Come with me to a BRAND NEW knitting festival || And a Giveaway!
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Woolly Good Gathering 2023 took place at Summerhall. For more information on vendors, and to read about next year's event, see the website.
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My favourite part of the knitting community is that at my knit group I can be sat next to someone my age or younger or lots older and we get on fabulously regardless of age, just discussing what we are making and what we are doing generally. I love it :)
I find the knitting community inspirational. I enjoy following the designers and makers of all the beautiful knitting projects and everything craft.
I have only discovered the knitting community about 3 years ago. I was so excited to find podcasts of knitting and have learned so much about yarn and patterns! It has become as much of a "hobby" for me as knitting!
The online knitting community has been a game changer for my knitting. I’ve learned so many new to me techniques, found resources to help, and discovered so many incredible patterns. It’s rekindled my love and of knitting and given me a creative outlet.
I find the knitting community online a living place of pure creativity and magical inspiration. My comfort zone 🩵
It is the greatest feeling when you see a knitter on RUclips from the other side of the world knitting the same as you are, or reading the same book or listening to the same song ❤
Knitting whilst watching knitting podcasts is total therapy for me. It lifts my mood, makes me feel part of a worldwide community and makes me proud of my creations.
The online knitting community means a lot to me. I have lots of fun spending time with lovely podcasters while I knit along myself. It’s so inspirational to see so many people enjoying the craft I love! ❤
The knitting community is brilliant for bringing a handful of strangers together and making them friends.
When you knit, there's always a conversation starter if you find socialising hard. If you have long term health issues and can't always socialize in person. The online knitting community is always there for you.
Started knitting about a year and half ago and have found the knitting community to be very welcoming and supportive. I see lots of encouragement and appreciation of everyones work and excitement when they find a fellow knitter out in public. I see myself doing the same when i notice a familiar pattern being worn or just notice someone working on a project. Very glad to have stumbled upon this community, where people can appreciate the time and effort that goes into hand made projects.
I love the virtual community of knitters here on RUclips , from whom I’ve learned so much! I’ve spent many a long winter evening in their company. It’s a great way to feel connected with others who share a love of knitting!
I love the knitting community in real life and online, I love finding someone who has made the same thing you’ve made and then going through all the other things they’ve made and discovering more to add to your “to make” list!!
I gather with some women who are 60-68 years old every Sunday. We are advanced knitters always challenging each other our skills. More importantly we support each other in major events in our lives and are good friends! I was a transplant to where I live in 2017 and finding new knitting friends was hard. I am really grateful for this group!
I’ve been knitting for many years, but I got bit by the knitting bug in 2019 and discovering a knitting community on RUclips. Since it’s challenging to get to a local knit night, I really appreciate getting to hear other knitters talk about the yarn and their projects and just generally share the love of the craft whilst I knit. It’s a good outlet since no one in my really world is as excited about knitting as I am!
I am an American expat in Stockholm (we’ve been here a year and a half). We travel all over Europe a lot, which gives me the chance to see different yarn stores and festivals everywhere we go! It never ceases to amaze me that no matter the country or culture, the knitting community is so engaging, supportive, and beautiful! I can’t wait to see the yarn shops in Edinburgh in July! Your video has convinced me to go to the “Woolly Good Gathering” festival next year!
The online community makes me feel like a cool and trendy person, and has helped me be confident in knitting everywhere and anywhere :)
I found it friendly too. I loved that it was perfectly normal for us to stare, touch and comment on what each other was wearing. We all had an easy gateway into a conversation with a like minded stranger. Going back outside afterwards into the real world was actually kinna sad.
The knitting community is so helpful and supportive. So glad I have found a place in it!
