January 6, 2019
Source: Pioneerthinking.com
Photo Source: Unsplash, Tanaphony Toochinda Here are 4 reasons to join a knitting group:
1) To Understand a Written Knitting Pattern in a Book Can’t figure out a written knitting pattern with abbreviations and no explanations? Do the symbols in the knitting chart look overwhelming? When a new knitter wants to make challenging knitting patterns, they’ll get a knit stitch dictionary book. They can’t wait to knit patterns like the ones in the pictures.
Sometimes the drawings and explanations of terms like “pass slipped stitch over” are not too clear. Don’t be frustrated! Bring the written knitting pattern with you to the knitting group, and kindly ask a member to help you figure out what you are doing wrong. For example, you want to try a “vine” pattern and want to know if others run into the same problems you have. They might know some tips to make the “vine” pattern stay flat or modify it, so it looks like you want it to look.
2) To Make New Knitting Friends Let’s say you’re a new knitter. You’re so happy when you knit but you haven’t met anyone else that knits. You want to tell someone what your next knitting project is, or want to know if anyone else tried a yarn brand you like. What can you do? Join a knitting group. Talk about yarn and needles with other knitters in the group! You can also learn new techniques for your next project, and make a knitting friend you can stay in touch with to knit, shop for yarn, or just talk “knitting.”
If you want to meet knitters your age, it’s time to get out there and meet knitters. Don’t be lazy by just looking for knitters your age online. Not every knitter your age spends much time online. Remember that when you meet a knitter in person at a t knitting group, they usually already have a group of knitting friends. They might know knitting friends who have things in common with you. . Think you will not find knitters your age in the knitting group? You won’t know, unless you start going to the meetings. There are plenty of knitting groups that meet weekly and have pictures on their blogs. So, there are no excuses for you not to find knitting friends of your age.
3) Get Motivated to Finish a Work in Progress (WIP) Is your list of WIPS growing? Sometimes it helps to share your WIPs with another knitter so you get encouraged to finish a WUP. Others can help you understand why you’re putting off a WIP. For instance, you didn’t know that it was because the pattern is too simple, don’t really like the yarn, don’t like the colors you chose and want to try it with another color. These are things that a knitter might not want to admit to himself sometimes, but others can show it to you. It never hurts to get a second opinion on your WIP to improve it.
4) To Get New Ideas by Seeing Other Projects. You’re finishing your WIPs (work in Progress) but seem to go “blank” when it comes to new ideas. You go online and see pictures of knitted projects, see pictures in knitting magazines and don’t’ get inspired with a new idea yet. Start branching out and opening your mind to new types of projects.
See what other knitters in your group are knitting. Ask them how they got the ideas for their project. Are they knitting it for a friend? Ask them where they get ideas for a knitting project. For example, a member might be knitting a sock in the round with beautiful pink yarn. Just seeing the yarn being worked at can inspire you to try a new yarn color, or a lace pattern.
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