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It's chic to knit and purl with the girls ... and guys
The Dominion Post ^
| 1/16/2004
| George R. Plagenz
Posted on 01/16/2004 12:45:43 PM PST by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: the_devils_advocate_666
Aaaw- how cute! Just as long as they take a break and go outside and play.
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posted on
01/16/2004 1:28:32 PM PST
by
Lil'freeper
(By all that we hold dear on this good Earth I bid you stand, men of the West!)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
I knit, have since I was eight, but I'm not a guy.
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posted on
01/16/2004 1:28:36 PM PST
by
Catspaw
To: GailA
My girlfriend had me get her this book for Christmas:
To: Lil'freeper
You want cute, I kinda like this one:
To: the_devils_advocate_666
"Here. I made this for you."
Sylvester Stallone to Sandra Bullock in Demolition Man (a prophetic movie in many ways.)
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posted on
01/16/2004 1:36:51 PM PST
by
Tribune7
(Vote Toomey April 27)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Hey, I got that book for Christmas, too!
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posted on
01/16/2004 1:37:24 PM PST
by
CalKat
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Both my children learned to knit in their first grade classroom...small motor coordination and math made easy. Their projects were scarves in multi colored stripes. My son beamed that not only did he finish his scarf first, it was also the longest. BTW...he's a top notch athlete now, playing both Club soccer and engaged in competitive swimming. He also loves the arts and all sorts of handwork.
Boys in particular benefit from reptitive activities that engage their hands and will. Some of my childrens male classmates would have been labeled ADD in public school, where their abundant energy is never refocused.
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posted on
01/16/2004 1:41:24 PM PST
by
Katya
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Knitting - on a plane? Doesn't knitting require knitting needles?
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Must be some far out stuff in it.
I quilt, crochet a little, but never took to knitting.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:27:38 PM PST
by
GailA
(Millington Rally for America after action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872519/posts)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
My grandma taught me to knit/crochet or some such thing. It was fun, but I've long since forgotten how.
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posted on
01/16/2004 8:17:25 PM PST
by
jrp
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Well, not a knitter, but really enjoy cross-stitchin'.
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posted on
01/16/2004 8:53:54 PM PST
by
yhwhsman
("Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small..." -Sir Winston Churchill)
To: kingu
Is there any way I can get any sock patterns? I'm taking up knitting after many years...
PS I saw a photo years ago of about two dozen Hawaiian policemen sitting in two rows, with knitting sturdily in hands. These men looked to be averaging way over 6 feet tall and at least 250 pounds. The opposite of sissies. It was circa WWI, they may have been doing some kind of war effort.
To: the_devils_advocate_666
What I want to know is how the guy managed to get those knitting needles aboard the damm plane. Where the hell was security? I bet I could hijack a plane with a pair of knitting needles.
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posted on
01/16/2004 9:07:50 PM PST
by
Cacique
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To: little jeremiah; Ladypixel
*ping* Sock patterns needed, isle one. STAT!
(there's a reason why I call her my better half, and no, it's not just for her incredible researching skills.)
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posted on
01/16/2004 9:19:27 PM PST
by
kingu
(Remember: Politicians and members of the press are going to read what you write today.)
To: Lil'freeper
LOL- not all quilters are little old ladies. :)
Here are a couple male quilters that come to mind: John Flynn- an engineer even.
Kaffe Fassett
and Ricky Timms- who doesn't seem to have anything on the web- < silly gushing voice > but he's in all the magazines. < /silliness >
I saw John Flynn at the International Quilt Show in Houston this year. He was demonstrating his quilting frame. I was really surprised at how many men were there. They were feverishly buying for their stash too.
To: kingu; little jeremiah
Yup - I /am/ the better half. And I'm crocheting tonight, rather than knitting... but only 'til I finish this scarf, and then it's back to socks.
You wanted sock patterns, you got 'em - but be forewarned that this first site I'm mentioning tends to get really busy at times, and overloads its bandwidth, primarily because it's got over four hundred free sock patterns on it. (Besides, Homestead tends to be notorious for locking down high-bandwidth-usage sites. Bah.)
Sock Pattern Page (over four hundred patterns)
In the meantime, since that site's already past today's bandwidth usage, check out some of these patterns...
You're Putting Me On Socks (a toe-up pattern)
Universal Sock Pattern
World War II socks (old Red Cross patterns - historical and comfy!)
Easy tube socks (this one's my favorite at the moment)
Joan's Socks (This one's sometimes considered one of the easiest beginner patterns online, although I think the tube socks are easier.)
And finally,
the Perl sock program, in which you can enter dimensions and a few other little important facts (needle size, type of yarn) and get a custom-made, instant sock pattern to your specifications.
Need more than that? Freepmail me, I'll pass along more. :)
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posted on
01/16/2004 9:33:39 PM PST
by
Ladypixel
(Ashes keep fallin' on my head...)
To: BlazingArizona
Ah, but knitting needles are allowed on most flights in the continental US now. Admittedly, they prefer birch or bamboo needles on planes, rather than the metal ones...
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posted on
01/16/2004 9:34:59 PM PST
by
Ladypixel
(Ashes keep fallin' on my head...)
To: Constructionist
If you were really old fashioned you'd respect self sufficiency. A college kid out on their own and poor (what's college without poverty) is gonna survive the winter a little better if he can make his own scarf and hat. It's just knitting, a good way to keep idle hands from becoming the devils play thing and could be a good way to make some scratch on the side.
Oh, and knitting needles don't have eyes, even I know that even though the only time I've picked up a pair I grabbed them more like Van Helsing than Rosey Grier (who is a very nice guy BTW).
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posted on
01/16/2004 9:40:25 PM PST
by
discostu
(and the tenor sax is blowing its nose)
To: Lil'freeper
Hmmm. Does he quilt fractals?
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posted on
01/16/2004 9:48:06 PM PST
by
SuziQ
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