Kaffee+ November Rain

October and the first three days of November  were rather filled with our extra knitting dates, as Ines put it, "You can knit til you drop!".

Today we had three hours to get together, and we somehow managed to have two entirely different groups.
First Helen, Ines, Rebecca, Emily and Marianne:

Followed by Rozemie & friend, An & friend.

The only constant being yours truly, paparazza for a day.

For Barbara ...

This post is for Barbara, whom we missed on Sunday because she was in England. Pascale brought a fabulous book to the knitting club - 'Knit Your Own Cat'. Her son had just come back from America and given her this book as a present. But these aren't your average, cutesy knitted cats - they are life like, elegant, beautiful and even exotic (don't you just love the white Bengal tiger?). Barbara, is this a book to add to your Christmas wish-list?

Don't forget that it's Kaffee+ in the Droge Coo and we are all very welcome to come and knit. This is an 'extra', a plus (+), and an addition to our regular dates on the first Sunday of each month. So, let's be spontaneous and get together for coffee and knitting (and tart!). Use our Facebook group page to keep in touch and gather friends together for a cosy afternoon in the Coo. See the 'data and uren' page for a Kaffee+ schedule.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Knitting Against Aids

Hallo Knitters! Please find a message below from the Knitting Against Aids team. If you can help, don't hesitate to make contact...

Beste,

Vorig jaar hebben we onder andere met asielcentra, scholen, beschutte werkplaatsen, rusthuizen, enz… het project Knitting  Against Aids georganiseerd. Dit project bestaat eruit om groepen samen te brengen om sjaals te breien die daarna worden verkocht ten voordele van de strijd tegen Aids/HIV. Deze sjaals werden tevens tentoon gesteld op verschillende Brusselse standbeelden op Wereld Aids dag. Dankzij de deelname van de groepen en de verkoop van de sjaals hebben we verschillende duizenden euro’s kunnen bijeenbrengen om zo binnenlandse en buitenlandse projecten te steunen die strijden tegen Aids/HIV en serofobie. Een van deze projecten was het opzetten van een HIV Café. Meer info hierover vindt u via www.rainbowhouse.be

In 2012 komt er een nieuwe editie van dit project met nog meer partners en de mogelijkheid om de workshops samen te organiseren met scholen, jeugdbewegingen en andere groepen. We bieden eveneens getuigenissen aan met seropositieve personen om zo een beter beeld te krijgen van de realiteit wat betreft leven met HIV/Aids.

We hopen dat u dit jaar zal deelnemen aan dit project. U vindt alle info in het document in attachment  of op onze website www.rainbowhouse.be

Het inschrijvingsformulier bevindt zich eveneens in attachment of op onze site. U kan ons ook contacteren via 0496/05.05.73
Gelieve dit zo snel mogelijk terug te sturen.

Alvast van Harte Bedankt.

Met vriendelijke groeten,
Emanuel Debruyne

New season, new projects, old friends...

New season, new projects... On Sunday, it felt as though everyone had a new project on the needles. I'm working on a vintage knit in lovely orangey-brown Jamieson & Smith wool that I bought in England, Ines is knitting the the scarf that has taken the knitting world by storm (last photo), Rebecca's also knitting a new scarf and Rozemie has just begun a new shawl in Rowan Fine Lace.
Barbara had the greatest surprise of all though: a piece of embroidery worked in incredibly tiny cross-stitch. It's not finished, but can you guess what it is?

It's always good to see old friends, and I think I speak for everyone when I say welcome back Jacqueline! We've missed you and are so glad your hip is better. Bieke, how lovely to see you too!

Finally - DON'T FORGET - open door day at Rebecca's (Stoffenhuis Paulette) today, Saturday and Sunday (7, 8 and 9 September). Who can believe our new favourite yarn shop is one year old? So let's help Rebecca and her family celebrate with a glass of cava and, even better, enjoy a 10% discount. There's loads of new yarn in stock for all those autumn projects, including a great selection of Rowan. As for me, it's the Fine Tweed I'm after...

See you there!

Brei club zondag!

Beste dames en heren

Groetjes vanuit Engeland! Vanavond kom ik terug en ik zal zeer blij zijn om iedereen terug te zien!

Zondag is het brei club! Het zal zeer leuk zijn om elkaar te ontmoeten en alle verhalen van de zomer te horen. In september is het ideaal om nieuwe brei projecten te beginnen en nieuwe wol te kopen. Rebecca heeft zeer mooie kleuren en garen in haar winkel.

Dus tot zondag 2 september vanaf 11 uur in de Droge Coo.

Veel liefs!
Helen

Breien tussen buien - Knit, purl, rain

Between changing from swim suits to rubber boots we enjoyed some knitting time together, admiring different techniques like colour work, lace and cabling.

See you on September 2nd?

And now for something new....

... weaving! These photographs (click to enlarge) show one of Pascale's first attempts at weaving. This is a test piece, or sampler, of all the different weaves that she has been learning. The most amazing thing is how incredibly beautiful it is. The photos don't do it justice at all. And how simple, yet complex, the art of weaving is. Weaving used to be such a common activity and yet so few people today know how to work a loom. We applaud Pascale for signing up, taking a course and mastering this wonderful craft. She's also spinning her own yarn to weave with, and Ines is dying and spinning her own wool. Are spinning and weaving the new knitting?