Knit/crochet/other hobby group

Posted in: Forums > Living in Kunming • 30 posts • Newest

• • Elisa
    February 10, 2010
    32 posts
  • Is there anyone here who would like to start a stitching group? I'm still looking for something to keep me busy in Kunming, and I'd like to meet some people.

    I live on the west side, but it doesn't take me long to get up to the Green Lake area. A coffee shop would probably be a better place to meet than a noodle joint :) I'm not sure how a tea house would feel about it.

• • Kunmingsunshine
    February 10, 2010
    15 posts
  • Ooh, I like the idea of a stitching group. I knit very simple things. I live in the green lake area, but wouldn't mind an excuse to go to another part of town. Would be nice to get a group going!

• • Elisa
    February 12, 2010
    32 posts
  • Cool! When I get back into town, we'll get together. What days/times are good for you? I'm free all the time. :)

• • Elisa
    February 20, 2010
    32 posts
  • I think the Green Lake area is best suited for this sort of thing.

    Today I sat for hours at a tea garden in Green Lake Park near the floating hamster ball things.

    So, here's my suggestion - 2pm Saturday at the tea garden thing (bad weather backup - French cafe upstairs)
    AND a weekday sometime. Wednesday 10am French Cafe?

    Call me at 1528-818-9747 if you're interested in coming, or just show up! I'll be the one with green yarn.

• • Elisa
    February 24, 2010
    32 posts
  • Well, I'm here now and will likely be until noonish.

• • ilikemountains
    February 24, 2010
    10 posts
  • I brought all my knitting needles and would love to get a yarn group started! Did you meet up last weekend?

• • Elisa
    February 25, 2010
    32 posts
  • Last weekend was when I "discovered" the outdoor tea place and sat there with my husband, so there was no group yet. I plan to be there this saturday, though maybe a little late.

• • Elisa
    March 3, 2010
    32 posts
  • I will be at French Cafe today from about 9:30 to noon. Please come join me if you can!

• • ilikemountains
    March 3, 2010
    10 posts
  • Hey,

    I was out of town but would still love to meet up. Feel free to contact me off-list at ilikemountains@hotmail.com.

    Cheers,

    Catherine

• • trice
    September 6, 2010
    20 posts
  • Hi,
    are you guys still in Kunming and planning on getting together?

• • ghost
    September 7, 2010
    18 posts
  • Yes, i'm interested in this also.

• • kaete
    September 7, 2010
    5 posts
  • How about Monday evenings 7:30 at Slice of Heaven? It's located at 168 Dong Shan Dong Lu, not too far from Green Lake? If you are interested, come next Monday, September 13th and we can get together and talk more about it. Bring your projects too!
    Hope you can come.
    Kaete

• • psycho
    September 7, 2010
    11 posts
  • I'll also try to come with my crosstitch!

• • ghost
    September 7, 2010
    18 posts
  • I don't want to be a stick in the mud but 4pm on Monday would be better for myself.

• • trice
    September 7, 2010
    20 posts
  • I have a friend who might be interested, but she's unavailable on Mondays. Any chance Tuesday maybe late afternoon would work for people?

• • ghost
    September 7, 2010
    18 posts
  • I'm down for Tuesday.. anytime after 12:30pm and before 6pm

• • hapatofu
    September 7, 2010
    97 posts
  • i'd love to join you guys if i ever make it down to kunming again (i live in chengdu). but also wanted to let you know if you're on ravelry, we've got a china knitters' group there which is very useful for knit/crochet/yarn-related vocabulary and other tips. come by and say hello!
    http://www.ravelry.com/groups/china-knitters

• • trice
    September 7, 2010
    20 posts
  • @ghost - how about 3pm then? the other option would be to meet with everybody on Monday and see if they can switch to Tuesday, just so we're all together to start - what do you think?

    @hapatofu - thanks muchly! and also for the shout out on the list - just joined

• • ghost
    September 7, 2010
    18 posts
  • Don't worry about me... 3pm Tuesday would work for me but i'm not a super knitter. Its up to you.

• • kaete
    September 9, 2010
    5 posts
  • Let's plan on 3 pm on Tuesday at Slice of Heaven.
    Sounds like that will work for most of us.
    See you there!

• • Elisa
    September 10, 2010
    32 posts
  • I'm no longer in Kunming (I've been up in Shangri-la since April) but I'm glad to see this has picked up! I'll be back in Kunming in November, so hopefully I'll get to meet you all then.

• • trice
    September 14, 2010
    20 posts
  • sorry to have missed you guys today - afraid I've been home sick
    are we on for next week same time/place?

• • kaete
    September 15, 2010
    5 posts
  • Yes, we got together yesterday and had fun stitching and getting acquainted. Hope you can join us next week at the same time - 3 pm on Tuesday at Slice of Heaven.

    See you then.

• • mgeni
    September 23, 2010
    3 posts
  • Hi,
    I'm likely to be visiting Kunming shortly and have been looking for addresses/locations of yarn shops. So far I haven't really found anything, but during my search I came across this forum and hope you'll be able to help me. So here goes: do you know where I can find LYS in Kunming? If so, are there shops that have some special yarns (i.e. mainly something else than acrylics)? Do they only sell local brands or also imported ones? Any and all information is welcome. :)

• • Barbara
    October 14, 2010
    22 posts
  • There's plenty of yarn shops around and some that sell really good Aussie merino. Come along to Slice of Heaven on Tuesday with a map and I'll show you where there's a good one. I'm sure others will know of places too.

• • JessicaBaker
    April 5, 2012
    52 posts
  • Does Any one know the names or streets some good yarn shops are on? I have been having trouble finding yarn as well

• • JessicaBaker
    April 5, 2012
    52 posts
  • Does Any one know the names or streets some good yarn shops are on? I have been having trouble finding yarn as well

• • JessicaBaker
    April 5, 2012
    52 posts
  • Does Any one know the names or streets some good yarn shops are on? I have been having trouble finding yarn as well

• • JessicaBaker
    April 5, 2012
    52 posts
  • Sorry for reporting my Internet was having problems

• • trice
    April 5, 2012
    20 posts
  • what general area are you in? There's a small shop in Bei Chen a couple minutes walk from Metro that I go to every once in a while. Not sure the road name, but it's around the corner from the Silver Spoon Cafe on that main road. EDIT: to hopefully make that more clear, it's on the same road as Metro, on the other side of Beijing Da Dao. Walking from Metro it's a ways up on the left, just before the walking street that has the Silver Spoon and the Prague Cafe. (sorry my directions are so confusing!)

    Near the Wen Hua Xiang area, there's a shop on a small road that runs parallel to Jian She Lu as it goes down the hill toward Xiao Ximen - if you're walking on Wen Lin Jie, going away from Salvador's toward Jian She Lu, cross at the traffic light and continue on the same road (I think it's name changes there though). Walk down the first road on your left, and the LYS is a little way down on the right. (sorry - I do directions by landmark).

    And if you want lots and lots of choices, there's always the yarn section down in the Lou Si Wan in/near Cheng Gong - if you're taking the bus, the 170 and the 212 go from different places in the city and stop next to the Lou Si Wan — soooo many little yarn shops all in the one section.

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