynne E. said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:14 pm

    I’m a TV knitter, which means that I don’t really feel like a lone knitter. There is one local knitting group that I would like to join, but I don’t have time to attend meetings, even once a month. Also, I don’t want to join a group when I can’t pull my weight re the organizational stuff that needs to be done. When I retire–in the next year or so–I’m definitely going to join a knitting group!

56. Angela said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:16 pm

    I do have a group that I get together with once or twice a week. We play tennis in the morning , then we go somewhere for lunch, bridge and knitting. I know, I have a great life!

57. christa said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:17 pm

    I have a knitting group that I go to at my LYS every Wednesday night. I used to go every other week to a knitting group there that was a separate group, but now we’ve all pretty much merged. It has been a great way for me to meet people after my move to the bay area. Before that I knit by myself.

58. Angela said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:18 pm

    Btw, I would love to be an honorary elf.

59. Karin said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:19 pm

    Yes I meet with a group…or two! One group meets weekly but I can only make it once or twice a month. The other meets weekly during the school year in the daytime, so I am on a break from that one right now.

60. Michelle said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:30 pm

    I have a knitting group that meets regularly but I don’t necessarily go regularly. If I don’t feel like walking or if the husband isn’t home to stay with the dog I don’t go. I’m so lazy!

61. Amy said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:30 pm

    I do wish I could find a knitting group here in nowheres, Indiana that is a conceivable distance from me. But then I don’t mind knitting by myself either. Maybe I can start one up at IU East since I’ve got like a 4 hr. break between classes.

    I like that pattern you’re doing for the first scarf – thank you for adding it to your free patterns. And if you’re implying about the colors of the rug, it would knit up so purdy!

62. Cindy said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:31 pm

    I have started knitting with a group as of last winter. Only myself and 2 other knitters are experienced, and we are teaching our friends … its fun to watch them move from the garter stitch scarves to more complex things … one is working on a hat now, another baby booties.

63. Bonney said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:32 pm

    I used to think I wanted to belong to a knitting group but I found that I didn’t get much knitting done; lots of chit chat but not much knitting. And there always seems to be one person that is particularly annoying. (I acknowledge that I may be that person for someone else; believe it or not!) So I mostly enjoy knitting with one friend at a time. It’s relaxing and productive. An honorary elf? Sign me up!

64. Megan said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:34 pm

    I can be at loopy central in 5 hours or less. So as soon as you have that elf spot open I’m so totally there.

    I can’t wait to get the kit! How wonderful that I get paid this week too!

65. Misty said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:39 pm

    I used to knit with a group of friends but with work and people moving away, it became increasingly more difficult to arrange time together. I miss them all but I mainly knit on my own now.

66. Ann said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:51 pm

    I’m pretty much a lone knitter too. I spend the day with lots of people at work. Knitting helps me wind down at the end of the day.

67. Kristin said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:51 pm

    Sheri,
    I live so rurally, that I don’t belong to any knitting groups. There is some informal LYS knitting at Wednesday nights, but that’s at least 35 minutes away, which while not being terribly far, is another hour added onto my already long day………..and it’s in the middle of the week……
    Sadly…..I don’t see anything changing soon. And also, I’ve turned into a yarn snob, and people who live close are so conveniently allergic to wool until they touch mine!

68. Debra I said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:52 pm

    Thanks for showing the WIP scarf. Looks soft and yummy!

    I am not comfortable knitting in front of people. It’s my personal creative, knock my socks off with inspiration and the courage to try something wildly new or different or complex without any criticism from anyone. Or approval, for that matter. It’s “uninfluenced.” Just me and the dogs and the TV — didn’t we have a thread about whether we watch TV or movies while knitting? Anyway, I like being able to concentrate without interruption. And knitting IS meditative. I find my patience level improves dramatically when I’ve been knitting regularly. It’s also my physical therapy for my aging fingers and wrists. Okay, I’ve been known to take a sock to work on at family gatherings.

    As for meeting people and talking about knitting, I don’t seem to have any difficulty talking to strangers and having grand conversations. I met a lady at Peet’s and while waiting for our coffees, I mentioned she had on a cute tee shirt — had a kitty on it that reminded me of Wendy Johnson’s Lucy. And off we went! Seems the lady is a knitter and reads Wendy’s blog. She invited me to a local weekly knitting night, but I haven’t gone.

69. Jackie said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:53 pm

    I have a neighberhood group that mets every Friday afternoon.. We take turns meeting at each other houses.
    I hate those Jackhammers. It remind me of a dentist..
    I would love an Aniv. kit….
    thanks

70. Kate said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:54 pm

    I used to belong to a knitting group when I lived in LA, but as I moved further outside of the city it became harder and harder to make it into town for knit night. I definitely miss the social environment of sharing projects and stories with other knitters, but there’s not an active group where I live right now. I’m hoping with my upcoming move I’ll be able to find a new knitting group!

71. Elinor said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:54 pm

    I love my knitting group, but I don’t get to spend as much time with them as I wish I could! I’m away at college 8 months out of the year, and I just started going to the group that meets on Tuesdays at my favorite restaurant in my hometown. All the knitters (ladies AND gentlemen) are fun and sassy and great to be around, and it’s such a bummer to have to knit at school (mostly) by myself most of the year. As for an honorary elf? You bet!

72. Robin Pearce said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 5:57 pm

    I’m part of a knitting group that meets every Tuesday. We call ourselves Kentucky Panknitters since we meet at Panera. We can be found on Ravelry groups by that name. Usually just five of us, but we’re very diverse so the conversations never flag.

73. nyxs said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:01 pm

    I usually knit by myself, with the kids watching tv – that’s almost a group ? My son is learning to knit. My girls on the other hand think it’s too confusing and/or boring and would much rather be in charge of things like choosing which socks they want next and could i make gloves to match please, oh and if i am bored could i design and make a cool (teenagerish cool) stole for eldest. They don’t want much huh ? I am anxious to get son past knit stitches..
    I would love to be an honourary elf (does it come with the mug ? … elfs need coffee you know) But i suspect i am possibly a little too far away .. silly ocean and all that.

    I wonder if you asked the guys doing the jackhammering if they could at least jackhammer out the shape of a sheep would they do it ? just think of the photo op

    What’s the kit ?… c’mon you know you want to tell us..

74. Pamela said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:05 pm

    Sadly I don’t belong to a knitting group though I do wish I did. In fact, I would love to host one myself….if only I knew other knitters irl! All of my knitting friends are in the virtual world however so knitting is a solo pleasure for now. That will change when some of us meet up at Stitches Midwest in the fall though!

75. SusanB said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:13 pm

    I belong to a small group that meets every Wed to knit. I also belong to a group, West TX Fiber Arts, that meet once a month on a Sat.
    There are a couple others that are trying to start up another group but I don’t know if I’ll join.
    I do enjoy getting together every Wed, having tea, and sharing whatever project we’re working on. Two of us are doing a mystery bag kal together!

76. southparknitter said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:21 pm

    Knitting groups–love them. I participate in 4. Two meet weekly (Monday and Thursday)–one in Danville, VA Starbucks and one locally in Subway (only smoke-free place open in early evening). Also participate in 2 monthly groups that meet at Gate City Yarns which is my LYS in Greensboro.

77. Lori said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:24 pm

    Yes we have a small group that formally meets monthly, but members get together informally as needed and email the group for feedback as needed. The group is known as TKRG, The Knitting Research Group. And we are a group of fairly advanced knitters who are interested in learning more and from each other. A couple of members teach on the national level, a couple are members of a successful co-op gallery and several are published and all of us design to varying degrees. We meet monthly to share what we are doing, look for feedback on new pieces that we may be designing or trying to decipher and to share what we seen that is new and interesting out there. Oh and the teachers sometime use the rest of the group as test classes for new things they want to teach.

78. Abby M said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:25 pm

    Hi Sherri.

    I belong to 5 knit groups, because one just isn’t enough. I belong to a knit group at my LYS that meets every Thursday and alternates between anything and charity knitting. It’s a good group and very fun. A few of us from that group decided that we should get together outside the yarn shop (to stave off temptation) and meet every other Tuesday at a book store coffee shop. So we are tempted by books and not yarn…
    I belong to another group that meets a good 40 minutes away so I can fill those empty Tuesdays. They meet IN the city (Chicago) rather than the burbs (where I am) so it’s a good contrast and the ladies are fun and spunky. Plus they meet in a vegan coffee shop and their coffee rocks.
    Lastly I have 2 groups that I ‘belong’ to from before my move down to the ‘big city’. In NE WI, I met at a LYS there once a week, and I miss them terribly and stop by whenever I’m in town. It’s amazing how you never miss a beat. I also had a coffee shop group too, and I will send them an email and ask for a meetup when I’m heading through town. It’s good times. for sure.

79. Kristen said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:29 pm

    I wish I belonged to a knitting group because I’m just starting out and I think I might get the hang of it faster if I were knitting along with a bunch of other people.

80. Jeanne said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:31 pm

    A couple of teacher friends and I try to get together on Friday afternoons to knit after school at our local Caribou. It’s something that helps me get through my week. I do sometimes wish, though, that my community had an organized knitting group, because I simply love to knit…perhaps I should start one!

81. Alice said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:37 pm

    I have a knitting group! The bestest one ever!!! We started up about 3 years ago and meet every Tuesday night for 2-3 hours. My life would be less full without these wonderful ladies!!!

82. MJ said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:40 pm

    Hi Sheri! I very much wish that I was in a knitting group. Unfortunately, my best friend who also happens to be my knitting best friend lives 700 miles away and I don’t have many knitting friends around me…if we lived closer we would start the best knitting group. It would involve miles of yarn, loads of food, and some delicious wines!

83. Kay said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:40 pm

    I meet with a knitting group every Sunday. Myself and another woman are always there, and there are other people that come and go. It is wonderful fun.

84. Emily said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 6:59 pm

    Yes, most definitely I wish I had a group to knit with. But my life doesn’t really allow me that time right now. In the future, certainly I’ll find the time to join one.

85. Barbara-Kay said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:01 pm

    Several times I have attended the monthly knit-in at a LYS (owned by a friend). I’m in a different generation from the other knitters (could be their mother, I suspect), and live in an entirely different world.

    Mostly, I’m “The Lone Knitter – high-ho Silver, Away!” Of course, there are the supervising Meezers (Siamese cats) who consider themselves essential company. Of course they are!

86. Alyssa said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:04 pm

    I moved far away from my knitting group a couple years ago. They are in Chicago, I’m near Portland. We have stayed in contact through Ravelry and email. Almost all of them are coming out for Sock Summit! I can’t wait to see them!

    I’ve tried to find a group here in Oregon, but it’s just not the same.

87. susan said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:05 pm

    I SO wish I could have a weekly group to knit with. My friend in the San Francisco area goes out twice a week ( and sometimes three times) to knit with her groups and I am ALWAYS jealous!! Just to have the energy to get out the door impresses me.

88. Allison said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:05 pm

    I don’t have a knitting group here; since I moved to CT I’ve been too busy to seriously look for one. I’ve taught a bunch of my students how to knit but it isn’t the same…

89. Windy Brown said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:14 pm

    I am a solo knitter. For me, knitting is how I relax after a rough day at the office. Nothing calms me down like putting something mindless on the TV and zoning out while knitting.

90. Karen said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:14 pm

    I don’t go to a knit group although there are several in my area…I really want to start gong to one on a regular basis because I think you can learn so much from others creativity.

91. Suzi said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:16 pm

    I belong to 2 knitting groups. One that meets once a month (various locations). Our membership covers a 100 mile radius! The other group meets once a week at the local yarn shop, a very dangerous place to meet!

92. Kristie Hammond said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:19 pm

    I mostly knit by myself, but get together every week or so to knit with a friend. Our lives are too hectic to have a “regular” day to do this, so we usually fit it in whenever. Plus I am NOT a night person, and the knit group in our community meets in the evening.

93. Karen Wong said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:20 pm

    I belong to a group at our local yarn store, Bluebonnet Yarn Shoppe. It is a loose little group (as in “loosely organized”, we are not loose women (?)). “Chicks with Sticks ” meets Wednesdays, but there are always knitters hanging around the store, thanks to the wonderful owner, Pat, and her staff. It’s fun, inspirational, and cheaper than therapy.

94. Sherri said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:21 pm

    The closest I have to a knitting group is when I hop on Ravelry. At our LYS, Canvas Works, in Olympia, WA they have an open gathering every Monday evening, but that time just never works for me. But I also know enough about myself that I’m more content knitting on my own. Even when I get stuck I just go online and there’s always some tutorial or video or hint that gets me past the hump.
    I guess I’m just anti-social!

95. Lori said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:25 pm

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for setting my days straight.

    Also, Thank you for doing a pre-sale on the Anniversary Kit. We’re going to FL the first week in August and I was very sad that I would miss this kit again.

    Are you serious about the honorary Loopy Elf? Sign me up! I’d be in heaven. The Elves are so wonderful. You’re not so bad yourself Sheri.

    Dare I hope for a Loopy Knitting Group? My knitting group is Dr. Jackie and I feel very blessed to knit with her. She rocks! I think both of us would live there if you let us.

96. kelly-ann said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:30 pm

    I am a member of a group that has 2-3 meetings a week. However, I only go to a meeting about every other week. It is hard to get out more often than that with 2 small children. However, one member of the group just scheduled a meetup at McDonalds for those with kids – we knit and the kids play in the play-zone. I am looking forward to that.

    I was really nervous at my first meeting, but now I really love going to meet with other knitters. It is great to get out and talk about knitting and other non-kid topics. Such a nice break for me

97. Sue J. said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:35 pm

    I prefer to knit on my own because I get more knitting done that way. When I am in a group, we chat too much, and I lose my place or drop a stitch or……………! You get the idea. I can barely walk and chew gum at the same time. : ) An honorary Loopy Elf would be, well, such an honor!! And waiting until Friday’s post isn’t going to be easy.

98. Christel said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:40 pm

    I just recently joined a knitting group that meets in multiple locations every week. Our city is spread out (kind of like St Louis) so there is group for each section of the city. My group meets once a month at Panera. We have a lot of fun talking about knitting, family and whatever else comes to mind. We welcome knitters, crocheters and onlookers. I’ve made some new friends and learned some new things. We share patterns and suggestions for making our knitting life easier. They enjoyed the pictures I took at the The Loopy Ewe. A number of them are loopy friends.

    What a wonderful idea for “Honorary Elves”. And your knitting is beautiful!!

