June 29, 2013 Passing it On

After a wonderful chat on June 22, we asked for some suggestions for upcoming #knitchat sessions, and we got some great ones.  Next week's topic will be ways we pass on the knitting bug to others.

We already talked a little about knitting in public, but that is certainly a good way to generate interest,

Q1. Do you go around prepared to teach?  I frequently carry around some extra yarn and needles for just that purpose.  What about you?

Q2. Do you have any special tips or tricks for getting a beginner started? 

Q3. What is your all time favorite beginner project?

Q4.  How do you handle someone you are trying to teach who is other hand dominant than you?

Q5. Supplies: do you start people out on straight needles or circular needles?  What weight yarn works best for a beginner?  What type of fiber?

Don't forget our interview coming up on July 6 with Heather Ordover from Craftlit.

I’m very excited to announce that Heather Ordover,the host of my favorite podcast, Craftlit, will be joining us for an interview on July 6, 2013. If you have any questions for Heather, please post them here.

Taken straight from the CraftLit web page:

CraftLit®, a podcast for busy people who love books, has been hosted by Heather Ordover since 2006. The show started specifically as a way to get classic literature to people who were busy working with their hands. The hour-or-so weekly episodes are Audiobooks with Benefits™—an episodic audiobook that also includes background and insights modern readers sometimes need to make a classic book come to life. Not just rehashing the literary criticism du jour, Ordover guides you through the book with a wink and a smile so you are able to get the jokes and not just giggle uncomfortably while fiddling with your drinking glass. 
In 2011 she spun CraftLit off into Just the Books—all the lit, none of the craft, a version of the show that runs in parallel with CraftLit but appeals to those in the audience who appreciate her “teach to the joke” story commentary but aren’t interested in the crafty chat.

Upcoming #knitchat KAL for August: Fetching

A suggestion was made during today's #knitchat to try a group KAL, so I propose we try Fetching fingerless mitts.  They are easy enough for a beginner, but spicy enough for someone with experience, small and portable for summer, and they'll be ready just in time to wear in September.

Fetching Mitts on Knitty.com

If this goes well, and folks want to try another KAL, we'll be looking for suggestions, so don't forget to get your favorite patterns out there.  If we have a second KAL, we'll vote on a pattern.