Meet fellow knitters for brekkie at the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show. Plan your stash strategy for the day.

“ British girl married to an Aussie bloke.. we moved to Melbourne from London in Jun 2008 and plan to call this place home for 'a good while' (husband thinks it's for 'good' but I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to that just yet!) ”

“ Hey ya, I moved to Melbourne from Toronto, Canada three years ago. I'm a professional photographer who has a love of knitting... if only I were better at it! hopefully this group will help. ”

“ Hi, I would like to connect with others who share the passion of knitting and craft, I live near the Healsville sanctuary and would love to make friends and share ideas. ”

“ hi~i'm jinhee. i'm from korea. I have been here for 2 month. I'd like to learn sewing and make friends!! nice to meet you!! ”

“ l'm a mad spinner of wool ! l'm looking for other spinners, knitters and fibre fiends to get together with. l really want to start a meetup but think we really shouldn't have to pay for the priviledge!e-mail me;vryan2000@hotmail.com. Livin in l'dale ”

“ Hi I'm a stay at home Mum who would love to get together with other Mums for crochet, knitting or other crafty stuff. I'm in Ferntree Gully. Michelle I have an Autistic 10 year old son. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I recently immigrated to Australia and miss my friends in the knitting circle in Cape Town during lunch hours etc. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to get out there and active again. ”

“ Hi! My name is Kate and I am a very keen crafty person - not just knitting but also embroidery, felt, sewing - you name it and I'm interested! I would love a chance to get to know some crafty locals and share ideas, patterns, projects etc. ”

“ Hi, I am a photography student at RMIT. I enjoy knitting but don't do it as often as I like, would love to meet up and knit more. ”

“ Hi. My name is Julie and I am not a very good knitter. I am interested in meeting new people and this looks like a good group to join. I am 46 years old and live in Drouin in Gippsland. ”

“ i am a mother of 2 girls and a beginner. attended beginner course and would like to learn more from others expert in knitting. ”

“ Hi I've been wanting to learn to knit past one plain one purl for a while now (why? why? is it curling at the edges?) and would like to sit around with some others instead of by myself on my sofa watching the Bold. I sew and have studied millinary b ”

“ My name's Maggie. I took up knitting again last year after a 12 year gap. I've become a knitaholic (again) and love trawling the internet for new ideas that weren't around when I knitted before. I mainly like making baby clothes in non-traditional co ”

“ Yeah Donna, I finally had a chance to log on and join up. Count me in. Can't knit but can bitch (rather a friendly chat). Crochet is a bit rusty but should be able to pull something off. Let me know where and when and I'll be there. ”

“ Hey amigo, The knit and bitch sounds great! lots of hugs, vanessa the little chicken XOX! ”

“ i have recently moved to melbourne. I enjoy knitting and would love to hang out with some fellow knitting lovers. ”

“ 30 something. Havent knitted since my teens, but have recently rediscovered it and am enjoying getting stck into new projects. I find it a challenge to create modern garments with eye catching embellishments. ”

“ Hi, I'm looking into this for my mum, as she would love to join a knitting group. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm hoping to get some inspiration to make lots of incredible art, share ideas and learn from other people. ”

“ New to Melbourne from the US, knitting to keep busy in a new city. Would love to connect with some new ladies, knitters or not. ”

“ I want local Bookcrossing Meetups because I want to find new and interesting Authors and people beat blurbs hands down. ”

“ I'm currently in my Honours year at uni, studying philosophy, which keeps me insanely busy most of the time. I knit and cook for relaxation, having dabbled in it since primary school, and getting more serious about it in the past year or two. ”

“ Hi I'm a mum with two young boys. I've knitted most of my life but haven't picked up the needles for almost 10 years! Love to get back into it and meet people with shared interests. ”

“ Hi, I am very interested in learning to knit & have a vauge idea of how it goes; but am certanly looking for a supportive & fun environment in which to nurture this hobby. I look forward to meeting you all at the next meeting. ”

“ Hello! I am a mother of three young children so not sure if I will get the chance to meetup but sounds fun. I have been knitting most of my life but seriously since I was pregnant with my first child 7 years ago. Love knitting for the kids! ”

“ I'm a new addition to Melbourne city. I used to have a knitting club with friends in Sydney called Sticks and Stones and I really miss the chilled out sessions of constant cups of tea and gossip. ”

“ I have always wanted to learn how to knit. Would love to find a group to learn with to make it fun! ”

“ A beginner Ruby developer moving from PHP and Java ”

“ Cos I said so.... ”

“ I LOVE LOA and related stuff. I set up a meetup on yahoogroups.com in Melbourne so come join - go to http://yahoogroups.com and search for LOA-Melbourne. Hope we get an Abraham meetup on here soon, Blessings KB ”

“ I want local Knitting Meetups because I'm new to Melbourne, I'm a knitting addict and would love to knit en masse, in public and share trade secrets. I'm 35. ”

“ Hi my name is Kerry and I am a Pom living in Melbourne. I have just started knitting and have become hooked! I'm 27 yrs old. That's me on the right of the photo. ”

“ Hello my name is Trish I live in Hawthorn I would love to join one of the knitting groups I am only a bigginner and wish to learn more ”

“ I am a real greennie in this knitting hobby. Want to knit my first shawl. HELP VERY MUCH NEEDED! ”

“ After dabbling with some patterns in my youth, I have returned to knitting with gusto! It's addictive - before I'm even close to completing a project, I'm out scouting for the next. ”

“ Hi - I've been knitting non-stop since looking for something to do whilst watching the boring events at the last olympics. ”

“ Hi, my name is Sarah. I'm a journalist, marathon runner and knitter. I moved to Melbourne from Toronto, Canada 1 year ago. ”

“ I am a self-confessed knitting addict from the northern suburbs of Melbourne. I am married and have a son named Thomas who is 16 months old. ”

“ My Name I is Kay, and I have been knitting since I was about 5 years old, I love anything and everything to do with Knitting and crochet. I love to meet people interested in knitting so see you at the meetups. ”

“ i am a full time student who loves knitting, but gets little time to. also a francophile and enjoy keeping fit and healthy. ”

“ Hi, My name is Sam. I'm 33 and mother of 3 children Ben 5, Alex 3.5 and Nathan 2.5. I am currently living in Chadstone in Melbourne with my partner Michael and my children. I love knitting and have done since the age of 8. ”

“ Hey! I'm a 25 yr old Melbourne female knitter who is seriously addicted to all things wool. ”