March 23, 2009
Knit-In!!
Sooooo, anyone out there looking for a good excuse to knit? Anyone looking for a good excuse to knit in support of a good cause? Anyone looking for a good excuse to knit in support of women's education? Well, have I got a deal fer you!
My good, good friend Elaine works for the Women’s Studies program at the University of Washington. No thanks to the FUBARed economy, the program’s ability to fund undergraduate scholarship awards has been greatly reduced. In order to help fund these awards, Elaine is planning a knit-in/spin-in/craft-in with a silent auction and wonderful, fiber-appropriate door prizes (Blue Moon sock yarn, anyone? How about a cherry wood niddy noddy? A hedgehog kit? A (shudder) sock-monkey kit?). There will also be snacks and, it goes without saying, lots of the kind of warm camaraderie unique to a knit-in.
The vital statistics:
April 25, 2009
11:15 a.m – 3: p.m.
Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N (map), Room 2, main floor
Elaine hasn’t asked me to track responses but I’M curious if anyone is interested in attending. If so, leave a comment, pleeze! Fer sher, I’m going to be there.
Here, to print out, a flyer in .pdf format or in .jpg format. Please help spread the word!
Can I donate something for the auction? A Noro scarf perhaps?
Posted by: Cynthia on March 23, 2009 04:02 PMI'm planning to attend, and have posted it to my blog to spread the word. See you there!
Posted by: Lisa on March 23, 2009 04:04 PMAw, it sounds like fun! (I took me a while to figure out what a fuba-red was... sigh.) Alas, the DH might frown upon my travelling 5 states away for a knit-in...
Posted by: Carrie on March 23, 2009 04:18 PMIf I wasn't on the wrong coast and graduating that weekend, I'd be there!
Posted by: Kristen on March 23, 2009 05:21 PMToo far away and too busy to attend, but I'd sure like to contribute to such a great cause. Will there be an online auction, too, perhaps? Or at least a donation form?
Posted by: Cindy on March 23, 2009 08:50 PMWell, the track schedule says I can go, we will see if the rest of the world agrees...
Posted by: PICAdrienne on March 23, 2009 09:37 PMCount me in! I'll try to recruit a couple of friends, too.
Posted by: Andi on March 24, 2009 05:25 AMNeat! I've put it on my calendar, but I suspect that Certain Event(s) may prevent me from attending.
Event(s) which I have not yet mentioned on my blog, because everyone would spend the next month pestering me about it. Them.
Super secret Event(s)!
Event(s) which have happened before. Twice.
I'm not QUITE going to out The Event(s) here on your blog, but I bet you could guess! *sing-song*
Posted by: Erika on March 24, 2009 08:01 AMI'm with the others who can't attend, but would like to donate. Yarn for a scarf, or simply a little money for education.
Posted by: Seanna Lea on March 24, 2009 12:52 PMAnother voice chiming in to say I'd be happy to send a donation of yarn or fiber, if I knew where it needed to go.
Posted by: moiraeknittoo on March 24, 2009 07:43 PMHello All! I am just blown away by the generosity here in the comments and expressed to me through emails - Knitters ROCK! I would love to receive donations of yarn or fiber to be used as a door prize or silent auction item. Please feel free to contact me at haigwidner@gmail.com and I'll let you know where to send it, or set up a time to meet with you in person. I hope everybody can make it to the Knit-In, there will be food, great items win or purchase, and lots of fun. Many thanks to all of you wonderful knitters!
Posted by: Elaine on March 25, 2009 08:30 AM