Every Tuesday I go to a local Panera and meet up with several others for a knit night. This is a group of ladies that I did not know very well but joined up with and have really enjoyed this night out.
We are of varying ages and stages of our lives. I am the oldest at 49 and we have the youngest who is 27 - my oldest son's age. But it is a fun group of ladies. They may not know this but this group has helped me so much - to overcome my shyness and my tendencies to be a homebody. While I have many friends I am content to stay at home and putter around my house. This tendency has grown as we became emptynesters...not sure why. Maybe it was all the running around we had to do with our kids growing up - which I loved at the time - but relish time at home now. Maybe it is because by the time I come home from work I am exhausted and don't feel like going anywhere,
But I try really hard to make time for Knit Night on Tuesdays. Sometimes work gets in the way - actually it does way too often - but my husband encourages me to try and get there.
It is funny because I am the only one who regularly knits at knit night. Most of us grab a quick sandwich or bowl of soup and then I whip out my latest project. I always have an easy project on the needles so I can still chat while knitting. We talk - alot - and laugh - alot! And luckily Panera does not mind that we take up a large table every Tuesday for seveal hours.
We have also taken to doing other knitting related activites together. We try to meet at First Friday at our LYS - which is a monthly event at Yarn-Love - our LYS. Sometimes we meet for dinner beforehand. We have visited other local shops together and local knitting events.
It is a fun time and I truly appreciate this group of ladies!







