Sigh....I love knitting...

[bicentennial_baby]

I've been knitting all day...It's so relaxing. This weekend, I embark on socks.

Where my knittahs at? :bounce:

:hi:

[MassLiberal]

1. I love to knit

:loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Isn't it lovely?

I'm doing a very simple hat right now, in Noro Kureyon. Just getting back into the swing of things. :)

:loveya:

[bridgit]

3. what the hell happened to you...

you're so domesticated :wow: :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

10. I've been knitting for years before this...

trust me... :)

:hi:

[bridgit]

31. that's fine, dear, it's the totality of the moment perhaps: cooking, cleaning, trips to IKEA...

CostCo, more cooking & cookbooks = living well is the best revenge ;)

[bicentennial_baby]

40. Agreed,...

I *am* Suzy Homemaker now....D'oh!


;)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. I tried a pair of socks a few months ago...

I had to put them away for awhile, and do something less mind-boggling. I'm finishing up an afghan, then maybe I'll give the socks another go. :D

[kath]

8. Afghans good! Gauge not matter!

[cynatnite]

5. Needlepointing here...

Love it. Very relaxing.

[bicentennial_baby]

14. I think I could dig that...

I've looked into it. :)

[cynatnite]

38. It's a great way to wind down.

Sometimes I do it really late at night after everyone's in bed. Put on my favorite music and I start.

[KitchenWitch]

6. I am knitting a "Hello Kitty" doll for my daughter.

[bicentennial_baby]

13. Ahem, pattern please?

Or direction to said pattern? :D

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

18. Here!

http://web.archive.org/web/20030414021242/www.generatordesign.com/kitty.html

[bicentennial_baby]

37. Thank you! Thank you!!

:bounce: You seriously just made my day!! :bounce:

:loveya:

[Shakespeare]

7. Right here!

I loves it.

[bicentennial_baby]

11. You too?!

w00t! :bounce:

[Shakespeare]

16. Yup. It all started about five years ago....

....when I decided to knit afghans for everybody for Christmas presents BEFORE I knew how to knit. Taught myself and knitted my little fingers off. I did six afghans in about that many weeks. Whew!

I'm thinking about knitting myself one that'll go with my new comforter/quilt thingie that covers the couch/bed (man, will I be glad to get out of this teeny little studio).

[bicentennial_baby]

19. Self taught here too!!

Move into my 2 bedroom!!

;)

[Shakespeare]

21. Oooh, fun.

:loveya:

Of course, you'd have to put up with these two malcontents:

[bicentennial_baby]

23. Weeeeee! Fat Kittehs!!!

:bounce:

Anything for you! :loveya:

:)

[Shakespeare]

27. How is PB Kitteh?

I demand a new/recent pic!

[bicentennial_baby]

32. I don't have a pic right now, but,

he is insane! Today he discovered knitting! D'oh!!

Yesterday, it was 'Let's splash all of our water all over the kitchen!! Yay!!'

:eyes:

He's my little monster man...I promise pics of the Demon soon.

:D

:)

[SeattleGirl]

9. I prefer crocheting. I hear ya, though. It's very relaxing.

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

12. I couldn't crochet my way out of a paper bag...

:P

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

15. Ha! How 'bout I make you a crochet bag?

:rofl:

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

20. We can start there!

I knit. Mom crochets (not anymore though x(). Grandma can knit, crochet, sew, and tat. I envy her. 88 years old, and dayum!!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

24. My great grandmother could do all that, too.

I used to be fascinated, watching her doing her tatting.

Oh, and when you and sniffa decide to have a baby, you can count on me to crochet the little darling a baby afghan to keep him/her warm.

[bicentennial_baby]

26. Yay! Yay!!

Esp. since my Mom won't be able to...It will be *so* cherished...

:loveya:

I've worked on tatting...I just get so frustrated. Knitting is so much more forgiving. :P

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

30. One from your mom would be great, but yeah, I know she won't be

able to.

I tried tatting once, and ended up tying my hands together, so I gave up. :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

33. I'd love one from you!!

Series! :loveya:

And yes, tatting and I are a tangled affair, at best. :P

[Kool Kitty]

49. Me, too.

I love it. I've been crocheting for about 43 years. I learned to knit about a year ago, and I enjoy it, but I keep going back to the good old hook.

[EFerrari]

17. My knitting looks like it's been pre-chewed by wild dogs.

Maybe I could market a Wild Dog line of knitted items? :)

[bicentennial_baby]

22. I like the way you think!!

:bounce:

What's the problem?

