Ooo, we’ve been tagged!
Mme
Claquee
has passed along “20 Things About Me” to us. So,
speaking for the group (oh the power of the blogeuse,
mwah hah hah!), here are 20 Very Important Facts about
Montreal Knits:
1. Many of us have cats. Except for
those
of us who have dogs.
2. Many of us aren’t actually from Montreal. We have
folk from Germany, Missouri, Nebraska, Massachusets
(probably spelled wrong, I guess I could just say
Boston), New York, Washington DC, Vancouver, Toronto
and other places that I just can’t think of right now
(but I really don’t mean to leave anyone out!).
3.
Three
Four of our members (Kate, Mona, Jennie, Veronik) are
published designers.
4. Every now and again, on a Sunday, a very nice lady
named Audrey comes to the Second Cup with a basket full
of hand-dyed kid mohair things from her farm. It’s
kinda like having your crack dealer come to your house.
5. Every now and again, on a Sunday, a very nice lady
from Ami Ami yarns comes to the Second Cup with a very
cute hand-crocheted bag full of various yarns imported
from Japan. It’s kinda like getting Vicodin from a
mail-order website delivered right to your door.
6. Even though many of the group are francophone (that
would be “french speaking” to those of you who don’t
live in Quebec), we meet in english. We anglophones (do
I have to spell it out for you?) appreciate this
greatly.
7. We have all seen the original, the first, THE
clapotis.
8. All the kids who have ever come to a meeting are a)
adorable and b) extremely well-behaved. I am way
impressed.
9. People usually stare at us when we have a meeting,
and sometimes they come over and talk to us. One nice
old lady remarked that none of us looked even close to
being grandmothers. Um, thanks?
10. Jo’s partner Carl occasionally comes to meetings.
Apparently he CAN knit, but won’t do it in front of us.
11. We have knitters of all levels of experience, from
I’ve-only-knit-scarves all the way up to experts who
have done cables, intarsia, fair-isle, provisional
cast-ons, tubular cast-ons, tubular cast-offs, lace and
etc. (but not all in the same project).
12. None of us has knitted a poncho–that we would
publically admit to.
13. We have collectively spent enough money at the
Second Cup to purchase a franchise.
14. Our average age appears to be around 35. Although
we look much younger. Not in a “mutton dressed as lamb”
kind of way either. And the fact that possibly one of
us might be single and turning 36 soon has nothing to
do with this comment whatsoever.
15. I don’t think any of us have used our sewing
machines in ages.
16. Many of us seem to be/have been involved in the
arts in some way–theatre, film, advertising, design.
17. I have never seen anyone knitting with fun fur at a
meeting.
18. We all instinctively know how to pronounce
“clapotis,” but also find Deawn’s Texan friend’s
alternate pronounciation of “platypus” quite hilarious.
19. We have official meetings four times a month, but
sometimes meet even more frequently. We like us, we
really like us!
20. There are only 19 interesting things about Montreal
Knits.
Phew. I’m out.
posted Sunday, 20 November 2005