Deleted
Posts: 0
Nov 24, 2024 4:37:57 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2021 9:40:13 GMT
Thank you  I wish you could see me sat at the machine going at a snails pace and saying bad words  |
|
|
|
Post by malibou on Feb 22, 2021 15:16:03 GMT
Thank you I wish you could see me sat at the machine going at a snails pace and saying bad words I wish that too! |
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 22, 2021 17:13:33 GMT
I had the funniest conversation with my friend, Nia, yesterday. We met up in the Michael's parking lot so I could give her the Happy Trees blanket stuff. She is a knitter and this will be her first crochet project. I'm so glad she's taking it off my hands. Well, we were talking about what projects we are working on and what yarns we want for future projects. And I told her I've just always got to hold myself back from buying blue yarn. I am always attracted to blue yarns but I never wear blue so why spend my time crocheting blue shawls. And she just laughed at me. She said to me that she had enough purple shawls that you would think all she wears is purple! She said to me that I am a process over product crocheter so I may as well play with yarn in whatever color makes me happy. She also said, it doesn't matter anyway because you (me) give everything away anyway! Hahaha. We had a good laugh.
|
|
|
|
Post by gillyp on Feb 23, 2021 10:53:09 GMT
Just 32 more rows and the border till my second Queen is done. Providing this little Miss and her brother let me do it, it’s about 2 weeks of work, given the time I am able to spend on it each day. It’s for me so I don’t mind Ren snuggling on it.  |
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 24, 2021 13:06:17 GMT
Today is just one of those days where I don't want to work and I just want to crochet all day.
|
|
|
|
Post by gillyp on Feb 24, 2021 14:28:15 GMT
Today is just one of those days where I don't want to work and I just want to crochet all day. Come and join me! I’m about to get my work out. I’ve spent all morning home schooling one of the grandkids, made a pan of mushroom soup for my lunch and dinner is cooking in the oven. I can not be bothered doing anything other than crochet right now even though there is plenty of work I could be doing. |
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 24, 2021 16:55:22 GMT
Today is just one of those days where I don't want to work and I just want to crochet all day. Come and join me! I’m about to get my work out. I’ve spent all morning home schooling one of the grandkids, made a pan of mushroom soup for my lunch and dinner is cooking in the oven. I can not be bothered doing anything other than crochet right now even though there is plenty of work I could be doing. I had a dream about you last night gillyp . I was visiting your country and went to church. You were sitting right in front of me. Somehow I recognized it was you when you talked to the boy next to you. How that could be, I don't know as I haven't a clue what your voice sounds like. ETA: I would be hard pressed to go to an actual church too. This looked like a stodgy old place. I may have been there for the architecture. |
|
|
|
Post by gillyp on Feb 24, 2021 17:12:55 GMT
Come and join me! I’m about to get my work out. I’ve spent all morning home schooling one of the grandkids, made a pan of mushroom soup for my lunch and dinner is cooking in the oven. I can not be bothered doing anything other than crochet right now even though there is plenty of work I could be doing. I had a dream about you last night gillyp . I was visiting your country and went to church. You were sitting right in front of me. Somehow I recognized it was you when you talked to the boy next to you. How that could be, I don't know as I haven't a clue what your voice sounds like. ETA: I would be hard pressed to go to an actual church too. This looked like a stodgy old place. I may have been there for the architecture. You sure it wasn’t a nightmare! |
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 24, 2021 17:23:48 GMT
I had a dream about you last night gillyp . I was visiting your country and went to church. You were sitting right in front of me. Somehow I recognized it was you when you talked to the boy next to you. How that could be, I don't know as I haven't a clue what your voice sounds like. ETA: I would be hard pressed to go to an actual church too. This looked like a stodgy old place. I may have been there for the architecture. You sure it wasn’t a nightmare! LOL! It would be worth going into a stodgy, old church for a service if I knew I was going to run into you.  |
|
|
|
Post by gillyp on Feb 24, 2021 17:38:02 GMT
You sure it wasn’t a nightmare! LOL! It would be worth going into a stodgy, old church for a service if I knew I was going to run into you. That’s very sweet of you and probably the last place on earth you would ever find me unless I was seeking out ancestor’s memorials. I would turn up if I knew you would be there! |
|
wellway
Prolific Pea
Posts: 9,073
Jun 25, 2014 20:50:09 GMT
|
Post by wellway on Feb 24, 2021 18:19:18 GMT
gillyp and jeremysgirlI might have received an order from wool warehouse yesterday that will create kits for the Folk Queen and Letitia's Holiday. The Folk Queen colour chart is available on Lucia's ravelry account and since I was filling my basket with the colours I needed for that I figured I should get the Christmas colours too! I should be finished with my Queen blanket and charity blanket in the next ten days or so. And then I can set the other two up.
