I Knit Weekender

Six of us attended the third annual show put on by I Knit London. Being a Saturday, London was relaxed and quiet so we were able to enjoy the walk to and from the tube station admiring the architecture and parks.

The event was held in the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster. The hall was spacious and light, so plenty of room to amble about from stall to stall, watch a fashion show, or enjoy sitting around, eating or drinking, chatting, knitting and making new friends.

It was great to see such a colourful selection of wool from around the world and garments made up and other ingenious ideas. Other organisations were present - StitchLinks - an organisation that helps conquer addictions and loneliness through knitting and stitching, 'Knit a Poem' with the Poetry Society, Medicin San Frontiere, Dutch, Irish and Scottish knitters, local knitting groups, felters ... and more.

Four of us were there for the enjoyment of it, but Ruth and Cath (her daughter) were there 'on business'. Ruth has recently started a new on-line knitting business selling mainly knitting kits, so they were looking for new wools and other items to purchase and stock. Ella's Knitting is the name of her company; you can see the link in our links area. I am not going to say anymore about Ella's Knitting as I have asked Ruth to write something for this blog.

Introducing ourselves ...

Knit2tog – (Knit two together) – that’s the name of our knitting group. The group has been together for over two years now, meeting regularly on a Wednesday afternoon, during the school term. We meet in Ruth’s home in Exeter, Devon - neighbours and friends. Our group has both men and women of all ages and our abilities and experiences knitting-wise are as varied as our ages.

We come from all walks of life – retired teachers, a doctor's wife, Bowen/NST therapists, trainee counselor, working with Age Concern, the stage, an internet business woman and pensioners.

We don’t just knit for the enjoyment of it, but also support a children's school and day centre in a displacement camp in Northern Uganda. We contribute voluntarily each week, and this goes towards the ‘Uganda Fund’. Annually, there is a sale of knitted items and the proceeds go towards the day centre.

Recently,we were able to send a box of items for the school/day care centre when 'Tools With a Mission', (see link TWAM), gave us a cubic metre of space in a container of theirs going to East Africa. I believe the items have now arrived. When we get a picture, I shall post it on the blog.

As this blog proceeds, hopefully you will get to know more about us and what we get up to.