{"id":175,"date":"2008-04-05T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2008-04-05T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=175"},"modified":"2008-04-03T09:03:45","modified_gmt":"2008-04-03T15:03:45","slug":"knitalong-by-larissa-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/knitalong-by-larissa-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Knitalong by Larissa Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/knitalong.jpg?ssl=1\" title=\"Knitalong by Larissa Brown\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/knitalong.jpg?w=1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Knitalong by Larissa Brown\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Most everyone that knits learned the skill from someone &#8211; a grandmother or beloved aunt, a friend or a helpful clerk at the local yarn store. Knitting seems to invite gathering together. <a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=larissa%20brown&amp;srchfield1=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^Author%20Processing^author&amp;searchoper1=AND&amp;library=DPLG&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Knitalong: celebrating the tradition of knitting together<\/em><\/a> by Larissa Brown shows the many ways that knitters (and crocheters and spinners) connect from meeting at a local coffee shop for an hour to creating lively online communities.<\/p>\n<p>(And by the way, if you&#8217;re a knitter (or crocheter or spinner) and you&#8217;re not on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ravelry<\/a> yet, why? Stop whatever you&#8217;re doing right now and get your name on the invitation list. It&#8217;s an amazing database\/community\/resource for fiber enthusiasts. If you&#8217;re already a member, you understand my enthusiasm)<\/p>\n<p>Some of the wide-ranging examples of community knitting shown in <em>Knitalong<\/em> include the Knitting Olympics, an online knitting challenge held during the Winter Olympics, knit cafes (cafes that encourage people to bring their knitting), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitchnpitch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stitch n&#8217; Pitch<\/a>, where knitters knit during major league baseball games (the White Sox host knitters on August 6, the Cardinals on May 28),  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwkipday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">World Wide Knit in Public Day<\/a> which is just what it sounds like (and is on June 14 this year) and knitting for charities (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afghansforafghans.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">afghans for Afghans<\/a> is just one example). Knitalongs also take the form of a group of people knitting the same pattern (called KALs); everyone shares tips and progress reports and cheer you along. The internet has been a boon to this simple craft; besides the phenomenon of  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ravelry<\/a>, there has been an explosion of knitting blogs where people share their craft and develop friendships from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in joining other knitters for camaraderie and encouragement? Local knitters meet every Tuesday evening at 6:30pm at the Fairmount Street Library, next to the fireplace. Newcomers are always welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most everyone that knits learned the skill from someone &#8211; a grandmother or beloved aunt, a friend or a helpful clerk at the local yarn store. Knitting seems to invite gathering together. 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