Knitters are such great people. I recently found myself away from home and family and went into the local yarn shop to just feel good and find some new yarn. There was a group of ladies gathering for a knitting group and welcomed me with open arms to sit with them and knit. They are mostly all retired but that doesn’t matter. When you are a fellow knitter, age doesn’t mean anything. What matters is the shared connection and the kindness that is shared. ❤
The comminuty is by far the best aspect of being a knitter. Being at a festival and making friends whether you're at a workshop or standing in the toilet queue. Wherever you go having people ask what you're wearing or knitting. Always happy to share their knitting expertise or foibles. Knitters are just the best. ❤
I find that the knitting community worldwide is awesome!! Knitters love to share tips, patterns etc. freely. We always have things in common to talk about and inspirations to aspire to!
I love the online knitting community, they’re always quick to comment and to help if you’re stuck! Watching youtube vids really is an outlet and makes me feel less alone in my nerdiness over yarn.
Love the fact that I can be a part of the knitting community anywhere in the world and that we are all connected by our love of this wonderful craft
My knitting community mostly revolves around my aunt who taught me how to knit socks. Every few weeks we get together with our basket full of projects and share what we are making over a coffee and cake. Those are some of the happiest moments of my life and I am super grateful for it 😊
I love how disability-friendly and intergenerational the knitting community is! I learned to knit from my Nana, and I've gotten to meet other people like me who use knitting to deal with chronic pain. I recently taught my mom how to knit, and it's been fun seeing her discover a lot of my favorite yarns and designers.
The knitting community is not replaceable ... I have learned joy, love and self acceptance, along with tons of knowledge !!! I love your vest !!!
For me, it's the local knitting community I love the most. I was asked by someone thirty years younger than I to be the experience they needed to start a local knit night. I met people so much younger, but because of our love of knitting, and crafting in general, we had a starting point to share experiences, and found in the process that there was much more we shared. Since then, the group has grown and changed, both in number and in age range, but still brings joy to us all.
Without the knitting community I would not have discovered so many wonderful designers and yarn producers/dyers.😊
I haven't been knitting for long, only a year and a bit however I am blown away by the knitting community support. Knitting for me has massively helped my mental health, it's my therapy. Sitting down with my current project and watching my favourite podcasters is like a hug after a long work day ❤
Thanks for taking us along! What a fun festival. One of the best things about the knitting community is that we have this love for the craft and the fibers in common. I love being out in public, knitting, and meeting fellow knitters. We’re not strangers to each other!
The knitting community is soo great! Getting to see other parts of the world and all the fabulous yarns available worldwide!!❤❤😊😊
I am in Canada and the knitting community here is so inclusive and welcoming. I was able to attend Knit City Toronto this past weekend and it had workshops, speakers, a marketplace, and a sit and knitting space. It was so inspiring to see everything and everyone. My favourite part is chatting with attendees.
I love the yarny community! My yarn shop in California has wool gatherings each Friday morning and Sunday afternoon - informal drop-in style - bring a project, hang out and work on it. We talk about everything and nothing - what we watched on Netflix, what we are making, what we are making for dinner, etc. I love it and it is such a great community!
My grandmother taught me how to knit and I love how the knitting community can bring different generations together!
I am lucky as not only do I have a LYS that does Knit and Natter sessions 3 days a week, but since joining Ravelry British Banter group, have met many others IRL. This weekend am now travelling in a group to Riverknits Open Day as a direct result. Without the knitting community I would not have had this varied social interaction, so thank to ALL all that put so much time and effort to keep us sane in the post Covid world.
I sought and plugged into the online community after my Scottish mother died in 2021 and I inherited her needles, yarn and wips. I needed to hear her accent (thank-you Rebecca). I think I also needed teachers ('cause isn't your mum your first and ultimate teacher?) and found an incredible community of people willing to teach me how to do fair isle and neat bind offs, etc. I've taken a lot from the community and plan over the next year to 'give' more - attending local yarn festivals and there's a monthly knit night that my LYS hosts.....I'm thankful for the international yarn and knitting community; it's been therapeutic for me over the last 3 years.
The knitting community online is inspiring, podcasts, Raverly everyone is always there to help and support.