|
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 24, 2021 18:26:30 GMT
I might have received an order from wool warehouse yesterday that will create kits for the Folk Queen and Letitia's Holiday. Yay! I love the Folk Queen the very best of all the samples. And the Christmas blanket is really bringing me so much pleasure to do. I'm working on the gingerbread people right now and I love them so much I may have to adapt them into a tree skirt for under my tree. |
|
|
|
Post by gillyp on Feb 24, 2021 18:47:05 GMT
gillyp and jeremysgirlI might have received an order from wool warehouse yesterday that will create kits for the Folk Queen and Letitia's Holiday. The Folk Queen colour chart is available on Lucia's ravelry account and since I was filling my basket with the colours I needed for that I figured I should get the Christmas colours too! I should be finished with my Queen blanket and charity blanket in the next ten days or so. And then I can set the other two up. I love the Folk Queen colourway too. Looking forward to seeing what you do! I didn’t start crocheting earlier, I fell asleep! |
|
seaexplore
Prolific Pea
Posts: 8,878
Member is Online
Apr 25, 2015 23:57:30 GMT
|
Post by seaexplore on Feb 25, 2021 2:47:41 GMT
Thank you  I wish you could see me sat at the machine going at a snails pace and saying bad words How often did Jack come out to play? 🤣 |
|
Julie W
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,209 
|
Post by Julie W on Feb 25, 2021 18:26:20 GMT
I am all caught up on my 2021 temperature blanket and my squares for my 2021 building blocks blanket so I started this Aiona wrap, using the very colors and yarn suggested in the pattern. I had bought the yarn last year and was eager to make this for Fall, until I discovered something different in the pattern I hadn't encountered before. It's a wrap, but you knit in the round and connect the ends almost like a cowl. I couldn't figure out why until my more experienced knitting friend said, well here you go, step X says you cut it. Yep, cut it. There were instructions but the thought scared me. She hadn't ever encountered this before either, maybe some of you more experience knitters have. But I decided I was going to do it. And it's an easy knit with drop stitch which I love. I'm half done, one more round of each of the 5 colors to go. Then I'll cut.   DD15's 14 year old scrapbook arrived from Blurb in the mail today. Can I just share I'm in love with the cover photo? She took it as a selfie and hates it (why do our girls do this?) but I think it's gorgeous. Glad the book is done and I'm caught up. Like I usually do once I'm caught up I take a break for a few months on scrapbooking.  |
|
RedSquirrelUK
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,920
Location: The UK's beautiful West Country
|
Post by RedSquirrelUK on Feb 25, 2021 19:07:59 GMT
She's a beautiful girl!
|
|
|
|
Post by gillyp on Feb 25, 2021 19:29:21 GMT
It looks like a painting rather than a photo Julie W. Lovely. As for cut your work . . . I wait with baited breath! |
|
|
|
Post by Scrapper100 on Feb 25, 2021 20:27:07 GMT
Julie W. I love that shawl. I looked it up and I have never done anything like that where you cut the finished project. It’s scary and exciting at the same time. I hope you post your finished product.
|
|
seaexplore
Prolific Pea
Posts: 8,878
Member is Online
Apr 25, 2015 23:57:30 GMT
|
Post by seaexplore on Feb 28, 2021 4:45:08 GMT
|
|
sueg
Prolific Pea
Posts: 8,572
Location: Munich
Apr 12, 2016 12:51:01 GMT
|
Post by sueg on Feb 28, 2021 9:24:19 GMT
I had bought the yarn last year and was eager to make this for Fall, until I discovered something different in the pattern I hadn't encountered before. It's a wrap, but you knit in the round and connect the ends almost like a cowl. I couldn't figure out why until my more experienced knitting friend said, well here you go, step X says you cut it. Yep, cut it. There were instructions but the thought scared me. She hadn't ever encountered this before either, maybe some of you more experience knitters have. But I decided I was going to do it. And it's an easy knit with drop stitch which I love. I'm half done, one more round of each of the 5 colors to go. Then I'll cut. Cutting your knitting is quite common in some traditions, especially those with colourwork, like Shetland/Fair Isle and Norwegian. Stranded colourwork is much easier to do in the round, so cardigans, for example, are knit in the round, then cut open down the front and the bands added. Sometimes, the same process is used for armholes and necks too. It is called 'steeking' - I believe the word comes from Shetland - and is very easy when you work with the 'sticky' wools from these areas, as they don't tend to run easily. Full disclosure: I have never attempted this in 50 years of knitting. I do have a pattern and yarn from a trip to Norway that I intend to knit this year, that requires steeking. I will report back. |
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Nov 24, 2024 4:37:57 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2021 9:56:50 GMT
I LOVE that! Man, I have so many scraps that that would be very easy for me to come up with the fabric. |
|
|
|
Post by gillyp on Feb 28, 2021 10:39:39 GMT
