Hi Everyone, As a thank you for all those taking part in our wonderful 6x6 monthly square exchange, AND also as a thank you to those who don't ... for putting up with us, Cher and Nora as founder members, have decided to post a competition for anyone to join in on. The winner will receive...

No knitters no crocheters no weavers ? where have you all gone ? maybe we should open a new group ? mirjam

I was just given a Penguin Quill spinning wheel- a company that was in Boulder, Colorado but appears to be defunct. Now that I think, I don't know how old the spinning wheel is but I can ask the wonderful woman who gave it to me. the wheel looks very simple- I looked for a similar image but...

Finished two more moebius, totally revamping Cat's pattern to suit me... hoping to get pix up 'sometime' this weekend. I've just started the 4th one this morning, too. I *might* give two of them to my sister and mother as gifts... however, IF I do, I already know that 'praise', thanks, or credit...

Hi, Several years ago I purchased some yarn. I finally found a pattern to use with it and have found I need more than what I got. I contacted the company and they replied they discontinued this line of yarn several years ago. They sent me a list of stores who had purchased it and I'm...

Hi Everyone, It's time to sign up for the May 6x6 exchange. When I see your note I'll post a note back to you so you will know I have you down. I'm hoping to post the list either Wed. or Thurs. That way everyone will have a change to sign up that want to. Hugs, Nora

-- I am looking for the pattern for Princess Diana;s black sheep jumper. Please let me know if there is anyone out there who can I can download a copy from. -- posted via http://www.inspirepoint.com/yarn/has-anyone-got-the-knitting-pattern-for-princess-diana-s-bla-61596-.htm

Making 3 baby sweaters in a yarn which has lovely mixtire of colors and is a self patterning almost flower like pattern. I believe it is Berocco but I would take another of the same ytpe-if I can find one. Thank you. --

Coming out of lurkdom to ask... Has anyone made an Eros scarf from this pattern? It's at http://www.plymouthyarn.com/home/freepatterns.html The pattern says I need to double the Eros. What is the best way to do this? Is there a better pattern to use? (I've already cut the strands for the fringe...

Anybody know what the counterpaine stitch is? TIA, Noreen

Hi all, I have some chunky chenille soft wool not a big amount of it, but would exchange it for DK wool. The chenille is ideal for Children's blankets, or scarves. I need the DK for the Pom Pom blankets. Please contact me on I live in Dept 16. Roumazieres-Loubert.

Hello Janise & Nora! The squares are here. The June squares, I believe. And Janise, thank you so much...they are such a pretty creatures! I simply can not understand how something that pretty can exist. But a skillful knitter can do such a thing...and you are that kind of knitter. Auntie Nora, I...

Hello All Maybe I can shed some light on the website some of you have been visiting. http://www.annereijse.nl/objectfoto%27s.html It is a website about a Dutch textile exposition. The textile artists are the elderly of whom most live in old age homes in the Nederlands. Mrs De Vries is the...

Good morning everyone, first time posting and also new to crocheting. I am also having trouble with this dc5tog stitch can anyone explain this to me. I am working an afghan that has been really easy to follow up to now and this is the edging on it. Thank so much Barbara

Oh, great, thanks a lot! Now I've got an earworm! (For those who don't know, an "earworm" is when you have a song that you just can't get out of your head..........) Joan (I'll go no more a-roving with you....) I will not have a problem with this earworm, mine right now is a...

Hi there, I have a large amount of these available for sale. In different sizes. Prices range from eu35 to eu65 for the very large ones. I do have some wool for this item not a lot but can put you in touch with someone that has an amount of the wool not too expensive. They are German made...

Hi, I am new to this group and new to knitting. Well, I have knitted in the past, but nothing substantial. For years I have wanted to get a knitting machine and finally I bought the Ultimate Sweater Machine. I thought it would be good to learn on. I am having fits with it and was hoping...

We goty notices about a World wide KNIT IN PUBLIC day ,,,, there will be a Haifa Meeting anf i might go and show my face ,,,, mirjam

Compliments of my sister/friend ---------------------------- Dear Mirjam, Here are the names and addresses of the three Yarn shops I've dealt with in Jerusalem, who's ranges of yarns I like. All three are now carrying some thick (bulky) yarns. 1) Mercaz ha Tzemer--Mercaz ha Tachana Yaffo 234 open...

We had a very good thread on storing needles. So how do people deal with those little balls of yarn left over from a project? How do you store them? They do not fit in a file folder! Do you keep the gauge trial with the left over yarn? But, some of my gauge trials are stitch samplers that I...