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"Vintage Purls" wrote in message oups.com... On Jun 10, 3:42 pm, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote: Vintage ,, ig=f you have plenty ,, WHY NOT DO something with THEM yourself ,?, mirjam Oh I don't really have "plenty". But I have a few, and I do have the best of intentions of finishing them. If I really think a project isn't working out I tend to undo it and save the yarn for something else. But I did just inherit a number of my mother's unfinished projects and I'm feeling a little crowded by plastic bags with knitting needles poking out of them. VP After my mom passed in '99 I found a number of her UFO's. I spent the better part of 2000, 2001 finishing her projects. It was really healing, you know. I felt very close to her while I worked. Murielle |
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I have one sunday each month that is REPAIR and FInnish stuff day ,,,
you might try that !! [ Sunday here is a working day mot a weekend day ] . mirjam "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have a big See through Plastic jar in which i keep all kinds of knitted pieces swatches etc,,, always can be used in other works !!!! mirjam Absolutely right! You never know when they'll come in handy. I have a lot of UFO's ... mine tend to be scattered though. One of these years I'm going to make it my goal to finish them all. I did that once and had a wonderful time finishing things I hadn't touched in years and years. Murielle A friend once told me that she never discarded half-done projects, or things that hadn't turned out right. She saved them and used them for creating sweaters and knitted clothing for dolls she made. She would also pick up any half-done projects that sometimes fine their way into garage sales or thrift stores. So, we don't have to rip 'em down after all. Murielle |
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I'm glad you shared that with us Murielle. When my mom passed away,
my dad gave me 6 huge plastic bags full of moms yarn. In one of them, I found 12 balls of teal blue and varigated teals/blues yarn already wound up into balls ready to be used. When I thought about it, one of the last times I talked to mom, she had mentioned making my older brother an afghan and we decided what colours he liked best. I know it was the yarn for Jims afghan, mom wanted to make sure we all had an afghan that she had made (to remember her by, I'm sure). Well, I made up that afghan, in the ripple pattern that mom always used. I had to hurry because dad was flying out to see my brother for his birthday. I had it finished in 2 1/2 weeks! (I work full time so it was a challenge but worth it. I could just imagine mom looking *down* and being happy that my brother got his afghan after all! And I felt good about doing it, it was one last thing I could do for mom. Marie and the cats On Jun 13, 11:46 pm, "MSey" wrote: "Vintage Purls" wrote in message oups.com... On Jun 10, 3:42 pm, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote: Vintage ,, ig=f you have plenty ,, WHY NOT DO something with THEM yourself ,?, mirjam Oh I don't really have "plenty". But I have a few, and I do have the best of intentions of finishing them. If I really think a project isn't working out I tend to undo it and save the yarn for something else. But I did just inherit a number of my mother's unfinished projects and I'm feeling a little crowded by plastic bags with knitting needles poking out of them. VP After my mom passed in '99 I found a number of her UFO's. I spent the better part of 2000, 2001 finishing her projects. It was really healing, you know. I felt very close to her while I worked. Murielle |
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Same here! Sunday=workday.
