And Then There's This...

It started with a person who needed some help just getting started again with a project, a crochet project, actually. Maybe if she could just come over...that would give her the impetus to get 'restarted' with her hand work.

There were the knitters from work, who were no longer at work. We needed to get together. Really we did.

Then there was a neighbor who needed some hints, too. She knitted when she was younger and wanted to again. And Spinning Neighbor, who also knits. She wanted to come, and maybe knit, or maybe spin...

And then there were some other knitting friends who weren't interested in the lys knitting nights. Those can be very intimidating, you know.

Now, a couple times a month, there's an eclectic group of women I have met through my neighborhood, through work, and through other avenues that meet in my kitchen for handwork, help hints, hot tea, and homemade cookies.

I send out an email, and those that can show up. Roughly we meet every other week, but the holidays and my own schedule adjusts this sometime. The time is broadly outlined as well. One shows up when one can, and generally the groups leaves about 'the right time'.

I think it might be the homemade cookies, really, that keeps them coming back.