tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post6967215007410211512..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Delightfully heart-warming and productiveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23349808524685684032012-09-18T11:05:54.019+10:002012-09-18T11:05:54.019+10:00I was able to find good advice from your articles....I was able to find good advice from your articles.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.prescription-swimming-goggles.info/swim-suit.html" title="Prescription Swimming Goggles<br /><br />Prescription Swimming Goggles" rel="nofollow">Prescription Swimming Goggles</a><br /><i>Here is my web site</i> <b><a href="http://www.prescription-swimming-goggles.info/swim-suit.html" rel="nofollow">Prescription Swimming Goggles</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4534666419242972592012-05-10T16:49:09.238+10:002012-05-10T16:49:09.238+10:00It's fun to see what you are working on in kni...It's fun to see what you are working on in knitting, especially as a knitter who has few friends who knit. It's so much more fun to share with other knitters what we are working on.<br /><br />I've been working on dishcloths in colors that match a piece of print fabric that I hope to make into a rocking chair cushion for a kitchen rocker. I have recently finished dishcloths in a plain avocado diamond shape, a yellow raindrops pattern, & a pine tree pattern in forest green. On the needles now is a lilac pattern dishcloth in <br />a cranberry color. <br /><br />Happy Knitting,<br /> Natalie AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4521654877910220862012-05-10T08:24:27.611+10:002012-05-10T08:24:27.611+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I am part of a sewing group that has be...Hi Rhonda,<br />I am part of a sewing group that has been going nearly 20 years now. 5 of us get together every week or second week and we bring our choice of project. Some knit, I make yoyos at the moment but I also do my hand sewing for any quilts I am working on. Some do applique and some just sit and chat. We meet at eachothers houses and at a lovely winery in the Yarra Vallyey called Brumfields. We meet at 11.30am have lunch and wine and dessert and coffees and sew. We leave around 3pm. The hostess is very happy with this arrangement and so are we. It is good to network with other women and to share craft ideas and inspire eachother. I can't see us stopping any time soon.<br />DaylaDaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544561530618570093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-64805244663037442572012-05-10T04:01:24.792+10:002012-05-10T04:01:24.792+10:00Thanks for all the tips on dpns. I have successful...Thanks for all the tips on dpns. I have successfully used circular needles.<br /><br />It's good to know you're knitting again, Joan.<br /><br />Maven, yes, crochet it's also wonderful. Try that, we don't want you putting an axe through anyone's head. ;- )<br /><br />Mallowlark, are you the woman who works on the ship doing scientific type work in the Southern Ocean?<br /><br />Celia, I'll see what I can do next week.<br /><br />Luna, thanks for the heads up on the book.<br /><br />Mary, thanks for the book suggestions. Your cousin's book looks like a good one.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91614534164634148242012-05-10T03:27:15.353+10:002012-05-10T03:27:15.353+10:00@For simple beginnings --
Here's one that'...@For simple beginnings -- <br />Here's one that's mostly lessons, with a few patterns for novice knitters like me. "Never Too Old to Knit: Beautiful Basics for Baby Boomers." Karin Strom (Editor) <br /><br />Truth in advertising: the editor's my cousin. But *SHE* got the knitting gene not me, and she did manage to help me untangle my fingers at last. <br /><br />I've also had good luck with the Readers Digest book : The Ultimate Sourcebook of Knitting and Crochet Stitches. This one's a weightier tome.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br />MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25583786128057768382012-05-09T21:59:49.877+10:002012-05-09T21:59:49.877+10:00I love the color you've chosen for the white b...I love the color you've chosen for the white bunnies. Knitting is therapeutic isn't it? Sometimes I wonder why we need so much technology when making things by hand is so good for the mind and soul. You also know the quality of your own work compared to something imported.<br /><br />PS. I spotted your lovely book on www.growcooksew.blogspot.comLunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281498399481433724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6169874326440816482012-05-09T21:34:35.414+10:002012-05-09T21:34:35.414+10:00Hello,
please excuse me for asking a question non...Hello,<br /><br />please excuse me for asking a question non related to your post. I want to start my flower garden (I already have a veg garden) and I want to grow usefull plants. Calendula is already in line, but I want to ask your opinion/experience about this subject. Can you please take some time to talk about this?<br />Note: I´m also a knitter and I tottaly agree with you. Sometimes my children are taking the house down and I continue knitting as if nothing is happening.<br />Thank you<br /><br />CéliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30920628569567311042012-05-09T20:44:18.106+10:002012-05-09T20:44:18.106+10:00I am very thankful that my mother taught me how to...I am very thankful that my mother taught me how to knit as a child and its now a craft I am wanting to pass on to my 6 year old daughter. I also have trouble with dp needles and generally stick to patterns that don't require them. I love Debbie Bliss patterns and have knitted many over the years and at the moment I am thinking on what to knit for winter for my 2 year old son. I will look into your friends yarn, they sound delightful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91325206884723786102012-05-09T20:21:48.127+10:002012-05-09T20:21:48.127+10:00Knitting does indeed start conversations and draw ...Knitting does indeed start conversations and draw people to you. (Possibly it scares a few away as well, but we'll just