99. Kelly said,

    July 22, 2009 @ 7:44 pm

    I have a group that meets every week at local restaurants like Panera or Jason’s Deli. We have been meeting for about 3 years and are looking forward to a group outing to Stitch n Pitch in 2 weeks.

100. Connie Benotti said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:46 pm

     Sheri, I’ll be your elf. Can I sit and knit, talk to people, play with the yarn, maybe teach something, Wow, I could make a career out of that. Oh, pick me, pick me, pick me, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease. Wait a minute, there’s no work involved is there.

     Yarn groups. Before retirement, I was a Health Care Administrator(lots of stress) on bad days I would find a yarn shop and visit for a few minutes just to calm down a little. I would always wish I could stay and knit around the table with the ladies. Now I can. My LYS is Wool Basket in Duxbury, MA. Beth(owner) has “Teas” throughout the year and Sock Club meetings as well where we come together, enjoy the company and knit. We share ideas, help each other, and just really enjoy the relationships we have de veloped. On a daily basis patrons will walk in with their knitting and on quiet days sit and knit or look over patterns for future projects. If you were to ask my husband, he would probably tell you it’s my second home. I wish everyone could know the joy of Knitting. I will knit anywhere, except church. You must draw the line somewhere, but otherwise to quote Dr. Suess “in a plane, on a train” absolutely anywhere, anytime, doesn’t matter who is at the house, I enjoy my company but I still knit. It’s what I do

101. carol price said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:47 pm

     We have a local (to St. Louis) group that meets weekly. Previously we met at the Ladies of Lucerne Tea room, but sadly to say they have closed.

     About every other month we go on field trips and Loopy Ewe is one of our favorite stops. We also tend to run into each other when we shop there.

     Love sitting in the knitting area surrounded by all that yarn while listening to the yarn calling out “pick me, no pick me”, “I’d make a great shawl, no I would make a beautiful blanket.”

102. Darci said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:49 pm

     I do not have a group though I have been trying so very hard to hook up with one. There are several in my area that I have been attempting to get to but each time I have a conflict. I will make it and know that joining a circle will get my knitting mojo back.

103. LaDonna said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:50 pm

     I belong to a knitting group that meets three times a month. Depending on my work schedule, I can usually only meet up with them once a month. Unfortunately, the yarn shop we meet at isn’t exactly in my neighborhood. When I can’t go to the group, I try to drop in to the shop and knit. I’ve found a new group that I’m going to try to meet up with next week that will be a little closer to my home.

     While I don’t mind knitting by myself, I find that I get more accomplished at knitting group (unless I’m working on something that requires my undivided attention). When I’m at home, I get easily distracted.

104. Michelle said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:52 pm

     I have my Purl Gurls, we meet on Wednesdays during the school year. I miss them during the summer, but summers are all about the kids… I need to be creative about sneaking in knitting time…

105. Adina said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:53 pm

     Yep. Our knitting group gets together every Thursday. We have been getting together in some form or another, weekly since 2005. There have been about 5 babies born in that time, possibly more.

106. Grace Yaskovic said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:54 pm

     I do have a very small knitting group and we haven’t met in a couple of weeks but we will get together again very very soon I hope!!

     Excited about Friday although it may mean breaking my no yarn purchases promise to myself!!!

107. Alison said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:54 pm

     My group used to meet but hasn’t for about a year now, probably because one of us had a baby.

108. Carrie L. said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 7:57 pm

     I go to one knitting group at the library here that meets once a month – I love it, but think it doesn’t meet often enough, and then I have a couple of friends I knit with on Fridays which is GREAT!!!

     Carrie

109. Gini said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:01 pm

     The kit on Friday, anticipation is everything ! Honorary elf R US!!!!! Heaven knows what good I’ll be but you never know. I belonged to several knit groups for a while, loved it, kinda a gossip plus actual knitting tips thrown in kind of thing, but as time went on I have tended to relax in my recliner more , knit watch t.v., w/ my two fat dachsunds on my lap, it doesn’t get any better than that!!! What a country! Countdown till Friday

110. Karen said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:02 pm

     There are lots of knitting groups around here, and I’ve tried several, but I’d rather just do my thing on my own. I like spending time by myself more than with a bunch of people.

111. Candra said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:02 pm

     I was a lone knitter for years… But I’ve been meeting up with “The Third Street Ravelers” for about a month now & I love it. A group of us anywhere from 9 – 19 knitters take over a local coffee shop that I frequented regularly. I love meeting with these people that take knitting as seriously as I do. Every week I am inspired to start a new project and that means place another order for TLY. I Love the Loopy Ewe!!!!!!

112. cindy (maxfun) said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:04 pm

     Honorary Elf sounds like a wonderful title!

     As for knitting groups, the more the merrier. In fact, I’m leaving when I finish this to go to one tonight. It’s the PDX Knitting Bloggers group here in Portland (you’ll see us around at Sock Summit as a lot of us are volunteering) and we meet every Wednesday night at a local grocery store’s food court. Sometimes we take up the whole place with our knitting and hand-dyed yarns and fiber and spinning wheels. The store management has been wonderfully friendly to us.

     We also have a spinning group that meets Wednesdays during the day at the local Grange hall and another, Portland Spinnerati, that meets at the main library branch in downtown Portland on a monthly basis.

     And then I’m in the Tigard Knitting Guild, too. There are monthly meetings and two retreats a year and a great shop hop. Show and tell is my favorite part of the meeting every month!

     There are TONS more groups in the Portland area that I’d go to if I have time, but I work part-time in an LYS, teach classes there as well, and also juggle transcription from home, some part-time casino party gigs (I deal blackjack and roulette), and design/write patterns. I’m pretty much immersed in life and I love it!

     And of course we have Sock Summit coming up and then Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival and then the Spin-Off and Retreat at Sun River and lots of other opportunities for workshops in the area as well. We’re pretty spoiled here!

113. Smellyann said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:07 pm

     No I’m not in a knitting group. I sometimes wish I was, but I really don’t have time for it. Ravelry is my ‘group.’

114. Brooke Rogers said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:20 pm

     I have so wanted a knitting group for a long time now. My mom knits, and I do have a few friends in different cities that knit, and occasionally knit with them individually. But I still long for a larger group that are BFFs that knit together regularly. I’m excited, though, because my husband just took a job with the State Dept/Foreign Service, which means we’ll be moving to a new country every 2-4 years from here on out. It’s quite an adventure, but I’m especially looking forward to starting a new knitting group in every country I live in (and perhaps spreading the knitting love all over by teaching other people how to knit if no one else where we go knows how already). We move to Delhi, India in May–it’s HOT there, but does get cool in the evenings for half the year, so I will still be sleeping in my hand-knit socks, and who knows, maybe I can knit saris out of silk or something ) Sheri, I do hope you can ship to india!!!

115. Krista at AfternoonMoon said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:21 pm

     Yes, we have a knitting club, the Fairbanks Fiberistas. We notify eachother of our ongoings on Ravelry. We travel together, host retreats, potlucks, dinners, coffee dates. We do KALs, group activities, volunteer as groups, hang out at eachother’s houses. I think we have like 130 members and we meet regularly Tues & Wednes.
     I go religiously, but havent much this summer due to building my house. I love the Fiberistas. I am a better knitter and a better person because of them.

116. lisa said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:21 pm

     I love the ladies in my knitting group, we meet up every other week for a few hours in the evening.

117. Katrina said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:21 pm

     I love my knitting group! We meet every Thursday night; however, I hardly make it anymore now that my baby needs to go to bed! I used to take him when he was a newborn and all he did was eat, sleep, and let other people hold him. Now he gets all cranky and stuff when he is up past his bedtime, sheesh! Babies! Gotta love’em!

118. Bertha said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:22 pm

     I am definitely a solo knitter. I’ll knit with a friend or two maybe, but I’m pretty shy/antisocial…I’m regularly invited to a weekly Boston knitting group with a bunch of awesome knit-bloggers that I am all “e-friends” with but I can’t bring myself to go! So shy!

119. Kirsten said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:23 pm

     I recently made a hat with Malabrigo Silky Merino and can say it is wonderful stuff. Feels soft and has that lovely silk shine. Mmm.

     My knitting group meets every Monday early evening at a local cafe and it’s called Monday Night Knitting! (like Monday Night Football! only with different balls). Between 3 and 12 people come each week. When I first moved here 7 years ago the only established groups I found met during my work day (no good) or late at night at bars (also no good — too dark). The only one that met when I could go met naked — no kidding — and being too shy for that I started my own group, now going strong for 6.5 years but not with all the same people that long.

     I also knit on my own every evening at home and on my work commute, a half-hour bus ride each direction every work day. I get a lot done this way.

120. Chris said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:29 pm

     We have a group that meets every other Sunday at our LYS-its great and we all enjoy seeing each other-its great seeing what other people do and to get second opinions on knitting stuff-I just love it!

121. Anna said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:36 pm

     I sporadically attend a few Melbourne knitting groups, and sometimes I knit with friends, but I am mainly a solo knitter. I find this works best for me, as I can’t multi-task well enough to knit anything scarier than stockinette while I’m talking to people! But I do love getting out there sometimes and soaking up all the knit-love!

122. Michelle said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:36 pm

     Unfortunately all my knitting friends are cyber-space friends None of my local pals suffer the same affliction (PASSION TO KNIT) that I do. I wish I had a knitting group ~ I’ve got knitter’s envy!

123. Kay said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:40 pm

     There is a small group of us who meet every Wednesday at a local book store. We’ve been doing this for a few years now. Then we just started another once a month group where we have anywhere from 10-15 show up at whichever Panera we’ve selected. This group meets on a Saturday and we have so much fun. Show n tell that involves yarn and knitting projects is always a guaranteed good time. So I guess I belong to two groups and I love them both.

124. Jean said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:50 pm

     I belong to a knitting group. We use to meet once a month…….but the past few years we meet at least twice a month. We just enjoy it so much. And we do road trips!!!! love them!
     I think last year we did a retreat with some of the ladies from Columbus. This year we have expanded to two retreats. We had one in May and going to have another one in November. All because we had so much fun! We had some gals from Illinois, New Jersey, Columbus, Ohio and Kentucky.
     Knitters are just interesting people.

125. Heather said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 8:52 pm

     We have a knit group here in my town that is very small (consistently about four women). We get together on Monday nights. We even have our own Ravelry group! I’m a horrible knit group member, though, because I don’t go as often as I should. I am trying to do better!!

126. Beth Gray said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:01 pm

     Our group meets every Thursday at our LYS, and we’ve all learned that simple knitting is best. No lace, no complicated patterns, they get messed up with all of our distractions. A smaller subset meets on occasional Sundays to give our LYS owner a chance to actually talk with us and to review all the new books and magazines. It’s so wonderful to have a group to knit with!

127. Deb said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:16 pm

     I do belong to a knitting group that I helped to organize through my Temple. There are anywhere from 5-10 of us who gather each month (although we’ve taken the summer off). I love getting together with the group–we love to see each other’s projects, and we’ve done some charity knitting too. It’s great to be among others who can get excited and who appreciate the joy of a beautifully knitted project! I like knitting on my own too, but the group is wonderful. I’d love to have the time to go to other groups in my area, there are many.

128. Teresa Mc said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:23 pm

     I love my knitting GROUPS! I actually attend 3 different groups. My mom doesn’t understand. “You don’t have to be with a group to knit. You can knit alone!” But she doesn’t know how wonderful it is to have a group to inspire, instruct and chat with while knitting. I think it is actually “group therapy”!
     Two groups only meet once a month, the other meets twice a week, but I only attend on Tuesdays. They were strangers when I started with them, but now they are friends.
     Everyone should have a group to share with!

129. Jen T. said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:27 pm

     Alas, as the working mother of a 2 year old, I have very little free time. As a result, even though there are several knitting groups that meet near by me, I don’t belong to any of them because I can rarely make it out of the house! I do have the support of the virtual knitting group in the F5 thread on ravelry!

130. Kathy said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:28 pm

     my best friend Peggy and I knit together whenever we visit, or on the phone w/each other, or during our annual Super Bowl marathon knitting sessions—early pregame to postgame wrapup, the year the Patriots won, I completed a summer sweater, Peggy finished a pair of socks— but I have no real Knitting Group, in part due to juggling three jobs w/odd hours. Oh wait, my two cats probably form my own Knitting Group at home, Max to keep track of the rows, Starli to hide the yarn.

131. Beth said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:29 pm

     One of my LYS owners has let us meet up in her shop on Wednesday nights. I try to go as often as I can because it is so much fun to get together with everyone and see what people are working on and just chat with other folks into knitting.

132. Christine said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:33 pm

     I’m in two knitting groups – one meets every other Thursday – this is the Ravelry group. Another one, I just joined two weeks ago – this has only 5 knitters so far – these are friends I used to work with 15 years ago. They are all learning to make socks and mittens and I am the “expert”. We meet once every 6 weeks or so. I have already mentioned The Loopy Ewe on my first meeting with them!

133. Patty said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:39 pm

     I would love to find a newbie knitting group in my area..most groups here have been around awhile and I am rather a quite person ..so I sit at home and knit away

134. Kristi ~ Ohio said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:47 pm

     Thank you for doing the anniversary kit as a pre-sale. What a wonderful idea! I usually knit alone or watching TV with my DH. The Loopy Ewe is my knitting group since I try to knit some of the quarterly challenges and I’m currently working on my Girasole. I would LOVE to be an honorary Loopy Elf. Thanks for the scarf pattern Sheri. I can’t wait to see details about the rug.

135. Nancy said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:54 pm

     Ooh, construction trucks! Jakey-look! I point out every truck we drive by, whether or not the boys are in the car- second time through the two yer old boy’s obsession with construction vehicles and tractors.

     No, don’t have a knitting group unless you count rav- kind of wish I did. I get to knit with my mom occasionally but not often enough!

     Love the idea of an honorary elf- does it come with a plane ticket to visit Loopy in person?

136. Kim said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 9:58 pm

     Sheri-
     I used to belong to a knitting group in town but we kind of fell apart. There were only 3 of us and one lady moved away to San Diego and the other one ended up having child care issues and couldn’t make it any longer. Then, the coffee shop where we met closed down. I guess it wasn’t meant to be. (sigh) I miss them terribly and enjoyed the time we did spend together. I just find that the projects I chose to knit on while with a group of ladies has to be simple or else it ends up being a mess and I have to frog it. So, for now, my “group” is my girlfriend and I getting together occasionally to knit and chat. I would love to find another group in the area though.

     As for Honorary Loopy Elf, I would LOVE the opportunity! I’m still trying to come up with an excuse to fly out to St. Louis to visit Loopy Central and you. Hopefully someday! My mom and I have discussed signing up for the Spring Fling too.

