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ndardarian

Aug 13, 2011, 5:20 PM

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Knitters in Mexico

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If there are any knitters here, I thought you might be interested in this! A couple of years ago I started a group on Ravelry for English Speaking Knitters in Mexico. (well, actually crocheters, too)

We now have 156 members, and everyone has contributed their knowledge of their local yarn stores and online resources, too.

Knitters in Mexico City that met in the group now regularly meet in person to knit and chat.

If you aren't a member of Ravelry already, you will need to join (it is free) but then I encourage you to join the group.

Here's a link:
English Speaking Knitters in Mexico
Blogging since 2007 about life in Mazatlán, Mexico
Blog: http://www.countdowntomexico.com
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/CountdownToMexico

Moisheh

Aug 18, 2011, 8:52 AM

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Thank you: My wife is an avid crocheter and knitter. She started a group for the Mexican ladies in Kino. They meet once a week and the clicking can be heard for blocks. The ladies are mostly needy but many good people have helped us with yarn donations. Good yarn in Mexico is very expensive. Every year they knit and crochet sweaters, hats and scarves for over 130 kindergarten kids. It is amazing to see a lady who has never crocheted become an expert in a few days! They can look at a picture of an item and then just go at it! An added benefit is it gives these matriarchs a chance to get away from the family and enjoy themselves. An American said the group should be called " bitch and stitch". Not original but cute!

Moisheh

esperanza

Aug 18, 2011, 9:49 AM

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In Spanglish, they could call it Comadre-yarn.

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richmx2

Aug 18, 2011, 12:06 PM

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There was an informal get-together of knitters in the park by the San Carlos Museum in DF, that the little old English lady I knew a few years back would join quite happily, not quite catching on (and not really caring all that much) that the ladies were free in the afternoons because they worked nights as ... er... um... free-lance personal service and hospitality workers (and one of the ladies wasn't biologically female, but at least a proper lady... but then again, knitting isn't only a female occupation in Mexico).

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sandykayak

Aug 18, 2011, 12:26 PM

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A few years ago, a Chapala Lakesider posted a request for yarn to make blankets etc. for the Mi Bebe y Yo project in Guadalajara.

I took some on my next trip but found out that yarn is expensive in the US also.

Now I take fleece blankies (available in several colors with an embrodered applique and blanket stitching) from Dollar Tree - one dollar each!

Not sure if she's on mexcon, but I will pass on this info to her.
Sandy Kramer
Miami, Fla & El Parque

clariboe

Aug 24, 2011, 7:48 AM

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My wife is not really into knitting, but she is an avid needlework person. She belongs to a guild here in the states and would love to hook up with a group when we move to Cuernavaca around the first of the year. Let me know if you have any info.

lamur

Aug 25, 2011, 1:53 PM

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Sandy, the best place to find yarn is Good Will or other thrift stores. People start projects..get bored and donate it.

richmx2

Aug 26, 2011, 1:12 PM

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I think the knitting is a lot like travel... it's not the destination, but the journey that gives meaning to the exercise. I seem to recall when my mother took up knitting, using whatever was on sale at the local store, or ended up in the remainder bin. I receiving an blanket that was orange and green at one end, then orange and pink, then electric blue and pink, melding (not quite seamlessly) into black and fire engine red.

Ugly blanket , and probably I could have bought something just as utilitarian for a lot less effort at a dollar store, but I think the point was knitting, not the product. Which had some use to someone ... in this case, the dog who slept on it (and as far as I know) was color-blind.

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