Another post from Sthlm Knitters, yay!

knitting at ginos

We had a knitter from Sydney visiting us yesterday. It was so fun to meet her, Elaine - you can read about her here. It's always fun to meet new knitters from all over the world so If you are coming to town and have time over to knit, let us know - we love to meet you! And it's doesn't matter if you are from Härnösand, Oslo or New York. You are all welcome to knit with us!

 

Elaine and Matilda

Åsa and Anna

See you next week!

/ C

Oh, gloriuos spring! Who wants to sit cooped up at home when the air is warm and the sun is shining? Not the STHLM knitters, that's for sure! We still meet on Tuesdays at Ginoscoffee, so pick up those sticks and come join us for some knitting and perhaps a nice cinnamon roll or a tasty blueberry pie.

Here are some photos from yesterday's get together:

We met up on Tuesday the 2nd of January for this year's first STHLM knitters meeting.

Gunilla's lovely new silk jumper:


Tanja is busy calculating her pattern


Sorry for the breif post, but yours truly is at home with a cold and lacks energy to write...

We're on the radio! Sveriges Radio's (Swedish Radio) Stockholm channel, P5, have a series on "10 resons to love Stockholm" and we were inteviewed before Christmas. It was aired today, and you can listen to it on the internet starting today and for another 30 days. It's in Swedish, of course, but if you want to listen to it, you can find it HERE. Scroll down and click on the link that says: "12:30-13:00 Onsdag 3 januari". You have to "fast forward" about 13 minutes before the interview starts. 

Snow has been depressingly scarce in Stockholm this winter, but yesterday afternoon brought some hope! Huge, fat flakes slowly drifting to the ground. A real Snow Day! However, temperature is up today and the sun is out, so any lingering snow has now melted away.

But we had a lovely time at Ginoscoffe yesterday anyway! We were visited by a journalist from Radio Stockholm who is doing a series on odd and unknown occurrences in Stockholm. We are neither odd nor unknown (known due to last year's media coverage), but do not mind spreading the Good Word, so to speak, on knitting to those poor souls not yet saved!

The interview will be broadcast about a week after Christmas, and we'll try to link to it once it's available on the Radio Stockholm website.

Well, Christmas is soon upon us, and we'll leave you with some photos from yesterday along with a wish:

Finally, an entry from the Sthlm Knitters. Yes, we are still out here. Knitting at Gino's every Tuesday. But this autumn has been filled with lot of work for many of us. Work, school, kids and family stuff has taken time. Today we were 3 happy knitters at Gino's, talking and knitting and had lot of fun. Will I see YOU at Gino's next week? I will be there!

Anna was knitting on a hat and a blanket for her unborn baby. Jenie was knitting on a scarf for a family member and Catrin was knitting on a Christmas present.

See you next week!

/ C

Sorry for the lack of posts. We haven't dissappeared, just been awfully bad at posting here. We'll try to shape up. Promise.

So there we were, sitting and knitting in a tent in Kungsträdgården on the Stockholm Cultural Festival... All went well, I think! I did get to learn one girl how to knit and there were many people interested in what we were doing. A nice evening alltogether!

If you want to see some photos, you can find them HERE.

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I just have to show you this cute photo of Erika from when we met up at Lasse i Parken a couple of weeks ago:



Erika just found out that she has been accepted to the two year programme of handicrafts at the HV-school! Congratulations!

On Wednesday, August 16th, STHLM Knitters will partake in a new event here in Stockholm: STOCKHOLM CULTURAL FESTIVAL (click on link).

We will knit, knit, knit in the Art Tent in Kungsträdgården from 6 pm to 9 pm. Bring your pointy sticks and some yarn and join us!

Program to the festival is available HERE.

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Yesterday, Erika invited STHLM knitters and SnB Stockholm to a quiet afternoon of knitting at Lasse i Parken. The rain was pouring down and we took refuge under the large roof while listening to some nice live jazz and gorging ourselves with homemade pie and large quanteties of tea...

It's summer but Sthlm knitters still have meetings every Tuesday at Ginos coffee. We are discussing whether or not to participate in the Wateraid campaign that "I Knit London" started. You knit a 15x15 cm square and all squares are sewn toghether to form a great knitted river through London with a message about clean water. We might be able to make a public campaign in August.

This Tuesday evening it was a group of about 10 women who was there. Here are some picture's.

June 27, 2006. Knitting ladies. Sophie is back in Stockholm for a couple of weeks (She lives in Switzerland for the moment) and Emma.

 

Åsa, Satoko, Emelie (visiting from USA) and Elsebeth Lavold. (yepp, the designer.)

/ C