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Post# 1041799 8/15/2019 at 02:57 (1,715 days old) by askolover  (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I've been a crocheter for years now, but recently I decided I'd try my hand at knitting. Anyone here knit? English or Continental or other? I like Continental as it's motions are more like I'm used to with crocheting. It's peaceful and soothing and sometimes I find myself falling asleep doing it, kind of hypnotic. | ||
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Post# 1041800 , Reply# 1 8/15/2019 at 03:16 (1,715 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Know how
But haven't had time to do anything in years now. Still have tons of books, yarn, needles, etc.. There are several lively knitting shops and groups in city as well, but never bothered.
Knitting just seems to take forever; whereas crochet is faster IMHO. Doing a blanket or scarf is much faster with crochet IMHO. OTOH one can make some beautiful lace type items with crochet such as dollies. | ||
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Post# 1041814 , Reply# 2 8/15/2019 at 10:45 (1,715 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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I’ve never knitted, but I had an Aunt who knitted all the time.
In the early 60’s when Mohair sweaters were all the rage, she would sit down in front her Packard Bell console TV in the morning with a cup of coffee and a pack of Camels, a few skeins of yarn and by the time The Mike Douglas Show came on at 3pm one of my cousins would have a new Mohair sweater. I would imagine that the rhythmic motions would be very soothing, almost like meditation. Eddie | ||
| Post# 1041916 , Reply# 3 8/16/2019 at 16:01 (1,713 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
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Post# 1041993 , Reply# 5 8/17/2019 at 08:07 (1,713 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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 My late grandmother made knitted doilies that were exquisite in their intricacy. She made them for over 50 years. Many family members were gifted these over the years. CLICK HERE TO GO TO polkanut's LINK | ||
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Post# 1042288 , Reply# 6 8/20/2019 at 06:18 (1,710 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Oh wow, that's neat! I can crochet and tat doilies but I never knew they could be knitted like that! A girl at work can knit and crochet, and another one can tat (she's the only other person I know personally who can tat besides me). I worked the last four nights 12 hour shifts in a row and I'm still tired. I was lounging in the recliner crocheting and crocheted myself to sleep for about 3 hours. | ||
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Post# 1042820 , Reply# 7 8/27/2019 at 07:37 (1,703 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 1042924 , Reply# 8 8/28/2019 at 06:35 (1,702 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Yup...I knit | ||
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Post# 1042959 , Reply# 9 8/28/2019 at 12:39 (1,702 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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My maternal grandmother was a needlework teacher. She could knit like noone else I have seen knitting. When my grandparents visited family, my grandmother would knit a pair of socks while they drove there. One on the way to the family and the second on the way home. Noone else in the family ever bothered, because the easiest thing to do was to ask my grandmother if she would knit something.
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Post# 1042993 , Reply# 10 8/28/2019 at 23:14 (1,701 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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