Well it's been another cool day on the Canadian prairies. Today felt quite a bit warmer than yesterday. At least the hubbo and I were able to get outside to cut and split some firewood today. Yesterday and today I spent an enjoyable afternoon watching the Canadian Figure Skating Championships on...

Oooo! I'm so excited! This Saturday 4/28 is my local festival sponsored by the Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association, Inc. It's being held in a rural part of the state about an hour north of me (I live down on the coast). This is my first one. Any advice out there for me? I CAN'T WAIT! :D Wendy

Hi Everyone, I've asked permission from Dawn to do a comfortafghan for Marrissa and she said it would be a lovely thing for us to do so here goes. I need two 6x6 squares by the 31st of Jan. That gives us time to get past the holidays and she will be in need of hugs for a long time. Hugs, Nora

Hi I am new here, but not new to knitting, is there anyone that can help me figure out what to do next with this pattern. Okay so I am making the left bootie and need help with how to do this next step: Strap Loop: Row 1: K3, turn. Rep row 1 until strap measures approx 2 inches. (I did...

Ladies ,, we DO burn calories when knit ====35 hours per hour machine sew 35 cal per hour sewing 45 ironing 90 and computer writing 40 hand writing 45 cooking 110

Sorry for the OT post but you all are so nice I was hoping you wouldn't mind. I lurk more than post but I'm desperate. Have received an invitation to a 90th birthday party for my sis-in-law's mother-in-law who will be arriving soon from England and I just don't have a clue what to get her. ...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone knew of a great place for me to sell my crochet work? I'm trying to make a little extra cash and I have been working on a couple of afghans and scarves. let me know! Thanks

Hi all, I have a pattern that calls for #13 24" circular needles. Now I'm in N.Z. and we use the metric system, so I think that the equivalent is 9mm, 60cm. Trouble is the largest I can find in local shops is 8mm (and then only in 100cm length). Can anyone suggest a good online source for needles...

I haven't been keeping up well enough to know if anyone has posted this already, but thought that twice is better than not at all. http://www.bernat.com/getdown/ Sarah -- http://www.pookledo.com

Does anyone have a good online source for fancy 1" shank buttons that can be used on handknit sweaters? I bid on some gorgeous Czech glass ones at ebay yesterday but lost out. I thought I'd find a good source on the web, but I haven't been able to. Thanks in advance. Cynthia

Hi Jake, Boy can I relate! I recently finished an afghan that had over 600 ends to weave in by the time I was finished (90 squares, multiple color changes) and as in your case the design was fairly open so that I couldn't just work over my ends as I stitched. What I did was to thread a yarn needle...

Hello everyone once again it is time for our Sunday morning coffee - or Saturday for those whose Sabbath is celebrated on that day. This morning was very special for us - we went to Mass as usual and there was a visiting priest from the order of Oblate of Mary Imaculate. We used to live in a...

See, they've created a monster.... okay, they just woke the monster up! ROTFL I am posting two messages of URLs today, and will finish up the rest of what I have saved sometime throughout the week. Gemini Warning: There could be repeats of some of the URLs as they are saved on a few different...

My BF once said something about wanting a sweater. I informed him of the rule. Last night I'm working on a Wallaby for Nephew #2 and casually ask BF what his chest size is (I know it's huge, but I wanted numbers). He asked about the sweater thing again... I told him not to worry about it... but...

I went to my local Hobby Lobby to get in on the sale.... is Spinrite the same brand as Bernat? I didn't see any "Spinrite" brand anywhere and just had to deduce that it was Bernat's parent company or something. Thanks, Denise -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----

Hi everyone, I have been wondering about this for quite a while--I know many, many folks love to make dishcloths, washcloths, etc, and many say it's habit-forming. My question is really two-fold: Why would anyone want to make something that will purposely be made dirty? And secondly, do they work?...

Hi, I'm working on a project - a doily of sorts. 9 inches across, white yarn with iridescent crochet cotton. I want to be able to attach several round blue glass "irises" about an inch across, to points near the edges of the doily. I want the glass pieces to be detachable for doily-washing...

Hi all, I recently ordered some gorgeous Karabella Gossamer mohair with the idea of making the triangular gossamer shawl that was on the website (http://65.215.192.241/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Session_ID=3F133A65000C12E70000 140300000000&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=KK200&Category_Code=KAR_GOSSAMER...

Just an idea....If someone needs an idea for a gift for a baby..for any baby...a worm could be good. Worm...You must not understand me wrong now. First you cast on..uummmm...well, let's say 30 stitches. Then you knit as long as you want to. Then you bind off. Then you sew the long side and the...

When people are looking for a pattern, those that reply with a pattern-no picture to it, I sure can't picture what the item would look like. Unless I can see what it looks like, I don't attempt to make it. I can't even make up a pattern by myself. I guess I don't knit or crochet enough to do...