Results tagged “knitting”

FILM: As the summer continues, so do Toronto's weekly outdoor movies. Tonight, the Harbourfront Centre is screening 1998 Tom Tykwer thriller Run Lola Run in German with English subtitles. Just three subway stops away, 1987 Rob Reiner fantasy The Princess Bride is showing at Yonge-Dundas Square. Both films begin at 9 p.m., and both are FREE.

Knitting: it's not just for grandmas anymore, but you already knew that. It's not just for crafty hipsteristas either. A group of teachers at Highland Heights Junior Public School have started a Knitting Club to help keep inner city kids out of trouble. Many of the students come from public housing, so the school relies heavily on fundraising for a extracurricular activities. When the idea of the Knitting Club was first conceived, the teachers didn't imagine that any more than 15 to 20 students would be interested.

Saturday, June 9 is International Knit in Public Day, the holiday for people who view knitting as a lifestyle rather than a hobby. Fibre fanatics will be taking to the streets for a "yarn crawl" to spread the good word (of knitting, that is).

When it’s minus something degrees outside and minus more degrees with the windchill, sitting and knitting in the warmth of your home is a good way to pass the time. Since indoor knitting is a luxury, why not throw something together for the less fortunate folks on the streets?

Torontoist was recently tipped off about a great looking art-and-craft show opening tomorrow (June 2nd) at the C1 Art Space (Ossington and Queen): True Stories from the Stitch and Bitch is a show of knitting-themed paper mache sculptures by Erin Robertson, and is on until June 25th. But not only is Erin's art on display, she is also the special guest paper mache instructor on June 5th!

Tomorrow, knitters in the city have plans to take over the Toronto Transit Commission with a TTC Knit-A-Long. Two groups will meet at different spots in the city and pit their knitting prowess against each other. They will converge in Kensington Market for lunch and then do their final knit-off on streetcars ending with a grand prize. There will be many opportunities to munch before, during and after.

Downtown knitsters (and you know who you are) prone to stitching have no need to be bitchin’ for the holidays. First, there’s the just-released sequel to Debbie Stoller’s trend-defining handbook Stitch ‘n’ Bitch Nation. But most especially, thanks to Jen Forrest, the crafty Toronto gal behind Bennie & Olive, who is doing for errant knitting tools what the precious knife roll is to cheffy types, with her gifty new wrap-and-roll needle carriers ($49, paraphernalia not included).