     Can’t wait for the Anniversary Kit! They are so fun and I’m a huge fan of Lorna’s Laces. You sure know how to bait us with those sneak peeks!

137. Charmaine said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:16 pm

     We have a little group of 5 that meets on Mondays. We have been meeting at Panera Bread but recently moved to LaBou’s, a local sandwich/pastry/salad place here in No. California. We don’t have a name yet, need to work on that

138. karen monroe said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:18 pm

     I belong to a small group – another nurse and a couple of friends. We get together maybe once or twice a month. Karen

139. Edna said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:20 pm

     I wish I had a knitting group to knit with. I don’t mind knitting alone, but sometimes would like to be with others. I am making plans to get a group started.

140. Aimee said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:26 pm

     I did have a group to knit with, a lovely group of fellow Air Force wives. But due to the never ending cycle of moving and assignment changes, our group has slowly fizzled out and everyone is leaving (including us). Hopefully at our next base I can find some more wonderful women to knit with!

141. Nia said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:26 pm

     I go to a knitting group every Wednesday. I always have a simple project because I lose concentration from all the laughter.

142. Alexis said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:29 pm

     I’ve been going to a group that meets every Sunday for a few years now, though the group’s been place for several more than that! It’s nice to have a group of people to meet up with every week and to chat and to gossip and to knit.

143. Jeanne said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:31 pm

     You already know it’s a jackhammer by now… My knitting group meets the first Friday of every month. I’d like to meet more often – the support for project completion is without parallel. Our group is NOT a S&B – we don’t B, we just have coffee and knit, it’s great!!

144. Hattie said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:41 pm

     I definitely wish I had a regular knitting group. There are regular ones that meet, but I usually can’t get to them!

145. Lael said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 10:57 pm

     Our “knitting group” is more of a handcrafts group – we call it “Busy Fingers” and we meet at the local library once a month. We are a small group – anywhere from 3 to about 10 people show up – of course, we are a very small community – rural – the town itself is maybe 2000. We have knitters, crocheters, quilters, cross-stitchers, rug hookers and spinners. Once a month is about all the time I can manage – the rest of my knitting is done in front of NCIS, Bones, Chuck, Doctor Who or Torchwood or the Milwaukee Brewers/Green Bay Packers (depending on the season)

146. Gina said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 11:10 pm

     I like to knit on my own…..and it’s called a jackhammer!

147. Alexis Tabor said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 11:11 pm

     Hi Sheri! Lets see, I belong to two knitting groups, one meets every monday and the other every wednesday. I love knitting at both groups though sometimes I REALLY enjoy knitting by myself to get into a calm state of mind. (unless it’s a difficult lace project, then I knit alone so others don’t hear how much swearing can come out of my mouth.)

     I hear you about not getting much knitting done. This Latin course I’m taking is KILLING my free time. I’m at school by 9:30am and don’t leave usually until 6, come home and eat then do more Latin prior to bed. I can’t wait for the summer to be over. ><

148. Sharon said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 11:26 pm

     I have a fabulous knitting group that meets yearly in St. Louis!! For four days we talk..we laugh..and we knit into the night!! We come from near and far to share our love of sock/lace knitting . Sheri makes the “Spring Fling” a knitting group you will never forget!!!

149. Jenny T said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 11:51 pm

     I meet with a friend a couple of times a month to knit at various local coffeehouses. We also taught another friend to knit and have been meeting at playgrounds with the kids during the summer . It’s fun to meet and exchange ideas and patterns, and try different coffeehouses/playgrounds. We’re hoping to add a fourth to our group soon–she knows how to knit, but stopped after having kids, but is interested in restarting.

150. Maria said,

     July 22, 2009 @ 11:55 pm

     I’m basically a lone knitter, but when I lived in another country for a while I went to a group as a way to meet people. I found I really liked it and did make a lasting friendship out of it too.

     It’s great to see other peoples ideas, techniques, etc, first hand. I don’t go to a group now because I have a little one and it doesn’t fit into my life very well, but someday I hope to start again.

151. Trish said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:07 am

     I’m a lone knitter. There are knitting groups around me but they’re just not at a good time for me. Most of them are in the evening around the time I’m getting my kiddos ready for bed. It’s our time and is more precious to me then meeting up with fellow knitters.

     Shoot! I was hoping that the Anniversary kits wouldn’t go up until after the 1st of Aug. What’s the chance of pre-ordering it and paying for it on the 1st when I get paid?

152. Ellen Z. said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:18 am

     I don’t really have a knitting group — I’m still kind of a member of the one I went to in Ireland while I studied there, but since Derry’s thousands of miles away from Indiana, I can’t attend regularly. There’s a group in the nearest city to me, but it’s almost an hour away and irregularly attended. At least I have Ravelry!

153. Beverly Shaw said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:32 am

     I belong to 2 knitting groups and 1 spinning group. Chicks with Sticks meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Wooly Wonders (our LYS in Las Vegas). The Fiber Path meets on Tuesdays and some Sunday afternoons at the Sunrise Coffe Company. The Whirling Dervishes meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday. We will be doing a “sheep to scarf” project during the month of August. We also have an impromtu group that gets together on Saturdays.

154. Ellen Hartzler said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:37 am

     I have a knitting BFF. She and I knit many projects together. I would love to be part of a larger group, but haven’t found one close to home yet.

155. GinkgoKnits said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:50 am

     Another non-group knitter here, I like to knit things that challenge me and rarely does that mean I can knit and talk at the same time.

     If I found the right set of people, I would go but it’s tricky getting the right mix.

156. Merry Gay Lape said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:37 am

     I am a lone knitter, and not by choice. Southeast Missouri is a knitting wasteland. I truly believe that I am the only knitter in town. I tried to find friends to teach, but they all think I’m nuts for doing something so fiddly. FPS, what the heck do they know? I would love to belong to a knitting group. Oh well, I’d also love to win the lottery but that ain’t happening either. LOL

157. Trista said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:49 am

     I have a very occasional group of knitting friends, but really I think Ravelry is my knitting group! I really enjoy the info, pictures and camaraderie. Then there are all the blogs I read that make me feel a part of a great community.

158. janna said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 2:07 am

     I work for a small college and most of the faculty in my department knit. I started meeting a former student for an hour or so one afternoon a week, one faculty member joined us, then another, then a student, then another until we had our own little knitting group. Now that classes are over for the summer and everyone has gone home, I really miss being part of a group.

159. Malin said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 3:42 am

     I belong to two small knitting groups that consist partly of the same people. One meets once a month at the library café, the other meets every three weeks at a pub. Not much is happening during the summer though. I enjoy meeting other knitters, I have knit alone for most of my life.

160. Karen said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 4:19 am

     I am in a group that meets once a week on Tuesday at a local Panera. Lots of crafting and chatting. Good times.

     Can’t wait to see the anniversary kit :^)

161. Katie said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 5:01 am

     I’m not in a group, but I’d love to be. I really enjoy knitting alone/while with family, but there would be something special about being part of a group to get help, ideas, encouragement, opinions and the excitement to get something done to show it off to people who appreciate it.

     And Sheri, the concrete ripper upper thingy is called a “scarifier”.

162. Jocelyn said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 5:33 am

     Why yes, I do belong to the UAE Knitting Group, both in Ravelry and here in the UAE. There are 2 chapters: Dubai and Abu Dhabi because these two cities are at least 2 hours’ drive away from each other. The Abu Dhabi ladies meet every 3rd Friday of the month while us in Dubai meet every last Friday of the month. We are close to getting sponsorship or at least discounts at Caribou Cafe because that is where we meet in both cities. They have the most comfy chairs and sofas anywhere, plus the coffee is great too.

     Sometimes we mix things up and do a joint knit-meet like the one happening on the 14th Aug where we will do a swap reveal. We started a swap a couple months ago and will be exchanging swap packages soon when everyone returns from their travels.

     It is great to be able to say that yes I belong to a local knitting group because up until October last year none of us thought there were other knitters in the UAE!

163. Carrie said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:59 am

     There are plenty of knitting groups around here and I’ve visited one and thought it was nice, but never seem to be able to make it back. I like knitting with other people and knitting by myself too. The yoga studio where I teach is going to start a new knitting group in the fall. I’ll be organizing it with another teacher and we both agreed that even if we are the only 2 to show up it will be great to knit together.

164. Alicia said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:06 am

     I do a fair amount of my knitting by myself, but I’m also part of a group that meets every Friday to knit at an ice cream shop. We met on Ravelry and have become a pretty close group in the last year and a half, and many of us also do things together outside of our regular meet-up time.

165. just lori said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:21 am

     Oh, the anniversary kit looks like it’s shaping up well! I will be patient and wait until tomorrow to see it all. Really. I can be patient.

     I have a regular knit group that meets second Mondays and last Wednesdays, and occasionally in between, like tonight. We meet in Borders (the founder’s husband works there) and have a grand time. They’ve been a source of encouragement and support, and ideas for future projects.

     Because of their encouragement, I’ve decided to enter a few things in the County Fair’s Knitting Competition for the first time. Wish me luck!

166. Sarah (potterknitter) said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:24 am

     My LYS has a regular group of knitters that drop in on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The numbers and make up change every time, but everyone is always welcome. I met most of them when I was pregnant and now they are all Aunts to my 2 year old son.
     I do wish I could get more of my generation of knitters together more often, but most of them have jobs or small children like me and can’t set aside a time to all get together.

167. britnlind said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:39 am

     I recently needed to move to a new area so I needed to find a knitting group right away. I found a group of women who have all become friends. Most of my social life can track its way back to this group in some way. Personal and professional. Its a great group in that we talk about everything with each other, familes, boyfriends, husbands, children or the lack thereof. The good, the bad and the ugly. We also hang out and do other things than knit, if you can believe that. I consider myself very lucky to have my knitting group and not really sure why I went 30 years without one.

168. Doreen said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:43 am

     We have a knitting group at church. We meet every Wednesday night in one of the Sunday school classrooms. It started as a knitting class and now is sort of an any stitchery kind of group. In fact, we have people who show up just to talk and don’t bring anything to work on sometimes. It’s fun to watch people, especially people you taught to knit, progress on a project and then see the finished object. Last year one of the women I taught to knit socks became a sock knitting machine. One Sunday in church I saw her husband and he just pulled up his pants leg and pointed to his new handknit socks. I felt like a proud mother.

     As far as being an Honorary Loopy Elf – put me on the list!

169. Hollis said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:58 am

     I belong to the most fabulous knitting group ever! I initially found the group through Ravelry and started going to their Wednesday meetings. We’ve become so close in the last year. It’s awesome to have found a group of amazing people who are not just knitters but who I am so happy to call friends!

170. Syd T. said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:59 am

     We have a great group called Fiberholic’s Anonymous and we meet at least once a month, some times more often. Have been doing this for a couple of years now in Northern AZ in Cottonwood AZ. Great group of folks! Share our tips and frustrations, cheer each other on, they are my Peeps!

171. Liz said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:16 am

     Our lys meets every thursday which is great. The people are a unique group and that makes it fun and interesting. However, I tend to actually get more knitting done on my own!

172. Janice said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:16 am

     I go to an active knitting group that meets every Tuesday night here in Central Virginia (near Richmond). I always take something simple that I’m working on because with all the talking and distractions complicated things, like lace, ends up full of mistakes that I have to re-do at home.
     Our group often gets together and goes on yarn crawls and this fall we are going on a knitting retreat together.
     The group is suppotive and we have people of all levels of expertise and specialities.
     Can’t wait to see the anniversary kit! Oh the temptation.

173. elise said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:18 am

     Before I moved I used to knit with a few girls in Brooklyn. We started up as an open group through craigslist, but then eventually it just became the three of us regulars. It was great fun and I made a really close friend through the group. I’m moving back soon and hopefully we can start back up.

     I joined a fun group while I was in Pittsburgh this year, but haven’t been able to go in a while since I seen to always have class the same night as the group.

174. nestra said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:24 am

     I belong to a knitting group that meets once a week, although I rarely get much knitting done there – generally its all talking about yarn and patterns with some knitting in my lap.

     In an odd coincedence there is a jackhammer outside my house this morning.

175. Karen said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:27 am

     Ooh, I love that Rib and Cable Wrap! My LYS has a knit night every Wednesday, and there are a few ladies that get together every few weeks for dinner and knitting. Sometimes we don’t get much knitting done, but I love it.

176. Mary K. said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:31 am

     I belong to Yarn for Breakfast.. which once a month at least becomes Yarn for Supper. We meet in a local coffee shop and have a great time.

177. Lisa said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:32 am

     I knit alone, mostly because my health issues make it hard for me to get anywhere at a specific time. As you can imagine, I don’t make many appointments!

178. Barbara said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:34 am

     Honorary elf? I am in.

     We have a new knitting shop, The Knitting Garden, near where I work and I have been going to their Friday night happy knitting hour, which has been fun. They also offer Monday night movie night, it is my goal to start going to that, it sounds like fun, gals knitting and chick flick.

179. Diane said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:38 am

     I don’t get to my knitting group every week, but I LOVE when I can. I don’t regularly encounter knitters outside of the group, so K2Tog gives me the chance to share with and learn from some amazingly talented knitters. I truly LOVE my online knitting friends, too, but the level of interaction just isn’t the same. (That’s where the Spring Fling comes in!)

180. Dee P. said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:39 am

     I belong to two local knitting groups. One is the Harrisburg Sock Knitters Group which meets once a month and the other is the Lacey Ladies Knitters which meet once a month to work on shawls. Both groups meet in our local LYS. I love knitting in a group or alone, either way I’m happy.

181. Michele in Maine said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:44 am

     I want to be an Elf!! I can bake cookies for you and organize/play with all the yummy yarn….

     I love to knit with friends but no one’s around when I have time to knit – so it’s usually just me and the kitties.

182. KATHY PARCELL said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:48 am

     Hi Sherri,

     I belong to a group that meets on Thurdays at our LYS to stitch together called “Sit and Stitch.” It is not knitting exclusive, but anyone with crafty projects are welcome to come and stitch together. This group is a very important part of my social time and I enjoy seeing what everyone is working on.

183. Sarah said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:51 am

     I wish I could be an elf!

     There are no knitting groups around here. There is a craft night but I don’t know how much knitting is done. Sounds like they do mostly scrapbooking stuff. Probably couldn’t make it to a group anyway since I work night shift and they tend to be at night.

     My cat likes to help me un-knit. Does she count as a group?

