Our First Meeting

We had our first official meeting yesterday and it was awesome! There was lots of knitting, crocheting, and teaching, but even better, there was tons of laughter and good conversation among some wonderful, caring ladies. :)

For those of you who were unable to attend, or are participating long distance, we certainly missed you and had you in our thoughts! Hopefully I can fill you in as much as possible, those who were in attendance, let me know if I missed anything. :)

We discussed who the first recipients of our shawls would be, and there seemed to be a general agreement that it would be nice to share them with members of the church who may need a bit of extra comfort. Let me know, if you have anyone specific in mind!

There was lots of instruction going around as well as a veteran knitter learned to crochet and some eager newbies began their first projects! These shawls will truly be a work of labor and love and I know these ladies are going to feel such a wonderful sense of accomplishment when their shawls are completed! A few of our other ladies also shared some tips and techniques on crocheting and knitting. It was truly impossible not to feel a wonderful sense of community as we sat and worked joyfully for our Lord.

A few of use shared projects we recently began, and we also got to see a beautiful (and finished!) shawl that was made for one of the group members by a close friend. Her story of how the shawl brought her strength and comfort in a dark moment was both heartbreaking and inspiring, a good reminder of why we do what we do. :)

I know there was many different stories circulating of how shawls brought them strength, I encourage you to write and share these stories with me, I'd like to do a post that is a collection of these stories to provide inspiration to as many as possible. Please also share any pictures of our meeting, or pictures of the project you're currently working on, I'd love to share them with the group!

You can share your story or photos through the comment section, by emailing me at thatfarmgirlteacher@gmail.com, or by messaging me on Facebook.

I have to say, I truly can't wait until we meet again!