I've been knitting instead of making lace - mostly mittens, hats and
socks. Now my holiday gift knitting is over, all my kids and grandson
are warm and toasty, and I've started a pair of socks for me. They
are a tweedy yarn from Knit Picks, and I think of chocolate and
caramel while I knit. If I
Hello all -
I, too, have been knitting lace - haven't touched my bobbins for a while.
It's fascinating to think that I can take a piece of string and two sticks
and end up such wonderful stuff. Much of what I'm using is two-ply
handspun. Takes about six months to a year total work depending o
This pattern I have knitted has absolutely no sewing-up to do at all! It is
a very clever design which is finished the moment you cast off!
http://www.pieknits.com/blog/circumnavigated_cardigan/
I have almost finished my second one. I also love knitting socks, stoles,
scarves, dishcloths, an
Hi Pene,
When I knitted my cardigan the body was all in one, so no seams to sew.
Instead of casting off, I placed the shoulder stitches on spare needles. When
I was ready to assemble before I could knit the collar, I did a double cast
off for the shoulders. In other words, you hold both needles
Nancy Bush's book on Lace Knitting in Estonia is on my Wish List with
Amazon. I bought her sock book recently and am planning which pattern to
knit first. The Noro yarn Yoga socks for my daughter were non identical -
more siblings than twins! I now have a pair of FitFlops in the new winter
v
Hi Pene -
I'm looking forward to seeing Nancy Bush's new book too! It's an
eagerly awaited book, it sounds like!!
Yesterday, I finished the first sock in a pair I'm knitting from Noro
Kureyon wool. This worked up quickly, and kept my hands busy while I
felt too miserable to make lace (clas
Hallo Lacers or should I say Knitters,
Your talk about knitting brought back some memories. After I left school in
1937 my friend and I were eager to do something big.
So we decided to knit, and after a few successes with small things we decided
each to knit a table cloth. Well mine took nearly a
We do seem to have a fair amount of us 'older generation' in the group. I
wonder who have the honours of being the oldest and the youngest members?
Ann
Yorkshire UK
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I've been knitting recently also. I like to do something in the evenings
which don't strain my eyes.
I have 10 balls of Noro Silk Garden which I bought while living in MA,
USA, & I liked the stripped scarves that some knitters were making. See
http://yarnloopie.blogspot.com/2007/12/noro-striped-
