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FIRST KNITTING & CROCHET MEET UP 11TH MAY 2022 By Jackie Reynolds

Well it was a while in the making but the end result of this new group activity has been worth the wait and I have to say it was an excellent first event

There were 10 of us in attendance with various skill sets in the art of knitting and crochet (we wont discuss mine!!)

The location at The Indian Women's Club was excellent and only B50 per person for the facility; very kindly offered for our use by Rani Phlaphongphanich.

Location: Rama Mansion which is a cream apartment building virtually opposite Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant. It is less than a 5 minutes walk down Sukhumvit Soi 12 on the left side. Apartment 1B is on the ground floor adjacent to the swimming pool and with easy access for anyone with mobility issues. The room is also air conditioned.

There is access to hot water so if you have a particular tea or coffee preference you are welcome to bring your own favourite plus mug and make there. Alternatively there are some local brands available along with paper cups & water.

One of our BWG ladies Val Baker kindly brought along skeins of wool and crochet hooks for people to purchase (this is optional).

3 skeins for B100 and a crochet hook for B50.

Also there were an array of needles generously donated by Joan Bartlett.

It was agreed that we should hold meet ups weekly on

Wednesdays from 13.30 - 16.00

Rani generously offered us cookies and samosas as a welcome at this first meet up and some ladies were so impressed with the samosas that they immediately put in a request to buy more the following week. Therefore

if you like samosas, there is an added incentive to join us!

At the 2nd meet up on the 18th May, the group number had gone up to 12 people. One of the members Carol appears to be a prolific knitter as had completed 15 SQUARES at home in 1 week. I'm glad to say "this is not a competitive sport!" So there is no pressure to achieve a certain amount of squares just come along knit/crochet 6in squares at your leisure and meet new people or old friends for a chat.

I can see at this rate the hill tribe villages will be snowed under (not literally one hopes!) this year with blankets. Woo Hoo!

OK back to the samosa’s. Rani must have anticipated the need so had brought 6 bags of 6 samosa at B100 each which were snapped up as though it were feeding time at the zoo. Kidding all those of you that were there, or am I??

There are a total of 24 people on the Knitting and Crochet group email list so far. Not everyone plans to attend in person because some are happy to do the activity at home and some people will come and go on Wednesdays; whatever is convenient for them. The squares can be given to me on a Wednesday or otherwise taken or mailed to the Fatima Shop.

If at any time in the future you decide you would like to join us or you have any friends who would be interested

please invite them to email me at: bkkjackie@yahoo.com with their name, email and phone number. This group, although made up of mostly BWG ladies, is not restricted to just the one group. All are welcome.

PS, if anyone has wool (of any thickness) lying around at home not being used or, as in the case of Gale Bailey, you are able to bring some back from the UK to donate to our group, it would be gratefully received.