Category Archives: Sewing/Knitting

Give Fleece A Chance

That Yarn Guy writes on the Prospect Heights Message Board: “Cold enough fer ya? Warm up at the Knit-In at Freddy’s Bar this weekend. It’s the first Saturday of every month from 5:00 until 8:00 PM or when ever the band kicks us out.”

“This is the second winter for knitting at Freddy’s. The Knit In was featured in Knit.1 Magazine and also on The Jane Pauley Show. It’s not a craft class – it’s a friendly drink-optional depot for stitching, bitching and unwinding.”

“It’s never too late to make a hand-crafted gift for the Holidays like a pot holder or a hat. Or maybe a hat made from holders. So drop off your laundry, pick up some Chinese food, join us this Saturday and finish that scarf! Stick around for the Tom Waits tribute later that evening. Always on hand at the Knit-In are a swift, wool-winder, patterns books and spare needles. Crocheters are welcomed and men are encouraged.”

Get Details: Prospect Heights Message Board

Freddy's Bar to Have National Coverage — Update

knit.jpg As previously reported, The Jane Pauley Show visited Prospect Heights’ own Freddy’s Bar and Backroom last month to film Knit Night. Two weeks later, news hit that the show was canceled, and the debut of Freddy’s on national television was in jeopardy. However, although the show is ending production in mid-April, the knitting craft segment — “Creative Outlets” — made the cut and will air toward the end of April or beginning of May.

Knit Night organizer Tony Limuaco says, “The clip was about 30 seconds long at the taping, which is pretty long for a clip. It might get cut shorter, hopefully cropping out the receding hairline of a man from Guam, or possibly his gut…. So get your TIVO all set up and check the site for the air date…. As you show up at Knit Night this Sunday, March 20, walk in proudly knowing that Freddy’s has national coverage.”

See Dailyheights’ earlier post about this subject: “Knitting Is the New Bowling.”

Tonight (and every Wednesday night): Knitting Circle at Prospect Perk

knitting nataliedee.com.jpgStep aside, Home Heating Oil. Knitting is getting hot, hot, hotter than hot hot Vanderbilt Avenue.

Now, Mary writes in to remind you about the Knitting Circle at Prospect Perk Cafe (corner of Flatbush and Sterling Place), every Wednesday night from 8:00-11:00 PM: “Newbies welcome. Just show up. Very casual. Small group.” It’s in the DAILYHEIGHTS Events Calendar, which is filling out quite nicely and quite rapidly. Go add your event now.

Tony says of the Prospect Perk Knitting Circle: “The people in the group are a friendly mix of moms, 30-somethings and ‘dog people’.” We’re still waiting to hear when the Freddy’s Knit Night segment airs on NBC’s Jane Pauley show. Stay tuned…

[KNITTER PAINTING: nataliedee.com]

UPDATE: KNITTING IS THE NEW BOWLING with Jane Pauley

Jpauley65nndbAccording to Kathy, "apparently the Jane Pauley
Show went to Freddy’s in order to film Knit Night in action [Monday, Feb. 1]. As a
friend pointed out, Jane Pauley going to Freddy’s sort of points to us
now being in The End Times."

UPDATE: Knit Night organizer Tony Limuaco just got back from the show taping downtown (air date TBA): "Jane was a gracious host–I got all sorts of loot … The show was on crafts, and Knit Night at Freddy’s was the opening piece. The show also featured cake decorating genius Kate Sullivan and Lilly Chin, author of ‘The Urban Knitter.’ They left one of my quotes in the clip: ‘Knitting is the new yoga, but after few beers it’s the new bowling.’"