outcasts

Congratulations to the designers, knitters and artists who exhibited on the jelly stand at the 3rd Reading Contemporary Art Fair this weekend. It was a fabulous event which just gets better every year. Here are a few images for those that missed it.

Rome

- http://travellersyarn.wordpress.com/tag/lana-della-vecchia/

Paris

- http://knittingbandit.typepad.com/knitting_bandit/2007/08/
paris-shops-3-4.html

New York – http://www.knittycity.com/blog/home

New York

London

- http://www.iknit.org.uk/knittinggroups.html

Butter Market
image from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butter_Market,_Reading.jpg

Why to visit a knit cafe……….

links  (Reasons why to knit)
bitch n stitch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch_%27n_Bitch

yarn bomb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_bombing

knitted graffiti
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitta_Please

knitting clubs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting

Why visit ours
beacause we worth it! as the strap line goes

A bunch of talent, in fact to much talent for one room, designers, beginners, experts, helpers, planners, organisers  and artists.

Some thing for everyone……..some one for everyone

As of late we had a venue change

(art pad Jelly to Coopers(pub) now back to art pad Jelly)

It was cold and now its warm, so all knitter and crocheters welcome back.

Ravelry link to Reading Berkshire knitters- Outcasts.

The cafe is on the 1st and 3rd of the month…….6:30 until 9;-)

An Italian Knit Night

Tonight, Wednesday 18 Jan, is Knit Night from 6.30pm until 9 at jelly ArtPad (that’s the one upstairs at 42 Market Place) and it is also the last Knit Night for Barbara before she returns to Milan – so that makes it Campari O’Clock?

In other news, to try to be more organised or otherwise known as “less-confusing” from forthwith the 1st and 3rd Wednesday evening sessions shall be referred to as Knit Night, the 2nd Wednesday daytime sessions shall be Purl Day. Thank you to everyone who responded to our request for help locking and unlocking and blogging. So as Barbara departs, the team of Alison, Mel, Ella, Laura and Suzanne are joined by Gillian and Pat. Thank you all.

Ci vediamo alla serata dei lavoretti a maglia!

Ciao

As the Outcasts have been hanging out together since 2003 – knitting, making stuff, and doing random things – and as Jelly has a lovely new, very old premises – formerly known as The Coopers Arms at 29-31 Market Place – we thought that we could make the Christmas bash extra special this year and invite our favourite makers of beautiful things to take part …

It was chilly and getting dark in Coopers at the last evening knit session so from the next session (2 November) we will return to the jelly at 42 Market Place on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

The daytime knit session (2nd Wednesday of each month ) will actually be in The Coopers this month for a change.

Keep warm, keep knitting

Have you seen this?

It is a safe link so don’t worry, it just involves llamas and typing

Wish I could be there but then I get to spend time instead with my growing teenagers on their birthday 10/10.
Knitted presents anyone?

These past few days (from Thursday 8 September) you could have found us in Jacksons Haberdashery and Wool Department as part of of the National Heritage Open Days – as from Emma’s earlier post here, we were on hand to help people with knitting dilemmas, help new knitters and just have a general chat – sounds like a perfect outcast day.

A special big thank you to all the outcasts that came to help with running the sessions including Melanie Nabarro, Debbie Orr, Kira Moffat and Emma Bradbury. Not forgetting the hard work bringing the pattern booklet together by Pat Lewis and the wonderful designs. Here’s a sneaky few shots from the photo day.

There booklets are a limited first edition run of 100 only, containing 8 patterns to knit and crochet:
* Classic Cloche
* Garden Twisty (crochet)
* Choker (crochet)
* Brioche Stripe
* 40′s Cherry Brooch
* Evening Out Gloves
* Mabel Bonnet
* Heritage Bag

They will be on sale, priced £6, this coming Thursday 15th September, 6-9pm as part of The Vintage Catwalk in Market Place, Reading. Alternatively leave a comment here to reserve a copy and we will be in touch to organise getting the booklet to you.