Let's Knit is a new project which started at the end of last year. Something to do with cold winters and present making. The aims of the project are to:
bring people together
create something beautiful
recycle old materials
learn new skills
exhibit a finished project
Bringing it all back home:
Bringing it all back home is the working title for the main project. This consists of knitted squares (approx 9”x 9”) with a theme around the idea of Irishness. You can draw inspiration from the landscape and seascape (peat bogs, hedgerows, hills, beaches), sky (blue, grey, cloudy), folklore and mythology (Cuchulainn, Fionn Mac Cumhail, Diarmuid and Grainne), symbolism (harp, shamrock, Celtic designs, birds, Brighid’s cross – someone has already knit a tricolor). In fact anything that for you represents Ireland - and you don’t have to be Irish to be involved. The squares will be put together to form a beautiful textile piece of art and displayed at a later date.
To knit your square:
The basic pattern is 40 stitches using double yarn on No. 8 needles. Use any stitches you want; garter, stocking, moss, rib or any combination of these.
After knitting the basic square then decorate in any fashion you want and using any material to give you your desired effect. If you want any ideas or inspiration or help in getting started, contact me (01132176566 or teresa@lihh.org) or come to one of the Thursday groups. Also check out our website www.lihh.co.uk for updates on the knitting group.
If there’s anybody out there who has knitting needles, wool or handmade woolies or bit of interesting material (tweed, silk, satin, beads, ribbons) they no longer need, please donate to the project and we will recycle them.
There are also lots of web sites on knitting and even video clips of how to knit and do particular stitches. Type in 'how to knit' and you're sure to find an appropriate site.
Nice picture of a finished patch in the Let's Knit section via the Events page.
Slán anois
Teresa
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