Be a knit-wit in N4

Since we last reported, knitting has really grown as a community activity in Finsbury Park, and there are now free knitting sessions almost every day of the week somewhere in N4.

The Knit N4 group aims to transfer skills, encourage sustainable clothing production, and build friendships by learning together. "The purpose of the knitting group is to

help build our sense of community as well as attempting to erode the

throwaway attitude we often have towards things," says Transition's Jo Homan.  "People can learn practical skills, but they

will also get other kinds of support from each other and learn plenty

of other things in the process."

The group supports existing knitting projects in the area and has started

a new initiative at the Homeless Families Project drop-in centre based at St Johns

Church on Gloucester Drive. Local people are warmly invited to get involved with this project. 

Free sessions are run at the following times:

Mondays 2 - 4pm at the Homeless Families Project;

Wednesdays and Thursdays 6.30 - 8.30pm at The Knitting Shop, Gillespie Road;

Thursdays 7.30 - 9.30pm at The Noble, Crouch Hill;

Fridays 3 - 5pm at The Knitting Shop

No need to book, needles and yarn provided. See this page for more information.

Image: Lisa Allen