The knitting niche
Columbia Missourian - November 26 2006
White polyester bellbottoms wouldn’t have been in Allie Baber’s wardrobe if it weren’t for her ability to knit.“I bought them because they were cheap,” Baber said, “and I totally wanted to wear them,”
For Baber, a sophomore at MU, the pants lacked an essential component: belt loops. But armed with two wooden needles, white yarn and knitting knowledge passed down through friends and family, she is ready to tackle any challenge her wardrobe might throw at her.
“I’m not at the mercy of some designer who thought I didn’t need belt loops,” she said while showing off one of the completed white loops. “I’m being proactive by creating something.”
What knitting has to offer might seem as simple as putting one loop through the next, but Baber and others in Columbia are finding the possibilities endless. Knitters can use their skills to create, or re-create, and find companionship and conversation in the process.
Baber is part of Stitch N’ Bitch, a group that meets weekly on the MU campus and whose name is apropos. “It’s a place where we can meet, knit and bitch,” said recent graduate Katie Blair, while knitting a section of a multicolored purse. [more]
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