I'm doing a happy dance!!! I finally got up the guts to design my own sweater (after 24 -ahem- years of knitting) and it's done!!!! I had found enough of the Lion Brand mohair in Purple Haze to make it.... it has a large woven cable and lace panels on the front, square collar and seed stitch...

hi, hoping someone can help me out here :) Am looking for a crochet butterfly doily pattern. Have been searching online, but have only found filet crochet ones....am looking for more like a pineapple style or something along that line. My little one loves butterflies :) All my doilies seem to...

Received two very pretty purple squares from Ophelia for the May 6 x 6 exchange and also a gorgeous large cotton towel with a big map of Scotland surrounded by tons of castles....how did she know how much I love castles ?! Thank you very very much Ophelia. And your squares are on their way. Marie...

I have received two truly lovely squares for Rhonda - thank you Rhonda God Bless gwen -- Gwen Kelly

First, I have to give credit as to where I found the below: http://www.eberly.iup.edu/Mtroxell/addiction.htm YOU KNOW YOU ARE ADDICTED TO KNITTING AND YARN IF . . . . . You have a room in your house devoted just to knitting. You buy yarn just because it's pretty, even if you don't know what...

Received two lovely squares from Janise today (plus a couple of postcards). That's about the quickest transatlantic package ever! Alas! My May squares are still under construction, but hope to have them on their way next week. -- SueCD.......quietly unravelling in Cumbria (Scratch the itch to...

Here is a listing of All the State Fairs I could locate. NOW is the time to get the Premium Books…. they tell you what categories of competition there are, what prizes are being offered and how to enter. Don't be intimidated…Show off your talents! The fairs contain competitions in Community Arts...

DPN's have been around since at LEAST the 1500's and I can PROVE it: http://www.dabbler.com/ndlwrk/stocking.html LOL, Noreen -- http://noreensknitche.weblogs.us/ http://noreensknitche.ceejaycee.net

Just a quick note to say although I've only had time to remark to a few posts, I would like to wish a happy birthday, anniversary, etc to everyone who has had one recently. Prayers are still going out to all who need them whether I replied to your post or not. Also a welcome to all the newbies...

"Myka KS" wrote in message ... Hello all, I got an e-mail from a very worried Cher since I hadn't been on RCTY in a while. So, I thought it was time to drop in and say that I survived my graduation and have the diploma to...

Just passing this on to the group... Hi Norma, Just thought I'd keep you up to date on what's going on here... maybe you can let the group know, please? I had my doctor send me for x-rays on my entire spine almost a week ago as I've been having a lot of problems with arthritic pains lately. In...

I've been teaching art in the after-school art program at my boy's school. In the 5 weeks (two afternoons every week) I've been going I've seen varying levels of interest, most of it in the "lukewarm" range. Last week a 4th grade girl showed up because she heard I was teaching knitting. She...

Since the thread is several days old, I'm dstarting a new one. Since I started the Colonial House Hat thread, I'll put my 2 cents in about provisional cast on. I have two EASY ways to do it and often start with this technique. Then, I can go back and add the ribbing for the bottom of a sweater...

I'm a bit late getting this posted, but earlier this month I managed to snag a ride to Massachusetts to visits a stitching buddy. She's a beginning knitter, so of course, part of the visit included a lesson and excursions to yarn shops. The two shops that we visited were Ewe'll Love It in...

First, welcome to any and all newbies I may have missed, and secondly prayers, warm thoughts, etc going out for anyone who needs them, whether 'asked' for or not, and thirdly, happy birthdays and anniversaries to any I've missed! OT: Don's appt. with oncology/hematology team is Thursday... we'll...

I'm just musing here, but was curious what everyone's "take" on this might be. Firstly...I don't "do" circular needles because I have to brace my arm to knit due to a back injury, ergo, I "have" to use long straight needles, and I don't mind seaming a bit (I enjoy looking at and stroking the peice...

http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/hats/monmouth.htm HTH, Noreen

Try this out if and when you get time. I was playing around with "yo, sl 1, k1, psso" for the first row and for the second row, purl, and wasn't quite what i wanted. So I thougt to myself why not just make every row like the first one. Just a one row repeat. For a 6 x 6 square. I used a 4 ply...

drum roll OK - not as good as last semester but I got 3 -A's (my 3 ecet classes) and 1 B (messed up one of the projects in my ASP/Webdesign class) - but I still eneded up with Semester Honors. 4 more classes and I'll have the requirements met for a two-year, Associates, degree (plus a lot of...

Lets make Sunday mornings a date, to read up here, have a cuppa together, and read crafting blogs... any takers? Noreen -- http://noreensknitche.weblogs.us/ http://noreensknitche.ceejaycee.net http://www.mblog.com/noreens_knitche ~ ~ ~