have to make the best of that.) My work sometimes takes me out to sea for months at a time, and I always bring some knitting to help past the time on quiet shifts. I was on one ship where there was quite a language barrier between the ship's crew and the scientists, and the baby jumper I was knitting was the one thing guaranteed to make every sailor attempt a bit of communication, even if it required pantomime.mallowlarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817651619883272316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66221042197712837722012-05-09T20:13:18.622+10:002012-05-09T20:13:18.622+10:00After battling through my first sock on double poi...After battling through my first sock on double pointed needles I switched to circular needles and the magic loop method. I found this much easier to handle in my small hands, especially knitting the toes. Have a look on the internet as there are some very helpful articles and lessons on using "magic loop".<br /><br />These days I use circulars for all my knitting. Its easier on my shoulders and I no longer have to contend with my cat swinging on the needle ends! <br /><br />Evenings just don't feel right without some knitting, Michelle in Wellington, NZMickle in NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432796020646607634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46886314245248191512012-05-09T19:43:41.568+10:002012-05-09T19:43:41.568+10:00Knitting has always made me angry. Lol don't g...Knitting has always made me angry. Lol don't get me wrong i love knitted items but i have never taken to knitting like i have other crafts and found myself furious at slippy little stitches. Everytime i see posts like this though i wonder if i should give it another go. Maybe a half way point would be to learn to crochet more, i can do a bit of that and i wouldn't require anger management courses.Maven in traininghttp://mavenintraining.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73280122172552938122012-05-09T19:11:15.899+10:002012-05-09T19:11:15.899+10:00Oooh, you must be talking to me! A knitting tragic...Oooh, you must be talking to me! A knitting tragic from way, way back (they don't call me Potty Knitter for nothing) I can only heartelly agree with your lovely post Rhonda. Knitting is my justification for TV, can't seem to sit down to watch it without it, feels wrong somehow. I was interested to see how many comments mentioned the calming influence of knitting, I'd like to go a little further and call it meditative. I also love the portability of knitting and have written a couple of little post myself on my blog called 'Have needles - will travel' and 'Productive Meditation', both echo your sentiments. Just last weekend I joined the Handknitters Guild and am looking forward to getting together with knitters of all persuasions once a month. <br />For knitting with double pointers I have a couple of suggestions. Using a set of 5 instead of 4 makes it easier and allows more wriggle room at the change overs. It is also easier to follow the patterns as the heel stitches are exactly half of the circumference. Sets of double pointers come in differing lengths and I certainly recommend using short ones for beginners, no longer than 15cm, you'll be amazed what difference it makes, other than that, Quinn is right, practice, practice ,practice.<br />Happy Knitting!Angie Smaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178437163299650285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46794717405332508362012-05-09T19:07:14.626+10:002012-05-09T19:07:14.626+10:00I love knitting. Being born in a city in Yorkshire...I love knitting. Being born in a city in Yorkshire which had plenty of woollen mills, I was taught to knit in junior school at the age of 7 or 8 and have been knitting ever since (I am now 64).<br />Having MS and suffering a slight stroke a few years ago which affected my left side I found it difficult to knit, so didn't do any for a couple of years and gave a lot of my patterns and stash of wool away thinking that my knitting days were over, both of which I regret now. <br />Even though she can't knit (not for the want of me trying to teach her) my pregnant daughter bought a Shawn the Sheep knitting kit intending to learn (or was it a subtle plan of hers?) After a few months of it languishing in the cupboard I said I would have a go, not expecting to finish it. Each day I did a few rows and then a day or so later found that I was doing a couple of rows more. It took me three months to finish Shawn and I haven't put my needles down since. Last year I made Christmas stockings with motifs personal to the receiver from charts I made up myself.<br />I am still limited with the amount of knitting I can do before my arm gets tired and can't hold the needle any more, but at least I am knitting again even though it takes me longer.<br />Knitting is therapeutic and very good exercise for my left arm as it does seem to be getting stronger.<br />Like the other lady I must be writing War and Peace Vol II.<br />Joan A. (Wales,UK)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23871143743239702632012-05-09T17:19:03.789+10:002012-05-09T17:19:03.789+10:00Great post Rhonda. I have to say that knitting is...Great post Rhonda. I have to say that knitting is one of the few things that slow me down successfully. I love it. I once had a dear friend of mine say, " Tracy, when I watch you knit, you look peaceful.". And I feel at peace when I am clicking away. There is so much more to this craft than the object being created.