Because there was a photographer coming, I made a special attempt to get to Thursday Night Knit Club at Mocha Java – changed my work schedule, put on my favorite new shirt, swiped on some lipstick. We’d been told that the editor for the story wanted us to do what we normally do, so I did what I normally do – I ate dinner and chatted, and then at the end of it, the photographer pushed the model release form going around the table away from me, saying that oh no, she hadn’t taken any photos of me, because…
I wasn’t knitting.
Well. When’s the last time someone just cut you dead out of a photo because you weren’t knitting? Hah! Oh, and like Patrice pointed out – you know, some of us also crochet.
But my story doesn’t end there – I took the bus home and took out my current project, a Top-Down Ribbed Beanie worked with 5 dpns…and the fifth dpn wasn’t in the bag. So: I rushed to knit night, then rushed out so that I could get the bus home, and then I didn’t get to knit even one stitch! Glad I went, though – got to chat with May and Opal, and admire the earrings Opal made for May, give K-Brow a hug before she leaves for Georgia, and sip a chocolate chai.
Oh, and have you checked out the new Aloha Knitters website?
Hey Kai! We searched around where you were sitting and didn’t see any silver dpn’s. Did you find it??
Photo night #2 was fun! I wanted to make sure that photographer got some crocheting shots — looked like she was focused mostly on the knitters. Us crocheters “just can’t get no respect”!
By Patrice on 07.31.09 11:13 am | Permalink
I asked everyone if they had seen it (I get texts when you and some others post on FB). No one had. :(
By Dorothy on 07.31.09 2:33 pm | Permalink
I really don’t understand why anyone thinks crochet is not as interesting as knitting. I just can’t fathom it at all. My sympathies.
By Sarah on 07.31.09 4:25 pm | Permalink
Dorothy, Patrice, thanks so much – I found it today while moving out, turned out it was at the house the entire time.
By M.K. on 07.31.09 7:00 pm | Permalink
How did I miss that when the photographer said that? How lame! And she kept bugging me and Opal by saying that she accidently got part of our faces in the frame. Hello? We told you it was fine. How many more times do we have to say?? Oh AND I was crocheting! Not knitting. Guess I won’t be in Honolulu Magazine. ;-) Its nice for the group to get some PR but I guess it comes with a few “problem” areas.
By may on 08.03.09 7:06 am | Permalink
i gotta say that photo session was an interesting experience. i’m curious to see how the article comes out.
and that photographer was certainly a character. o.O
By opal on 08.04.09 10:33 am | Permalink