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04-08-2018 08:04 AM
@house cat.....very cute/nice blankets!!
My mom could sew, knit, crochet.....I sewed a 'little'....I have a couple of things that she made that I inheirted, when a family member has/had a baby I gave them away.
I was not given her talent, sigh.
04-08-2018 08:22 AM
Yes, I have been knitting since I was a little girl. I just finished a beautiful jacket, hat and blanket for a newborn.
04-08-2018 08:36 AM
I find knitting very relaxing but have become lazy in my older age. I no longer want to do complicated patterns where I have to pay attention so I have been choosing easy scarf patterns that I can do while watching tv, but how many scarfs can I make! I only use nice yarns but it is expensive. My problem is that if I make a mistake I am not good at ripping out and picking up the stitches or fixing the error. I have not been able to find a knitting class that focuses on how to fix errors. I find the videos on how to do this too confusing.
04-08-2018 10:54 AM
@house_cat wrote:I crochet baby blankets, sell them and donate the proceeds to St. Jude's Children's hospital. These are a few examples of blankets I sold recently. They're not professional quality and I only sell locally to friends and friends of friends. I don't charge a lot and every penny goes to the charity so no one has complained about the little mistakes that seem to be part of each one....
@house_cat Your work is very creative and beautiful!!!
Cathy
04-08-2018 10:59 AM
Hi,
I learned how to knit as a child from a neighbor.
Now I knit sweaters for our dog (see her red white & blue in my pic?) Even though I have eye problems I find mine fit her better than the ones in the stores.
It is also a great inexpensive hobby
04-08-2018 08:03 PM
@Biftu wrote:I find knitting very relaxing but have become lazy in my older age. I no longer want to do complicated patterns where I have to pay attention so I have been choosing easy scarf patterns that I can do while watching tv, but how many scarfs can I make! I only use nice yarns but it is expensive. My problem is that if I make a mistake I am not good at ripping out and picking up the stitches or fixing the error. I have not been able to find a knitting class that focuses on how to fix errors. I find the videos on how to do this too confusing.
I agree it is hard to fix some dropped stitches and I think the videos sometimes only fix easy mistakes.
One tip I saw had the person stick a smaller knitting needle across the whole row that had the mistake and then she took off the original needle and ripped down to the mistake on the smaller needle.
04-08-2018 08:31 PM
I like the instructional videos for knitting called Wool and the Gang but there a lot of different good ones
04-08-2018 10:40 PM
@lovescats wrote:
@Biftu wrote:I find knitting very relaxing but have become lazy in my older age. I no longer want to do complicated patterns where I have to pay attention so I have been choosing easy scarf patterns that I can do while watching tv, but how many scarfs can I make! I only use nice yarns but it is expensive. My problem is that if I make a mistake I am not good at ripping out and picking up the stitches or fixing the error. I have not been able to find a knitting class that focuses on how to fix errors. I find the videos on how to do this too confusing.
I agree it is hard to fix some dropped stitches and I think the videos sometimes only fix easy mistakes.
One tip I saw had the person stick a smaller knitting needle across the whole row that had the mistake and then she took off the original needle and ripped down to the mistake on the smaller needle.
@lovescats Thanks, I've tried that once and it is a good tip. I guess it's best to pay attention and don't make mistakes!
04-08-2018 11:31 PM
youre work is beautiful. I'd proudly give something made from the 💝 before a store bought item & how wonderful you donate to St. Jude's (a charity very close to my heart).
My dearest & closest friend of 40+ years took up crocheting when her spouse died to keep her busy. She moved to FL & now crochets little hats, booties, dresses, jackets & blankets for Arnold Palmer children's hospital premie section in Orlando. Her work is beautiful.
I-still have the beautiful afghan she made me for my bridal shower!
I sew never learned to crochet. I find sewing very relaxing.
04-09-2018 08:55 AM
No, but my mom and older sister did and still do.
However, I am interesting in something called Arm Knitting. I've taken a free class at a local art studio, and watched some videos on youtube. The only thing giving me pause is that it takes quite a lot of super chunky yarn to make something, and I want a throw, and perhaps pillows. I love this jumbo knit pattern!
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