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Tagssit ‘n’ knit nyc
My knitting mojo has been on the fritz, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. I’m knitting in bits and pieces here and there, but I’m lacking the longish stretches that I was accustomed to when I lived in Philly. Plus I’m on the sleeves of the Cambridge Jacket, and we all know what fun sleeves can be.
In order to get myself more inspired, and to meet some new knitters, I joined Sit ‘n’ Knit New York, a meetup group that I’ve known about for a while because of Annie Knits and other bloggers who have mentioned it either to me directly or on their own blogs. Little did I know that the group organizer, Anne-Marie, is actually THE Annie of Annie Knits! She welcomed me by name (Minty)–it took a bit but then I put it all together. (Or maybe she just told me who she was, and it required no “putting together” but I finally understood.)
So anyway, Anne-Marie is briliant, because she organized a knitting meetup for getting your Knitting Mojo back. I RSVPd as quickly as possible.
And guess what: I finished the first sleeve and cast on for the second all while there! I also discovered that Anne-Marie lives around the corner from me, and she gave me an excellent list of restaurants to try. And I met about 20 other knitters, of all kinds, working on all different projects. It was exciting to see.
Still no photos of my Cambridge Jacket. I swear, the light in my apartment is just sad for photographs. And anyway, if I keep up my pace I might–just might–have an assembled cardigan to show before the end of the long weekend. I’ll need to buy a zipper, but I’ve never let buttons or whatever get in the way of me declaring a piece finished, have I? (Yeah, still no buttons, more than a year later, on Pam. I wear it anyway.) I’m going to stop writing and get some knitting on before bed tonight.
Thanks for getting my mojo back!
14 Responses to sit ‘n’ knit nyc
Again, I express my jealousy that you live in a place where you have your choice of cool knitting meetups to attend. Oh how I long for like-me knitters!
YAY for new mojo! I can’t wait to see the finished Cambridge Jacket (isn’t there some zipper store in NY that everyone always raves about?). There’s something so great about knitting with a group of people… it always makes me feel so inspired to knit. The last time I was in philly, i stumbed upon a knit nite at my favorite coffee shop. That night, I knit an entire sock in one evening! magic.
Hurrah!!! You sound like you had so much fun at the meetup. And the mojo returned!!! Yeah! I’m sure we’ll be seeing that Cambridge Jacket in no time. :)
I’m glad you have your mojo back! It’s a good thing to have. And yay for new potential friends.
WOOOO HOOOO! I’m so glad you joined and here’s to knitting in the ‘hood! (And beyond)
And you are so the editor, you did the correct thingymabobby for ‘n’ in Sit n’ Knit. See, there I did it again. Only one apostrophe. What a catastrophe I am. :-)
I have never let a lack of buttons or zippers stop me either. Go on, show us the cardie!!! (Don’t care about the light.)
Yay for getting the mojo back! I’m jealous, but glad for you that you’ve found a bunch of knitters to hang out with. I’m just going to have to go around recruiting if I want to hang out with more knitters. LOL
sounds like you’ve got your mojo back AND you’ve found some great people to knit with :) huzzah!
I agree, yay for knitting groups and of course the return of knitting mojo. I am envious that you have 20 new restaurants to try, all near your apartment. Ah, the joys of NYC! :)
Leave it to knitters to get a gal feeling great!
Amy
Welcome back, mojo!! Glad you found a group to knit with ;)
When I first moved back to the Philly burbs, I looked around for a Stitch and Bitch too, and have met some of my dearest friends through it. Friends who knit are the best!
Here’s hoping you get that mojo back for good!
Sounds like so much fun, I think I am a bit jealous! I’m glad to hear your knitting mojo is back.
I’m jealous — I want a meetup group that will nurture my (often fitfull) knitting mojo. That’s so nice to have been welcomed by name (soon you’ll give in to all of us and just have it changed officially). Does the group meet weekly? What night? (And is it bad business ethics to try to plan my NYC trips around knitting events?)