Using my powers for good.

I'm kind of excited because a couple of days ago I found out for sure that I'll be leading a knitting group once a week at a center for low-income women in my neighborhood. This will be the first time I've taught knitting in a formal setting, although I taught my niece, and ages ago I taught my best friend in college. I really didn't know what I was doing, though, and she was lefthanded. I didn't know from continental-style knitting back then.

I don't know exactly what will happen, what I'll end up teaching, or what supplies I might need help rustling up. I do think I'm going to hit up Knitty for permission to reuse of a couple of simple patterns, though.  I'll keep you posted!

Comments

[Juls]

email or pm me if you need supplies for the group. I may have some extra straight needles and worsted weight yarn I can ship over.

[Birdsong]

I do like how you chose to categorize this as altruistic knitting... has a nice ring to it!

[no-blog-rachel]

Hey if you end up needing some yarn, I've got some decent, plain ol' wool, mostly worsted weight. Not a ton of it, but I could easily dig up a few skeins. So if you find you need it, just say the word!

[Kirsten]

That is totally nice of you. Let me know if you need any yarn donations.

[Kate G.]

Terrific. Please post if you need donations for yarn, needles...all that stuff. I may be an unemployed, but I'd happily hit the change jar for this cause.

[The Feminist Mafia]

Cool!