Here I was, just having admired that Hanami shawl and complimenting the knitter, stating that I wished I could knit so well, because I can't even knit 10 rows of plain stockinette stitch without a mistake if it has increases and/or decreases, and then comes Sandi Wiseheart of KD trying to make...

Threads back through Aaron to a comment Mirjam made which is: Almost like Breast feeding in public, Used to be done only by "Primitive women" than became Done by all who felt like doing it. Nobody now in Westen world would say a woman breast feeding is Primitive ..... My response is: You'd be...

Hi! I am relatively new to the spinning world with just a year and a half on a drop spindle and not quite a year in front of a wheel. The area I live in is spinner-poor, so I am constantly trying to conect with people who have the same intrests as I do. I have found that wool isnt a hobby, its a...

Another just for fun thingy... what's your favourite flower(s)? me: 1. Orchids 2. Lily's 3. Iris 4. Roses 5. Peonies Have fun!

Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: Ladies i got the Finni**** Bug ,,,, i am taking project after project work after work and Fini****. One of the problems of this bug , is one is unable to buy any new materials. The second is avoiding looking into new patterns, and as i walked the day before...

I was sat here merrily knitting the first few rows of a new project, my cat playing sort of with the ball of wool then came and sat by me on the sofa. Wasn't until row 3 I realised the wool had been bitten through and I had just a dangly end left lol Having not done a lot of knitting with a cat...

Has anyone here had problems with dull points on one of your wooden DPNs? I just picked up some size 1-1/2 (2.5 mm) Crystal Palace bamboo needles to make my Magico socks, and I'm noting a problem with the same needle every time I use it on the socks I'm knitting. On close examination, the one...

Everybody . it takes me Ages and pain in my hand to scrolllllllllllllll through Miles of older texts ,,, just leave the needed parts PLEASE ,,,,, mirjam

Having made the pi shawl I'm wondering if there's a pattern based on the Fibonacci series? Mary

I know that some wools full/felt better than others..... besides Cascade, which brands are 'quick' and non-hairy felters? Gawd, that looks like a very badly worded query! Noreen -- http://noreensknitche.com/gathering http://www.noreensknitche.com/cont_fans/ http://noreensknitche.com/cafe

Well, Matthew did manage to take the day off yesterday afterall so he could be here for me like it said on the information paper I had. I arrived at the hospital an hour early like it had said, and completed the paperwork.... then got undressed and into one of those lovely fashionable gowns that...

Well, with our recent food conversations, this seems like a great time to educate myself. A while back our local Michaels had a big table of large recipe books with gorgeous photos and really cheap! The one that appealed, that I bought (" Vegetarian: Over 180 Tempting Recipes" for $5. ...

Hi all, I am a blind crocheter who wants to get an electronic version of the following book. However, the publisher is no longer publishing, and I do not know how to get in touch with the editor. A woman in Arizona has a small business through which she makes crochet and knitting books available...

Today I received my brand new book on Modular knitting from Iris Schreier. It is a lovely book full with great ideas. I have down loaded all Iris lessons you can subscribe to and was waiting for her book to come out. It is worth buying. I bought mine through Amazon.ca, with an order from a...

X-No-Archive: yes I've had three wonderful busy Saturdays taking a beginners weaving class with a superb teacher. There were five of us, four with absolutely no experience and one with a teeny bit. It's been so much fun. Technically we are all making the same thing - a 2/2 twill with the same warp...

Today as i walked from my dentist to my bus , and since it was a hot , i wemt 4 stations by foot and half enjoyed half was upset as our ex elegant street of mid town has become a market like place , Not nice , but adventurerous, mercandise of the whole world , same items sold for a big difference...

FO's: 40 inch seed stitch (aka moss stitch) scarf for my Mom, on US#2 needles. (bright white) Two five foot fishermans rib scarves, for my niece and for my sister. (purple for DN, navy and orange for DS) Two afghans, one for each DGD. (each having color 4 variations- DGD#1's are dark pinks and...

My friend has a sweater her son brought from Ireland and the yarn has a strong odor. Possibly lanolin. Any suggestions for a remedy?

I'm in...Cher Riley "Cher" wrote in message ... Anyone on here fancy doing a square swap? If you do, reply to this, DO NOT PUT YOUR SNAIL MAIL ON THIS LIST PLEASE. I'll pair you all up, and then you write...

Claire, welcome to the best newsgroup on the net. Loved your intro, very informative, and who cares if you supposedly 'rambled'???? Hugs, Noreen Noreen's Knit*che NATA #447 (my family tree is FULL of 'nuts'!) =A0