About
Knit & Chat Stocksbridge came together for the first time on 12
May 2007.
The idea of starting a group like this was germinating already for a
couple of years.
In 2005 I attended a knitting group in the centre of Sheffield but
after a while I found it difficult to travel the 2 hours or more to
be amongst knitting-loving people. That's when the wish came up to
find a group closer to home. In that time (and still) many groups
were born in Sheffield and elsewhere in Britain, but still the
nearest one to me took so long to get to.
So the idea was born to start a group myself. After a long time of
thinking and talking about, I thought it was surely worth giving it
a try. So I decided on a date and hung posters in shops, the library
and advertised in Look Local newspaper.
The library staff who were so kind to provide space, were witness to
my nerves on the first day when I thought I would be the very only
one sitting there, knitting. To my massive relief and surprise,
there were indeed others who liked the idea of a knitting group in
this area as well. I still remember the fellow knitters of this
first time: Edith & Mary!
