Oxford

Most people bring their own projects to work on. It's a great way to get advice or input on a work-in-progress or help others with theirs. While we tend to meet in places where alcohol can be purchased and most Knitwits are known to imbibe in an adult beverage or two, there's nothing saying you have to drink -- so long as you can put up with others who are! If it's your first time, you won't miss us at the pub -- just walk right up and tell us you are new and we will make sure you get settled in.

Occasionally we have additional (sometimes paid/ticketed) events. For example:

• Two yearly weekend retreats (one in summer, one in winter)
• Summer "Drunken Knitfest" celebrating the ODK birthday
• Christmas party
• Charity fundraisers
• Additional meetups for working on group projects

We are also known to do a good bit of yarn-bombing and love when we can tie an installation in with a good cause. We've raised over £4,000 for charities in Oxford and the UK already!

You can come to up to one month of regular Wednesday meetups at no cost. After that it's just £20 to subscribe for the year. This helps cover the running costs of the group (mainly website fees!), and the remainder gets put into a kitty for group events and projects. All of the money goes back into the group.

Back in 2012 when ODK was established, the group was much smaller and didn't require much planning. Since then, our group has grown substantially in membership and in terms of the types of events and benefits we offer. Additionally, we want to be sure that the people who join our group are planning on coming along on a regular basis and therefore willing to contribute to its smooth running. Before we charged membership fees, we were getting dozens of people joining and never meeting more than once or twice in person (if ever). That goes against the ethos of the group!