I will try that. It sounds like a good idea. Usually, on Sundays I shop or cook. (Make big batches so I can freeze, store and eat when needed.) Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have one sunday each month that is REPAIR and FInnish stuff day ,,, you might try that !! [ Sunday here is a working day mot a weekend day ] . mirjam "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have a big See through Plastic jar in which i keep all kinds of knitted pieces swatches etc,,, always can be used in other works !!!! mirjam Absolutely right! You never know when they'll come in handy. I have a lot of UFO's ... mine tend to be scattered though. One of these years I'm going to make it my goal to finish them all. I did that once and had a wonderful time finishing things I hadn't touched in years and years. Murielle A friend once told me that she never discarded half-done projects, or things that hadn't turned out right. She saved them and used them for creating sweaters and knitted clothing for dolls she made. She would also pick up any half-done projects that sometimes fine their way into garage sales or thrift stores. So, we don't have to rip 'em down after all. Murielle |
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Marie ithin k you did a wonderful thing , whioch we call Mitzwa or a
last good deed you do for those not with us anymore , thus you did it not to gain something Just To GIVE something ... May you always remeber your good times with your MOM . mirjam I'm glad you shared that with us Murielle. When my mom passed away, my dad gave me 6 huge plastic bags full of moms yarn. In one of them, I found 12 balls of teal blue and varigated teals/blues yarn already wound up into balls ready to be used. When I thought about it, one of the last times I talked to mom, she had mentioned making my older brother an afghan and we decided what colours he liked best. I know it was the yarn for Jims afghan, mom wanted to make sure we all had an afghan that she had made (to remember her by, I'm sure). Well, I made up that afghan, in the ripple pattern that mom always used. I had to hurry because dad was flying out to see my brother for his birthday. I had it finished in 2 1/2 weeks! (I work full time so it was a challenge but worth it. I could just imagine mom looking *down* and being happy that my brother got his afghan after all! And I felt good about doing it, it was one last thing I could do for mom. Marie and the cats On Jun 13, 11:46 pm, "MSey" wrote: "Vintage Purls" wrote in message oups.com... On Jun 10, 3:42 pm, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote: Vintage ,, ig=f you have plenty ,, WHY NOT DO something with THEM yourself ,?, mirjam Oh I don't really have "plenty". But I have a few, and I do have the best of intentions of finishing them. If I really think a project isn't working out I tend to undo it and save the yarn for something else. But I did just inherit a number of my mother's unfinished projects and I'm feeling a little crowded by plastic bags with knitting needles poking out of them. VP After my mom passed in '99 I found a number of her UFO's. I spent the better part of 2000, 2001 finishing her projects. It was really healing, you know. I felt very close to her while I worked. Murielle |
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wrote in message oups.com... I'm glad you shared that with us Murielle. When my mom passed away, my dad gave me 6 huge plastic bags full of moms yarn. In one of them, I found 12 balls of teal blue and varigated teals/blues yarn already wound up into balls ready to be used. When I thought about it, one of the last times I talked to mom, she had mentioned making my older brother an afghan and we decided what colours he liked best. I know it was the yarn for Jims afghan, mom wanted to make sure we all had an afghan that she had made (to remember her by, I'm sure). Well, I made up that afghan, in the ripple pattern that mom always used. I had to hurry because dad was flying out to see my brother for his birthday. I had it finished in 2 1/2 weeks! (I work full time so it was a challenge but worth it. I could just imagine mom looking *down* and being happy that my brother got his afghan after all! And I felt good about doing it, it was one last thing I could do for mom. Marie and the cats What a wonderful thing to do, Marie. I'm so glad you shared your story with us. What you did is so special. Not just for your brother, but for you ... and for your mother, too. Hugs, Murielle On Jun 13, 11:46 pm, "MSey" wrote: "Vintage Purls" wrote in message oups.com... On Jun 10, 3:42 pm, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote: Vintage ,, ig=f you have plenty ,, WHY NOT DO something with THEM yourself ,?, mirjam Oh I don't really have "plenty". But I have a few, and I do have the best of intentions of finishing them. If I really think a project isn't working out I tend to undo it and save the yarn for something else. But I did just inherit a number of my mother's unfinished projects and I'm feeling a little crowded by plastic bags with knitting needles poking out of them. VP After my mom passed in '99 I found a number of her UFO's. I spent the better part of 2000, 2001 finishing her projects. It was really healing, you know. I felt very close to her while I worked. Murielle |
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No here it is a Normal Official work day ,,, not an At home weekend
