Posted on 11/04/2005 4:17:07 PM PST by Knitting A Conundrum
The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers' Circle
Weekend Chat!
Want to gripe?
Want to share?
Want to brag?
Need some care?
Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it!
VRWKNC Ping! Weekend Chat!
...and I'm Sewing in a Snit. LOL Your screen name is great.
What exactly do we do here?
We talk, about needlework, our lives, our hobbies and things we would like to do. Sometimes I suggest a topic, but the weekend is sort of a stitch and...whatever freeform thingie.
Right now, I am working on the toe of the second of a pair of baby socks, and need to get back to some mitts I started, and to finish a sweater.
And there are other things I would like to do, but I take it easy on my hands once the cold starts.
Awesome! By the end of next week I will be in the midst-of/learning to make eight quilting or sewing projects. Three of the classes are next week.Thurs-Sat. One is for a Christmas present...maybe two.
Are the baby items for a family member?
Yep, I promised my niece that I would knit socks for her kids. And so I am getting there.
I'm here in Orlando..working on an afgan knitted with Manos yarn. The afgan consists of 12 blocks..each one different a pattern. I also knitted up a sweater for my toddler this week but am stuck on the knitting the straps which require working with 3 double pointed needles. I'm fairly new to knitting. I did find one knitting store in Orlando and go every Saturday and knit with beginners so I hope to get some instruction on the straps tomorrow. I just relocated here in June from RI. I miss the knitting shops at home. I also love to sew but have been very discouraged by the lack of places to buy quality fabic or find what I am looking for.
I know what you mean about fabric shops. There are some good ones that do mail order, but nothing beats walking through the shop, picking out and feeling the fabric...
well it's plain to see that I can't compete with anyone on this thread. I re-taught myself how to knit and made several scarves last winter with that new fun yarn.
That's about as far as I can go. That's all the talent I had.
I have two choices in my area..Hancock & Joann's. I'm looking for material to sew a dress for my daughter for Christmas..neither one have anything appropriate. As for yarn shops it's not much better. My sister works for a yarn store in RI. I have to call her for yarn because of the poor selection here.
Hey, this is kinda cool. CAn you put me on your ping list? So, this is a whole weekend thing, huh. Cool!
"...and I'm Sewing in a Snit"
I've sewed in beads, ribbons, labels, and even my finger -- how do you sew in a snit. I have a couple X-mas presents I'm working on that I wouldn't mind including a snit in them. lol
Here is a great website with actual videos to help you learn stitches and some advance techniques. I use it all the time and you can just keep replaying them (like I do LOL)until you get it. I'm a visual learner.
knittinghelp.com
Bah! Everyone's moved on since last week and I'm still working these bleeding armwarmers...Fear of the buttonhole is slowing me down. :-(
I appreciate the invitation, but I'm trying to get ready for class next week - have a couple of presentations, a paper and a billion pages to read before Wednesday afternoon.
Y'all have fun! (and feel sorry for me)
Happy to have you join in. I'll put you on the ping list pronto!
Scarves was all I did for years and years, Queenkathy...but then I went crazy after I got married and started knitting socks...and now I sell knitting patterns (not in a big way, but I do do it.)
So don't think you're hopeless!
Button holes aren't usually that hard. You scared of yarn overs?
Hancock's and Joann's is mostly what i have here, too...We do have some nice quilting shops, but I now look online a lot at fabric.
We do feel sorry for you! Come back when you feel you can!
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