Crafting with Friends

It was very nice to see some of my crafting buddies today. The Tigo Knitting group started almost six and half years ago. We met at the original location of the group, a Starbucks in Tigard. The purpose of the group was to get to know other people and share something in common...crafting.

Although the Meetup is named after a shortened version of Tigard = Ti and Lake Oswego = Go, a meeting hasn't been in either city in a long time. The truth is that the group has never met in Lake Oswego. Since the early days of the group meeting in Tigard, we've bounced around a bit. As much as a Starbucks can be a great place to hang out, the noise of the people and espresso making can make chatting difficult. Now, most of our meetings are in Beaverton, to find nice quiet locations.

The crafty folks in this group have been a real blessing even when I haven't made it to a meeting in a long time. Building that sense of community is helpful especially when I had moved to Portland a couple of years before. With a little kid and a new job, there wasn't much time to get out and meet people. Feel free to join us if you're in the Portland area. Also, consider starting your own Meetup. You can curtail it any way you'd like it to be.

Thank you to Margaret and Shar who've been a big part of keeping the group going. I couldn't do it without you.

Ok, so here's what I've been looking at...Modular patterns to make chair covers for my dining room chairs. In my lack of forethought, I didn't consider that cream color seat cushions would not hold up well with two kids. After a night of pizza and a night of spaghetti, it's clear that the cream won't stay pristine. Of course, Ravelry has the answer!!! Atty van Norel has some great free crochet modular designs. Some openwork while others are solid. I hope to use a few different designs to make the covers. Machine washability is also a plus. Att.y's patterns feature join as you go, which I live. Having to sew things together later can make it difficult to finish a project.

Hopefully, I'll have a great picture or two of some things I'm knitting/crocheting. Have a wonderful week.