I live currently in Saudi and restarted knitting during the pandemic, probably like many. Its not really a thing here so its been lovely to sit and knit with creators, even if it’s virtually
I knitted commercially in the 1980’s and for some reason stopped for 25 years or so… have dived back in recently and am loving the community of knitters and information that I can find on-line … a very different world! ❤
The knitting community is one of support and warmth, of sharing knowledge and creativity. It soothes and inspires me.
I had a hard time finding a local knitting community, so instead I taught some of my close friends to knit (or crochet) so that we could have yarn nights and get together as a group. It's been such a wonderful experience and made our friend group so much closer - even those who've found they'd participate by chatting instead of yarn related activities!
I absolutely love my knitting community. My fellow knitters are so generous with their time and knowledge. We always have something to talk about. I’ve made some amazing friends through the art of knitting.
I enjoy the knitting community on RUclips. This is where I find so many new pattern inspirations to knit.
Knitting community is so full of lovely people, inspirational and motivational. Love watching knitting podcasts while knitting. Kisses from România!
My favorite aspect of the knitting (and spinning) community is the generosity of spirit shown by all of its members. Everyone is so willing to help the rest of the group with ideas etc. to help everyone achieve their goals. So great of you Rebecca to help foster this new festival. Hope it remains successful and grows.
I have so so many things I love about the knitting community. I made a really good friend through the La Mercerie Sock Swap who I’ve been able to meet in person - if it weren’t for knitting we’d never have interacted and now we send each other cards, birthday gifts, and get together for the occasional video chat knit night. Yesterday was my birthday and I met someone at work (I work at an ecolodge and she was a guest), and she’s a knitter and we had the BEST chat about what podcasts we watch and what we are knitting on - it was the highlight of my birthday. I rarely get to interact with other knitters in person so finding people online who share the same love and passion for creating makes me feel so connected. I am so grateful to the content creators that go out of their way to bring us all together and give us a sense of community regardless of where we are in the world. I love being introduced to new yarns from all over the world as well - I went to Scotland last summer to see some family and I picked up some Kinross 4ply due to your recommendation and it made me so happy that I had the chance to try it out myself.
I love the knitting community, my in person community made blankets for the earthquake victims here in Turkey, also love the on line community, keep me connected with what’s going on around the work crafting wise.
Thanks for all your contributions to this amazing community, best wishes Frances
I started knitting during the pandemic, initially joined an online group started by my LYS, now, several of us continue to meet regularly to knit in a local park. So fortunate to enjoy such a supportive, encouraging community - both IRL and online. The fibre community really is the best!
The friends I have made in the knitting community are some of my nearest and dearest kindred spirits! I love that you create community around yourself and your patterns xxx
Finding an online community on Facebook rekindled my knitting mojo and inspired me to find a class near me where I’ve met a really fun, talented group of women. Knitting along while watching my favorite RUclipsrs makes a solitary interest soooo much more fun and helps me find beautiful yarns and patterns that I may never have discovered otherwise.
Hi! I love the knitting community on RUclips. I started my own channel last year because I don’t have friends or family that knit or crochet. I wanted to talk about my projects, my wins and difficulties and I found my place here. I’m really grateful for the people in this community! Can’t wait to go to my first fiber festival! Thank you for sharing the yarn!
The online knitting community is very inspiring and helpful. A special thank to your for fostering this community and for the advent calendar swap with which I met a very nice knitting friend IRL!
In general, my experience with the knitting community is that folks are generous, open and inclusive, supportive, whether in person, virtually or through social media access. I find so much learning and inspiration through all those avenues. I have come out of my knitting shell moreso over the past couple of years and I am grateful for all the people who have encouraged/been encouraging whether directly or by default. The community is really a wonderful place and I say would benefit anyone who is interested in knitting and enters the realm!
Currently in Scotland from Australia and have been visiting lots of small yarn shops and chatting with fellow knitters. Really enjoying meeting other like minded folk. Knitting has connected me to new friends and I love sitting knitting with others.
