More stocktaking ...

... not of the balls of wool! but of the group's activities and achievements over the knitting year.

We have had a lot of fun and shared a lot of laughter.  And we've also shared sadness. Two of our members have died in the last couple of months - Jean and Shirley - and we have grieved over their loss. Another of our group,  another Jean, is no longer to come because of ill health  - we miss her at our meetings and hope that her health improves. Some of our group have lost loved family members too, and our hearts have gone out to them.

We have also been busy. Since August last year we have:

• had a successful end-of-year party in 2009 sharing fun over food from many cultures. 
• In conjunction with the Epping Library Staff organised an education session by Kris Howard of the Knitters Guild on Internet resources for knitters -  Welcome to the Knitternet. This was well attended by group members and people from the community.
•  Participated in the annual Knit In at Hornsby Library in August 2010. 
• Hosted a World Wide Knit In Public event at Epping Library with over 40 participants. As the “main” event in the city attracted just over 90 participants, we were very pleased with the outcome. 
• Conducted a Knitterbugs, learn to knit class for 7 – 12 year olds during the July school holidays. The class was booked out and was great fun for the group members who volunteered as well as the children. One of the 12 year olds, who could not attend because the class was full, came to the knitting group’s meetings in the holidays and learnt to knit with the assistance of group members. She has started to knit squares for Wrap With Love as a result.
• Started this blog to record the activities of the group – http://eppinglibraryknitters.wordpress.com
• Assisted Pennant Hills Library Knitting Group to establish a blog too.

So what will the coming year hold  for us? More knitting of course! But the rest will be revealed as the year progresses - it's pretty safe to say, though, that an end of year party will be on the agenda. :)