Many of us have known the camaraderie of a group knit, whether it's in the shop, or just a few friends sitting around knitting together. But maybe you haven't see some of the fun stuff that knitters are doing on social media. 

I recently participated in Softsweater's Waiting for Rain KAL, and it was so much fun to follow along with other knitters on Instagram. Here are a couple of my favorites from throughout the KAL: 

Very closes up of the 3 color beads i am now using #waitingforrainKAL #knittersofinstagram #knitgeek #knitstagram #knitaddict #shawladdiction #cephalopodyarns #loves2design #gradient #beadshawl

A photo posted by Heather Michelle Sterling (@loves2design) on Feb 15, 2016 at 5:42am PST

Done! I love it! <3 made from my own handspun and handdyed yarns, soft and warm :) thanks to @softsweater for such a great and easy to follow pattern! *-* #waitingforrainKAL #handspun #handdyedyarn #handmade #knitting #knitshawl #shawladdict #knitlace #softsweater #myveryfirstKALwohooo #neulominen #huivi

A photo posted by Han (@hanapaimen) on Feb 22, 2016 at 1:35am PST

#waitingforrainshawl for the #waitingforrainkal is officially complete. It's going to be called Waiting for Snow though because it has barely snowed all winter then the night I finished it there was a snow storm and it's been snowing ever since. #knitting #ravelry #malabrigo #malabrigomechita

A photo posted by Brandi Deziel (@brandideziel) on Mar 5, 2016 at 10:50am PST

This first one is mine, and I found someone else had an almost identical picture:

Fancy bind off (finally!) and iZombie #waitingforrainKAL

A photo posted by @raxxq on Mar 7, 2016 at 7:36pm PST

Binding off my #waitingforrainkal and binge watching downton abbey. So juicy.

A photo posted by Erica Nicole (@eructator) on Mar 6, 2016 at 7:18pm PST

It was really fun to see all the ways that different knitters interpreted and changed the pattern, and Sylvia even released a pattern update included some of the "hacks" that folks had done (or asked for). This was my first knit along, and being able to see what everyone else was doing, where they ran into trouble, and connecting with Sylvia via Instagram added an entire extra layer of fun.

You can connect with us on Instagram (and Facebook, and Twitter, and of course, Ravelry!), we'd love to see what you're working on!