Get knitting @ Get Knitted

I'm always foaming at the mouth to do the Bristol-London trip and spend my pocket money on wool in the Big Smoke: but it seems the feeling is entirely reversibly-mutual! Flibbertygibbet and her gang went to Getknitted in Bristol on a Big Day Out.

Actually, it is good to remember how lucky we are to have a shop with so much stock on our doorsteps! Wool shops seems far and few between. And places like Oxford - where you might expect to find a good haberdashery - don't have wool shops.

Get Knitted have sent me a press release about their WWKIP day:

BRISTOLS LORD MAYOR HELPS CELEBRATE ‘WORLD WIDE KNIT IN PUBLIC DAY’

Saturday, June 9th was ‘World Wide Knit in Public Day’. In Bristol, the ‘Knit and Natter’ knitting club, based at ‘Get Knitting’ on Brislington Hill, was joined by The Lord Mayor, Cllr.Royston Griffey. The Lord Mayor quickly got to grips with needles and yarn! “I am amazed at the range of colours and materials available”, said the Lord Mayor. “What a wonderful emporium for all things knitting ‘Get Knitted’ is. I am delighted that these premises are here in Brislington.” He now joins the growing band of personalities who have taken up knitting! He was presented with a tie knitted by a member of the group that very morning as a reminder of his visit. A basket of flowers was presented for the Lady Mayoress by 7 year old Sunita Morgan, the daughter of the owners of ‘Get Knitted’.

The ‘Knit and Natter’ club meets on the first Saturday of each month. All knitters are welcome to come along for a knit, a natter and a cup of coffee. Anyone who would like to learn to knit is also welcome.

‘Get Knitted’ is probably the largest, specialist retail outlet in the UK for yarn and all things knitting. There is some free parking on Brislington Hill with plenty of free parking behind the shop. Knitting is a growth activity. It provides a sense of achievement and is very calming and relaxing. ‘Get Knitted’ is owned by Sue Morgan and her partner, David Husbands who live locally, and their young daughter attends the local school. “If a non-knitter acts as chauffeur for some one visiting us”, said David Husbands, “they can either sit and enjoy a tea or coffee and read a magazine, or visit the other shops in the parade – possibly get a hair cut, buy a bottle of wine or some flowers, have a snack, get fit, buy some clothes, arrange some investments, place a bet, use the launderette, or pick up a ready cooked meal – without the bother of driving into central Bristol”.

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[Flibbertygibbet]

We couldn't resist - in fact I think it might become an annual trip (particularly if we can time to coincide with the John Lewis sale again...)