A Fresh Start

So I frogged Vivian. It broke my heart to do it, but it had to be done. There was just too much negative ease. I would have worn it, but I would have felt bad about it every time I did. So, frogging occured. This was about a week ago, and yesterday I decided I needed to cast on again. However, I knew I needed some knitterly support to do so. I hadn’t found a group of knitters in my area yet, but I knew this was important, so I went googling. The result? I found A Grand Yarn, which stated that a group met on Saturdays from 3-5. Since it isn’t too too far from my apartment, I decided to give it a go.

I would like to apologize now for the lack of pictures. I have no idea where my camera is. This is a real shame, because A Grand Yarn was just about perfect in every possible way. Not huge enough to be intimidating, but big enough to be filled to the brim with luscious yarns. As I was getting there a class was letting out, and it was so refreshing to listen to the chatter of knitters talking about their projects, and picking up various doodads. I myself ended up with a tape measure that looks like a black sheep. It’s my new favorite knitting widget. And as for the knitters themselves, everyone was super nice. Despite my claim that it shouldn’t have been intimidating, I was still a little shy, and seated myself a little to the side. It wasn’t too long though before I was invited to join them at their table, and I had a great time. I’m hoping I can go up again next weekend, and make it a regular thing.

So yeah.  Vivian is now back on the needles, and I have a new favorite place to go knit.  Hopefully I can find my camera soon and provide pictures of both, as well as the baby booties my mom commissioned for all her friends at work.  (Seven pairs… I think.  Possibly more than that)

~ by gwynsully on March 22, 2009.