Charlotte Knitting Group

Friday Night Knitting Club signing at Charlotte Yarn!

2007-01-13T18:46:00.000-08:00

From Remi at Charlotte Yarn!

Hi everyone,There's a new book coming out in January that I think you'll enjoy reading. It's called The Friday Night Knitting Club and has been described as "a charming and moving novel about female friendship and the experiences that knit us together-even when we least expect it."

We are lucky to have the book's author Kate Jacobs, come to Charlotte Yarn on Friday, February 9th. I would like to invite you to meet Kate for a reception and book signing from 1pm-3pm. Kate Jacobs will read and answer your questions about her book.

The book has garnered mentions in upcoming issues of Glamour, Redbook, and OK! magazine.

Here's a recent review:
From Booklist"Georgia Walker's entire life is wrapped up in running her knitting store, Walker and Daughter, and caring for her 12-year-old daughter, Dakota. With the help of Anita, a lively widow in her seventies, Georgia starts the Friday Night Knitting Club, which draws loyal customers and a few oddballs. Darwin Chiu, a feminist grad student, believes knitting is downright old-fashioned, but she's drawn to the club as her young marriage threatens to unravel. Lucie, 42, a television producer, is about to become a mother for the first time--without a man in her life. Brash book editor KC finds her career has stalled unexpectedly, while brilliant Peri works at Walker and Daughter by day and designs handbags at night. Georgia gets her own taste of upheaval when Dakota's father reappears, hoping for a second chance. The yarn picks up steam as it draws to a conclusion, and an unexpected tragedy makes it impossible to put down. Jacobs' winning first novel is bound to have appeal among book clubs." Kristine Huntley

Copies of The Friday Night Knitting Club will be available at Charlotte Yarn the week of January 29th. If you purchase a book from the shop, you are automatically entered in a drawing to receive an autographed totebag signed by Kate Jacobs and filled with goodies.
Take a sneak peek at the first chapter at www.fridaynightknittingclub.com.

Please call me at 704-373-7442 or email me at remi@charlotteyarn.com if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you on Feb 9th - and don't forget to tell your friends!

Hope to see everyone there!!
--Aimee

New Year!

2007-01-10T06:37:00.000-08:00

It may be a new year, and this blog might not always stay up to date, but that doesn't mean we aren't meeting!

Current Schedule:

Charlotte Stitch 'n Bitch
Location: The Panera Bread at 485 & S. Tryon
Schedule: Every other Tuesday, members start arriving around 5pm, and we meet until about 8pm or later.
Next Meeting: January 23rd

Charlotte Knitting Group (Formerly a Meet-up Group)
Still, every Wednesday at 7pm at Books-a-Million in Cotswold Mall.

That means tonight! Come on and join us! I know of at least 5 people other than myself that will be there. Come join us!

Books-A-Million is the Place to Be!

2006-10-24T05:23:00.000-07:00

See all the fun we have? Just because "Lost" is back on TV doesn't mean we've stopped meeting, it just means we leave aruond 8:45pm to make it home in time to watch it. Come on out and join us! We get there around 7pm, sometimes a bit earlier, and meet in the front of the store in the coffeeshop. Pull up a cozy chair and join us!

Charlotte Knit Out Event!!

2006-09-15T12:55:00.000-07:00

Coming up! The Southern Women's Show at the Merchandise Mart September 21-24. Charlotte Yarn has $1.00 off tickets to this event!! They are also looking for volunteers to assist the Craft Yarn Council with Knit Out! Knit Out! is your chance to learn to knit or crochet from some of the area volunteers. (OK - they do crochet at the event, too). If you are interested call Charlotte Yarn with your availability for volunteering if you are interested. The show is Thursday 10-6, Fri/Sat 10-8 and Sun 11-6. An hour block is all they are asking for, but you can stay longer. Its fun! I met some really cool people last year and introduced them to the joys of knitting!!

Wednesday 9/13/2006 meet - RSVP?

2006-09-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to doublecheck on whether or not we were going to be rsvp-ing on here for the sit-n-knit / stitch-n-b*tches.

For Wednesday 9/13, I'm afraid I have to say I might not make it. I was going to, until my husband was told to go to a meeting that would last until 7 pm, and that I had to go instead to the homeowners' association meeting for our neighborhood.

Since I would rather have a root canal than attend the HOA meeting, I don't think I need to say that I am one ticked off bunny.

Fingers crossed that hubby's meeting gets cancelled.

2006-09-11T13:20:00.000-07:00

I have been a naughty knitter recently and not made it to knitting recently. And that isn't going to change for the next month. I am in town, BUT I have accepted a position at SCarowinds for the month of October and we have rehearsal almost every Tuesday and Wednesday until the end of September. I am looking forward to seeing you all again and making it out for knitting. If you have a free weekend night in October, come out to scarowinds. it looks like it is going to be one heck of an event this year!!!!

Hello!

2006-08-29T06:55:00.000-07:00

The Meetup group is no more as of Sept. 1st so start looking here for any location or time changes to the current meetup schedule! We are indeed still meeting weekly!

Tuesdays: Borders Books at Northlake Mall 7pm - ?
Wednesdays: Books-a-Million at Cotswold Mall 7pm - ?

Come join us!

Knitting Tues, August 8th (Panera, South Charlotte)

2006-08-09T09:29:00.000-07:00

This is somewhat atypical - the South Charlotte S&B group also used to have its gatherings listed on the Meetup list but I think complications arose when we modified the schedules. I think it didn't allow for there to be two meetups on a single day. (The South CLT S 'n' B currently meets every other Tuesday at the Panera Bread around the I-485 and South Tryon area).

Anyway, if this post is deemed inappropriate, I can remove it, by all means.

Just wanted to mention that there was a nice turnout last night at Panera - If I recall correctly, we had 6 'regulars', 3 new folks, one potential new recruit who just happened to stumble on us while she was there, plus we got to meet Jessica's significant other :) We threatened to get him his own needles and yarn. I don't know that he was overly enthusiastic about that!

All them ruffles..

2006-08-07T08:33:00.000-07:00

Hi all, May here.

I got a newsletter from Lion Brand, announcing their new yarn called Ruffles. I thought this would be an interesting way to cheat when going for a ruffled look. The yarn looks like a webbed / knitted tape. The pic on the right is an example ruffled scarf from made from the yarn. You can get the pattern for it on Lion's website but you have to have registered with them to get it (free registration).

You knit through the yarn instead of having the yarn wrap around your needles.

Here's a page from their website demonstrating it.

I'd be interested to hear feedback from anyone who's tried it!

How to Join

2006-07-31T19:14:00.000-07:00

You need to e-mail me or have your blogger account set up so that you can be e-mailed to reply to. I had asked Natalie to include my e-mail information in the message sent out to the group, but she just sent the blog address. Rather than have me posting it for all and sundry to see, please go to the meet-up site and e-mail me through it, or fix your blogger account settings.

Welcome!

2006-07-31T10:26:00.000-07:00

This blog was created to keep track of members of the Charlotte Knitting Meetup group. Currently the weekly meetings are:

Tuesday's 7pm at Northlake Mall, Borders Books
Wednesday's 7pm at Books-a-Million in Cotswold Mall

Come join us!