knitting club

[G0ldenbrown]

Hi all

Just wondering if anyone here goes to a knitting club and what you think of them? I'm off to my first one ever soon and I'm feeling really nervous (and a bit stupid). I'm always very nervous of meeting new people, but I'm also a new knitter and even though I've been reassured that beginners are welcome I still worry they might just chase me with pitch forks for not being good enough.

So, do I just take my current project and get on with it? Can I take an abandoned project that I made a mistake with to see if they can help me? What should I expect?

I really enjoyed mine. Just take along your current project. You'll easily get chatting as you have a common interest, and of course if you don't like it you don't have to go again!
Hope you enjoy it

I go to one and I am also a novice knitter! It has really inspired me to try new, more adventurous projects. Remember, many people love to show off thier skills and are quite flattered to help out a beginner.

I have just joined one - there are 4 of us there, one lady the 'teacher' and 3 of us newbie (relearning) knitters. It is good fun and helpful that someone there can help if it goes wonky.

I used to enjoy our local one, but then a new girl started and she really got on my goat so i changed to a different group a bit further away and she came to that one too.

She had a habit of pinching my unique designs and selling them for profit. If she'd asked me it would be different. I am sick of seeing the things I have designed being worn about our town, especially as they were unique gifts for friends and family. Someone said to me the other day, oh there's a lady selling those at the craft market, did you copy her? I nearly got out my soapbox.

At the moment I don't group as she seems to be everywhere and I'd just rather avoid her. At the moment I have a few friends who want to learn and they come around and offer me cake in exchange for a few hours tuition.

I was going for a group,then I had to stop because my son's martial arts was same time.Now they have changed time.I am going to start from next week.I am bit shy to chat with new people.But got along fine last time.Just take a current project or just drop in.When you start you will be fine.

That's a shame, Kellestar. Have you spoken to her about it?

On the subject of knitting clubs, I started in an area adjacent to our church sanctuary. It's not like a church hall, but has comfy sofas and chairs or a kitchen style table for laying out projects. People come and go, it's been going for nearly two years now and in all I think we have had about twenty people, mostly four or five at a time. People bring all sorts of knitting and at all levels of capability.

I would say to the OP, bring both your current project and the one you would like a bit of help with.
Lots of 'problems' with knitting are not very difficult to solve, so I would really love it if you came to my group.

When I am not working, I go to a local group and they have kept me sane over the last year... great ladies. We all tend to move about so we get to talk to other people... best morning was chatting with a lady about her pre-war upbringing in Clerkenwell, it was fascinating. She found me the following week and thanked me for listening, and said following our chat she has had talked to her grandchildren and they were going to video her stories the next weekend.

Everyone shares and helps... I love it.

I like the mix of ages you get in knitting groups - most of my friends and colleagues are about the same age, so its nice to see other generations. We've got one man at our group - he holds his own well.

Thanks for the replies guys. I ended up not going because i could not get transport but will defo be going next week!