Knitting Away Winter Blues: The Hutong Guild

This Wednesday, December 22, “unleash your creativity” at The Hutong Guild’s Knitting Workshop where you can network, get crafty and make a difference with your creations!

As someone with slightly neurotic OCD tendencies, the meticulous art of knitting has always appealed to me so you can imagine how ecstatic I was when I first discovered these knitting workshops by The Hutong Guild. Ester and her group of knitters are delightful and after one session with them, I was hooked.  Not only have I been taught a great hobby to help me unwind, it’s also productive and creative.

This program began not only as an excuse to get together with fellow knitters, it is also an initiative to congregate friends and make a difference. Beyond Knitting will be providing The Hutong Guild with free yarn and tools for their charity program Warming Up Orphans. Contribute a square or more to blankets donated to Bethel China.

Bethel China is a non-for-profit organization for blind and orphan kids in Beijing.

The Hutong Guild’s Knitting Squares

I am determined to get good enough to begin knitting scarves, socks, beanies and mittens, but in the meantime, I’m happy to make whatever small contribution I can to Warming Up Orphans.

If you donate your piece to The Hutong Fairs, the money will be donated to other worthwhile causes including:

• Wokai – A non-for-profit organization that enables Chinese people to lift themselves from poverty.
• Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center – CHP is a registered non-for-profit organization with a mission to support communities throughout China to protect their cultural heritage.

Event Details:

• Date: Wednesday, December 22 & Tuesday, January 4
• Time: 6:00-9:00PM
• Location: The Hutong
• Address: #1 Jiu Dao Wan Zhong Xiang Hutong  北京市东城区北新桥十字路口南马路东边北新桥邮局（簋街西头北新桥路口）
• Website: http://thehutong.com/blog/the-hutong-guild/
• Contact: Ester Gomez @ contact@beyondknitting.com or The Hutong @ morgan@thehutong.com

LumDimSum Snapshops of The Hutong Guild’s Knitting Workshop: