Fun
A New Little Place
Dear everybody everywhere,
Just a note to say that it’s really fun to see MDK Society members finding their way to the new MDK Society Lounge, our online forum.
The MDK Society Lounge is one of many benefits of membership in the MDK Society. If you’d like to join the MDK Society, here’s the place to sign up. You’ll get an email that tells you how to find the MDK Society Lounge.
My personal goal is to have folks from all seven continents joining in the never-ending conversation in the MDK Society Lounge.
We are up to two now, thanks to our new friend in Sydney, Australia. Glad also to have an Alaskan with us, which really extends that North American continent situation.
Antarctica may be tricky, but I know for a fact there are serious knitters down there so please spread the word if you know a polar knitter—we want to meet them!
I made the map up top just to see where folks are coming from, and it reminds me that the world is a very big place. Did you know there are around 20,000 towns in the United States alone?
So many places represented: Boulder County, CO. Buffalo, NY. New Jersey. Naperville, IL. Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. San Marino, CA. Johnson City, TN. Ft. Mitchell, KY. Buena Vista, CO. Central PA. Rural southern Minnesota. Brookings, SD. Sydney, Australia. Yonkers, NY. Boston, MA. Central Maryland. Cooperstown, NY. Norfolk, VA. Miramar Beach, FL. Ashland, OH. Seattle, WA. Oregon coast. Western PA. Minneapolis, MN. South Oklahoma. Chicago. New Mexico. Florida. Northern CA. Hamilton, OH. Oneonta, NY. San Francisco Bay area, CA. Portland, OR. Surrey, British Columbia. Wasilla, Alaska. Watertown, MA. Nashville, TN. Brewster, NY.
I’m already struck by the general cordiality of everybody in there, and it turns out every single person really loves to knit! What a coincidence!
Love,
Ann
Hi there, friends. Looking forward to getting to know you!
My computer doesn’t want two passwords either! And I can’t remember….
Would appreciate a reminder – thank you!
email us at hello@moderndailyknitting.com and we’ll help you out
OMG, I didn’t know there was a Society Lounge! How did I miss that? (Oh, I was probably knitting or something!) I am going to spend the day lounging, I guess.
What? No Canadians? Yet? I blame our weak little dollar. I really want to join.
The Society is open to Canadians (and – for now – almost all countries). You can join right here.
I read through all the posts yesterday and enjoyed hearing from knitters everywhere!! Thanks for creating this space.
Brooklyn, NY in the house from Day 1.
Are there going to be special Society passports? Or a secret knit stitch? We need merch!!!!
Annnnnd … a membership card too!
And a secret handshake!
Society members get an enamel pin; it goes out with the Field Guide later this spring if you’ve signed up.
I am fortunate to have 2 homes. One in Asotin, WA on Idaho border, the other on Big Island of Hawaii – Ocean View-very rural Hawaii. We go to HI in winter months.
I am part of knitting group here.. It started 13 years ago. We have lost and gained members. Leaders of the group have knitted for charity, making money for food bank, dog and cat neutering group, and to help with home destruction after storm. It is alife line.
I belong to MDK society, but haven’t participated in lounge. MDK is a life line I read every am. Diane
Glad to have joined! Don’t forget us from Fargo, North Dakota! Do penguins knit?!!!
Somehow, “Society Lounge” makes me think I ought to don my pearls and grab a flute of champagne whilst in the Lounge. Along with my flannel shirt and Uggs, of course. I have been known to knit lace with a glass (or two) of wine to hand. In mohair.
You’re a more accomplished wine drinker/knitter than me! I tried it once while working on the Belinda Wrap with Kidsilk Haze – ACKKK! I had to frog a couple of inches and it was terrifying. With some affirmative and calming advice from Ann and several other helpful folks in the Lounge, I was able to do it. But I’m skipping the wine while working on lace from now on!
I often knit with wine but definitely NOT lace! Those little hash marks get all mixed up…LOL
You should see what I’m wearing right now, my Society Lounge uniform. Taylor Swift sweatshirt: check. Birks + socks: of course. No pearls, just purls! ; )
Hey, I’m here too! Barnstable, MA. Looking forward to it all!
I’m in Falmouth, MA! Hello
So, is the MDKS Lounge different from the regular Lounge? I only have one password for the Society, as far as I know. I am in Toronto and I bet there are other Canadians too.
I’m uncertain if the existing Lounge is continuing. When I scroll down to the end of the comments, it shows up as a link. But when I open the website, only the MDK Society Lounge shows up at the top.
I hope it’s continuing. I was glad to join the MDKS when it first appeared, but I would want the rest of the conversations to be accessible, especially for those whose budgets can’t accommodate MDKS
The original lounge is kaput, alas, due to technical issues
What about Franklin in Paris? Doesn’t that extend the community to Europe?
For all of the times that I dislike technology, I love it too because of things like this. When I started knitting more seriously during the 1980’s, good yarn was hard to find.
Now we have an overwhelming number of choices and we are able to learn new techniques through our zoom apps.
I checked the lounge yesterday and it was empty and now I know why.
Although I swatched my yarn for the Bolin Sweater, my cleaning lady has put the pattern in a place that I can’t find. Oh, Well
If you look in your MDK account you may have an ebook in there. I’m not sure what I do to deserve an ebook, but it’s great to be able to download and then just print off the one page of the pattern. You might try that
Don’t forget Reno, Nevada! I’ve been with MDK for several years and now the MDK Society.
$99.00 for the possibility of speaking to someone? What?
The MDK Society – which is what the $99 gets you – is made up of a year of fun monthly online meetings, a discount on merchandise, advanced access to new and/or limited merchandise, early admission to Nash Yarn Fest, occasional meetups (we just had one in NYC) and more…as well as Lounge access and “the possibility of speaking to someone.” You can read all about it by clicking the link in the post!
And representing North Carolina here!
Hello from Joshua Tree CA! Really enjoy Saturday Mornings reading MDK snippets.
Looking forward to MDK Society.
Where have Europe, Africa and Asia gone?
Where have Europe, Africa and Asia gone?
Auckland, New Zealand (near Australia) too
Hey Ann. If it’s not too late add West Winfield, NY for me! Thanks, Sue Carney
Hi….not a Polar knitter, but on my way to Antarctica via a Knitters Cruise! Do we count? There are 34 of us in our group.
Barbara M. Usually in NH
Now en route to the Falkland Islands and then tonAntarctica