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Mullingar Co Westmeath now has a knitting group! Craft Tea are now meeting every Wednesday in the Annebrook House Hotel, Mullingar from 7.30 to 9.30pm. We welcome anyone who knits, crochets, sew or does any other fibre craft.

Oulart ICA have a Knitting and Crochet group which also encompasses any other craft members are interested in. We meet in the Legion Hall in Oulart every Monday at 8.30pm till 10pm ish.

Contact oulartica AT gmail DOT com for more information

The Knitting Circle Meet at the Museum of Country Life, Turlough, Castlebar on the 3rd.Friday of each month from 11.am. to 1.00pm.  Next meetings:
16-05-08
20-06-08
18-07-08

For further information, contact Mary at kennymary13@eircom.net.

Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:00pm at the Botanic House, Hart’s Corner, Glasnevin

Hart’s Corner is accessible from: town by 40, 40 A/B/C/D, 13, 19, 19A, 83, 4 and 4A bus; Finglas area by 40, 40 A/B/C/D; and Ballymun area by 13, 19, 19A, 83, 4 and 4A. By train, it is a 10 mins walk from Drumcondra station.

Everyone is welcome! Botanic House is cozy, quiet and has good food!

Meeting in the Premier Hotel in Airside on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7.30. All are welcome to come along.  For further information, email dmaxee@gmail.com.

A Stitch ‘n Bitch has started in Lisburn , Co Antrim. It has been going since November and growing steadily. We meet at 7.30pm at the Streat Café in Lisburn Library on a Wednesday evening. We have knitters and quite a strong crochet contingent!

For further information, contact kathryn@meningitis-ni.org.

Welcome to the ‘Wait ‘Til I Finish My Row’ Belfast Stitch’n’Bitch group. We’re a small but enthusiastic group of crafters meeting up every week to chat, squish yarn, ooh and ah at each other’s projects and generally have a good time.

We meet on Wednesdays in StarBucks (CastleCourt) from around 4.30pm and we’re usually there until 7pm or later.

Everyone is welcome, if you knit/crochet/cross-stitch/sketch/paint/weave/spin/create come along! If it’s portable bring it with you and we’ll be happy to see you.

There’s a new knitting group starting up in Carrick-on-Shannon, called Knitaholics Anonymous, beginning the first of March, and every first Saturday of the month. They will meet in the Resident’s Room of The Bush Hotel between 12pm and 3pm.

For more information, please email Caroline at caropoo@yahoo.com.

The Macroom Knitting Group meets at the library on the main street which is in the Briary Gap building across from SuperValu. They meet from 1130am to 1230pm every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.

The library provides tea and coffee and bikkies. For more information, the library number is 026 42483.

This knitting morning group meet every Monday (except school holidays) from 10.30am - 12.00noon
in the Presbyterian Hall, Trafalgar Road, Greystones.

Everyone is welcome - bring along your knitting, crochet, patchwork, cross stitch or whatever craft you do and join us for coffee and chat.

Phone Karen 086 158 6117 for further information.

Border’s Books in the West End Retail Park, Blanchardstown Centre has announced that a new knitting group is now meeting in their shop. The knitters meet on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm in the Starbucks Café on the first floor. Contact Eileen Slattery at 01 8220454 or 087 7676311 for more details.

Knit ‘n’ Knatter meets on a bi-monthly basis in The Craft Mills, Main Street, Lismore, Co. Waterford. The group usually meet from 7.30-9.30pm on the first and third Monday of the month. For ease because of all the bank holidays it’s been changed to fortnightly with it rolling over if it’s a public holiday.

There is a nominal €2.50 charge to cover refreshment costs and if possible, participants are asked to bring a chair to ensure everyone is comfy!

For additional information, email lora@thecraftmillsireland.com or check on the website at http://thecraftmillsireland.com.

A new Stitch n Bitch has begun! ‘Knit Night at This is Knit’ will meet on Thursdays, from 7pm onwards, all are very welcome! This is Knit is located at 19A Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. For more information, contact lisa@thisisknit.ie or log onto http://thisisknit.ie.

Meeting at 7pm on Tuesdays in the Matt Ryan Bar in The Grand Hotel, Malahide. Beginners or experienced, everyone is welcome!

(Editors note: I’m not sure if this group is still active. If anyone could let me know I’d appreciate it: info (at) olannban (dot) net)

Cork City Centre SnB
Date/Time: Every Wednesday, 7pm - 9pm
Location: Chambers on Washington St
Contact Email: StitchNBitchIE@yahoogroups.com

Witty Knitters, a new knitting group, has started in Celbridge! Come along and join us, we sit and have a drink while we knit and chat. Beginners to advanced, it makes no odds. If you would like to learn to knit, pop in too, we can give you a hand or two. Not exclusive to knitters, if you crochet, don’t be shy, we’d love to learn!

NEW LOCATION! We are now meeting in the Mucky Duck, Main Street, Celbridge, 7.00pm the first and third Tuesday of the month.
There is parking behind the pub, entrance to this is directly to the right of the pub.
We will aim to be upstairs on one of the comfy couch’s there each time, but if not then look out for the pointy sticks, and yarn waving that will be going on.
Contact sweensie@gmail.com or 087 962 9544 for more info.

Knit and Natter, now meeting the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, from 7.30pm, in the D Hotel on South Quay beside the Scotch Hall Shopping Centre, Drogheda. We’ll be in the seating area on the right! All people of all levels and all crafts welcome, including absolute beginners - we’ll get you started!

For additional information, please email Lisa at lisa@thisisknit.ie.

The Kingdom of Mourne Embroidery Guild is a stitching group that also have people that knit, although that is not the focus of the group. The group aims are to promote the skill of embroidery and promote local crafts, as well as bringing in tutors and workshops. Meetings are once a month on the first Wednesday of the month in the Spice Tree in Kilkeel.

Membership is open to all over the age of 18 (we will take younger at the decision of the commitee), and membership is £30 for the year. Non-members may attend for a total of three visits at a fee per night, but after that they must then make the choice to join or not.

Meets 9.30-11.00am every Wednesday in meeting room at St. Claire’s on the Killarney Road (close to Springfield Cemetary for anyone that knows Bray).
Cost: €3 per person to cover the cost of the room hire
We call ourselves a knitting cafe but we will do any craft—greeting cards, crochet, patchwork - anything that grabs the interest of the group.
For more information, contact Pat at (01) 2828371.

Meets at 7.00pm every Tuesday in the Spirit Store, Georges Quay, Dundalk. Log onto http://www.stitchnbitchdundalk.com/ or http://spiritstore.ie.
For more information email Carly at stitchnbitch_dundalk@yahoo.com.