Knitters from near and far joined us at the HPAC for another SNB. K hailed from Madison and was visiting L. She worked on a lacy crocheted piece for a skirt she was designing. N was working on a ribbed hat for her husband. D was a new member practicing her knitting. She was wise enough to learn continental and English from the beginning. That set us off on the pros and cons of each style. It was told that the fastest known knitting has actually occurred in the English style with a knitting belt. A knitting belt? Yes, it's a sack you attach to your waist so you can jam in one needle holding it stationary. That way you're just working the other needle and it can go very quickly.
A and T were practicing crotchet. F was working on a second Bears hat. M spent some time on a sweater and some time on a shawl. L was finishing up a notched scarf, her own design. She was plagued by a case of the neverending ball of yarn. It was true; there were witnesses. She knit diligently for a couple of hours and it made no impact on the yarn. It sat there defiantly, looking exactly the same at the end of it all. N worked on her Knit Picks sampler sweater. K was making a shrug named Fantine. It would've been more amusing if the shrug was named Fantina so that you could say, "it's like cantina except with an 'F'". Oh well.
Rumor had it that the Brach's factory is being imploded tomorrow. Some people knew people that had watched some of the CHA demolitions. Meanwhile K once sat at a coffee shop serendipitously watching a demolition across the street. Various people talked about their unfortunate airport pat-downs that need no repeating. N and M caught up on HBO programming. F told us about her kung fu movie expertise. Apparently, Jackie Chan can dance!
'Til the next digest.
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