I am very lucky that I have a fabulous local yarn store and the community that comes with it in my life. I always get inspiration and motivation from the people who gather at my LYS. The online knitting community means just as much to me because they keep me company during long hours of knitting.
It was lovely to see what The Wooly Good Gathering was all about, thank you for sharing Rebecca. I have only been knitting for a year but the online knitting community have made it fun to learn all about this wonderful craft. 😊
I've only been a knitter for around 4-5 years and what I have learned is that this knitting community has been such a joy to be a part of. The wholesome people are so kind and welcoming. Joining this community of people has been one of my best decisions I've ever made. I've always wanted to try hand-dyed yarn but it's a bit too pricey for me. Have a lovely day from the South East of England!
I find the online knitting community so inspiring and has helped revive my love of knitting. I have found it has given me the push to do projects the I would previously considered to be out of my comfort zone.
Knitting, stitching, crochet, spinning, weaving …there are so many of us that participate in the fibre arts ….
Love it when I spot a hand knit and the delight of the wearers face when I comment. It takes one to know one! The not so secret society of the community of knitters! (And other fibre arts !)
I joined a knitting group after lockdown when I realised how socially isolated I’d become. Now I have lots of new friends and am even going on a knitting holiday to Shetland with one soon. Knitting is a fantastic way to bring people together ❤
I love the knitting community (both online and in real life). Knitters are so friendly and inspiring. I love to encourage others to try knitting and help them the way that I was encouraged and helped. ❤
I would love a knitting community with people to meet up in real life but the online community has given me great joy and inspiration!
I reconnected with a childhood friend through knitting after we both got back into knitting during the pandemic. Even though we no longer live near each other, we have been able to bond over each other’s WIPs, FOs, and your videos. I finally got to see her in person after more than 25 years at my local yarn store.
Living in an area where yarn shops are few and far between, the online knitting community has been an endless source of inspiration and connection for me over the hobby that is so important to me, especially the knitting podcasters I love to keep up with every month!
The knitting community, in any country, is like sharing a common, secret language. When I travel, wool shop and mill visits are always on the schedule; it doesn't matter whether I speak the language, the shared love of knitting and crafting is like an automatic entree - a magic handshake that immediately gets you to friendship level one! Wearing our hand knits is an invitation to start a conversation and to share our experiences and thoughts, and the confidence boost an "I love your sweater - did you knit that?" provides is amazing. There is a generosity of spirit that crafters seem to share, and an acknowledgement that we all have something to contribute to the community.
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I love that in so many cities there are knit nights that you can join and feel included in, whether its your local or you're just visiting.
I love teaching people to knit. I have taught many many people over my 30+ years of knitting. It's a great way to build connections and community.
I personally don't have a knitting community in person because my knitting is my relaxing alone time, I do however LOVE the online community, I feel like I can join others in our passion without having to worry about contributing, Yours was actually one of the first knitting podcasts I came across and fell in love immediately, being Irish I love the Scottish accent, and whilst watching this I am working on my 6th. Tolsta tee and planning what yarn to use in my first Lauder, x
I have learned so, so much from my online knitting friends. These are people I’ve mostly not met in person, but feel like I could spend whole days just sitting and knitting and chatting with them. In fact, because of the online community, I met a lovely knitter from Albuquerque who invited me to her IRL knitting group when I was out there, and it was so lovely, I’m going to spend several days at a knitting retreat with them this fall!! Knitters on the whole seem to be so welcoming, so patient, so willing to share their knowledge and help others. I am grateful to be a part of this community and all the little neighborhoods of it I’ve managed to visit so far. ❤
I don't have tons to do with an online knitting community, but having friends who knit has been very rewarding, and teaching people to knit! Also, the joy of going to yarn shops and chatting knitting when you go in to purchase something - the willingness to share knowledge!
I love the knitting community! I have dabbled in lots of crafts and other communities aren't always as giving or willing to help. Most of the people I have met at a knit night or yarn store are so nice and generous with their talents.
