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My Arty Crafty Adventures

dulwich — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:44:36 GMT

Since pandemic I have started knitting again - that is putting it loosely - mucking knitting up more appropriate - but I persist. Here are some of my latest efforts.

Just undone 30 rows of knitting half the pattern on wrong side and very noticeable . Thought I was very clever knitting and watching t.v. Of course I know pattern should all be on one side duh! Redo tomorrow!

Beautiful hand painted yarn making sweater from top down - very new for me - doing o.k. Then presto lots of 'short rows' now across shoulder, back neck, shoulder'. YouTube here I come have not got a clue about this - tomorrow!

Oh joy parcel arrived today with more yarn - I have joined online knitting group to make sweater commencing end of next week when above two projects should be finished (or not)!

Lordy, Lordy save me from my crafting - plan for tomorrow swimming early a.m. then electricity all off from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in our area so I have all day to work industriously on my crafts!

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Pearlee — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:50:15 GMT

@dulwich 🤣 You like your LOGO sweaters so just forget spending

money on yarn and buy more LOGO.

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tansy — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:52:50 GMT

And I'm turning out wash cloths knitted with Dishie yarn at an alarming rate 🤣😜🤣

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dulwich — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:57:09 GMT

@Pearlee DH would agree as 'the anguish involved' when I am in my 'knitting corner' he says affects the whole house! Not true, of course! Roll on tomorrow lol.

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dulwich — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:57:52 GMT

@tansy Ya boo bragging again lol.

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tansy — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:15:04 GMT

@dulwich wrote:
@tansy Ya boo bragging again lol.

I'm shameless. 😊

I knit while watching YouTube knitting podcasts. It's relaxing.

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dulwich — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:39:05 GMT

@tansy I am very impressed with your skills!

@Pearlee DH just commented 'do you remember what it was like before you knitted - peace and tranquility'. Treating this remark with the contempt it deserves - I have ways of making him suffer haha - will order more yarn! Lol.

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Love my grandkids — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:47:51 GMT

@dulwich I'm 73 and started knitting in high school, I love it.

For some years I belonged to a now-defunct knitting charity that knitted for babies in need. I loved doing booties and had a pattern that used short rows and LOVE the look of short rowing.

It's really easy when you get the knack of it!

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Pearlee — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 04:03:46 GMT

@dulwich wrote:
@tansy I am very impressed with your skills!

@Pearlee DH just commented 'do you remember what it was like before you knitted - peace and tranquility'. Treating this remark with the contempt it deserves - I have ways of making him suffer haha - will order more yarn! Lol.

@dulwich 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I always think your DH is a hoot! How many years have you been married?

(BTW I flagged you on the Bags By April thread)

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riley1 — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:55:31 GMT

@dulwich - Love your knitting stories, they bring a smile to my face. I'm not a knitter (wish I had paid attention to my Mom when she tried to teach me), I can knit/purl and that's it - my purl stitches are always loose. So, I quilt! And, for that, I have my own room with all of my own toys, lol.

Have you watched any of the Grocery Girls videos on you tube? They are from Canada and are avid knitters. I don't know if they do any type of instructions but they do talk about different yarns and show things they made.

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Still Raining — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:30:34 GMT

Something about being home brings out all our fantasies.

Swore I was done but here I am with needlepoint and afghans all over 🤣

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dulwich — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 02:42:28 GMT

@Pearlee Just got our electricity back on since 9 a.m. i

To answer your question were both 17 y.o. when we got married - now been wed 53 years - as DH says he came out of the womb married!

Funny story about my knitting is my e Mail not been working so all orders for yarn have been on DH computer hence all knitting info/mails are addressed to him - he is inundated with knitting!

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Pearlee — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:48:38 GMT

@dulwich wrote:
@Pearlee Just got our electricity back on since 9 a.m. i
To answer your question were both 17 y.o. when we got married - now been wed 53 years - as DH says he came out of the womb married!

Funny story about my knitting is my e Mail not been working so all orders for yarn have been on DH computer hence all knitting info/mails are addressed to him - he is inundated with knitting!

@dulwich What a remarkable marriage! Thanks so much for answering my question! Married at just 17 yrs old and it has lasted all these years...and you still have lots of laughs together!

How wonderful. ❤

By the way, I knew we were about the same age and we are, within a year.