Archive for October, 2007
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Opinions please: Oxford Bluestockings Secret Santa.
Hello - I had this idea in the bath!
How about we run an Oxford Bluestockings Secret Santa? With say a gift limit of £5 - or equivelent from stash or something. The present could be made, or bought, or whatever. I figured we could run the getting of names in early november, so people have [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in plans by katieh
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Saturday 3rd or 10th November
I’m not going to be there tonight, so I just wanted to ask people whether they’d be interested in a “knit-in” at my house on either November 3rd. Alternatively the following weekend would be a possibilty. What do you think folks?
4 Comments » - Posted in plans by mootthing
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Felix and The Oxford Bluestockings.
I first went to an Oxford Bluestockings meeting some time in 2005 because I wanted some help with a pattern I bought:
I turned up with a huge carrier bag full of cheap acrylic yarn and realised from the moment I’d walked in that there was now a whole world of knitting that I just knew [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in introductions by felix
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Knitting & Stitching - My Haul
I too was remarkably restrained on Sunday. I only came away with the Cookie A. “Twisted Flower sock” pattern and a skein of Colinette Jitterbug in the colourway I’ve been lusting after ever since I saw Liz knitting with it.
Oh, and the 10 balls of Jaeger Matchmaker which were a bit of an impulse buy. [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in stash enhancement by mootthing
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Knitting and Stitching show - Alexandra Palace 2007
On Sunday Ellen, Aliki, Helen and I visited the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace. There were loads of amazing yarns there and I think I did very well to come away with just one skein of Lorna’s Laces Helen’s Lace in Black Watch and three of Louet Gems Superfine/Fingering merino sock yarn in [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in stash enhancement by thomasinaknits
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Important Question about this Wednesday’s meeting.
Hello all!
Given that various people went to the Knitting and Stitching Show on Sunday, and bought yarn, I am wondering if it would be better to move the meeting to my house (in Headington) just for this week?
That way, anyone who has anything that needs winding to do can do it themselves, and get to [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in plans by katieh
Monday, October 15th, 2007
Introduction: Katie of Oxford Kitchen Yarns
I’ve been a member of Oxford Bluestockings since November 2005.
I remember that I nearly didn’t go the first week. I was certainly nervous, and - having never been to a stitch n bitch before - had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know how old everyone was likely to be, or what sort of [...]