Community of knitters is so important to me. I have a wonderful LYS and they host several events during the year such as LYS day, WWKIP day and a big sale for Black Friday shopping (day after American thanksgiving day). We are more than just local, though! Our Tuesday night knitting Zoom has knitters from across the state. Tuesday was started during the PHE and we kept it going because it includes people from farther away as well as a few that can’t travel for personal or health reasons. Last fall a few of us travelled to Rhinebeck and had a great time. These ladies are more than my knitting buddies-they are my friends within the knitting community and we support one another through life’s ups and downs.
I think of myself as a crocheter. A few years ago I moved to a rural part of Shropshire. I got invited to join a local knitting group. Their are so friendly and a joy to spend time with. I've even knitted my first cardigan. A challenge but I love it
I don't think there is anything like the online knitting community- its been so great connecting with people that I wouldn't normally meet in real life - and so inspiring to see what other people create!
Community is really important. Online is great but in-person is even better. Last winter four or five lovely knitters in New Brunswick Canada planned a knitting getaway. We had a huge room what starts as 15-20 friends grew to 100+. We knit, we chatted, we ate good food and enjoyed each others company. There were a few vendors on the Saturday afternoon ( mostly people attending who also sold things etc). By Saturday evening we were so relaxed and it was a perfect weekend. Best of all it was accessible to everyone. We split the cost of the big room so it was a very low fee for the whole weekend plus food and accommodation if you chose to stay at the hotel. They certainly are my people and we all made new friends of every age and all different fibre crafts. I highly recommend doing social activities with other crafters/knitters!
Knitting and crochet really helped me during my masters, I made an incredible friend who also loves fibre arts and it was a great way to decompress after long days writing our disses! We still keep each other updated on our projects now, sharing techniques and hyping each other up, and it's so wonderful to have her ❤
I have learned so much from the online community about the wonderful British yarns that are available. I then share that with the local craft group I go to, spread the love. We really must, as a yarn based community, support these local producers and the local yarn stores. Use them or lose them. Thank you Rebecca for putting me on to Woolly Knit and Kinross 4 ply amongst others.
I learnt to knit last year through a local mental health charity, so I can't imagine knitting without a community! After the 6-month course was over, we turned our evening classes into a weekly knit group (Pints & Purls) and I love it!
I have yet to develop a group of local friends in knitting, but feel so blessed that there are people like you sharing your designs and adventures and making me feel like I am part of the community. It is so nice to have a virtual place to chill and knit and feel like I'm not alone, Thank you for this. 💖
I LOVE the online knitting group/community I am part of. I look forward to that time every week. The vibe is super supportive, respectful and welcoming. In addition, like yourself, there are so many wonderful knitting/crocheting/making podcasters that I enjoy spending time with. Truly inspirational and comforting. Especially after a long day at work. Wishing you all the best. ❤
I definitely appreciate both the online knitting community and the in person knit nights in my city. It’s always a great feeling to connect with someone and to be able to geek over knitting and wool.
Thanks for bringing us along to the Wooly Gathering! I love the on-line knitting community because I really don’t know many “real life” knitters. That’s likely because I live in a warmer climate. I can just imagine we are knitting together over a cup of tea. I told my husband that if we go to Scotland (as we have been contemplating), we have to go at the time of the Wooly Gathering. His immediate response was “that would be fun!” He is a keeper, now isn’t he!! Maybe in a few years I’ll travel the 5,000+ miles to get there! 🤗
I really enjoyed seeing the festival - thanks Rebecca. The online knitting community has been an inspiration and an amazing support in helping to improve my knitting skills and realise mistakes are part of the journey. I’m lucky that a great new yarn shop has opened up locally and the knit nights there have been a lovely way to connect with knitters in person. 😊
I belong to a local knitting group which is a wonderful community of creatives. The sheep and yarn festivals give me permission to geek out on fiber, equipment and gadgets. And then there's the stranger who's knitting in the waiting room of a doctor's office- another extension of the community. You tube podcasts like yours expands the community. Thanks!!
