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I Knit London
Take your ball of yarn down to Waterloo for this new knitting evening, which combines cake eating, beer drinking, record spinning, live singing and more, all while knocking up a pair of socks for your nephew/father/uncle. The fabulous four-piece Shellac Sisters guest, bringing their vintage frocks, wind-up gramophone and 78s along for the party.
Diary date Dec 3, 6.30pm-12.30am, free.
I Knit London, The Pit Bar, Old Vic, SE1 (www.iknitlondon.org.uk) Waterloo tube/rail.

Stitch & Bitch London
‘Knit fast, purl young’ is the motto of this London-based knitting group intent on taking over the world, one new knitter at a time. It’s a broad church (they welcome anyone, old or young) and a remarkably friendly one too, despite the name. The group’s current project is knitting a charity scarf for a Trafalgar Square lion – sounds a tad tricky, but beginners will be taught as long as they turn up with needles, yarn and bundles of energy. Meet-ups take place in pubs, cafés and parks.
Diary date Wed 22 and Nov 30, from 6.30pm, free.
Visit www.stitchandbitchlondon.co.uk for details of locations. Feature continues

Craft Night
A Monday night recovery session with a difference: you take home a piece of cross-stitch, finger puppet, or whatever that month’s craft is. Kits are distributed at the door; sharing of materials is actively encouraged.
Diary date Mid-Dec to mid-Jan, 7pm-2am, £6.
Craft Night, Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting Hill Gate, W10 (www.nottinghillartsclub.com) Notting Hill Gate tube.

Hunga Munga
All types of crafty things are catered for, with tables heaving under paints, clay, papier-mâché, sewing kits, glue sticks and knitting needles. Make your own instrument for the brilliant Invisible Orchestra session, shimmy to bands and DJs, or just make one hell of a mess.
Diary date Dec 21, 8pm-2am, £5.
Hunga Munga, Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, 42 Pollard Row, E2 (www.myspace.com/hungamunga) Bethnal Green tube.

Paint Jam
Art materials are provided so simply let your creative juices flow (‘can you guess what it is yet?’) while mingling with fellow arty attendees.
Diary date Mid-Dec (date tbc), 7pm-10pm, £40 per person per session.
Paint Jam, Candid Arts Centre, 3 Torrens St, N1 (www.paintjam.co.uk) Angel tube.