184. rarabecca said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:59 am

     I knit at a Border’s cafe every Tuesday with about 5 -20 ladies and have been for over a year now. They love that we come in because Tuesday nights are usually dead. It’s really nice to be part of a group, you learn a lot of new techniques and share all the pretty yarn that is purchases at your web store. Its really nice for people like me who don’t have family that is in love with yarn and knitting like I am.

185. Steph said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:03 am

     I sometimes go to a local Thurs night SnB group. I’ve not gone in awhile for a variety of reasons (nothing wrong with the group, just other things have taken priority).

     I tend to get more solid knitting done on my own. If I have to double check a chart or do some wonky cable crossings it’s easier to do at home with good lighting and less distractions.

     I have learned I do well (i.e. I can totally focus) during a workshop environment though. Of course I’m sure everyone else thought I was antisocial and obsessed : ^)

186. karen (morsecode on ravelry) said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:18 am

     One knitting group meets once at week on Wednesdays after work. The other meets at lunchtime Monday through Friday (unless work-related meetings conflict). Needless to say, lunch is now my favorite part of the work day

187. Meesh said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:29 am

     I have a quilting group, but sometimes we bring knitting instead, because it tends to be more portable. Our crocheter even took a sock class at our LYS, so now we can all knit! Sometimes I get a lot done at these meetings, but sometimes I get too chatty and then I have to frog the whole evening’s work. Boo.

188. Martha in Dc said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:29 am

     Hi Sheri,
     Sign me up to be a Loopy Elf.

     I’d love to find a group to meet once or twice a month to knit with. It is fun to see what others are doing and to have a scheduled time to actually work on projects.

189. Kelli said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:36 am

     I am a lone knitter. The only time I knit in a group is when I work on a project at my Lafayette Lacers meetings. Everyone works on different lace: tatting, bobbin lace, knitting, etc. And, ok, I’m the only one that knits lace at the meetings.

190. MaryEllen said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:49 am

     I had a really nice knitting group at a shop near my work, but now that I’ve moved from PA to MA, I haven’t found a new one yet. But I’ve already scouted out 2 knitting shops near my new home, so I’m hoping one will have a good group!

191. Christina said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:18 am

     I do attend a knitting group that meets monthly at a local coffee shop. It’s great for sharing ideas and getting new inspiration as a designer. I also love social knitting and wish I could do it more often.

192. Joyce said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:20 am

     I belong to two groups! One is a group that meets once a month at our church. You don’t have to knit to belong to that one…we have one crocheter that comes. The other group meets monthly at a local restaurant. Most of those knitters are also members of the St. Louis knitters guild but it is not a requirement. Of course I also knit on my own…

193. Patricia said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:26 am

     Loopy Elf, absolutely count me in. I have an accounting background if that helps get me in…

     I am new to my area and I do have a knitting group. We meet once a month. I have to keep my projects simple for the group so I can chat.

     I can’t wait until tomorrow to see the BIG picture!

194. Chan said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:32 am

     I am in a guild that’s about an hour away, and they meet monthly. I get emails from a couple (three?) local knitting groups, but I just can’t get across town to participate.

195. TMTTYRR said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:39 am

     I’m in for Honorary Elf!

     I don’t have a knitting group per se. There are a lot of them around, I just generally have too much going on to actually participate in one on a regular basis. I like knitting in groups, and when I’ve got time (usually 20 minutes every Saturday), I go into the LYS and participate in the Sit and Knit. I do a lot of KAL’s with my on-line knitting friends, too. And BFF Liz and I have a couple in the works.

196. Heddy said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:43 am

     Hi … I am a member of the Knitterpudlians … we are a group of about 9 knitters from in and around Liverpool Nova Scotia, and we meet eat Wednesday evening. I love my fellow knitters, they are a fun, outgoing, creative group of girls who fire my imagination, and make me laugh.

     Everyone should belong to a knitting group!

197. Kate Lathrop said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:06 am

     OMGosh – the kits!!! Can’t wait for Friday – and it’s payday

     I’m convinced we have the BEST knitting group. We meet every Tuesday at the Wildflower Bread Company in the far West valley and have done so for about 4 years now. Four of us carpool 20 miles one way to attend. We have knitters, crocheters and a spinner (who’s slowly enabling me) – I’ve made some great friends, learned to dye and spin, and to have faith in my ability to learn new knitting techniques. Periodically we travel around the state on yarn crawls and to visit fiber shows, and have dying sessions/girls weekends at the cabin. I don’t know what I’d do without them!! They’re women I would not have met otherwise, and I’m proud to call them my friends.

     Honorary Loopy Elf – would love to!!!!

198. nichole said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:29 am

     I used to get together with a group that met regularly on Wednesday nights, however had a “falling out” with the owner / queen bee and have since moved on… now I knit with friends whenever I can and sometimes join another group that meets on Wed and Fri nights. Part of me misses my regular Wed night group, but part of me REALLY enjoys the freedom of not feeling obligated to be someplace EVERY Wed night now!

199. diane said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:35 am

     Two of the groups I belong to on Ravelry get together a few times a month but I have yet to make it to one of them. While I’d really like to attend, the day/time just doesn’t work for me.

200. Bad Mommy said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:47 am

     We have a GREAT group that meets every Tuesday evening at our LYS. We periodically do a KAL, or pick a charity to knit for. I don’t know what I’d do without these folks! When one of us broke her ankle earlier this year, the group organized to bring in meals for the family and ferry her to knit night when she still couldn’t drive. Some of our kids have forged friendships and are also welcome at knit night (our LYS is awesome). I personally really enjoy it when the littlest ones come – gives mom a break and gives the rest of us a baby fix.

201. Jamie H said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:02 pm

     I do belong to a knitting group! I absolutely love it and have learned so much from my fellow knitters! I would be lost without them : ) It is like a home away from home.

202. Jill said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:22 pm

     There used to be (may still be, actually) a small group of 4-5 women who met at the local library once a week to knit/crochet together. I joined them for about a month or so, but find I prefer to knit alone listening to Audible books on my laptop. Of course, I also knit while “watching” tv in the evenings with my husband.

203. Suzie said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:28 pm

     No, unfortunately I don’t have a knitting group I get together with. None have fit my schedule. I mostly knit while watchin’ tv with the hubs. I was thinking of starting a knitting club at my church though for charity knitting but having never been in club before don’t know how to start.

204. MaryJo said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 12:52 pm

     I run a knitting group on Wednesday nights at my local lys. I really enjoy it. It’s fun to get together with “the girls” and talk about anything and everything. It’s nice to have a lot of people to use as a sounding board on what should be knit next and what color and type of yarn. You get a lot of different opinions and thoughts about styles and colors that wouldn’t necessarily occur to you.

205. Victoria said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:01 pm

     Can’t wait for the anniversary kit, it looks like it’ll be really cute.

     I’d love to de an honorary elf. So fun.

     I belong to two knitting groups, one that meets every Wed, and another that meets every other Friday. It’s so much fun, although, I seem to do a lot more talking than knitting, lol.

206. rohanknitter said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:14 pm

     I would LOVE to be part of a knitting group – it seems like a great place to make friends and maybe learn too….but there’s no LYS anywhere near me, and I don’t know of any knitting groups at all. sigh.

207. Ellen said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:25 pm

     I’m not really a group joiner – I like to knit alone. Or really, I like to hang out with my husband and knit while he does other stuff like golf. I ride along in the golf cart and knit and make appropriate comments, like “great shot!” even though I don’t really understand what constitutes a great shot!

208. Jennifer in SC said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:39 pm

     Honorary Elf? Yes, please!

     Knitting in groups? Not so much. I tend to lose track of where I am and have to tink or frog everything I’d done. I don’t even do well with lace all by myself!!

209. Alex said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:50 pm

     I tend to knit alone because most of the local knitting groups meet when I’m at work. Tried starting my own knitting circle once but it petered out after a few months. I’d like to be in a group for the camaraderie.

210. Kelley said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:55 pm

     I belong to a knitting guild that meets once a month and I also have a group that meets every Monday at my library.

211. Paula said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 1:55 pm

     I used to go to prayer shawl knitting group, but my life has changed and I prefer to knit at home with my DH. There are several meet up groups around and I keep thinking I’ll go just to check it out.

212. Janelle said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 2:18 pm

     I have a group that gets together monthly – we rotate around each other’s houses. I love it! Sometimes I wish we had a really good restaurant or someplace to meet, so that we didn’t have to worry about finding a host, but it seems to work out most months. Sometimes I wish I had one that met even more often, too!

213. Jenna S said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 2:27 pm

     My new knitting group meets every other week. I like knitting with a group, but I find that I don’t actually knit much. So, for productivity, I find that solo knitting is the way to go.

214. Julie said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 3:04 pm

     Would love to join a knitting group. My church has a prayer shawl group but it’s while I’m at work.

215. Nancy said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 3:10 pm

     I belong(ed) to a knitting group that meets once a month, on a Tuesday evening, which is too infrequent for my liking. I haven’t been in a while. I’ve since taken to knitting with a group of friends I’ve met at the LYS, we go knit at a cafe after the shop closes on Saturdays, or get together to knit when we can. I’m better off knitting alone if I have an involved project, however!

216. Genny said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 3:15 pm

     You poor thing. I loathe jackhammers.

     As for my knitting group – the library services team to which I belong has a knitting group. We meet every Thursday lunchtime. Our concensus is that none of us get as much knitted that day as we do on a normal lunchbreak. We’re all to busy gossiping.

217. Liz said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 3:16 pm

     I don’t belong to an in-person knitting group, but I belong to lots of groups on Ravelry and I consider three or four of them (for example, Sock Knitters Anonymous and the Loopy Groupies) to be my virtual knitting groups. The inspiration from the photos posted and the sheer variety of people’s projects more than makes up for not getting together in person.

     Most of the knitting groups in my geographical area really aren’t very close to me – they meet a good 15-20 miles away and usually in the evenings, which doesn’t work for my schedule. Ravelry is the best!!!

218. Lucia said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 3:34 pm

     Did you say *a* knitting group? I belong to four knitting groups and a spinning group. Some meet weekly and some biweekly, and once in a while I get to go to all five in the same week.

     I have not finished my second quarter socks… nor started them, if the truth must be told. Maybe next round.

219. Doris said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 3:44 pm

     I am part of a knitting group that meets at a local Panera the first Tuesday of each month. It has expanded to the third Tuesday most months as well. It is a group that changes with each meeting…sometimes just a few people, sometimes more, and not always the same people. That one works for me, because it seems that a lot of the knitting groups meet during the day, which means I am at work. However, when I knit with a group it has to be mindless knitting or I will screw it up big time! So I do really like my alone or with one of my friends knitting time as much as the group.

220. Melissa said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 4:16 pm

     I’m the vice president of a knitting guild (The Prince William Purlers of Northern Virginia), which meets monthly. A subset of us gets together on Sunday evenings at a Barnes and Noble in Manassas, VA, for knitting/crocheting and chatting. Much fun!

221. Jan said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 4:19 pm

     I knit with a charity knitting group that meets once a month (this weekend, yay), and belong to a knitting guild (Prince William Purlers, mentioned by Melissa above) that meets once a month also.

     I’d love to belong to that subset that meets on Sundays, but I never seem to get the timing right on Sundays. Maybe after retirement.

     Weekly knit-ins would be great!

222. Lauren J said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 4:33 pm

     I belong to two groups and knit regularly, one guild (monthly, about an hr drive) and a local group that meets weekly on Wednesday nights. It took me forever to find a group in my little town (rural area), and my Wednesday night group comes from all over to knit together and catch up for two or three hours. I also knit on my own at lunch everyday. It is time that I reserve for more complicated projects.

     PS – Honorary elf = very cool!

223. Bobbie said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 4:43 pm

     I belong to a very informal group from work that meets about once a month at someone’s home. There are about eight regulars. We have a really good time. It would be nice to meet more often, but life outside of knitting seems to get in the way.

224. Beth Comstock said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 4:43 pm

     Nope, no knitting group for me, not by choice but just not enough people to have one. I so wish that we did, I would enjoy the fellowship that comes with a group of people that have a common love. I would love to have peers to bounce ideas off of, feedback, encouragement, and atta girls. But what I have found that is almost as good is Ravelry and my friends there, while not the same it is the best that I have so I enjoy it.

225. TNTknits said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 5:44 pm

     Our group meets weekly at the cafe in a local bookstore. We also have movie outings (last week was Harry Potter) and sometimes fondue nights. I’m grateful to have met such a fun group. I don’t always get a lot of knitting done, but I always laugh.

226. sue said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 5:44 pm

     I mostly knit on my own but think it would be nice to have a ‘live’ group to knit with (I feel like I have lots of virtual knitting companions via Ravelry). I’ve just moved to a different city, so perhaps I will have to look for the closest LYS knitting group.

227. LInda said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 5:55 pm

     Hurrah.. for knitting groups. Ours is my answer to insanity and it arrives every friday at our local yarn store. A great group of friends that no one would want to trade. Though the chatting can sometimes take over the group we do enjoy the knit. In fact right now we are knitting the croc sock and love the look of cabling without cables.

228. Phyllis said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 5:56 pm

     I belong to a group called the “Knitwits” that gets together once a month to knit. Sometimes a couple of us will get together to knit between regular knitting nights. Earlier this month several of us went to the Calgary Stampede together to view the knitting entries in the Western Showcase. My DIL and I had items entered in the competition; we both won ribbons in classes entered. The DIL won second in the overall knitting competition. Congrats to her, she did a great job.

229. Jocelyn said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:02 pm

     Honorary Loopy Elf? Woohoo! And the anniversary kits look fabulous! Will they also be at sock summit? (Ooh, and I’ve been meaning to ask whether the loopy key chains with the needle gauges will be there, too — I have a shopping list, clearly!) There is a knitting group at my LYS, but it only meets once a month in the evening, and I keep either being out of town, or working on something with yarn I got elsewhere (like the Loopy Ewe, ahem). During the school year, though, some friends and I meet once a week on campus to knit, and I love that

230. Angela said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:03 pm

     I do belong to a knitting group. I was so thankful to find something, close enough to make it every week! There are quite a few groups around, but many are 30+ minutes away. With DH working wacky hours, often not getting home until after 7, I didn’t make it to many of those other groups. Last fall, a few ladies started meeting about five minutes from my home. That I can do, even if I leave at 8! I love my time at “knitty night” (as my little one calls it) to sit with other knitters and share our common passion.

231. Melissa said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:12 pm

     Payne County Knitters meets ‘formally’ once a month, at someone’s house or at an event such as WWKIP Day. We also get together frequently at Panera.

