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  • FAQs: How to Join S&B London

    Feeling the need for a bit of the Knit in your life? Want to break your sticks and string free from the sofa? Have a whole stash of bitching you want to get out of your system?

    Join Stitch and Bitch London and get your knit on the world’s woolliest city.

    How do I join?

    All you need to do is sign up to our newsletter by CLICKING HERE. You’ll get an email asking you to confirm that you want to join our mailing list. Confirm by clicking on the link.

    The next time our newsletter goes out (we send them every two weeks), you’ll be sent one into your very own Inbox.

    In the meantime you can see our newsletter archives, with meeting details here in our .

    Then just come along to a meeting. That’s it. No membership card. No nothing. Just come along and knit.

    How much does it cost?

    Not a thing. It’s all free free free. Meetings are free. We’ll teach you anything you want to know (about knitting!) for free. The company of all our other members if free. But you’ll have to buy your own drinks and food (if you want them).


    Where do you meet?

    You need to sign up to our newsletter to find out when and where we meet. We change venue and day every week. We always meet from 6pm. We always meet near a tube station in central London. We always meet on a weeknight, never a weekend.

    I can’t knit. Can I still join?

    We teach anyone to knit for free if they turn up to a learners meeting with yarn and needles (check the newsletter for the learners meeting dates). For what to bring please click here. Buying your own stuff is all part of learning to knit. Dive in there and pick something fabulous.

    What do I need to bring?

    A guide to what to bring along can be found on our website here.

    We believe that choosing your own yarn and needles is all part of learning to knit, so there’s also a page of London Yarn Shops on the site for you to get your sticks and string from. Useful, eh?

    I’ve never been to a meeting before. Can I just turn up?

    Yes. We don’t need you to tell us you’re coming along. Just turn up, pull up a chair, sit down, and knit. We have newbies come along every single week so you won’t be alone.

    I can’t get there for 6pm. Can I turn up at any time? What time do you finish?

    Meetings begin at 6pm. You can turn up any time you like. S&B London is very easy-going. Come for the whole night, come for five minutes, come for an hour. Up to you. We normally stay at the venue well past 10pm. Every venue we choose is open late. So turn up when you like.

    I know how to knit but want to learn more complicated stuff. Can you help?

    The S&B London Stitchettes are happy to help you learn any part of knitting from the basics to more involved stuff. There are always lovely S&B Londoners willing to lend a hand to teach new techniques too. All you need to do is turn up and ask. If we don’t know how then we’ll learn along with you.

    I have a blog. Will you link to it?

    We certainly will. Let us know where you blog is and we’ll stick you on our S&B Londoners Blogs list. You can also link to us here if you want to return the favour.

    We even have a shiny S&B Member button for you to add. Don’t know how to add a button to you blog? Helpful tutorial (for WordPress, Blogger, and Typepad) if you CLICK HERE (thanks Crafty Crow).

    I crochet/sew/spin? Is that ok with you? S&B London have never ever been known to let a good crafter down. Join us whatever your craft. We’ll be just as welcoming and probably want you to tell us all about it.

    Don’t go! I have more questions!

    You can email us at stitchettes@stitchandbitchlondon.co.uk if you have anything else you need to ask. One of the Stitchettes will get back to you as soon as we can.

    11 Responses to “FAQs: How to Join S&B London”

    1. Mike said

      Just passing by. Btw, you website have great content!

    2. holyhandcrafter said

      Waaa waa waaaaah

    3. Erssie said

      Hello.
      I can knit and crochet, and am always up for showing new people how to do it.

    4. Julia said

      Hiya – Id love to join, but I am a crocheter not a knitter! Will I be shunned unless I take up the second needle?

    5. Laurie said

      I am a crocheter and knitter too ( mostly crochet) but I really need some help with reading patterns in general I cannot seem to follow any, woul that be ok?
      xx

    6. Kat said

      Hello all!
      I have been an avid cross-sticher for years but have recently picked up a crochet book, but all I seem to do is make some interesting knots! Was going to come down tomorrow to say hello and hopefully find someone who can help me out more than my book can!
      Looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow, please come and say hello, I’m the one with the bright red hair at the front! (its black at the back!)

    7. Cathrine said

      What a great idea! I just wish I lived in London…..

    8. Greetings Everyone,

      I am new to the website (within the last month or sew) and I am looking for anyone that my be interested in sharing their patterns with the world to get recognition. I recently released an application, Easy Stitch for iPhone and iPod Touch that teaches the basics on Knitting, Crochet and Embroidery.

      With our next update, we wanted to give back to the crafting world and offer people the opportunity to share their work worldwide. If you have something that you think is really great and want to share it with others, please let me know. You can send an email to “info @ easytstitchapp .com” for more details.

      Thanks and have a great day!

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