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To think I wouldn't be welcomed at this group.

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PiperIsTerrysChoclateOrange · 15/05/2015 20:04

I want to learn to knit and crochet.

Found a local club that meets weekly for knitting and natter.

I'm 29 so feel like I wouldn't be welcomed.

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ilovemargaretatwood8931 · 15/05/2015 21:54

Good luck and enjoy piper !

FWIW, I've recently started volunteering with a charity and at the group meetings and social things they do I am the youngest by at least 25 years (and I'm in my late 30's!)-

it's been wonderful meeting loads of different women, who have been so welcoming. Age has become meaningless, in a way. The woman I talk to most is 99!

SaltaKatten · 15/05/2015 21:58

If you haven't already, join ravelry. A super website with lots of forums for anything fibre related, many many patterns and lots of good advice.

Welshmaenad · 15/05/2015 21:59

If it's in Silsden, don't go. My mother in law will be there. She's enough to put you off breathing, never mind knitting.

Tangofandango · 15/05/2015 22:10

My daughter started knitting in her early 20s. She's now 33. She doesn't go to a group, she's mainly self-taught via the internet, after being started by my mum.

She is also on Ravelry and now has a good group of friends on there, around the same age, they have "meets" a couple of times a year.

IndridCold · 15/05/2015 22:18

How will you know until you go? If you are interested give it a go, it's about the craft, not the individual people. A common interest is the best way to mix up the generations.

ArtfulPuss · 15/05/2015 22:31

Slightly different but along the same lines… I recently joined a spinning group as I was keen to learn (we have our own sheep) but struggling to follow YouTube tutorials and even a day course I went on left me none the wiser. I am the youngest in the group by about 20 years, and do find it hard to make small talk so a bit out of my comfort zone at first, but they have been so welcoming and so generous with their wisdom. One particularly patient lady sat with me and guided my hands until it clicked, and they are always ready to share ideas, tips and advice. I'm still very much a beginner, but they have given me the confidence to persevere and I find it very inspiring.
Go for it! (And yes, I second the Ravelry recommendations. Can spend hours, not to mention £££, on there…)

MrsTrelis · 15/05/2015 22:35

Oh Artful, what are you learning to spin on? I suspect I will soon be the owner of a lovely drop spindle, and you tube makes it seem reasonably straightforward... Am I deluding myself?!

Sorry for the de-rail!

RaisingSteam · 15/05/2015 22:40

I've been in several knit n natter groups, who knit are invariably extremely sociable and friendly especially to anyone who wants to learn. Honest. There will always be someone there who will teach you to knit, may be a good idea to take some wool and needles with you (John Lewis or local knitting shop will sort you out with those)

5Foot5 · 15/05/2015 22:57

Just wondering - what do you do in such a group?

I have been crocheting for years and I finally took up knitting last year at the age of 52. When I was a child my Mum and elder sisters tried repeatedly to teach me but I just couldn't get on with it. late developer.

Incidentally, the article that got me interested in giving knitting another chance did mention how "on trend" knitting was right now. Did you know that Harry Styles knits?

5Foot5 · 15/05/2015 22:59

Just realised my last post made me sound a bit dim. What I meant to say (and forgot too) I thought it was a solo activity - how and why a group?

ArtfulPuss · 15/05/2015 23:02

MrsT I've got an Ashford Traveller wheel and it's lovely. There are a couple of ladies in the group who use drop spindles, and I find it fascinating to watch but have never tried it. Have you got any woolly events or county shows coming up near you? You might be able to find someone who could help you get a feel for it if you take it along. I've found YouTube brilliant for complicated knitting stitches, just really couldn't get the hang of it for spinning. Sometimes you need to 'feel' it before it makes sense, I think, that's why these kind of groups are so great.

TheHoundsBitch · 15/05/2015 23:33

5foot5 At my group we bring what ever we're working on, drink tea, eat cake help each other with our projects and chat (about anything and everything - not just crochet!) At the moment most of the group are doing a 'Crochet-A-Long' so we are all working on the same thing and helping each other out with that as well as our other projects.

LadyCuntingtonThe3rd · 15/05/2015 23:37

I know how to knit, crochet and sew. Maybe I should join one of these groups..?

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PiperIsTerrysChoclateOrange · 15/05/2015 23:41

I just hope i can learn.

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Scholes34 · 15/05/2015 23:44

I taught myself to crochet using a Ladybird book!

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PiperIsTerrysChoclateOrange · 15/05/2015 23:51

I think because of my MH i really don't think this would be any good, I am already having mild panic attacks.

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TheHoundsBitch · 15/05/2015 23:56

Where are you? If you're near me you can tag along with me :)

EarSlaps · 15/05/2015 23:57

Join! I started a local knitting/crochet Facebook group with monthly meets. Lovely people, mostly mums in 30s/40s with a few older people.

We chat on the group, people learn from each other, post links to patterns etc.

EarSlaps · 15/05/2015 23:58

It's s great way to get out- if you feel nervous then just focus on your work for a bit and pretend your counting etc.

EarSlaps · 15/05/2015 23:58

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ChilliAndMint · 15/05/2015 23:59

My friends daughter attends one, she's seven.

MrsTrelis · 16/05/2015 08:58

Yes Piper where abouts are you?

Also once you learn I find knitting is very good for my MH, it's very therapeutic & relaxing!

Artful I am going to the Armly Mill wool festival in June, so I might take it along & see. Fingers crossed!

RaisingSteam · 16/05/2015 10:39

ISWYM about going into a new group of people. But actually knitters do tend to be very encouraging people and we all started somewhere. I would be staggered if you weren't made welcome or didn't like it.

I teach knitting sometimes and can normally get people going in a couple of hours, even the most reluctant.

I normally try to contact someone first in these situations, so I have a name to say hello to as in "Hi I'm Raising, I had an email from Sarah about the group, is she here" and then I can have said beforehand I'm an absolute beginner etc.

Alternatively can you go with a friend for company - he/she doesn't have to knit.

MissBEverdene · 16/05/2015 10:54

I go to a knit and natter group weekly, i'm now 30 and have been going for the past 4 years. At first i was the youngest there by a couple of decades and more but now it's a nice mixture of all ages and experience. I'm still the youngest but only by 4 years now

I love it and found it very welcoming from the first meeting.

Please give it a try

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