232. Kay said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:26 pm

     I do like knitting in a group of people, but not necessarily a group of people knitting. I can keep up with the conversation and enjoy the company while my hands are busy. And it’s a good conversation starter. But I think for the most part I prefer to knit solo, especially sitting outdoors in my hammock. : )

233. Sandy said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:26 pm

     There is a knitting group at one of my LYS that I go as often as I could and I also get together with two other ladies every other week. I love going to my knit nights as I have two little boys (a one year old and a three year old) that I leave at home with the DH.

234. kit said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:40 pm

     I would LOVE to have a knitting group near me, but in Montana, everything is so far away and I haven’t been able to connect with a group of local knitters so I could socialize with them. I guess I am destined to be a solitary knitter. I can’t wait for the anniversary kit. This would be the first for me. I hope I’m lucky enough to get one reserved.

235. Vicki said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:41 pm

     There is a local knitting group but I see my husband little enough that I don’t want to take the time away to go to it. Maybe if he goes back to 2nd shift instead of 3rd.

     My favorite though is sitting on my front porch knitting, with my Ipod. When he goes on motorcycle rides that’s where I go!

     I hope your jackhammers go away soon!

236. Kathleen said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 6:59 pm

     Currently I’m not in a knitting group although I know there are severl in my area. I don’t have much time to do that and also when I knit, I prefer not to talk but to concentrace on my knitting. I guess perhaps I’m just not experienced enough to knit and talk at the same time. Maybe in time I’ll learn to do both. Another reason I don’t join in is because I feel so intimidated by other knitters as they are more experineced than I am. I know I shouldn’t let that bother me and I would probably end up learning a lot from other knitters but again, maybe someday I’ll join one.

237. Debi said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:08 pm

     I’m pretty much of a loner. I did try to participate in a crafty group of ladies but their incessant chatter interfered with my knitting. Needless to say, we have parted ways. I’m sure they were happy to get rid of me.

238. jessica said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:21 pm

     We have a group that meets up on Sundays at a local coffee shop for a few hours. We also have monthly meetings at various people’s homes for a “ladies night out”…

     Can’t forget about my Wednesday lunch group at work! there are about 5 regulars, and we keep growing! – Kinda cool to have that many from a financial firm!

239. Kitten With A Whiplash said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:22 pm

     I’m a loner, and I’ve posted the reason why on my blog, with a link to the contest.

240. jenae said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 7:28 pm

     I usually knit alone, although with my two boys running around I’m never really “alone” if you know what I mean. Sometimes I get to knit with my sisters and that’s always nice. I think about joiing a group sometimes, but I’m kinda shy so I don’t know if I’ll ever get around to it.

241. Kathleen said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:14 pm

     We knit each day during our lunch hour at work. We have good conversation and many pretty projects!

     I do hope the jackhammers go away soon!

242. Shannon H. said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:41 pm

     I have a semi-regular (well for me at least, since I can’t always make it) knitting group that meets on Wednesdays at the LYS in town. I’ve also been trying to get some of the moms in my playgroup to crack out their old projects, so that I could have additional knitting group time.

243. Beth said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:44 pm

     Thanks for doing pre-sales, Sheri. I can’t wait to see the rest of the kit. The mug looks awesome. I have really enjoyed mine from last year’s kit.

244. Alicia A. said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:49 pm

     Hi Sherri, I’m looking forward to getting a pre-sale tomorrow for the anniversary kit, love the colors of the yarn and the mug is really cool. I knit alone, usually I hit the sticks hard as soon as my little boy goes to sleep and don’t stop till my husband suggests we get to bed. I’ve located a few groups in my area on Ravelry, but I haven’t mustered up the courage to get to any meetings. I was also thinking of hosting a knitting group (learning to knit group) when the weather gets cooler… lots of moms in my MOPS group have asked that I teach them, but it’s hard to say if they are serious or not. I figure I’ll do what I can to spread the knitting love and see if any of the ladies fall in love like I did so long ago!

245. Marji said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 8:56 pm

     I joined our local knitting guild this past spring and I LOVE to go to those meetings! I have learned so much and been so inspired! I do not have a group that I meet up to knit with, although that might be fun. I am aware of several groups, but my available time does not align with their meeting time. Oh well, I do not mind being a solitary knitter.

246. Josiane said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:33 pm

     I enjoyed knitting with a group before I moved last year to a city where there is no knitting group. I had thought about starting one, but the past year has been a very busy one, so I have yet to do it. One day, maybe…

247. Patt Marcial said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:43 pm

     I would totally love to have a regular meeting group get together. I know it would be inspiring to have one and lots of fun as well.
     Hugs Patt

248. Mya said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 9:56 pm

     Can’t wait to see you in Portland in 12 days!

     I do have a regular knitting group that meets on alternating Thursdays and Mondays at a coffee shop just down the street. It’s nice to have a regularly scheduled knitting time with friends. The only thing is I can only work on an easy project since we are talking too much to pay attention to charts or complex patterns.

249. Susan said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:02 pm

     Knitting get together? What’s that? You bet I would like to have one EXCEPT for the headaches that usually go with it – the precleaning of the house, the fixing of snacks and goodies for the group (and if you have a picky eater like I did in my doc group and the prof catered to her and only her in this matter). I wouldn’t mind so much iff I were not disabled. Many days I cannot even fix a meal for hubby and me, but it might encourage me to try to knit more. At least I have one friend who also likes to take classes at a local shop. Of course, shes’s out of knitting commission because of thumb probs, but that doesn’t mean I can’t knit – he he. Together or alone, knitting is awesome.

     Short story: My daughter was recently home from Albuqerque. She sweet talked me out of my one and only pair of socks I have knit. I loved them, but they were a tad long in the feet for me and they did fit her perfectly. She asked me, “How come you know how to do all those kinds of things?” I guess there are advantages to be the only girl (even in your grade in grade school) in a family in a rural community and I learned many skills kinda as a form of entertainment.

250. Veronica said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:07 pm

     There is a local knitting group that meets twice a week that I keep meaning to go to, but I always end up missing it and knitting alone. Maybe one of these days I’ll make it to the group.

251. Camilla said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:09 pm

     I knit with the fabulous Fairbanks Fiberistas. We meet every Wednesday (usually at a local coffee shop, sometimes at a local restaurant), and occasionally on other days of the weeks. We also have periodic knitting retreats. All in all, it is a wonderful and diverse group of knitters.

252. Reni said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:17 pm

     My LYS does not have a weekly knitting group and I do not know of any others who gather to knit in my town. I’ve been trying to recruit friends to knit with me but haven’t been able to convince them yet! So right now, my knitting group includes the girls on Ravelry!

253. Marie said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:20 pm

     I don’t have a knitting group but I don’t know if I would like to knit in a group. I would love tha camraderie of a group of kindred spirits but I still feel like such a novice. I have improved imensely but I don’t think I would get much knitting done because I still have to concentrate too much on what I am doing. It would have to be some really mindless project for me to knit and socialize! LOL!

254. Lynn said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:21 pm

     I don’t belong to a knitting group right now. I would love to find a group, but with my schedule, I’m just happy to find time to knit!

255. Conchita said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:21 pm

     I miss my knitting group! When I was pregnant we’d get together all the time.
     Now as a mommy it’s harder to find the time to knit, let alone get together
     with a group! Hopefully, when the little on is older I’ll be able to reconnect with the
     group.

     As for being an honorary elf? Yes please!!!!

256. Joy Schmitt said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:26 pm

     None of my friends are in to knitting, so I do not belong to a group. It sounds like fun.

257. Jessica said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:28 pm

     Every Thursday we meet at Panera Bread, Wednesday another group meets in another town and then Sunday at another location! Then, many of the LYS have their own knitting groups…. We are lucky to have so many wonderful people knitting together, sharing wisdom and supporting our craft! Go Connecticut!

258. MissyT (on Ravelry) said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:33 pm

     I belong to a great group that meets every Thursday night, and has for the past 6 years (I’ve been going for 5 years now). It’s hard to believe we’ve been getting together for that long-I actually had to stop to make sure I was remembering correctly!! We’ve had people come and go, marriages, births, and deaths of loved ones. We’ve become a really close group of friends even with our varied backgrounds. It’s been a great group to belong to over the years!

259. Sarah in OH said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:40 pm

     My group meets about every 2 weeks at a coffee shop, it’s very small and I absolutely love knitting with them.

260. Veronica said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:41 pm

     I’d like to join a knitting group, but with 4 kiddos, scheduling time around their schedules doesn’t come easy. I usually justI take time to knit when I can get it.

261. Carla said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:42 pm

     I belong to several groups- a knit guild that meets once a month and then more casually once a month and I go to a Friday morning and sometimes friday night knitting at my LYS!

262. Kristi said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:47 pm

     I try to join the group at my LYS once every other week in the evening. Sometimes I’ll stop by on Saturdays too. It all depends on how busy I am. Everyone is really nice and helpful, even though I go sporadically.

263. Nancy said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:50 pm

     I belong to one group. We meet once a week at a local coffee shop. We sip, talk and even knit(or crochet). I also like to knit alone. That is harder, since my cat seems to think I should be paying attention to her, but when she’s sleeping I can get some done.

264. risiko said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 10:58 pm

     i’d like to belong to a knitting group, but the nearest LYS is at least a half hour drive away and i have to be careful because of my fibromyalgia–if an episode hits, it would be a difficult drive home, but i think i might push myself into it. the urge to connect with other knitters is just too strong. i take a project with me wherever i go and someone always comes up to ask about what i’m doing with all those teensy needles or to tell me that they used to knit or crochet and yadda yadda , i’m no longer knitting alone.

265. Sarah said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:00 pm

     I do have a knitting/spinning group that I belong to. We meet on Fridays at our LYS. Every other friday is a spinning day. I love it as I can work on both spinning and knitting.

266. Pam Muhammad said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:00 pm

     I don’t have a knit-whit……….ummm knitting group that I meet with on a regular basis but I would love to have a group of women who did knit and or crochet and or spin………..all get together at least once a mont. I’m all alone

     But I have a great Mother/Daughter book club that meets once a month. It has been going strong for the past 6 years. What a great bunch of women and young women!! None of them knit but boy are they gems!

267. Jessey said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:08 pm

     I just started regularly attending a knit night, and one of the things I really like about it is the rotating schedule, so that we go to different cafes and restaurant/bars throughout the month – since I’m relatively new to the neighborhood, its a nice way to get to know the area. Plus, i love being able to feel the beautiful yarns everyone is using, and get new yarn ideas – it’ll work until ravelry has a “feel” function!

268. Bre said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:10 pm

     My knitters and I connected on Ravelry – we meet at a quiet little bar every Monday evening. The bartender (who loves our regular business!) gives us drink specials and such! We all clicked pretty immediately and get along very well together – it’s a unique experience bonding with other women so quickly and easily!

269. Patti Davis said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:18 pm

     My LYS used to have a group that meet on Wednesday nights. It was a blast, but they discountinued it. I really miss it!!
     Thanks for all you do!

270. Kendra said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:21 pm

     I meet with a small group at a local cafe every Tuesday. We are sort of a “spin off” of a Monday group I attend when I can. I take things that don’t require so much attention so I can chat and pay attention to the conversation. I do like to knit alone as well, especially anything that requires me following a pattern!

271. Liz said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:23 pm

     I’ve been invited to a knitting group, but I haven’t gone yet. It seems like it would be fun, but I’m a little nervous!

272. Judi Pennington said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:25 pm

     I started a knitting group 4 years ago with a group of co-workers. I taught them all how to knit and we are still going strong. We meet once a week and have turned into really good friends. Having a group to meet with keeps me motivated.

273. Lynn said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:27 pm

     I belong to 1 knitting group. It’s a group of work buddies and the group includes newbies as well as advanced knitters. We get inspiration from each other and meet once a month during lunch break.

274. Ruthie said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:36 pm

     Honorary elf? What’s that? Sounds intriguing…I’ll do it if it’s not too taxing. LOL (Now WHO says I’m allergic to work???? *smile and smirk*)

     Anyway, about knitting groups. I would give my eye teeth to be a part of a knitting group. Alas, I am disabled and no longer able to drive. All the knitting groups are in the central or northern part of my city…I live in the southern part. The closest LYS is about 15 miles away…it’s sure hard to find someone who wants to battle 15 miles of city traffic just so I can visit an LYS!! That’s why I shop for yarn entirely online and have to live vicariously through online comments and blogs. It can get pretty lonely around here……………….

275. Nancy said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:45 pm

     I’ve attended a knitting group on Thursday nights since 2005. It’s been great fun and I truly enjoy my time “knitting out of the closet!”. My knitting friends were my inspiration to join Ravelry, start a blog and to take my knitting to the next level ;o)

276. Kathy Sue said,

     July 23, 2009 @ 11:55 pm

     I need to knit by myself. I can’t talk and knit at the same time!

277. Carole (ohio) said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:05 am

     I belong to a knitting guild which meets once a month, but feel that there are too many people to really enjoy it, and they spend more time eating than knitting (I’m serious when I knit.). Used to meet with a few gals once a week on our lunch hour, but I’m semi-retired now so I really miss it. On the other hand I love to turn on some good music and knit alone, esp if I have to think. I guess it depends on what I’m working on, but usually have more than one, so can easily grab another one.

278. Robin said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:06 am

     I belong to 2 groups that knit- one meets every Thursday- and one meets 2-3 times a month-I keep simple projects to bring to knit group so I can chat with others and work on my lace etc at home- but all FO go to group for show and tell. We share info on patterns and yarns and have fun!

279. Corinne said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:06 am

     I am privileged to know some wonderful knitters who are members of my lacemaking guild. They are always available to answer my knitting questions and inspire me!

280. Jane said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:07 am

     I do knit with a group when I can. I especially enjoy the camaraderie as well as the opportunity to see new yarns, patterns, and ideas. When I knit with the group I usually work on something that doesn’t demand too much of my attention.

281. Bhama said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:07 am

     I am the newest and youngest member of the knitting group I came across one day at the local coffee shop and I love it. My fellow knitters are a lot older than I am and have left the “drama” years behind which makes them awesome company to knit a few rows and drink a cup of tea with.

282. Marla said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:20 am

     One of my favorite knitting shops has closed. I met several great women there. Not wanting to lose the special bonds that we created, I host a lunch at my home every other Monday. We make what my father called a “Garbage Salad”. Everyone brings something from their fridge to add to our salad, cheese, nuts, fruit, veggies from the garden, you get the idea. Next week one of the women is bringing a loom to teach us how to weave and we are also stitching together blanket squares for someone that needs a Blanket of Love. I feel extremely fortunate to have this group.

