Cake, conversation and knitting with the Glasgow Picknitters
By Jolene Crawford
Fancy a picknit? Textile artist Johanna Flannigan introduces us to the event she started for fun that has grown into a popular meet up for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Meet the men and women who chat and eat cake while knitting in Glasgow's public spaces.
The Glasgow Picknitters
Meet the men and women who chat and eat cake while knitting in public. BBC World Affairs Correspondent Allan Little describes some of the key moments from his career and answer questions about what it is like to report the world in an age of conflict. Bill Boyd reads his poem Hogmanay, written in the style of Robert Burns.
Why not try out this tutorial from Johanna to create your own woollen snail?
If the thought of cake, chat and craft appeals then there are many arts and crafts groups throughout Scotland to help get the creativity flowing.
Have a look through the links below to find a group in your local area.
Knitting and crafts groups across Scotland
- The Glasgow Picknitters official website (posterous.com)
- The Glasgow Picknitters Facebook group (facebook.com)
- The Yarn Cake - another free knitting night (posterous.com)
- Informal Knitting Groups in Glasgow (meetup.com)
- k1yarns knitting groups (Edinburgh) (k1yarns.com)
- The Woolpack Knitting Group (Edinburgh) (blogspot.com)
- Stitch 'n' Bitch Knitting Groups (across Scotland) (blogspot.com)
- Knitting and crochet groups in Scotland (bhkc.co.uk)
- Knitting groups or clubs in Scotland (knittogether.info)
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