Comments on: Big Bear Cafe at 1st and R, NW

By: knitterguy

knitterguy — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:40:17 +0000

There are a whole bunch of knitting groups around the city (and outside).

Knitting/crochet meetings that i know of:
- Tuesdays 6-8pm at the Saloon on U st
- Thursdays 8-10pm at someone’s house somewhere in the city (check the listserv below for locations)
- Sundays 4-6pm at Teaism in penn quarter

Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/snb_dc/ for more local info. I know that a number of the members live in the area (myself included) and would be interested in a nearby meeting.

All of the above groups are open to anyone and welcome new members of any skill level. There’s also a men’s knitting group that has just switched to meeting on the first thursday of the month at ACKC (14th and Q NW). There are a ton more (two in dupont, one in eastern market, one in takoma/sliver springs, one in alexandria, one in a downtown goth-ish club before the show) and probably even more that I don’t know about.

But, if you’re on ravelry, you probably know all this already…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:59:18 +0000

when/where is columbia heights coffee expanding to?

By: Mrs T

Mrs T — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:44:22 +0000

I’m Mrs. T, or jerdlngr on Ravelry. Sounds like we need to have a knitting group in Columbia Heights, then. I vote for Mayorga, since there’s more space (the upstairs area?) There’s a DC group as well as a DC/VA/MD group on Ravelry- I’ll post a message there and see if there’s any more interest (so, check there). Yay…

By: Otis Gal

Otis Gal — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:19:37 +0000

I would faint from happiness if they opened a Little Bear or Bigger Bear on GA Ave!

By: bogfrog

bogfrog — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:57:35 +0000

I would like to knit with Mrs T and engineergirl at CHCoffee or nearby. When?

By: Mr. T in DC

Mr. T in DC — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:47:09 +0000

Yes, she is on Ravelry, I think, she may be “knit and run” (she’s also a runner) or something like that. I’ll suggest posting something there. Thanks!

By: engineergirl

engineergirl — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:21:00 +0000

I’ve been meaning to check out that knitting group! Mr. T, is your wife on Ravelry? The site has a DC knitters group (with 842 members!) that could better answer that question. Maybe she could use it as a springboard to get a new knitting group started– we recently started a knitting meetup in Dupont Circle and it’s had good attendance so far.

By: sean

sean — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:08:11 +0000

its the best coffee shop in the city.

By: Mr. T in DC

Mr. T in DC — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:49:50 +0000

Speaking of the knitting circle poster, my wife is a big knitter. Are there any knitting groups that meet at Mayorga, Columbia Heights Coffee, etc?

By: Prince Of Petworth

Prince Of Petworth — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:22:56 +0000

Ha! Never. Just exploring…