283. Helena said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:26 am

     I go to a wednesday night knitting group. we meet in the city in a nice cafe wher the food is nice and there is lots of it. the owner is a knitter herself but she hasn’t joined us yet. every time there is a 5th wednesday in a month we meet at a Cocolate cafe instead and have lots of yummy chololate to eat and drink. They are a big help to me as a newbie. its great.

284. Terri said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:35 am

     Just over a year ago a couple of efriends and I started a local knitting group.
     http://www.ravelry.com/groups/an-edmonds-kind-of-stitch–bitch
     I am amazed at how meeting with this group has become my favorite evening of the month. Yes, we do get together on weekends here and there. Having the monthly date on my calendar means it is going to happen. I would not give it up for anything.

285. Debra said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:36 am

     I knit by myself, but consider online knitters “my group,” by way of knitting blogs and Ravelry.

286. jaci said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:56 am

     Yes, I want to be a Loopy Elf!!!! Okay, we started a knitting group at our church and we meet once a month. Our name is Purly Gate Knitters. Oooh, I hope I get an Anniversay Kit. Sorry about the jackhammers wrecking your phone lines, etc.

287. Angeliner Mediner said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:16 am

     I wish I had a knitting group to join up with. It would be great to have others to share my obsession with.

288. Linda said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:23 am

     No, I don’t belong to a knitting group. I wish there was one close by. I did go to one that met a few times a month, but quit going to that one.

289. Jani said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:23 am

     I knit alone but a group sounds like fun – maybe I need to locate one in my area!

290. Sally said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:26 am

     My two friends and I used to go to a knitting group, but then we realized we just liked to talk with each other… so we try to knit at one of our houses once a week. It gets tough because they both have kids. I have been thinking about going back on my own, as I believe the group is going to start doing projects out of the “Pints and Purls” book at bars, and that sounds like a ton of fun to me. Knitting and wine!? Count me in! Also, I can not wait to see the anniversary kits. I love my sock club kits, so I am hoping to score one! Also, I will see you at SOCK SUMMIT! All the way from Alaska!!!

291. Melissa said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:50 am

     I knit on my own and don’t mind it, but it would be nice to have a knitting group to meet with once in a while!

292. Ashley said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:53 am

     I am part of an online knitting group every now and then that does knit alongs. but i do wish we had a knitting group here. i think i may start one up next year if we don’t by then.

293. Emmy said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:54 am

     Every week the group I belong to, gets together, so far I have only come once, becausse it is on a day that I can’t come.
     Yet the ladies have helped me with making the firecracker sock in small that I couldn’t finish on my own after my workshop with Yarnissima.

     Every last thursday of the month the group day is changed to allow people to come if they usually can’t.

294. Julia said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 2:26 am

     The group I go to meets up once a week (Tuesdays) in a pub. We all eat together and then hang out knitting for a few hours afterwards.
     There’s also a group that meets on the last Thursday of the month in a chocolate shop. Haven’t been able to make it to that one yet, but I sure have heard wonderful things about it!

295. Dan said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 3:14 am

     I knit alone. It is a quiet, meditative activity that I value a lot. I wouldn’t mind knitting with a small group occasionally to share techniques, ideas and projects. But I would still keep it mainly for and by myself.

296. Jane said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 3:37 am

     I usually knit alone as an antidote to a busy stressful working day, but when the school holidays come round I join a lovely group of people on a Thursday evening at TamsynG’s shop in Gilling ham, Dorset. I always enjoy meeting with a group of people who have such a passion for knitting and drinking tea from a VERY large teapot!

297. Laura said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 3:59 am

     Hello!

     I would love to be part of a group and there are groups that I could be a part of, but I’ve got three classes to go to finish my master’s and it is taking a lot of my time. I have a goal of joining a group by next year. It would be so much fun to meet others who knit and see their projects and learn new things. I do this on Ravelry, of course, but it would be nice to do this in “the flesh.”

     I knit by myself and can get lost in an audiobook or movie and that has its rewards too.

298. Nancy said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 5:41 am

     I subscribe to emails lists for two groups in my area, but I can never seem to get there! Between having two boys to get to bed in the evenings and a husband who has an hour’s commute and therefore comes home late, it’s tough!

     Lately I’ve been getting knitting done at my kids’ swim lessons (a wool Fair Isle poolside!) and in the evenings while watching TV. I wish I had the time to watch a few major league baseball games – the perfect sport for knitting, I think!

299. Marilyn said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:03 am

     We have a group called the fiber fanatics that meets monthly to do all things fiberly, knit, spin, felt, crochet, whatever. Any opportunity to get together and talk about our favorite topic – as well as life’s daily challenges. Most of my knitting is done at home, with my family around me.

300. Rasa said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:15 am

     I knit with a group of women Thursday afternoons. Our group meets very sporadically over the summer months, but more regularly during the fall, winter and spring. I love Ravelry as a knitting group as well:)

301. Sandy H. said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:18 am

     A group of four of us go to a knitting instructor every Wednesday night and some afternoons. She has a studio where she does not sell yarn but teaches and advises students. It is great fun and all of us have made improvements in our skills and ability levels as well as making new friends!

     Also there are ten of us who get together at my house at least once a month for a stitching/knitting Saturday lunch. There is much talk, admiring of projects, swapping of goodies, and a great amount of dessert eating which has been helped by Loopy recipes!

302. Marie said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:33 am

     There is a group of us that tries to meet once a month to knit and have a blast doing so. If for whatever reason it gets canceled I really miss the get together but I also enjoy knitting alone.

303. dawn said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:41 am

     I usually knit alone. I am a member of a quilting group, though. Once, I took my knitting with me since I didn’t have any portable quilting in progress. The woman sitting beside me at quilt group actually took my knitting out of my hands to show me how to do it “the right way” (I’ve been knitting since childhood). That experience has left me quite content to knit at home. My dog thinks my knitting is fine the way it is.

304. Ellie said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:44 am

     I don’t belong to a group. I haven’t found one that I care to join, but then I haven’t tried very hard : )

305. Christen said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:48 am

     I don’t belong to a knitting group now but I wish I did. I used to meet with one at work every Thursday for lunch and I loved it. I was always inspired by someone elses project and learned a ton from the ladies in the group. I actually learned to spin at one of our meetings. Now, since I took a new job, there is not a knitting group so I knit mostly by myself.

306. Beverly Shearon said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:54 am

     I would love to be a part o f a knitting group. MY closest knitting partner lives 4 hours away and we share vicariously through email and chats. But, I think it would be neat to be a part of a group. I think it might help me finish a few more projects

307. madonnaearth said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:58 am

     I am in a knitting group that meets regularly. I enjoy the group, and I like knitting on my own sometimes. Every now and then I get in a zone where I can knock out 5-20 rows without interruption and mistakes; those are the best times!

308. Amber said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:58 am

     I founded a group in Fairfax Virginia called the Sweet Life Knitters (SLK for short.) We meet every Thursday evening and have been for three years now! I love having a group so close to my home and I have made some great friends from it.

309. madonnaearth said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 6:59 am

     I forgot to add, our meetings are once a week.

310. Karen said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:14 am

     I would love to belong to a knitting group but there are very few knitters in my area. Crochet is popular but not knitting.

311. Sharon said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:25 am

     I belong to 3 knitting groups — one small one meets every week at Starbucks, another meets 2 times per month and the third is a charity knitting group through my Synagogue. I don’t go to every meeting of each, but enjoy them all and learn new things.

312. Tracy said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:27 am

     My LYS (Only Ewe and Cotton too in Milton, GA) has a sit and knit several days every week. One is on the weekend, one in the evening and one during the day. I am so lucky to have a shop so close to where I live where such great people gather. They always make everyone feel so welcome and are always willing to help and are full of wonderful ideas.

313. Deb said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:32 am

     I’m more of a lone knitter because I need to be able to concentrate, but if I could be with close friends who are knitters, then that would be great occasionally.

314. Brandy said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:34 am

     I do not have a knitting group–in fact, not a single one of my friends knits. I think it would be nice to have a couple people to meet with on occasion to knit. Definitely not a large group because that just distracts me, but a small group to hang out and compare and learn with.

315. Julie said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:34 am

     That’s funny, I have just been thinking about wanting to find a group to knit with again. I have been in groups in the past – and I like both knitting with a group and solo knitting.

     Honorary Elf??! Sounds like fun!

316. Alison said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:42 am

     Meet twice a month at church to knit items for November church bazaar. We love to have show and tell of what we have accomplished since the last meeting. Lots of gossip and laughter going on too!

317. Donna Wingfield said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:44 am

     I’d be a good Honorary Elf! I don’t belong to a knitting group; in fact, I don’t know if there’s one in my town. I would probably join one if I found it, but am pretty shy and content to knit alone, so I wouldn’t be interested in starting a local group.

318. FKS said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:45 am

     I attend a monthly meeting which attracts at least ten people at a local coffee shop. Occasionally members of the same group have less formal meet-ups as well. I also knit on my own and during class if I have permission and am just the assistant to the professor.

319. Susan said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:48 am

     I usually think of my knitting as a solo activity, to keep my fingers busy while watching TV! The social aspect seems to come online, with blogs and forums.

320. Marilyn said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:50 am

     I belong to a small knitting group that meets once a month at our local library. The librarian is a long-time friend and expert knitter. We have a wonderful time!

321. Laura said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:56 am

     Sigh! Unfortunately there are no knitters in our town, except for beginners. So, I meet in a group in the library that I lead once a month. Ravelry has become for me the knitting group that inspires.
     I love to tear through my projects. I love it when they “work,” and I’m always planning more…

322. Ang said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:58 am

     Hi Sheri!

     I used to work at a knitting shop (sadly, it closed ) and we had a weekly knitting circle there. When the shop closed, we decided to keep meeting, and so we get together every Thursday night at a local coffee shop and knit and eat and talk about everything. it’s great, because we’re all different ages and walks of life, and yet, we’re all really close! I hate missing a week, because i know I missed a good time!

     I also have a monthly Knitting Guild meeting – we have speakers and programs and general knittin’ good times! I don’t know what I would do without my groups!

323. Kristy said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:11 am

     I try to attend the monthly knitting group at my LYS. Occasionally we also have a Craft Night after work where employees stay late, order pizza and work on our various craft projects. I would like to get out more often to more groups, but with a 2-year-old and another on the way, I am gonna have to wait a few more years before that happens!

324. Kelly said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:14 am

     There is a group at my lys that meets every Tuesday. It’s about 30 miles away so I don’t always get a chance to go. It’s a needle knitting group and i’m actually a loom knitter, but it’s lots of fun. Occassionally I meet with a few other people to knit, but mostly I knit on my own.

325. Becky said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:18 am

     I belong to Monday Night Knitters; we meet weekly at a local Panera’s (great service and the manager takes excellent care of us!). My oldest daughter and I occasionally meet up at Starbucks for additional knitting time. I find the group/daughter knitting time keeps me motivated to knit more.

     Thanks, Sheri!

326. Bethany said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:24 am

     Hello!

     We have a local loom knitting group that gets together once every month to work on special group projects, or to bring our own UFO’s. It’s so much fun to get together with others of the same interest!

     Bethany~

327. Shannon said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:31 am

     Ok, Honorary Elf….sign me up!

     I live in such a rural area, that the closest regular knitting group is about an hour away. They meet regularly, and all the people there are awesome. I try to go as often as my work/life schedule allows. I wish I had a group closer. I love to knit with friends.

328. Gen said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:32 am

     I am a lone knitter but would love to be part of a knitting group.

329. Zoe said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:49 am

     I used to regularly attend 2 knitting groups when I lived in NJ; one was quite small and we became very close and still keep in touch sporadically. Since moving to MI, I haven’t found a knitting group home, but ironically, I am spending this summer in various parts of Ohio and have found fun knitting groups wherever I have been. I like knitting with company, but only if it is a group that I find interesting! (Age has nothing to do with it, it’s strictly the mix of fun personalities.)

330. Pamela said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:55 am

     I belong to the Loopy F5 knitting group!

     I do like going to IRL knitting groups, but they can be so cliquey it takes alot of work to become a part of them.

331. Karen said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:58 am

     Hi! I knit with a group every Tuesday night at a nearby Starbucks. We often have trouble getting enough chairs, and depending on what part of the room we end up in, the lighting can be not too great – I make sure to never bring anything black to work on! I definitely need one of the more mindless sorts of projects, if I have one in progress, or I will bring some finishing – weaving in ends, that sort of thing. Often someone will bring a new book or pattern for everyone to take a look at, or their latest yarn purchases. If someone is ordering online from a business that has a minimum for free shipping, often there will be a group order of some kind, especially these days. I have gotten a lot of good and thoughtful advice from my crowd.

332. Jody O said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:59 am

     We aren’t an ‘official’ group, but I do get together with various ladies on Sunday afternoons at my LYS. Sometimes someone brings in cookies or other treats, and the shop sponsors a little free project or technique demo. I teach at the shop and often students will pop in or someone will ask for some help. And we all get to ooh and ah over each other’s projects!

333. Christine said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:07 am

     YES!!! all should try to belong to a knitting group at least 4 times a year, eh? Mine has a variable number attending, sprouted from the owner’s yarn shop (which closed 5 years ago), and we still try to meet….sometimes once a week, depending on the mood, at a local deli that has the most delicious and unique foods and SWEETS/PASTRIES (her parents were French!) and drinks..coffee! we don’t always knit, but I at least bring the knitting and we hang and talk and care for each other.

     It’s the best therapy session….yarn and chatting.

334. Erin M. said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:14 am

     I belong to a group that gets together on Wednesdays at a Bread Co. I usually like to try to go every week. It’s nice to get together with people that have similar interests, and can be really nice for getting help and opinions on projects.

335. tamara hecko said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:14 am

     I also knit alone but wish I could find a group to knit with, especially to get inspired to knit new things and occasionally for help!

336. Cindy Smith said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:20 am

     I do not meet with a group to knit. I would love to though! There is one in my area that I have every intention of visiting soon, but the night they meet always ends up stacked with child activities. I am perfectly happy knitting alone though. It is peaceful (most of the time, when I am not screaming at my latest screw-up!) and relaxing!

