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am going to my first stitch and bitch tonight...

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casbie · 11/10/2007 14:03

has anyone ever been?

please tell me it's fun!

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GreebosWhiskers · 11/10/2007 15:55

I go to one every 2 weeks & it's fab. It's very small as it's just started & we only ever have 4 people at a time but it's lovely to be able to have a cuppa & a blether & be able to knit without children wanting attention/husbands shouting at the footie/cats trying to nick the yarn.

Enjoy yourself tonight

MrsPuddleduck · 11/10/2007 16:10

What is stitch and bitch?!?!

casbie · 11/10/2007 16:30

got the book: www.amazon.co.uk/Stitch-Bitch-Handbook-Instructions-Generation/dp/0761128182/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/ 203-4297550-2690302?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192116497&sr=8-1

and going 'cos i saw this website!
www.stitchnbitch.co.uk/

i hope it will be chilled and that i feel empowered to start my son's jumper, that i've been meaning to do for a couple of years now!

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DarthVader · 12/10/2007 15:48

how was it?!

SauerKraut · 12/10/2007 15:51

There was a report of one in a newspöaper, and the person they interviewed from it was the least popular girl from my class in secondary school!! She looked just the same as she did 20 years ago!

muppetgirl · 12/10/2007 15:56

Yes, how was it??

I crotchet not knit and are deperate to meet up with other knitters/crocheters as I can only do blankets, hats + scarves!!

I really want someone to show me how to do rounds!!

BellaBear · 12/10/2007 15:57

I've been to quite a few in London - which one did you go to? I really like it, except they are too late in the evening so I have to leave after two hours.

BellaBear · 12/10/2007 15:58

in fact I started an almost identical thread a while ago! www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=2280&threadid=319976#6456635

casbie · 12/10/2007 16:04

it went well - arrived too early and had the chance to walk around St Ives without children/hubby. Some gorgeous stuff!

anyway, everyone was really nice. another girl (in her 30's) was there too and she managed to drag a poor lad of the bus and drag him in with her, and spent most of the night teaching him to knit! he had a horrible short tach, but obviously keen on her - she knitted, she scored!

the rest of the lovely ladies were in their 40's/50's and were really nice a welcoming.

one lady had ME, who i sat next to, but we got on like a house on fire and was nattering most of the evening.

i took along my blanket that i'm knitting in squares for my eldest (pure pink mixes), so i could chat, but had one bootie and some pattern books in my bag.

lots of patterns, lots of different wool and lots of nice ladies.

lots of fun.

the only thing was is was quie far away - once a month i can just about manage, but anymore and i can't really justify the petrol down there.

they suggested i started a stitch and bitch in falmouth, but i'm a bit too shy i think to start one on my own. my knitting is not great and what if people ask me questions?

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casbie · 12/10/2007 16:07

wow! bella can you imagine a stitch 'n' bitch at liberty's.

that would be heaven...

on in a conran shop!

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GreebosWhiskers · 12/10/2007 17:51

Casbie - I'm glad you enjoyed yourself

muppetgirl - I'm crocheting little halloween bags in rounds just now. All I do is;

Chain 3 (make sure you keep your first chain very loose) - this counts as first stitch working in treble (Americans call it double) crochet

Round 1; work 11 trebles into first (loose) chain, slip stitch into top chain of 1st 2-chain stitch, turn work - 12 sts

Round 2; chain 2 (first stitch), work 1 treble into base of 2 chain, work 2 trebles into each st to end, slip st into top of 2-chain, turn - 24 sts

Round 3; chain 2, 2 trebles into next st, 1 treble into next st, 2 trebles into next st (simple increase), repeat from to end, slip st to top of 2 chain, turn - 36 sts

Round 4; chain 2, 1 treble into next stitch, 2 trebles into next st, 1 treble into each of next 2 stitches, 2 trebles into next st (simple increase), repeat from to end, slip st to top of 2 chain, turn - 48 sts

Keep working in rounds, increasing number of stitches between each simple increase by one until your work is the required size (your number of stitches per round will go up by 12 each time). I find this gives a nice even flat circle & once you've mastered it you can start to have fun with chains & fancy stitches etc. Once you're finished you can close up the hole in the centre of your work by pulling on the end of your yarn & weaving it in to secure it (I prefer this method as you can close it up tight instead of being left with a hole. If you'd like to see how it looks once finished keep an eye on my blog over the next few days as I'll hopefully be adding pics of my bags soon.

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