Warm feet

As part of my 2011 resolution to stop talking about things and actually do them I have started a knitting group. A new trendy coffee shop has just opened in the wasteland that can be the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. It is a place in transition as it tackles the 21st century. There are still greasy spoons to cater for the men in dirty boiler suits but some new places are opening up for the new 'creatives' moving to the new apartments in the area. We are definitely the incomers!

Anyway I wanted to start a group who could meet on a Wednesday afternoon to knit, drink tea and chat. Working freelance can be very lonely and there is a time when you have to have a good reason to put on proper clothes and some make-up (PJs are just too comfy!). Got off to a slow start as there are only two of us who are in the group but hopefully more will join. We are called the Diamond Knitters (as opposed to geezers). My first project was to have a go at knitting a pair of socks - learning to turn a heel has driven me to tears but hey, I got there in the end. And here they are...