Hangin' at The Bean

Almost every  Saturday from 3-5 pm, you'll find me with the Ocean Park Fiber Artists at The Coffee Bean in Santa Monica. This particular Coffee Bean is rather large. It's part of the Santa Monica Business Park, formerly Douglas Aircraft, on Ocean Park Boulevard.

This group is an off-shoot of our old Fairview Library Knitters. A few years ago, the Fairview Branch of the Santa Monica Library closed for remodeling. They have a Community Room where we used to knit twice a month. When they re-opened, a new policy was instituted when they started to charge for use of the Community Room. At that time we decided to meet at The Coffee Bean, down the block. It is nice to have coffee, tea and snacks available for our meet-ups. Our group is on the small side. Usually, we have 6-8 people attending. Sometimes, the group may swell to 12. Now, we meet every single Saturday.

I like this group. It's nice to have a continuity of meeting weekly. Every age is represented by the Ocean Park Fiber Artists. Every level of knitting and/or crochet expertise is evident too. I always learn something from my Saturday group!

I photographed everyone's projects this week. 

Jill is making a "Swancho" in this fab intarsia pattern. LOVE those colors!

I caught a snap of Jill's Watermelon shawlette, sitting on the table

Marge is knitting a celadon green soft and fluffy scarf

Barbara S. is working on a Tunisian Crochet top. Dig her wild navy blue, sparkly nail polish!

Lisa just started a cotton market bag

Lee is knitting this cabled, cotton slip-over

Barbara F. is crocheting baby blanket

Sherry is knitting a shrug with this gorgeous nubby yarn

I'm working on a plain, navy blue slip-over. The pattern is MIRA

We have lots of talented people at this weekly Sit 'n Knit. Won't you join us? 

Ocean Park Fiber Artists

The Coffee Bean, 3150 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
3-5 pm, every Saturday

Ocean Park Fiber Artists

I do love my Saturday afternoon yarny group in Santa Monica. We call ourselves the Ocean Park Fiber Artists. We meet at The Coffee Bean on Ocean Park Boulevard and 31st. Street in the Santa Monica Business Park. This business park, built in 1978, was the former site of Douglas Aircraft. The Aircraft plant was next to Santa Monica's little airport, Clover Field, which still operates to this day. There are plans to close Clover Field in the near future. At one time, especially during World War II, Douglas was the largest employer in the City of Santa Monica. Many of the little bungalows and houses in the area were built for aircraft factory workers.

The Coffee Bean, Ocean Park, Santa Monica

We had a nice yarny group this past Saturday. I took a few photos of everyone's work in progress.

Ellen's cotton springtime scarf

Marge's Hogwarts Scarf

Sherry's red, lacy shawlette

Barbara and the early stages of a poncho in Freia Ombré yarn

The sleeve for Lee's modular jacket

Lisa brought this FANTASTIC music stand case for me. She's been sewing a lot lately! Thank you, Lisa!

Sherry crocheted the body of this Belle Epoque shawl and I crocheted the border

There were many members absent on Saturday, but it is Spring vacation. I always look forward to hangin' with my Santa Monica peeps! Thanks for a fun afternoon.