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Posted by Katherine on August 14, 2006, 5:09 pm
Ophelia wrote:
>> Shillelagh wrote:
>>> My knitting group held their annual Knit-Out yesterday in the city
>>> of Winnipeg, at the historic Forks.
>>> http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/mb/forks/index_e.asp
>>>
>>> My granddaughter came along and worked on her knit stitch scarf. The day
>>> started out cloudy with a few sprinkles of rain, but pretty
>>> much everyone had brought along an umbrella and nylon jacket. Because of
>>> the weather our turnout, and the usually large crowds at
>>> The Forks was down from last year.
>>>
>>> Everyone worked on their own projects and most went around the
>>> circle to see what the others were working on. We were there from
>>> 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and had a good time. Two of the women brought
>>> their spinning wheels, which always draws in the passers-by.
>>>
>>> At the end of the day, there was a draw for some yarn and needles
>>> thoughtfully brought in by one of the members, and also a couple of
>>> books and a year's membership to the local guild. My g-daughter was
>>> thrilled to be asked to draw the names, and even more so when she
>>> won a particular ball of very soft "Lulu" yarn by Bernat that she
>>> had been coveting. I think we're going to start a new scarf today
>>> from this yarn. (heh, heh - reel 'em in young!).
>>
>> Sounds good to me, Shelagh! My granddaughter has also started
>> knitting, and loves it. She is just doing garter stitch so far, but
>> that's a beginning, isn't it?
>
> The very best place to start:))
You are Julie Andrews AICMFP!
Higs,
Katherine
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