I had bought the yarn last year and was eager to make this for Fall, until I discovered something different in the pattern I hadn't encountered before. It's a wrap, but you knit in the round and connect the ends almost like a cowl. I couldn't figure out why until my more experienced knitting friend said, well here you go, step X says you cut it. Yep, cut it. There were instructions but the thought scared me. She hadn't ever encountered this before either, maybe some of you more experience knitters have. But I decided I was going to do it. And it's an easy knit with drop stitch which I love. I'm half done, one more round of each of the 5 colors to go. Then I'll cut. Cutting your knitting is quite common in some traditions, especially those with colourwork, like Shetland/Fair Isle and Norwegian. Stranded colourwork is much easier to do in the round, so cardigans, for example, are knit in the round, then cut open down the front and the bands added. Sometimes, the same process is used for armholes and necks too. It is called 'steeking' - I believe the word comes from Shetland - and is very easy when you work with the 'sticky' wools from these areas, as they don't tend to run easily. Full disclosure: I have never attempted this in 50 years of knitting. I do have a pattern and yarn from a trip to Norway that I intend to knit this year, that requires steeking. I will report back. How interesting! So when I say I can knit Fair Isle I really mean I can knit the patterns not the traditional garments. On the mosaic crochet FB groups the Icelandic yarn does not need to be tied and/or grafted when a new ball is started, it just gets rubbed together. Will that be what you mean by sticky yarn? |
|
sueg
Prolific Pea
Posts: 8,572
Location: Munich
Apr 12, 2016 12:51:01 GMT
|
Post by sueg on Feb 28, 2021 10:50:34 GMT
How interesting! So when I say I can knit Fair Isle I really mean I can knit the patterns not the traditional garments. On the mosaic crochet FB groups the Icelandic yarn does not need to be tied and/or grafted when a new ball is started, it just gets rubbed together. Will that be what you mean by sticky yarn? Yes, that's what I mean by sticky yarn - it sticks to itself easily, which also means it can felt very easily too. I still usually tie my yarns when I start a new ball, but just a single knot, just because I am a bit wimpy like that. Knitting the traditional garments isn't hard, just a bit different to what many people are used to. |
|
|
|
Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 28, 2021 13:11:26 GMT
Julie W the colors of that shawl are gorgeous. I too would be scared to death to cut. But I can't wait to see what you do with it. Your girl is gorgeous too. seaexplore I like the look of that quilt. Very colorful against the white. sueg thank you for some further information on the process of cutting knits. I've never heard of this before. I look forward to seeing it done. I am close to done with my next section but I ended up falling asleep on the couch under my Christmas blanket last night 
|
|
Julie W
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,209
|
Post by Julie W on Feb 28, 2021 15:12:37 GMT
I had bought the yarn last year and was eager to make this for Fall, until I discovered something different in the pattern I hadn't encountered before. It's a wrap, but you knit in the round and connect the ends almost like a cowl. I couldn't figure out why until my more experienced knitting friend said, well here you go, step X says you cut it. Yep, cut it. There were instructions but the thought scared me. She hadn't ever encountered this before either, maybe some of you more experience knitters have. But I decided I was going to do it. And it's an easy knit with drop stitch which I love. I'm half done, one more round of each of the 5 colors to go. Then I'll cut. Cutting your knitting is quite common in some traditions, especially those with colourwork, like Shetland/Fair Isle and Norwegian. Stranded colourwork is much easier to do in the round, so cardigans, for example, are knit in the round, then cut open down the front and the bands added. Sometimes, the same process is used for armholes and necks too. It is called 'steeking' - I believe the word comes from Shetland - and is very easy when you work with the 'sticky' wools from these areas, as they don't tend to run easily. Full disclosure: I have never attempted this in 50 years of knitting. I do have a pattern and yarn from a trip to Norway that I intend to knit this year, that requires steeking. I will report back. I had no idea. Well, I'm still nervous but I'll do it. I've had a quiet weekend and plan to relax and chill today, knitting and watching tv. I should be done this week. Thanks sueg |
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Nov 24, 2024 4:37:57 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2021 21:14:07 GMT
Just finished a quick scarf for one of my girls. She needs it for a trip. Hopefully she loves it.  |
|
Julie W
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,209
|
Post by Julie W on Mar 1, 2021 16:34:24 GMT
Just finished a quick scarf for one of my girls. She needs it for a trip. Hopefully she loves it. Gorgeous @ Patter! |
|
Julie W
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,209
|
Post by Julie W on Mar 1, 2021 16:35:26 GMT
I am close to done with my next section but I ended up falling asleep on the couch under my Christmas blanket last night I love the blanket and that photo is AWESOME jeremysgirl! |
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Nov 24, 2024 4:37:57 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2021 17:23:23 GMT
|
|
I wish you could see me sat at the machine going at a snails pace and saying bad words 
I wish you could see me sat at the machine going at a snails pace and saying bad words 
