ucdavis: Knitting/Crocheting Club

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peaceful_kiwis) wrote in

ucdavis,
@ 2009-11-12 01:13:00

Knitting/Crocheting Club
I was thinking about starting a knitting club next quarter. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in doing it, if it's worth me putting in time into it.

Here's some basics:
-Meet once a week, in Olson?
-NOT for teaching knitting
-Music, parts of films, etc. if wanted

The idea is not to teach people how to knit or crochet, but to meet once a week and work on current projects and chat, possibly ask others for help if stuck on a certain pattern/technique.
Olson's not the comfiest place, but I feel like doing it at someone's house would be inconvenient to some people. Plus we could get one of the ones with the moveable desks and move them and sit on the floor, maybe I could bring pillows? Maybe that's dumb, I don't know.
Chatting while knitting is always nice, and I'll probably bring music along, but if you decide you hate my stupid indie shit or get bored and want to watch movies (1/2 film a week), that'd be cool too. We'd have to get a projector, or watch it on someone's computer.

Yeah, anyone?

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	breepants 2009-11-12 09:36 am UTC (link)
	But I want to learn how to do more than just scarves. 8( (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jennifairy11 2009-11-12 09:39 am UTC (link)
	I can teach you! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	breepants 2009-11-12 09:40 am UTC (link)
	YOU PROMISE ME THE WORLD. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	jennifairy11 2009-11-12 09:40 am UTC (link)
	I taught Cassie! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	breepants 2009-11-12 09:41 am UTC (link)
	I thought you taught her how to crochet. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	jennifairy11 2009-11-12 09:42 am UTC (link)
	Oh, yes, I did. I suck at knitting. She mentioned crochet in the post so I ignored all instances of "knitting" and automatically replaced them with "crocheting" in my mind. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	breepants 2009-11-12 09:44 am UTC (link)
	YOU FILLED ME WITH HOPES AND DREAMS AND THEN TOOK THEM AW-- I'll learn to crochet too. But I really need to learn how to finish all of these damn scarves I started. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	jennifairy11 2009-11-12 09:45 am UTC (link)
	I can't help with that. I fail so hard at knitting, and I have no idea why. But it's fine, because anything you can do with knitting I can figure out how to do with crochet, so in my mind it's kind of redundant to learn both. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	breepants 2009-11-12 09:52 am UTC (link)
	SO SAYS YOUR MISSHAPED SCARVES. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	peaceful_kiwis 2009-11-12 10:04 am UTC (link)
	I meant like...I don't want to teach every person how to cast on and knit and purl. I'd be okay with helping though. And if there's a particularly difficult pattern, printing it and asking around and such. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	chiaki777 2009-11-12 10:02 am UTC (link)
	There's the circular room in Olson, so Olson might work. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	peaceful_kiwis 2009-11-12 10:06 am UTC (link)
	I've heard of this majestic room. I've never been inside. I was hoping for a room with tea kettles and gigantic couches and a CD player and a fireplace and blankets, but one can dream... Griffin would almost fit that description if they hadn't changed it (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	chiaki777 2009-11-12 10:09 am UTC (link)
	The room, I believe, has a CD player, and a blue carpet. You should check it out. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mikeycp 2009-11-12 10:57 am UTC (link)
	that it does. i love that room. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	kit1508 2009-11-12 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	Yes ^_^ That room is awesome. Sounds cool, I might go to it (can't make promises though) assuming no time conflict. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pinknezumi 2009-11-12 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	I had a class in it. It would work quite well, if empty. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pinknezumi 2009-11-12 04:02 pm UTC (link)
	I'd go when I get to knitting again. I busted my wrist in the summer and haven't been able to thanks to the tendinitis left over ... it's so sad to see all my yarn and projects just sitting still, for months and months. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	peaceful_kiwis 2009-11-13 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Oh no! I hope your wrist gets better. Is it the right or the left aka has it inhibited writing too? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	pinknezumi 2009-11-14 03:44 am UTC (link)
	Right - so it's really affected everything. Did you realize how difficult it is to open a door without moving your wrist? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	peaceful_kiwis 2009-11-15 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	i'm sorry! i send it healing kisses (Reply to this) (Parent)

	terrakazama 2009-11-13 01:05 am UTC (link)
	I'm interested! At least, depending on my schedule next quarter. I feel like I don't have time to invest in crocheting during the academic year (well, quarter so far, since I only taught myself to crochet this past summer), so setting aside time once in a while sounds nice to me. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	peaceful_kiwis 2009-11-13 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, me too. Right now I'm thinking Mondays at 7, but I need to also find out if that circle room will be available and we won't be knitting and some english class walks in. Good! I'll post again probably sometime during winter break with details, make a facebook group, etc. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

jenfullmoon
2009-11-16 09:08 pm UTC (link)

There might be issues getting permission to get rooms if you are not an official club (or EC class) at UCD. You probably do need to look into the rules and regs of that before you try to meet in an official classroom.

I hear there's some local knitting group around town, but I am not sure where they are at these days (they always hold it somewhere or when that I can't go to).

Anyway, when you get things running, publicize it around the Craft Center, there's a good chunk of knitters hanging around there.

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	peaceful_kiwis 2009-11-16 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	NOOOO I hate doing things the official way. I heard there was a 35 fee for making it a legit club too? Guh. I just figured if it was late they wouldn't care, since I know some frats hold random stuff in Olson rooms. Well, I'll look into it, thanks for the heads up. And of course! Why didn't I think of that? Thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

jenfullmoon
2009-11-17 05:11 pm UTC (link)

I have run into the club issue thing before big time (plus my friend has had all kinds of issues getting rooms for her EC class), so I wanted to make sure you had the heads-up. If the room isn't officially reserved, it might be locked or some other group might be in there that you didn't know about, or the custodians might be in there (and they want to kick you out even if you've got the paperwork saying that the EC says you've got the room till 10)...it's drama.

I'd suggest having the meeting in the MU restaurant area, except now uh, you can't. Maybe the Silo would work if it went on before they close?

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	pinknezumi 2009-11-18 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	There's a Davis Knit Night with all the local Davis knitters that meets each Monday from 6:30=9sih at Stonegate Coffee in West Davis. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

peaceful_kiwis
2009-11-19 04:13 am UTC (link)

I saw this, but I don't know if I even have time to bike out to West Davis, since I live in East Davis thus it'd take a bit of time. Basically what I'm saying is all I have time for is school and home, and I know some people are like that too. Thus I think it'd be nice to have one on campus.
Maybe I'll do one later in the week, like Thursday, for hardcore avid knitters, if they want to go to both.

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	spirit_machines 2009-11-14 10:34 am UTC (link)
	Can someone make me some toe socks, I'll fucking pay you with sex and perhaps money. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	peaceful_kiwis 2009-11-15 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	I would, but I have yet to attempt socks yet. I'll get back to you in a couple years. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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