The A to Z of knitting

 When Alice mentioned a while back that she was thinking of organizing a masterclass at Loop, I begged shamelessly to be allowed to go.  And today was the day!

And not only did I learn to make buttonholes, and wrap stitches and weave in my ends and mattress stitch and set in shoulders, but I got to do it all with a whole bunch of lovely folks from blogland.

Oh yes, Alice herself, workshop and picnic planner extrordinaire; Kristina, who puts up with my nagging her to start a blog with remarkable good cheer; Tracy, the fastest knitter in the west and award worthy quiche maker; Monica, my partner in crime on Saturday too (more on that next time); and last, but certainly not least, Val, who I was overjoyed to find is every bit as fun in real life as she is in print and makes a mean stitch marker.

I wonder if there is a collective noun for bloggers? A meet?  Or perhaps a babble?

There was way to much jollity going round for me to remember to take any pictures, which is a shame, because we had a very photo worthy picnic in the park, as well as a good drool over the bounteous riches of Loop. Although I do feel we slightly let ourselves down with our lack of yarn purchased. It's probably the fault of learning a whole load of finishing techniques - we might actually have to complete a few things before casting on something new!

 

Now I really have to go and have a long hot soak in the bath, because I feel like I walked across half of London on a very sticky day carrying a hugely heavy rucksack.  Maybe because I did, but I'd do it all again tomorrow given half the chance.