Friends I just have to tell this one - we went to a Christmas Play and carols by candlelight tonight and as usual on a very warm summer evening we sang songs like " I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" ."Sleigh bell in the snow' and anything else that could be found with snow. However one...

Hi all, I am a lurker (and a beginning knitter), and I would like to try my hand a very simple pair of slippers. Can anybody be so kind as to send me a link or a pattern or advice as to where I can find what I am looking for? Remember *easy* being the operative word. Thanks a million. This is a...

Hello everyone, Could someone tell me what can be made from a yarn that is 77 % wool and 23% viscose,net weight 50 grams approxiately 110 yds. It is called DJI DJI .Can any body comment. On the label it says its an unusual Irish import brushed variegated yarn in 3 colors Stanley Berroco...

Fellow RCTY-ers, Sarah Jane has graced us with a poem! : : : : : : MERRY CHRISTMAS RCTY It's Christmas time on RCTY; Our fingers are worn to the bone.

Many of you have posted here that you do not find the white-eyed golliwog image insulting, seemingly missing the point that the fact that a middle-aged white lady isn't insulted by that image is quite beside the point. The general idea that"I had fun reading black Sambo so nobody else should find...

Merry Christmas to all our friends at R.C.T.Y.may you all have a safe and joyous holiday with friends and family.Happy Birthday to some,and Anniversary to some as well.Seasons greetings to you all.Take care.Stella

On 22 Dec 2003 20:24:17 GMT, Carol wrote: (Taken from my all-time favorite Christmas card; unfortunately I can't put the pics above the words like it had. Use your imagination...) "Wee fish" "ewe" "a mare" "egrets" "moose" "Wee fish" "ewe" "a mare" "egrets" "moose" "Wee fish"...

You may have to put me 'on hold'...you know what I mean, don't you? This stupid weather makes my life crazy! First it is so slippy I can't walk properly, and now it is so frosty I can't breath outside. How on earth can I mail anything as long as things are as they are now????? Someone is a...

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Your squares are going out today. I hope you like them! Kelly

Yeah! My unfinished project pile is getting smaller... In the last week, I have finished the following: 1. Child's cardigan in Lion Brand Homespun (Fill in the blanks sweater at http://knitting.about.com/library/blplugin.htm) 2. Toddler sweater in GGH Samoa (Haiku toddler's cardigan...

Dear Sarah, Your parcel arrived today, and I have to tell you, I am THRILLED beyond words! Your timing was perfect, no other Christmas cards or Holiday wishes were in today's post! I LOVE the Calendar, I've gone through it twice, picking family dates and seeing what happened then, and seeing...

Thanks to everyone for the help and links last week. I finished some things this weekend (or am REALLY CLOSE0 -- the afghan is DONE and the body and sleeves of the luske-kote are ready to be assembled. So, now I can start experimenting w/ mosaic knitting. I tried last night -- could not for the...

Just in time for frantic crafting, I've finally developed a template for a pillow box that works with the size of cardstock I have and that is large enough to accept one artfully folded scarf or shawl or hat/toque. So in a bit I'm setting up the kid with fingerpaints so he can decorate the...

Happy shortest day of the year, or rather happy "yippee now the days will get longer!" to all out there.

Hi Group! What's either the BIGGEST project you ever had to frog, or the most heart / slash / gut wrenching project you had to from? Tell us, and why! TIA, Noreen -- STRIP * tease * to email me.

The last days Ihave'nt been too much on my PC. BIL came two days ago, and will be here till monday, DD came today! But just now I popped in, and I saw that ANNA Maria's Tennessee socks were on Martins site. Maybe old news to you other, But not for me LOL! They were so nice ! Wonderful coloures,...

Hi the Thank you for all of the Birthday wishes. I started replying personally but I can only send out one reply at a time and that's if I hit "send" at the appropriate time.....something to do with a setting on this computer..grrrr! Anyway, my birthday was great. I received a few gifts, even...

http://www.knittinglooms.bigstep.com/ They have a variety... though I couldn't say that they're necessarily as inexpensive as you're looking for. Never hurts to ask about a possible discount for number (and the purpose for them) though. -Liz

If you receive an e-mail from Earthlink providing you with a link to a web page and asking you to fill in your personal information because they are having a problem with your credit card, do NOT respond to it. It is fraudulent, no matter how "right" it looks, and Earthlink is...