337. Jamie said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:28 am

     I’m a high school teacher, and during the past school year, I started a knitting group at the school during lunch time! It’s me, one other teacher, and a group of about 3-7 girls, although we started out at about 20. I had been a little disappointed that the numbers had dwindled, until the end of the year. I talked to some other teachers, and they were telling me that they thought it was so neat that these girls pulled out their knitting when they were done with assignments or during class discussion. It was girls who weren’t coming to knitting group because they had too many other commitments, but were finding those little snippets of time during the day to work on a project that was special to them. Yay for knitters!

338. janine said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:28 am

     I am so lucky that I have found a group of ladies to knit with on Mondays. It is so much fun to look at what each is knitting(and crocheting) and everyone is helpful with hints and just general cheerleading. My only problem is that I have to bring something that is easy to knit since you can get absorbed in the conversations and lose your place in your pattern!

339. Erynn said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:32 am

     There is a knitting group nearby that I went to a number of times last year, but I’ve only gone 2 or 3 times this year. Mainly, I’m just too lazy to go. I still have that day marked “Unavailable” for my second job so I’m free to go whenever I get the ambition, but it isn’t often.

     Also, I love the addition of the buttons! I don’t comment much so I don’t know when they were added, but yay!

340. Jane said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:32 am

     I don’t belong to one, but envy those who do!

341. Dr. Molly Welsh said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:36 am

     There are few groups in this area. I attend a monthly gathering at the Pullman Library on the first Wed evening each month. The other groups meet during the day and as I work FULL time, I can’t go then.
     I enjoy the company much.

342. Shirley said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:40 am

     I am not part of a knitting group, but I sure would like to find one. I have a few friends who knit more casually than I do and they aren’t interested in getting together to knit regularly. Any others in west suburban Minneapolis interested in knitting together?

343. Debbie said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:43 am

     I’ve been involved in groups in the past, but am not currently attending any of them in the area where I live. (The old groups went away and I haven’t taken the time to find a new group.) I do enjoy knitting by myself–the quietness and meditative nature of knitting appeals to me. That said, I also enjoy knitting with others. Even though knitters are a diverse bunch, there’s a commonality of purpose that connects us–and getting together is a great way to learn new things. Even virtual get-togethers, like the TLE Girasole KAL, help promote that connectedness and learning.

344. Linda said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:57 am

     I don’t belong to a knitting group, but sometimes I wish I did. I love knitting by myself because it is such a meditative experience, but at times I think it would be fun to get together with others and share ideas and just visit.

345. Jill said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:04 am

     Oh, I so wish I had a local knitting group! I don’t really know of any around here, and it would be awfully nice!

     Hmmm…honorary Loopy Elf? Sounds like a ton of fun–can’t wait to hear more.

346. Suzanne said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:14 am

     Oh, a honorary elf…… what does it entail? I’d love to help out too.

     There are no knitting groups or yarn stores where I live (only Woolworth selling Red Heart yarn – and that doesn’t count) so I get all my yarn online or when I travel. I don’t mind knitting on my own, but sometimes I think it would be fun to meet and chat with other knitters too.

347. Kim said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:28 am

     Hi Sheri, in addition to social knitting every 2nd and 4th Friday the LYS, we have a group of six (including the LYS owner) who meet on the in-between Fridays for “KnitFlix” (my own invention) usually at my house to knit and watch a movie. We take turns selecting the movies and we don’t always watch one, sometimes we just talk. There’s always tea and munchies of some sort, comfy seats and good lighting. We’ve been doing this for 2 or 3 years now and I think we all really enjoy it.
     Kim

348. Heather Shelton said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:29 am

     HI Sherri, When I was a stay-at-home mom with young kids we had a knitting group that met every Friday. It was so great! I now work full time and the kids are older and need more transporting so I find that my group knitting has declined greatly. I try to get together and do fiber weekends or days with friends a few times a year and I LOVE the fiber festivals- the interactions I have there fill me up for months. Thank heavens for all of our blog friends who make me feel like I am still participating in a knitting group!

349. ikkinlala said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:37 am

     I’ve never belonged to a knitting group. I kind of wish I’d have an opportunity to try it, although I’m sure I get more knitting done when I’m by myself.

350. Trine said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:56 am

     I’ve been part of two knitting groups, one when I lived at home and one since I’ve moved into my own apartment. The one back home was awesome, even though I then was a bit too shy to talk to anyone. I just enjoyed the company, and the shop was very ‘modern’ with lots of American/international yarn like Noro, Rowan, Lana Grossa, Debbie Bliss, Cherry Tree Hill, etc. The second one was awful; the shop was nice, even if it was ‘only’ Danish yarns, but the women there were horrible. They completely ignored me and my friend because we were new and knit a lot of patterns from the Internet. We only went a few times, and now we’ve stopped going. It’s just not worth the drive when no one will acknowledge your presence. I wish there was another one closer to me, but I guess not. The closest LYS isn’t interested in “that kind of thing”. Sad.

351. Linda Witman said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 11:03 am

     Hi….Yes…I belong to a knitting group. We meet at out local library every Tuesday evening and it has become a really great group. Participation is totally open to any and all, but we have a wonderful core group that just brighten up my week. Sometimes we do more talking than knitting but whatever works is good. We have occasional young gals who are inspiring and otherwise just a variety of knitters and crocheters. I recommend it to all.

352. Rebecca said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 11:09 am

     I belong to Three Rivers Crochet in Pittsburgh PA. We meet every Saturday at 2pm at the Panera on the Boulevard of the Allies in Oakland. My Saturdays revolve around it. Recently I had to miss a meeting, because my friend hosted my baby shower on a Saturday! Otherwise, we’re there every Saturday. What’s nice is that these women have become some of my greatest friends and are both inspirational and creative. I really enjoy spending time with them, and have been doing so every week for going on four years!

353. Therese said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 11:55 am

     I have joined in groups that are project specific but not a regularly scheduled group. I prefer that approach because so that knitting stays fun and spontaneous rather than an planned obligation. Also, I find it hard to keep track of detailed patterns in a group and like easy take alongs where I can converse easily without losing my place. My mother-in-law, however, was such an experienced knitter that she could do very complex patterns while talking AND looking at you. She always joked that in “her time”, she majored in bridge and knitting in college!

354. Barbara Penn said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:04 pm

     I usually like to knit by myself in the evenings or on Sun. afternoon. Love sharing with other knitters, but found that I couldn’t knit and chat without making mistakes. As I don’t drive anymore & our knit shop closed, knitting alone or in an online KAL is my only option. But as Elizabeth Zimmermann said: “Knit on through all crises”!

355. Debbie M said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:13 pm

     I belong to a prayer shawl ministry at church. We meet twice a month. Most crochet, but I’m not the only knitter.

356. Richelle said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:22 pm

     I started a knitting group at work called Knit ‘n Nosh. We kept pretty regular twice monthly dates at first, but have almost completely faded out. The biggest problem for us the day we chose. I’m hoping to get it up and rolling again in the fall when more people are on campus and I plan to pick something other than Friday in hopes more of us will be here. It was great fun when it was well attended, so hopefully we can get that kind of participation again.

357. Joyce said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:33 pm

     I love our knitting group….We meet on Monday’s at a local grocery store. We have a great group and I have learned so much from my fellow knitters., we share ideas, encouragement and expertise to each other (not much expertise from me) but much from the others….We occasionally take field trips to local yarn shops (yours included) and then do lunch….lot’s of fun….have made some great friends….Admittedly I usually take something simple to knit while there, because there is always show and tell and lot’s to talk about….

358. Debbie C said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 12:34 pm

     I do not belong to a knit group although I would love to join one. I knit (and quilt) in an all-male household and no one here has any idea of what I am doing. I belong to a small quilt group and occasionally take knitting instead of quilting but that really doesn’t count because none of those women knit and they don’t have any idea of what I am doing either! Although they are certainly more appreciative. Since I joined Ravelry I discovered that there is a knitting group at one of the city knitting stores and I am working up the courage to join them. Wish me luck!

359. Cindy in Happy Valley said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:18 pm

     I belong to a knitting group that meets once a month to work on Wrap Me Up. Otherwise I knit alone, at my favorite coffee shop in the winter, and a little parklet in the summer, mostly on my lunch hour. I like it all different ways.

360. moirae said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:22 pm

     When I moved to Salem, I started a weekly group using Ravelry. There’d been one before and a monthly knitting guild. Now we meet twice a week. Yeah Ravelry!

361. Melissa N said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:25 pm

     It a jackhammer – it makes you feel as if the sound is in your head, like going to the dentist. Hope things have quieted down for you by now.

     I knit alone, when I have a chance. My LYS has a group that meets on the first and third Friday – I don’t get a chance to go that often. I knit in the car while my husband is driving, I always insist and never forget my knitting.

     MN

362. Melody Bryan said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 1:56 pm

     There are a number of knitting groups large and small here in Jacksonville – however the group I hang out with most is at my favorite LYS – she has knit nights on Wed and Fri night – great way to end the week I say! She also schedules a midnight knit every other month on a saturday night – I rarely go to those any more – just seem too tired these days plus crime has risen in our fair city and I like to be home and alarmed by that time of the night. Thanks for entering me in the drawing. Melody

363. Rosi G. said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 2:01 pm

     THURSDAYS ARE FOR KNITTING!! On Thursdays, I have my lunchtime knitting group at work where I’m the resident Guru aka Teacher. LOL But that same group meets on whatever other lunch hours we can squeeze in during the week. Then on Thursday evenings I go to another knitting circle near my home.

     I’m sure you can tell that I LOVE my Thursdays! It’s like a second Friday!

364. Kathy said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 2:35 pm

     There’s a dedicated group of knitters who meet at a bubble tea place in west Houston on Thursday nights. Unfortunately I can’t always join them, but when I can I do. It’s a lot more fun than solitary knitting.

365. Wendi said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 2:41 pm

     I belong to the Sketchy Knitters….We meet every other week, we chat, learn new techniques and just generally share and have a great time. We have made a few road trips and plan on quite a few more!. I Love my Sketchy Knitters!

366. Janette said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 2:45 pm

     If there is a group, I don’t know about it.
     But I KAL & CAL tons with RAV. I guess you could say they were my local “group”. When my boys get the urge they join in. so I have my mini group at home.

367. Laura said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 3:17 pm

     I probably do better knitting on a given project while solo, but I like to see what other knitters are making. I meet with a knitting group once a month. I wish I knew of a group that met more often (twice a month or weekly).

368. Jackie Miller said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 3:24 pm

     I have a couple of chances to get together with a group, Tuesday afternooon, Thursday evenings and the LYS just started a sock club once a month onThursday evening – so much fun. I also like knitting by my myself – I have to have quiet when counting is going on. You can probably say I just like to knit – by myself or with a group.

369. danielle said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 3:53 pm

     I do not belong to any knitting groups. Mainly because it is hard for me to commit with my work schedule. Also because I dont like to travel very far! And it is very hard for me to join groups (shyness). So I totally love the online groups I belong to!

370. Laura R said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 4:10 pm

     I belong to a knitting group that meets at our local, rural library every Thursday. If I didn’t have this wonderful group of women to meet with I’d go stark raving crazy, especially during our long, cold Wisconsin winters.

371. rebecca said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 4:42 pm

     I meet with a “group” of one or maybe two on Mondays. We’re half-heartedly trying to get others to come, but it’s fine if they don’t – the fewer people, the more knitting actually happens there. I might join another on Sundays for socializing, but don’t have the time right now.

372. Hope said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 4:56 pm

     I am lucky enough to have an awesome group of knitters who get together to knit on a weekly basis. Sometimes it’s a small group of two or four, sometimes it’s a large group of 10 or more. It’s pretty awesome because we usually rent a room at the local library, and there are at least three new moms who have babes that join us on a regular basis. It’s more than just a knitting group, it’s therapy, it’s support and health care all in one.

     I still like knitting on my own, but it’s nice to have that sense of belonging and people who you can count on no matter what.

373. Susan L (knitsnknishes) said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 5:17 pm

     I’m in a knitting group that started up in January 2007; I’m one of only two people out of the original bunch who are still active in the group (although another woman joined one or two meetings later, and she’s still active in the group, too). We started out meeting once/month, quickly went to twice/month, and after the first several months, we wound up meeting weekly and have been ever since. I only miss a couple or a few meetings a year. We average about 2 dozen people each week; the other night we had a new record attendance: 32 people! We almost took over the whole Cosi’s restaurant where we meet. We’re officially a “meetup.com” group, and technically we have over 300 members; thank goodness nowhere near that number ever shows up at one time! I’m really lucky to have found this group. It’s an incredibly warm, friendly group, very diverse in ages and backgrounds, and no matter who you wind up sitting next to, if they aren’t already a friend, they will be before the night is over.

374. Marsha said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 5:57 pm

     I knit with my kitties. No official group here in Gunnison. I hope to start one in the Fall for the women who work with me at the Gunnison Valley Hospital.

375. Liz T. said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:27 pm

     I knit with a great group at my LYS – sadly it meets only September thru April, no matter how much we whine for more! So a few of us gather here and there, during the off time, to get our fix and keep in touch while we anxiously await the next knitting season!
     Elf??!!! I would probably die of delight in all those yarn fumes!

376. Grace said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:28 pm

     I knit on the train to work. Every day. And on the way home, too. When I am not drinking beer. but that is only on Fridays. Because every Friday at work, I have a smallish (there are 4 of us) group that gets together and knits. We LOVE it! So I am TOTALLY free to drink beer on the train home on Fridays. I am SO lucky to be able to take public transportation!!!!!! And SO lucky to have a knitting group at work!!!

377. Paulette said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 7:31 pm

     My LYS (Bahr Creek Llama Farm and Fibre Studio in WI) has a knitting group every Thursday night and on Saturdays. It’s great! Everyone is so friendly, it’s fun to see what everyone is working on, you can get help with a knitting problem, there’s always plenty of treats!, we even get a discount when we buy yarn on our knit night.
     It’s a very caring group and it’s always fun to go and knit — or just talk—with whoever’s there. Fun to see what new yarn has come in since last time, too! Mindless knitting is good to do there, so alone knitting time is necessary for more challenging projects. Love Thursday nights!!

378. Josiane said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:16 pm

     I used to belong to a knitting group before I moved to a different city last year. Though I wasn’t attending knit nights very regularly, I really enjoyed it when I got around to going. There is no knitting group where I live now. I thought I’d start one last September, but life interfered… I haven’t forgotten about it, though, and I may do that one day!

379. jgtck said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:43 pm

     There are a couple of knitting groups here, but they always seem to meet on the nights I have class. Maybe next spring after I graduate I can finally start participating. I take classes when I can so I can occassionally intermingle with knitters. Meanwhile Ravelry will have to suffice.

