Oh the wonders of social media - in this case - Instagram
Pauline and I had both sat in the same cafe knitting and had uploaded photos onto Instagram
We commented on each others photos
I discovered she had arrived in New Zealand only 5 days earlier, here for a year on a working holiday visa.
She asked me where to buy yarn.
After a few Instagram conversations we made a Sunday date to meet at the cafe where it all began and to TricoThé
She taught me to Moss stitch
We chatted about travelling around France and New Zealand
I invited her back to our home .. .. ..
We drove her along the Waitakere Ranges and out to Piha, showing her Auckland is so much more than big city lights
We cooked a roast lamb dinner
After dinner taking her up Mt Eden to see Auckland - big city lights - at night before returning her to her hostel.
Along with weaving and knitting, Pauline also makes the most wonderful Arugami Crochet dolls, animals etc. A couple of mornings later she messaged me to say she would be at the cafe if I wanted to learn Arugami Crochet.
An hour or two of TricoThé and I had 'mastered' (I use the term lightly) the art of Arugami Crochet and had promised Pauline I would make 'something' and post it on Instagram,
Last week Pauline left Auckland for an Au Pair job in Dunedin . . . . I hope we get the chance to TricoThé again.
TricoThé - To knit or crochet with friends over a cup of tea
TricoThé - The original Parisian café tricot, L’OisiveThé TricoThé host a weekly knitting group called TricoThé . A knitting and crochet haven to get away from the hustle and bustle of the City of Lights. Knitters and crocheters come together to enjoy dinner, dessert, tea or a glass of wine and of course, to knit or crochet!
Information on TricoThé at L’OisiveThé can be found on the tea house blog at www.loisivethe.com.
8 comments:
This is such a cool cool story - I'm smiling from ear to ear. Social media DOES have a good side :-)
I love that you were at the same cafe! so cool x
Love this. Love moss stitch and amigurumi. What a great start to a friendship.
What a lovely story! And love the name & concept of TricoThe too as trichoter is one of my favourite French words :-)
Hope you two get together again soon, it sounds like fun,
Xx
Ooh that sounds fabulous- a place to do my favourite things! And of course a neat story. I hope you get to meet up again!
What a fantastic welcome to New Zealand - she couldn't have lucked in with a nicer Kiwi, go on ya Cat!
The upsides are so lovely!
What a great story!! What a lovely welcome to NZ you have given Pauline. Love that expression - wonder if there is a similar one for stitching..?
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