:)

[EFerrari]

25. Maybe it's a two handed thing. I can crochet anything, tall buildings,

steam trains, lol, and it comes out fine. I can look at a pattern and duplicate it. But knitting, holy cow! :scared:

[bicentennial_baby]

28. Let's hook up!

You will come to MA or I will come to CA. We will work it out...If you can do that, you can knit. It's tres simple, I swear. :D

And I'm self-taught! :D

:pals:

[EFerrari]

35. Fall is pretty out here! I remember when our family was young

I saw this really cool pattern in Family Circle of a crocheted creche (which meant, the kids could play with the figures and nothing got broken, no one got yelled at). I couldn't afford the price of the pattern so I just eyeballed it and damn if I didn't reproduce the thing during my commuting time on the train. :)

I don't know why keeping the right tension is so much easier with one needle. No idea! :shrug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

29. ...

:spray:
What a picture I have in my mind now!

[EFerrari]

43. I was just trying to be accurate.

lol

[BensMom]

34. I an a knitter!

And I just love to knit. I was a scarf champion last year - and really got into all the foo foo yarns. My hair is red, blonde and maybe some grey - the kids call it tweed - so I did scarves to match me - and scarves to give away. Then I did stocking caps. The kids said they looked like American Eagle 25 dollar stuff so I went nuts with woolease and had 4 needles going at once.

I just picked up some nice woolease this week for 99 cents and have started a self striping scarf. I love it and wish it was a sweater. I am too low budget to spend the money for yarn for a sweater, I buy the nicest sweaters at goodwill for cheap.

I read sock directions and reviews and drool. I might be ready to take the plunge.

Knitting is good for me. It allows me to sit and chill.

[bicentennial_baby]

36. Knitting is awesome, and here's a tip...

If you find a really nice Goodwill sweater made of good yarn with decent construction...Unravel that bitch! You can recover massive amouts of great yarn from Goodwill/Salvation Army sweaters...trust me. :D

[Skittles]

39. back in our very lean years my mum did that

I remember she made me a fashionable poncho when I was in grade school from a huge thrift-bin sweater :)

[bicentennial_baby]

41. I've done it and it rocks!

You can find serious goodies at the Goodwill/Salvation Army. Patience is a necessity though, unraveling a big sweater, washing and winding the yarn is a major pain is the ass. :D

[Skittles]

42. I do know how to knit

alas, my arthritic fingers just take a beating from it :(

[bicentennial_baby]

44. Totally understood...

I hear that knitting Continental style is easier on the joints. There's a thread about it with a video tutorial at the top of the Crafts group, currently. :)

:hug:

[Skittles]

45. will check that out

I did enjoy knitting, found it relaxing

[SeattleGirl]

46. I never thought of that!

What a great idea! :thumbsup:

[bicentennial_baby]

47. You can really score!!

Just check the yarn content and look at the construction. More often than not, you can score major yarn yields, if you're watchful. :D


I'm all for yarn recycling! :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

48. Will do!

Thanks again, babykins!

[Shakespeare]

57. Dude, you are totally hardcore.

It never occurred to me to do that--I'm going to have to give that a try!

[bicentennial_baby]

58. Thank you, thank you....

it's a great way to save $$, and if you're lucky, you can find some badass yarn :D

:hi:

[Sequoia]

60. I got all psyched out about it.

Bought needles, yarn, the whole 9 yards....then I looked at it and my book...book won. It's summer.

[China_cat]

50. My niece is pregnant.

I'm working on a christening outfit at the moment...blanket, dress, cap and booties in Shetland lace with a cashmere/silk blend yarn.

[My Good Babushka]

51. Knitting rocks my handknit socks off!

[Pacifist Patriot]

52. I wish I could. Many friends of mine are knitters and I see the....

beautiful things they create and how much enjoyment they get out of it. Alas, my hands won't allow me to do it. Gripping anything for more than a minute or two is too painful.

[bicentennial_baby]

53. I'm sorry....

:hug: My Mom was just diagnosed with ALS. She can't crochet anymore. x(

:hug:

[Deep13]

54. My Sweetie, Gizmonic, is a knittin' fool.

Except she is not actually a fool, you know. She made me a Jacque Cousteau hat and pouches for my I-pod and for the spare cylinder for my revolver. Also she made another hat and a lap blanket for my office.

[bicentennial_baby]

55. Oh, that is awesome!!

Lucky you! :hi:

[gizmonic]

59. I am said knittin' fool

;)

I've just learned to knit socks on 2 circ needles. Here's a x-post from the craft group:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=390x2047

Right now my other obsession is knitting washcloths...I don't know why I didn't start them sooner! It's quite addictive! :) :hi:

Some of my FO's:

Left-leaning parallelagrams


Knitted bunny


Kate the cat (image may be difficult to see)

[Rosie1223]

56. Every Knitter should visit this site

http://whatnottoknit.wordpress.com/

:rofl:

[ploppy]

61. Knitter Here

My favorite thing to knit? Afghans with lots of colors.

[bicentennial_baby]

62. Awesome!!

I have yet to knit an afghan...I'm a wuss. :P