What Katie Did: National Knitting Week

National Knitting Week

Tuesday is Knitting Day for me, and in this National Knitting Week I got a double helping. In the morning I was invited to go to the waiting room at the Cancer Outpatients Department in Newcastle. Ali and Rachel work there involving patients who are waiting for treatment in all sorts of craft activities. Ali had written up the weeks events and billed me as 'The Knitting Artist' which is a very grand title and the nicest thing I have been called in a long time!
I had taken in a variety of yarns, needles, patterns and was wearing most of my favourite knitted clothes! I think I must have looked a bit strange in my collection of Kaffe Fassett carigan, Noro Silk Garden Clapotis, and Opal socks dragging a large wheeled suitcase and wearing my bright pink Crocs.

I had a really interesting time. People were reminiscing about their knitting triumphs, I got a pair of guys winding hanks of wool, we did a couple of squares for Wateraid and another two hats for the Innocent Bottles. And one of the people awaiting treatment was the father-in-law of one of the founders of the great Innocent dirnks people! We had a fine old chat!

it was a really amazing place to be - such a mixture of people with so many stories. I think the 'Room for You' is a terrific idea.

I drove back along the A69 at a great pace to get to our weekly Knit-in at the cafe - we had such a good turn out and the local paper came for a photo and a story so we'll have a look at that on Friday!

Dorothy has made this for her daughter who teaches primary school.

and Annie made this for her daughter, modeled here by my dear friend Sue - the White Witch Of Haydon Bridge.

She usually looks much prettier than this! But she is completely mad so what can you do?

the total number of hats for Age Concern is now .......

twentysix!!!!!

I will send them tomorrow with the best wishes of all the creative knitters who were mad enough to make them!!

And finally - Owen is making crab apple jelly. Here is the start of it.

more on this story as the news breaks.