From 7:00 to 9:00 pm on Mondays come join us for Knitting Night. Learn to knit, get help with a project, discuss knitting techniques you’d like to try, or work on your current project. There is a $3 fee and the coffee is brewed. What could be better than good conversation, good friends - some old, some new, and a knitting project in your hands.
On Tuesdays at Hodgepodge several of us gather to either spin and/or knit and chat the day away. Sue’s customers seem to enjoy seeing us working on projects and enjoying each others company. You can never tell what the topic of conversation will be or who will be joining us. Last week Sue had a 48 hour old, baby lamb at the shop. His name is Doodle and he’s a 6 lb. Cooplandic (Dad a Coopworth, Mom an Islandic) - his twin brother weighed in at 10 lbs and Mom was more interested in him than Doodles, so as a result Sue has a bottle baby.
Henry, the shop dog is used to seeing lambs but a regular, invited Tuesday guest - Mia, had never met a bottle baby and was very curious about Doodle. She didn’t know what the little guy was and nipped at him coming away with a taste of his fleece in her mouth. After some correction and praise, her inner border collie emerged and she stuck to him like glue. After his bottle, Sue placed him on the floor to wait on a customer and we watched as Mia herded Dootle into his crate and she stayed until he layed down and got settled for a nap. It was so sweet to watch.
So if you have time on a Tuesday and want to drop by, we’ll be there.
About a year ago, while at the New Hampshire Spinners and Dyers Association meeting, Linda came up with the idea that we all make the same shawl, and wear it this year to their Fashion Show in the Spring. Sue and Linda came up with a pattern and distributed it to those interested. Turned out that six of the spinners from Sugar River Spinners accepted the challenge: each one made the shawl from their own homespun yarn, some from fleece from their own sheep. Then they knitted it. The variations in the shawls are most interesting, just derived from different spinning techniques and thicknesses, different fibers, and different needle sizes.
And as these things go, other things came up and they didn’t get to the fashion show after all, so it’s a good thing they modelled them at the meeting at Candy’s house in March.