380. Sara Elizabeth said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:51 pm

     I love my knitting group! It’s open knitting on Tuesday nights and I look forward to it every week. Some of us younger gals hang out together and knit at each others’ houses during the week. Without our group I might very well not have friends in my area (is that sad?). And I have never met such a perverted group of ladies in my life! I burn off a ton of calories just from laughing so much during my two hours at the knit shop. I also belong to a Sock Club that meets every other month offered through the same shop- which isn’t quite as fun, but I get to see a bunch of people that can’t make it to knit night. I heart my LYS.

381. Theresa Brom said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 8:55 pm

     I go to a knitting group once a month that is sponsored by my LYS. The owner gets pizza and we eat and knit. There are other groups that go on but I can’t make them with my schedule.

382. martha michael said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:37 pm

     I do belong to a 2 groups. One is a small gathering from our lys on Monday nights and whenever we need a knit and gab fest. the other group is chicks with sticks, they come join us on 1st and 3rd monday nights. I don’t like to miss my monday nights. We are able to talk about anything and get support and friendship from one another. what a wonderful combination. Knitting and friends.

383. Vicky said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 9:39 pm

     I belong to a group that meets 3 times a week. We meet at our local Panera on Tues and Thurs at 3:15 and some of us stay til closing and then some of us and others tht work meet on Wed nites at our local mall in the food court around 5:00. We have a group set up on Ravelry and if you check it out you will see that we have lots of fun together!! Knit Sisters of Vero Beach, FL

384. Jean said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:16 pm

     I don’t belong to a regular knitting group, but I wish I did! There are a few not too far away, but with my schedule they’re too far for me to go to on a regular basis. But I’m completely content to just knit alone, too. It’s not so much that I want someone to knot with – it’s more that I’d rather have someone to talk about knitting with. I mean, when I tell my fiancee “Look at this yarn I just bought! I can’t wait to see how it knits up!!” He usually responds with “You bought more yarn? Awesome. Now I get to buy a new video game!” *L*

385. Wasie said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:22 pm

     There isn’t a regular group to go to around here that I know of. But I like to get together with my friend Lenora whenever I can. I go over to her house on Friday evenings and we sit and knit. She is a great help when I get stuck since she has been knitting for years and years! Sometimes her sister-in-law gets to come too. So we have sort of started our own little loopy groupie group!

386. Katherine said,

     July 24, 2009 @ 10:51 pm

     I don’t have a knitting group – I think it would be fun to go to one, but since I go back and forth between school and home so much, it’s hard to find one to attend regularly. But that doesn’t mean I knit on my own! My mom and I spend tons of time knitting together – we have really similar tastes in patterns, so lots of times we’re knitting the same thing – it’s like a two person KAL that goes on all the time … we’ve been on vacation at the beach this week and have made Milkweeds together while we were here. I love having someone to knit with – not only does it motivate me, but I love that it’s something I share with my mom.

387. Kim said,

     July 25, 2009 @ 12:45 am

     I actually like knitting on my own. For me it’s more of a meditative activity than social…

388. cath said,

     July 25, 2009 @ 9:43 am

     My group meets every Monday night. Some people go every Monday–others when they can get there. Some days there are 6 of us, others there are 20. They are a great bunch!

389. Kathy said,

     July 25, 2009 @ 10:07 am

     I knit with a young friend (who could be my daughter) on an irregular basis as she just had her second baby (whom I had the honor of assisting as her doula). She is a new knitter and also a talented cross-stitcher, sewer and crocheter. I would love to start a group with like-minded women from my church but haven’t gotten the enertia to start it yet. Perhaps you have encouraged me to start thinking seriously about this….!

390. Debbie B said,

     July 25, 2009 @ 10:35 am

     I do no belong to a knitting group and I really wish I did. We do not have any in this area that I am aware of. I was even kinda lonely on Knit in Public day because there were no listed groups in my area. I am hopeful this will change.

391. Sarah F. said,

     July 25, 2009 @ 7:21 pm

     I Knit In Public all the time, but by myself. I have several knit groups that I could go to, but I like knitting by myself I guess. Or in front of a good movie!

392. Kata said,

     July 25, 2009 @ 9:18 pm

     My main knitting group meets up the first Monday of every month at a local coffee shop. Its a great group of mostly women (my fiance comes too and once another guy was there even!), ages vary, as does experience, but everyone is so kind and talented.

     Also, theres a smaller off-shoot of the large group that meets up about every other Friday at Starbucks. Coffee and knitting… whats more perfect than that?

     Mostly though, I knit at home with my fiance He’s a spectacular sock knitter!

393. Brianna said,

     July 25, 2009 @ 11:19 pm

     Oh don’t I wish I had a knitting group! My last semester of grad school, some of the knitterly folk in my program started meeting during lunch, but it was too late in the semester to get into the swing of things (and things like thesis and graduating and getting a job got in the way). I knit mostly on my own, watching TV with the hubby and the pups… but I’m usually in text-message contact with my best friend Erin, who’s almost always knitting at the same time. It’s a cobbled together “group,” but it works!

394. DebbieQ said,

     July 26, 2009 @ 6:59 am

     I love my knitting group! We meet once a month and it is dire circumstances that force me to miss it. The size of the group varies, and it is never too big, but I love these ladies. Some are old friends and some are new.

395. Hannah B said,

     July 26, 2009 @ 7:20 am

     I occasionally knit with the group at my LYS, but it’s been more sporadic lately since I’ve been so busy. I love knitting with a group though; it makes the time fly by! Usually I knit with my fiance while we watch TV in the evenings. I also bring a pair of socks with me to work on almost everywhere I go!

396. beadntat said,

     July 26, 2009 @ 1:49 pm

     Those deafness+migraine causing monsters are jackhammers. In sound science/research, the noise level of jackhammers is used as a benchmark for comparison of the loudest, most noxious noises. Duh!

     I actively participate in 2 local knitting groups and would like to add one more this fall. The first is our FNKC which meets 2x/mo. I lead the 2nd group which focuses on lace knitting (also meets 2x/mo). The Friday night group is diverse and full of fun. We have a pot-luck table so there is always a discussion about food and recipes to go with the usual knitting/crocheting chat. The Lace knitting group is there to bring lace lovers together and create new addicts. We do 2 KALs/yr, the most recent using patterns from the Knitted Lace of Estonia book. It was so amazing to see each knitter create their unique version of a design. We had lots of conversations about various techniques for knitting nupps, including love/hate nupp moments. Can you can Therapeutic??? LOL

397. Joy said,

     July 26, 2009 @ 2:50 pm

     I have 2 knitting buddies with whom I enjoy knitting… but they live just far enough away from me that getting together more often than once a month is challenging. When I worked close to my LYS, I used to go in during my lunch hour a couple of times a month. That was always nice. So now, I pretty much knit on my own in front of the TV and hope that I don’t get too distracted and mess up my patterns!

398. Karen said,

     July 26, 2009 @ 8:13 pm

     Every Sunday is Sit n Knit at our LYS and it is like a huge party. It’s an amazing and eclectic group that is almost like a second family — perhaps even better — no fighting .

399. Eli said,

     July 26, 2009 @ 8:35 pm

     I am definetly a lone knitter. I am too intimidated with too many more experienced knitters around.

400. Laurie said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 8:45 am

     I belong to a group at my LYS, and we meet every Friday afternoon/evening for knitting and talking up a storm! Sometimes there are just a couple of us and sometimes a larger group, but we always have fun!

401. Samantha said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 9:08 am

     I don’t currently have a group that I get together with, though I would love it! Maybe I should look into starting one

402. Catrina said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 9:10 am

     I knit with 3 moms from my oldest son’s school, and we try to meet each week or two weeks. Because I work part-time, I can’t get together as frequently as I’d like with them, but when we do, it’s plenty fun. We even worked together on making a teachers’ gift, as well as something to auction off at a school fundraiser.

     Thanks for the contest, Sheri!

403. AnneS said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 9:52 am

     I belong to two knitting groups which unfortunately meet at the same time. I started a group at my church on Wednesday nights. When there are no Wed. night activities at church I go to a group near my home that meets at the same time. I love both groups because I’ve gotten to meet a lot of different women who knit and who I wouldn’t otherwise have gotten to know.

     When we went to visit my parents for spring break I discovered a knitting group in their town and am planning to try to join them whenever I am there.

     I reallly didn’t think I would like knitting groups because I’m a basically a shy person, but I have discovered that they are a great community to be part of.

404. colleen said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 10:12 am

     After having knitted completely alone all my knitting life, I moved to a new city and found knitting friends! We meet once a week in each other’s homes and knit and talk and talk and talk for a few hours. It’s great!

405. Elisa said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 11:02 am

     I do belong to a knitting group now at a local yarn shop here in Chicago that meets on Friday nights – it is great to get together and keep inspired with such a great group!

406. Kathy C. said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 11:36 am

     I belong to a local knitting group that meets at our Barnes & Noble. I stumbled upon them last spring after having dinner with my husband, and I started going regularly. It’s fun to meet other people that like to knit as much as me, and it’s also cool to see what everyone else is working on. That being said, I also do a lot of alone knitting during Phillies games. I love baseball season!

407. M J Moriarty said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 4:33 pm

     I belong to several groups that meet regularly, but I attend irregularly. Sometimes I have the knitting neighbors to my house so I will have to clean, or at least consolidate the piles.

408. Penny Mosher said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 5:56 pm

     Yes, I belong to a small group that meets at Borders once a month on Saturday mornings. Our local knitting shop closed, but a year later two more have opened, but we keep meeting at Borders. We are currently making a top down plain vanilla cardigan.

     Keep up the good work.

409. Lisa said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 6:53 pm

     I’m part of a prayer shawl ministry that meets twice a month at my church. We meet one morning and one evening.
     I would love to also be a part of a knit night where one can work on all types of projects.

410. Ricia (Pat) said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 7:21 pm

     I knit with a group that meets every Wednesday night at the Barnes & Noble in Springfield, IL. Our group ranges from 5 to 35 depending on what everyone has going on, but we’ve become an institution with the staff at B&N. We have taught several people to knit and even some to crochet besides the fact we just enjoy the time to get together to knit, talk and of course eat and drink. In fact, a portion of our group even meets once a month for a Mystery Potluck and knitting on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

411. MamaKin said,

     July 27, 2009 @ 8:07 pm

     I’d love to have a group to knit with but there’s not one available to me at this point, and, since I’m still recovering from yet another surgery, I couldn’t drive to one anyway. But I get a lot of support from my Ravelry buddies & I’m very grateful for their support.
     Now, I’m off to search for why I can’t seem to find a way to order the Anniversary kit!

412. Paulette said,

     July 28, 2009 @ 12:24 pm

     Here in Oshkosh, we have a knitting night every Wednesday at one of the Starbucks. We have a core group of diehards who don’t miss a week, and then we have others who come and go. This week, we’re hoping to get some folks here for EAA to join our group. So, tomorrow we’ll add the sound of airplanes to our chatter!

     What could be better, knitting and Starbucks!

413. Marycile Cortez said,

     July 28, 2009 @ 1:04 pm

     I have a church group that meets once a month to crochet or knit. I like to go to receive help with new stitches and to see what projects others are working on. I get more work done at home, though. I crochet in public, too, like at a scout meeting or Special Olympics. I make hats and scarves for the needy.

414. Susan-a-Buffalo-Gal said,

     July 28, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

     I belong to a prayer shawl ministry thatmeets on Thursday evenings. Once a month we place that months shawls on the alter during Mass where they are blessed. We started last December and have made and distributed over 200 shawls. It fill me up to knit for others.

415. Erin said,

     July 28, 2009 @ 5:26 pm

     I belong to a knitting group that meets Monday nights. I started going maybe three years ago? We’ve got about 30 people (we actually do have an occasional man!) ranging in ages from undergrad to grandma. The group started out smaller, knitting at our local yarn shop, but our LYS had to close down and we’ve migrated to a cafe in town and grown a bit in the process. For the summer, a small group of us have instigated a knitting crawl through half the restaurants and coffee shops in town, picking up random new knitters here and there. We even knit at one of the bars! I think that was my favorite spot And a few of us get together occasionally for a movie night or dinner out…knitting always in hand, of course!

     I absolutely love my knitting group. We may have squabbles sometimes and people do come and go, which makes me a bit sad, but I’ve made so many good friends through this group that I don’t mind the drama so much. Not to mention that knitting with my group, sharing new FOs and WIPs and the gripes and pride that come along with either, has seriously helped further my skills. I am so completely grateful for all the inspiration and encouragement that comes from that quarter; I doubt I’d be into knitting nearly as much as I am without them

416. Suzanne said,

     July 29, 2009 @ 3:12 am

     I knit alone, mostly at home although I do like to take my knitting with me outside of home. I really would love to join a knitting group and meet other knitters in my area. The only knitting group I’ve found in my area is a group where all the members are significantly older than me. It’s a little awkward for me being much younger and I feel like I don’t have anything in common with them other than knitting. I do keep my eyes open for other groups and I do have several internet knitting friends and online groups that are a lot of fun.

417. valerie said,

     July 29, 2009 @ 6:55 pm

     i tried to join the local knitting group, but the contact person is insanely inflexible with meeting times, so i gave up. they meet on tuesdays and i work on tuesdays! would a wednesday really kill them once in a while? boooooo.

     so, i knit alone. or rather, i knit amid the furry family and my hb.

418. Mary Hatzigiannakis said,

     August 4, 2009 @ 7:56 am

     I belong to several knitting groups in the Des Moines area. I could knit with others every day if I did not work,but then I couldn’t afford so much yarn. I love knitting with others. I love the feed-bck and the encouragement you get. Also the Ideas of things to knit. We have a large age range here and we all seem to help each other. We are very blessed here in the mid-west.

419. Sarah said,

     September 24, 2009 @ 12:59 pm

     I belong to a local knitting group. We meet on Wednesday nights. I’ve been going for about a year now. It is very fun and relaxing after a long day at work. I have learned and may have even taught a thing or two. There is definitely a difference between “social knitting” and projects you can’t be too engrossed in a conversation and hope it even looks half way right.

420. Leslie F said,

     May 23, 2010 @ 8:56 am

     I belong to the Knitting Guild of Tidewater in Gloucester, VA. We sponsor a knitting help session on Tuesday afternoons at the Main Street Library. In addition, one member hosts weekly knitting groups at her yarn shop/manicure shop. I meet with the Monday night group; there is also a Wednesday morning group (that I get to once and a while on vacation days). But most of my production knitting is at my son’s baseball games (which seem to stretch from March through November! Baseball is no longer a “spring” sport!!!)

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