knitting for love

Announcements | May 05, 2008
By Tina

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Why do we knit? Because we love to. We love everything about it. The stitches, the yarn, needles,colors and patterns. Putting it all together and getting a sense of how it will play together. Planning it all out and then the actual knit itself. Socks, sweaters, mittens… .

A lot of us knit with and for love. We knit for those we love ( a pair of socks for a friend) and we knit for those in need ( a shawl or blanket for someone who is in need ) and we knit for others to be helpful and a part of something bigger than ourselves ( hats for preemies and the homeless), to contribute in some small way to the world we inhabit.

I like to think of this as intentional knitting. There is thought and heart in every single stitch. As the recipient of several of these love-knits I can tell you they are quite amazing in their effect. To wrap yourself in a shawl that a friend has knit their love for you in every single stitch, well it is a powerful and humbling thing.

At camp we have had several, four to be exact, blankets being knit, to gift to someone or some group in need. They are not yet done and I would like to see them out in the world spreading joy and comfort, not sitting in a box in my studio. So I was wondering if there are who are interested in this project. It needs to be at least 4 people, so a knit group/stitchnbitch comes to mind. The group aspect makes it a bit more fun and adds in a little more mojo! It does not need to be an exclusive sock club thing, anyone is welcome here.

Actually it would be a great thing to just keep going if there are enough interested. I will supply the yarn and color.

Anyone interested please email me at sockclub@bluemoonfiberarts.com and put “knit@love” in the title.

thank you

tina

Sorry!!

Announcements | May 01, 2008
By Tina

Well, what should have been a very easy add in of a few products is now a bit of a mess.

All of the product was not added at the same time and actually there is still more to come.

So if all you were waiting for was monkey related you are good to go. Patterns are up also as are the new colorways, Kaw Kaw and Knitters without Borders (although the color needs to adjusted on this).

The rest of the colors that are coming are as follows; Walking on the Wild Tide, Grimm’s Willow-Wren, Braun’s Woods and Eggplanted. Hopefully they will be up this weekend.

There is no easy way for us to combine orders in this new system. I am having one scripted in but it is not done. So we are stuck here. Again I am sorry and appreciate your patience and understanding.

Maybe it would be different if it was not yarn. Maybe if it was, let’s say computer parts or a server or two. UGH!