workday ,, we have our free day on the Shabat mirjam Same here! Sunday=workday. I will try that. It sounds like a good idea. Usually, on Sundays I shop or cook. (Make big batches so I can freeze, store and eat when needed.) Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have one sunday each month that is REPAIR and FInnish stuff day ,,, you might try that !! [ Sunday here is a working day mot a weekend day ] . mirjam "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have a big See through Plastic jar in which i keep all kinds of knitted pieces swatches etc,,, always can be used in other works !!!! mirjam Absolutely right! You never know when they'll come in handy. I have a lot of UFO's ... mine tend to be scattered though. One of these years I'm going to make it my goal to finish them all. I did that once and had a wonderful time finishing things I hadn't touched in years and years. Murielle A friend once told me that she never discarded half-done projects, or things that hadn't turned out right. She saved them and used them for creating sweaters and knitted clothing for dolls she made. She would also pick up any half-done projects that sometimes fine their way into garage sales or thrift stores. So, we don't have to rip 'em down after all. Murielle |
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Yeah, here it's down to personal choice. Stores are open every day,
business goes on everyday. There really is no official day of rest anymore. I prefer to keep Friday eve/Saturday as a day of rest. Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... No here it is a Normal Official work day ,,, not an At home weekend workday ,, we have our free day on the Shabat mirjam Same here! Sunday=workday. I will try that. It sounds like a good idea. Usually, on Sundays I shop or cook. (Make big batches so I can freeze, store and eat when needed.) Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have one sunday each month that is REPAIR and FInnish stuff day ,,, you might try that !! [ Sunday here is a working day mot a weekend day ] . mirjam "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have a big See through Plastic jar in which i keep all kinds of knitted pieces swatches etc,,, always can be used in other works !!!! mirjam Absolutely right! You never know when they'll come in handy. I have a lot of UFO's ... mine tend to be scattered though. One of these years I'm going to make it my goal to finish them all. I did that once and had a wonderful time finishing things I hadn't touched in years and years. Murielle A friend once told me that she never discarded half-done projects, or things that hadn't turned out right. She saved them and used them for creating sweaters and knitted clothing for dolls she made. She would also pick up any half-done projects that sometimes fine their way into garage sales or thrift stores. So, we don't have to rip 'em down after all. Murielle |
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Murielle Israel being a Jewish state has the Shabat Saturday as
official rest day and we START the Working days on Sunday ,,, mirjam Yeah, here it's down to personal choice. Stores are open every day, business goes on everyday. There really is no official day of rest anymore. I prefer to keep Friday eve/Saturday as a day of rest. Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... No here it is a Normal Official work day ,,, not an At home weekend workday ,, we have our free day on the Shabat mirjam Same here! Sunday=workday. I will try that. It sounds like a good idea. Usually, on Sundays I shop or cook. (Make big batches so I can freeze, store and eat when needed.) Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have one sunday each month that is REPAIR and FInnish stuff day ,,, you might try that !! [ Sunday here is a working day mot a weekend day ] . mirjam "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have a big See through Plastic jar in which i keep all kinds of knitted pieces swatches etc,,, always can be used in other works !!!! mirjam Absolutely right! You never know when they'll come in handy. I have a lot of UFO's ... mine tend to be scattered though. One of these years I'm going to make it my goal to finish them all. I did that once and had a wonderful time finishing things I hadn't touched in years and years. Murielle A friend once told me that she never discarded half-done projects, or things that hadn't turned out right. She saved them and used them for creating sweaters and knitted clothing for dolls she made. She would also pick up any half-done projects that sometimes fine their way into garage sales or thrift stores. So, we don't have to rip 'em down after all. Murielle |
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I see. Well, it makes sense.
Thanks, Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... Murielle Israel being a Jewish state has the Shabat Saturday as official rest day and we START the Working days on Sunday ,,, mirjam Yeah, here it's down to personal choice. Stores are open every day, business goes on everyday. There really is no official day of rest anymore. I prefer to keep Friday eve/Saturday as a day of rest. Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... No here it is a Normal Official work day ,,, not an At home weekend workday ,, we have our free day on the Shabat mirjam Same here! Sunday=workday. I will try that. It sounds like a good idea. Usually, on Sundays I shop or cook. (Make big batches so I can freeze, store and eat when needed.) Murielle "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have one sunday each month that is REPAIR and FInnish stuff day ,,, you might try that !! [ Sunday here is a working day mot a weekend day ] . mirjam "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I have a big See through Plastic jar in which i keep all kinds of knitted pieces swatches etc,,, always can be used in other works !!!! mirjam Absolutely right! You never know when they'll come in handy. I have a lot of UFO's ... mine tend to be scattered though. One of these years I'm going to make it my goal to finish them all. I did that once and had a wonderful time finishing things I hadn't touched in years and years. Murielle A friend once told me that she never discarded half-done projects, or things that hadn't turned out right. She saved them and used them for creating sweaters and knitted clothing for dolls she made. She would also pick up any half-done projects that sometimes fine their way into garage sales or thrift stores. So, we don't have to rip 'em down after all. Murielle |
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