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Welcome to KnitBelgium, the new blog for the knitters of Belgium and beyond.
The circle first met in September 2004 as a result of Rowan International sending us a list of members in Belgium. There were only a handful of us! It was our idea to create a knitting circle in order to meet other people who share the same passion as us. Six months later, we now have twelve members who come from all over Belgium to knit and chat. We meet on the first and third Thursday of every month from 2.30 pm. Our venue is the Lepelblad cafe in Gent, run by the wonderful Marian and Cathy who let us take up ever larger amounts of space every month and keep us supplied with great coffee and delicious food.
We, Helen and Lizzie are both British and married to Belgians. At first our group was small, with just four members - us plus two Belgians, Anne and Martha. English was our common language. Now we have more members the balance has shifted. We switch between Dutch, English and French, which keeps everyone on their toes and leads to lots of laughter!
If you love knitting or would simply like to learn, why don't you come and join us in the Lepelblad. You can't miss us and we'll be are there every first and third Thursday of the month come rain or shine! Otherwise, just enjoy this blog. We'll be posting regular news and information updates about the group, as well as ideas, stories and gossip to keep you all entertained!
Love
Helen and Lizzie
The circle first met in September 2004 as a result of Rowan International sending us a list of members in Belgium. There were only a handful of us! It was our idea to create a knitting circle in order to meet other people who share the same passion as us. Six months later, we now have twelve members who come from all over Belgium to knit and chat. We meet on the first and third Thursday of every month from 2.30 pm. Our venue is the Lepelblad cafe in Gent, run by the wonderful Marian and Cathy who let us take up ever larger amounts of space every month and keep us supplied with great coffee and delicious food.
We, Helen and Lizzie are both British and married to Belgians. At first our group was small, with just four members - us plus two Belgians, Anne and Martha. English was our common language. Now we have more members the balance has shifted. We switch between Dutch, English and French, which keeps everyone on their toes and leads to lots of laughter!
If you love knitting or would simply like to learn, why don't you come and join us in the Lepelblad. You can't miss us and we'll be are there every first and third Thursday of the month come rain or shine! Otherwise, just enjoy this blog. We'll be posting regular news and information updates about the group, as well as ideas, stories and gossip to keep you all entertained!
Love
Helen and Lizzie
posted by Lizzie at 11:54 am
5 Comments:
Dear Helen and Lizzie,
Being the husband of Martha (one of the founding knitters), I still remember the first days of the Knitting Circle, when you contacted the Belgian members of Rowan International. Although I seldom knit myself, I am in it from morning till nightfall. I wish you all the best with this beautiful initiative.
Roger
maybe the husbands should start a "husbands of KnitBelgium ladies" circle...
Ik brei zelf (nog) niet, maar hun enthousiasme werkt wel aanstekelijk!!!
Patrick (Lizzie's)
Knitting, piece of cake ? I enjoyed your blog. Binnenkort ga ik een kijkje nemen in het Miat. Misschien kom ik wel eens naar 't Lepelblad met of zonder breinaalden onder de arm. Jullie bijeenkomsten zien er heel gemoedelijk uit en te horen aan Elizabeth zijn ze dat ook ! To be continued ...
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