NAYY, just thought this was GREAT! Some can't afford wheels, and some just can't handle a drop-spindle... and I don't mean coordination wise either, some just can't lift their arms to 'drop'... so check THESE out! They'll go on the market June...

Hi everyone, Yes, it's that time of the month, the sign up for the Feb. square exchange. Just respond to this note, or you can email me and I'll add your name. I'll post a list of signees on Sat. to make sure I have received all of you, then will get the pairing done by Monday. The FAQ's can be...

Hi, I'm new here, and as you can see, I go by the screen name of Karen, Queen of Squishies. First let me explain that odd title, and then I have a question I really need your help with. Queen of Squishies - a squishy is an envelope containing fabric or yarn and it squishes when you squeeze it....

i really love that one ,,, all the blues and greys i collected and the colors are lovely ,,,, i already have 31 cm wide and i think i will knit some more ,,, The future reciever just called and we plan to see each other and she will get it as present ,,, it is so good to make nice things , mirjam

Hi Everyone, It's that time again, if you want to take part in the Nov. exchange please sign up now. Hugs, Nora

X-No-Archive: yes "Gwendoline Kelly" wrote in message ... Hello everyone - here I am again after a great trip around Australia. snip Welcome back, Gwen! Sounds like you had a really great time. Eimear

When you find loads of Different leftovers , how do you go about planning something with it.?????? i sort them out by weight first , and than by colour , and than think i could use all kinds in one work / when i have a different amounts of wool baals in each color , an neat way it to knit the...

Hi Mirjam, I hope you are well, and enjoying nice weather. I have a bit of a problem and thought if anyone I know could help me solve it, it would be you. A couple of weeks ago it was quite chilly here and I recalled a shawl my mother had knitted for me about twenty years ago. I wasn't sure...

Hello everyone! My husband has gotten out his crochet hook again (hooray!). Since I knit occassionally, he's raided my stash for yarn. He found my Red Heart black fleck and natural fleck, and started to crochet a scarf. He ran out of black fleck, and that's when I had to do a search for the...

I support local stores. I don't shop at Wal-Mart or Sam's. I try to shop at stores that treat their employees fairly (not sure what to do with the supermarkets and their new two-tier system for new employees). Anyway, I always bought my yarn at my local yarn store and paid highway robbery prices....

Hi everyone, I would like to introduce myself first.I'm Timothy Galisin and I'm 19 and from Sabah,Malaysia.I'm a new member of this group. I'm been making Ojos de Dios for quite sometime.i been making this since 3 months ago but it rested a month later. I resumed making them a week ago but I...

Hi , I'm looking for a knit pattern for a neck scarf. It was knit in a fine yarn. It is very narrow (maybe an inch wide) at each end widening out in the middle portions. There appeared to be a eyelet ( little hole) every so often in the pattern. It wraps completely around the neck once and...

Does anyone know of a good source for free/discounted yarn & knitting supplies for kids to use in a school knitting project? These are destined to become charity items to be donated. Any help much appreciated! Abi

I've been searching the net for a few days, have a stack of over a dozen shawl patterns I printed out thus far, plus a few more just bookmarked. Anyway, my Generation Y sister would like something closer to what Jessica Simpson wears on her MTV reality newlywed show. Tho I have not yet seen...

Okay, I'm knitting this dishcloth in a basketweave pattern (easy enough), trying to do it the properly and right-handed so I can get muscle memory into play and then with the next dishcloth I am going to try learning Continental style, since I read lots of places that Continental style goes...

Here I am asking a question as it's almost the end of the year and I am thinking about next year and a project for myself. Has anyone thought of what they are going to do for themselves next year. I remember that this year I didn't get my new years cast on project completed but am going to try...

I'm in the first group..."crow-SHAY" Janise "Noreen's Knit*che" wrote in message ... CROCHET. Now, I've always said and heard it as: crow-SHAY. (and the crow part is more of a creh than crow) (didn't we

Hello Friends, Had an auto accident on a road called "Cherry Valley Road", just outside the town of Cherry Valley, Illinois. Was on my way back from a good fishing trip and a car ran a stop sight. I was doing 55mph thank God. Both cars are totaled and he got a ticket, he got a ticket for...

Hi all! A few of you might recognize this request, since I first asked it on rctn. I didn't get much help there (quite a surprise!), so I thought I'd pop in here since it's a knit/crochet question. My sister is looking for a pattern to make slippers that look like Converse sneakers, knit or...

My 9 year-old niece has expressed an interest in learning to knit. I know from other endavors that she is smart and has good fine motor skills, which should help smooth the way. My grandmother taught me to knit, crochet, and embroider 40+ years ago. I no longer remember what she said or did to...