<br />Thank you for your post. Think I might go and pull my knitting out right now :)<br />TracyTracy Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53177112446250713432012-05-09T16:38:19.500+10:002012-05-09T16:38:19.500+10:00I morphed from being a seriously beginner knitter ...I morphed from being a seriously beginner knitter to a slightly obsessed knitter about 2 years ago. I had knitted a few things before then, but it had been like pulling teeth! Now, I definitely get the slow-down-soothe effect (unless I discover a major mistake quite a few rows back...). I knitted my first sock on dpns not long after the obsession took hold - dpns feel like trying to manage multiple chopsticks when you first start using them! They feel quite normal now, several socks later. There are lots of helpful tips on Ravelry that have helped my sock knitting, like maintaining tension over the space between needles, picking up stitches around the heel flap so they're not really loose, and avoiding a hole in the corner where the heel and gusset join up. Just remember that, as Quinn said, your first dpn project will look a bit odd, but persevere! It will get easier :-)<br /><br />Annadillpicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167045189440606367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91115538044031120632012-05-09T16:18:08.657+10:002012-05-09T16:18:08.657+10:00I love this post! My closest friends and I gather ...I love this post! My closest friends and I gather for a Knit night each week. We call it knit night because that has a nice ring to it. A couple of us knit, but I actually teach crochet and it is my passion. The most wonderful thing has been combining the crafts. Knitted work is gorgeous, and crochet makes a lovely border for it. I think that a lap full of a crochet or knit project definitely makes a great conversation starter!<br /><br />Thank you for your post.<br />NettieHi I'm Mama Nettie!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04132191703322706580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59026653862439871092012-05-09T14:41:10.219+10:002012-05-09T14:41:10.219+10:00I am a relatively new knitter and it was because I...I am a relatively new knitter and it was because I saw your projects 3 yrs ago. I am still only doing small<br />Things like beanies socks and dishcloths but I love it during winter. I sit and knit while<br />Waiting for children at sports outings dentists exams. My knitting bag is always packed and ready to be grabbed as I walk out the door.Urban Homestead South Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744814544809179491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-83829299855341224412012-05-09T13:57:11.637+10:002012-05-09T13:57:11.637+10:00I want those socks! How sweet!I want those socks! How sweet!Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091254545447284945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60809563467018529702012-05-09T13:27:24.145+10:002012-05-09T13:27:24.145+10:00You are preaching to the converted here, I love kn...You are preaching to the converted here, I love knitting. right now it's hot water bottle covers for my Grandchildren and jumpers for my (38 week pregnant) soon to be GrandsonMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260642250519868482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67584250020032795672012-05-09T12:05:45.566+10:002012-05-09T12:05:45.566+10:00My Mum taught me to knit purl and plain as a child...My Mum taught me to knit purl and plain as a child and I never ever graduated past coat hanger covers and scarves.<br />I am proud to say that I have completed 3 dishcloths recently - I love knitting! It is very therapeutic and really does slow me down.<br />I have found all I need to know about knitting on various websites - how to cast on, cast off, swap from purl to plain etc.<br /><br />Tricia's little sock and hat set is so cute - lucky grand-baby!<br /><br />I am loving your book - I have made a stew from scratch and your bread recipe is the best ever - it makes the best bread rolls too!<br /><br />Cheers - JoolzJoolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490462580345458546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25605484763523072542012-05-09T11:50:58.921+10:002012-05-09T11:50:58.921+10:00thank you, Quinn.thank you, Quinn.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32350752516449889542012-05-09T11:22:57.538+10:002012-05-09T11:22:57.538+10:00If I may offer a suggestion re: getting comfortabl...If I may offer a suggestion re: getting comfortable with double-pointed needles, which I have come to love? Try starting with toddler-sized socks, using DK or aran or even worsted-weight yarn on fairly "big" dpns (based on the yarn). Easier to see, easier to handle, and not so much of an investment of time and effort as knitting adult-size socks with fingering-weight yarn and tiny needles.<br />And one important thing to know: the first several rounds are always the wonkiest, and they always look horrible! You just have to keep going. With practice, it gets easier...like so many things :)Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21128626520177778622012-05-09T08:56:08.806+10:002012-05-09T08:56:08.806+10:00Mum and Auntie always took their knitting with the...Mum and Auntie always took their knitting with them when they went out so it became a matter of course for me to do it. Even when we eat on the deck with friends I duck in and grab my knitting when the meal is over.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58383024390675124162012-05-09T08:29:56.697+10:002012-05-09T08:29:56.697+10:00Yes knitting is wonderfully relaxing and productiv...Yes knitting is wonderfully relaxing and productive, I have been knitting on and off for over 50 years,first garment a basic cable jumper when I was 12.<br />some books I have heard reccommended are Elizabeth Zimmerman,she does quirky instructions and patterns and "Knitting Rules !" by Stephanie Pearl McPhee, which has "basic recipe socks" etc so very useful but not full of patterns.MargaretPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990336317308988689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81945579107723985902012-05-09T08:18:43.176+10:002012-05-09T08:18:43.176+10:00I've just started knitting, and it's alrea...I've just started knitting, and it's already brought me community! <br /><br />The lovely lady down the road has her mum visiting soon, and she will be learning to knit. She said I can come along and learn too. I'm so excited! <br /><br />I can do plain and purl, but anything else is beyond me. I'm sure learning the complicated stuff in person will be easier than learning from YouTube. YouTube tends not to correct me when I go wrong...The Accidental Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903019781422765851noreply@blogger.com