Nottingham Girl Geek Dinner
Get your ticket for the next Nottingham Girl Geek Dinner, which is on Monday, 20th September, at the Jam Café from 7pm.
Tickets are just £5, which includes a buffet and a free drink, and can be purchased from Eventbrite until Thursday, the 16th.
It’s always a great time and there’s always something interesting to listen to, plus you get to meet the awesomest people. I’ll definitely be there, and, hopefully, you will too!
Men of Steel, Balls of Wool
And on Wednesday, 22nd September, NottingHack will be hosting Men of Steel, Balls of Wool, a workshop on how to knit, what you can knit with, and other such yarn-related hijinx.
Beginners’ sets will be available for £5 each, and will include yarn, needles, a basic how-to guide and one-on-one training from an experienced knitter.
Which is me.
I’m a little nervous about this, because I’ve only really tried to teach people how to knit as part of a challenge, but if you want to learn, or want to see what could be done, or even just want to see me knit with wire, magnetic tape, parachute cord, plastic bags or garden twine – come along and see us!
We’ll be at the Nottingham Hackspace, which is at the Old Police Station on Station Road – above the Tescos. Go to the green doorway, hit the button for NottingHack, and someone’ll come get you.
Like I said, I’m a little nervous, but I’d really like to make NottingHack a bit more random and crafty – it’s awesome and all to build robots, but it’s also awesome to knit a hat that lights up.
Knit Nottingham
And the Beginners’ Sets for Men of Steel, Balls of Wool will be provided by Knit Nottingham – the new knitting shop on Mansfield Road.
I’m taking care of their website and internet presence for them – although they don’t need much help on that part, because they do love to spend a lot of time online.
I’m also selling patterns, knitting needles, knitted things and probably doing workshops.
So if you’re a knitter, or you know a knitter, or just want to support a lovely local shop, come see it at 91 Mansfield Road!