Thank you for sharing WGG the community that I falow is the you tube podcast. I am on chemotherapy treatement . I wish that one day I will be able to visit a wooly Festival and be part of a live comunity😊
I started knitting again 2 years ago, and I am loving it. Years ago, there wasn't a knitting community. Now, with social media and RUclips, it feels like I have friends around the world?
I met one of my knitting friends through Facebook marketplace... I bought some hand-dyed yarn she was selling, and we've been chatting back and forth ever since! I love sharing a common interest with people, whoever and wherever they are ☺
What a beautiful and cool building to have a yarn festival in! I went to my first yarn festival in Minnesota, USA, and met a delightful group of knitters and sat knitting and chatting with them for a few hours! I love the knitting community so much ❤
I never went to a knitting or yarn festival. Nobody around me knit. But I follow many podcasters that inspires me as a knit! Thank you for making us visit that lovely wool festival and for brignig us with you when you travel !
I’ve been knitting for 2 years and I love the online community as well as visiting my LYS- there’s a shared interest there already and it’s a great way to make friends online and ITL. Everyone I’ve met has been so kind and helpful! ❤
This was a great episode. I loved seeing all the knitters gathered to knit and visit. The knitting community is definitely full of of lovely, giving and supportive people I am proud to call friends.
Thank you Rebecca for all you bring to us.
I live on Kent Island, the gateway to the Eastern Shore of Maryland USA. The festivals I attend are Rhinebeck and the maryland sheep and Wool festival, this year for the first time I attended yarncentric and I met so many great podcasters. A real thrill! RUclips is such a great community not only to learn techniques via tutorials, but to explore and learn about the communities of each podcaster. My husband is from Stonehaven Scotland, and he enjoys watching the Scottish podcasts and hearing the brogue and sometimes seeing the landscape of their communities. We’ve enjoyed your podcast from day one!🏴 Well done Rebecca!❤
I don’t know a lot of knitters in person but I have a whole stunning sweater knit from yarn that was a gift from someone I’ve never met, and I had the joy of being able to send off a skein of discontinued yarn that I was never going to use to someone who was desperate to find more. Love the kindness of knitting strangers!
The online knitting community was what first helped me really find my knitting mojo! Since then I have made some fantastic friends and joined a local group of amazing crafty people! I have also really enjoyed the knitting podcasts on youtube, getting to hear what others are making, what yarn they are using has really helped inspire some of my own projects!
I love the way knitting builds community, in online spaces and real-life spaces through my local yarn store and knit night. I feel part of the community through social media too, reading other people's comments on RUclips here. I've knitted on my own for decades, and enjoy seeing the craft grow x
I have been to 2 knitting retreats and several knitting festivals, which I loved. I stayed in contact with a few people and even visited them. I also love the online community as it is much more accessible. Once a week I attend a knitting group, but they make very different items and choose different materials than i come across online and on my travels. I feel very lucky to have this community!
I don't have a local knitting community but I love the online community. I have also made a wonderful new friend in Canada through the scrappy Advent swap last year and am loving our knit and chat sessions! Wether it's watching a podcaster or comments on instagram or joining a class at a yarn shop - I am always SO inspired and delighted by all the creativity and enthusiasm.
I love the community aspect of knitting. I do not have a local knitting store close to me and I do not have friends or family that knit. I love how I will go to a retreat knowing no one and I am welcomed into the group like we have always known each other. The community of knitting brightens my day and encourages me.
I am extremely lucky to live near a shop called Nibbles, Needles and Hooks in Lower Pilsley, Derbyshire. It has been open for just over one year and is a wool shop and cafe. We sit and knit with drinks and cakes and there is a real community feel to it. I have made lots of knit and crochet friends that are now just friends it's a fabulous place.
I went to a sidewalk sale at a yarn shop today and everyone was helping each other choose yarn for patterns they'd like to knit and suggesting color combos. It's nice to make connections with random strangers based on a passion for knitting.