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Hello Post
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I've posted a couple of times but been mainly lurking for a couple of months. I've been knitting since my Mum taught me when I was little, unlike a lot of you I only knit from patterns but I pride myself that given the pattern I can knit anything. My Mum has never been able to crochet (except square plain blankets which she showed me) so I couldn't either but I decided I wanted to learn how to crochet "like my Granny used to" as we have a couple of doileys about 50 years old that she made (I never knew her as she died when I was a baby). With the wonders of the internet I started my quest a couple of months ago and found this group and searched for websites to help me. The first thing I learnt was that the USA use different names for stitches and needles sizes to the UK! That confused me for weeks until I found some easy to understand conversion charts. I think I've finally cracked it, I'm now on my 6th doiley but still have problems getting my picots to come out in the right place. I'll get it right with a bit more practice! Find of the month was this website http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich even though I have to convert them to a "UK" version before using the patterns. Oh, and the blanket my Mum showed me how to make... ? I've discovered that they are just groups of three trebles in each round with the next round of trebles being between the ones in the previous round and I even know where I went wrong so that my square blankets were actually spirals and not squares IYKWIM? I CAN DO IT!! Woooo Hooo! For the first time in almost 50 years I've managed to impress my Mother by doing something she can't :-) Millie in the UK - feeling dead chuffed at the moment. |
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"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... welcome MILLIE !! Thanks Mirjam, Fancy a coffee while our friends across the pond are still asleep? |
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welcome MILLIE !!
mirjam 6:36 GMT, "Millie" wrote: Hi I've posted a couple of times but been mainly lurking for a couple of months. I've been knitting since my Mum taught me when I was little, unlike a lot of you I only knit from patterns but I pride myself that given the pattern I can knit anything. My Mum has never been able to crochet (except square plain blankets which she showed me) so I couldn't either but I decided I wanted to learn how to crochet "like my Granny used to" as we have a couple of doileys about 50 years old that she made (I never knew her as she died when I was a baby). With the wonders of the internet I started my quest a couple of months ago and found this group and searched for websites to help me. The first thing I learnt was that the USA use different names for stitches and needles sizes to the UK! That confused me for weeks until I found some easy to understand conversion charts. I think I've finally cracked it, I'm now on my 6th doiley but still have problems getting my picots to come out in the right place. I'll get it right with a bit more practice! Find of the month was this website http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich even though I have to convert them to a "UK" version before using the patterns. Oh, and the blanket my Mum showed me how to make... ? I've discovered that they are just groups of three trebles in each round with the next round of trebles being between the ones in the previous round and I even know where I went wrong so that my square blankets were actually spirals and not squares IYKWIM? I CAN DO IT!! Woooo Hooo! For the first time in almost 50 years I've managed to impress my Mother by doing something she can't :-) Millie in the UK - feeling dead chuffed at the moment. |
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"Millie" wrote in message ... Hi I've posted a couple of times but been mainly lurking for a couple of months. I've been knitting since my Mum taught me when I was little, unlike a lot of you I only knit from patterns but I pride myself that given the pattern I can knit anything. My Mum has never been able to crochet (except square plain blankets which she showed me) so I couldn't either but I decided I wanted to learn how to crochet "like my Granny used to" as we have a couple of doileys about 50 years old that she made (I never knew her as she died when I was a baby). With the wonders of the internet I started my quest a couple of months ago and found this group and searched for websites to help me. The first thing I learnt was that the USA use different names for stitches and needles sizes to the UK! That confused me for weeks until I found some easy to understand conversion charts. I think I've finally cracked it, I'm now on my 6th doiley but still have problems getting my picots to come out in the right place. I'll get it right with a bit more practice! Find of the month was this website http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich even though I have to convert them to a "UK" version before using the patterns. Oh, and the blanket my Mum showed me how to make... ? I've discovered that they are just groups of three trebles in each round with the next round of trebles being between the ones in the previous round and I even know where I went wrong so that my square blankets were actually spirals and not squares IYKWIM? I CAN DO IT!! Woooo Hooo! For the first time in almost 50 years I've managed to impress my Mother by doing something she can't :-) Millie in the UK - feeling dead chuffed at the moment. Well Done Milly A big welcome from Scotland Ophelia |
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Hello Millie, and welcome from a bright, beautiful and sunny if windy Kent.
Where in UK are you? And if I'm invited I'd love to join you, Mirjam and Ophelia in a cup of coffee, while all our Transatlantic friends are still in the land of nod!! -- Love Christine in Kent, Garden of England "Millie" wrote in message ... "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... welcome MILLIE !! Thanks Mirjam, Fancy a coffee while our friends across the pond are still asleep? |
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" Christine in Kent, Garden of England" wrote in message ... Hello Millie, and welcome from a bright, beautiful and sunny if windy Kent. Where in UK are you? And if I'm invited I'd love to join you, Mirjam and Ophelia in a cup of coffee, while all our Transatlantic friends are still in the land of nod!! Hi Christine, I've only got time for a quick one. I'm just writing my shopping list then I'm off for my weekly visit to Asda while the washing's doing. It's lovely and sunny here in Bristol too, just the weather for drying washing outside. What ever happened to lazy Sunday mornings? Millie |
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"Ophelia" wrote in message t... Well Done Milly A big welcome from Scotland Hi Ophelia, Thanks for the welcome :-) |
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" Christine in Kent, Garden of England" wrote in message ... Hello Millie, and welcome from a bright, beautiful and sunny if windy Kent. Where in UK are you? And if I'm invited I'd love to join you, Mirjam and Ophelia in a cup of coffee, while all our Transatlantic friends are still in the land of nod!! One day Christine... one day.......................................... |
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Yes Millie that is the idea ,, while our USA ladies are asleep we can
talk about other stuff ,, hahahh we have only 2 hours difference mirjam |
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This time my visit to Belgium ends up in Holland , but next time
ladies i dream /hope to cross the channel and maybe meet some of you mirrjam "Millie" wrote in message ... Hi I've posted a couple of times but been mainly lurking for a couple of months. I've been knitting since my Mum taught me when I was little, unlike a lot of you I only knit from patterns but I pride myself that given the pattern I can knit anything. My Mum has never been able to crochet (except square plain blankets which she showed me) so I couldn't either but I decided I wanted to learn how to crochet "like my Granny used to" as we have a couple of doileys about 50 years old that she made (I never knew her as she died when I was a baby). With the wonders of the internet I started my quest a couple of months ago and found this group and searched for websites to help me. The first thing I learnt was that the USA use different names for stitches and needles sizes to the UK! That confused me for weeks until I found some easy to understand conversion charts. I think I've finally cracked it, I'm now on my 6th doiley but still have problems getting my picots to come out in the right place. I'll get it right with a bit more practice! Find of the month was this website http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich even though I have to convert them to a "UK" version before using the patterns. Oh, and the blanket my Mum showed me how to make... ? I've discovered that they are just groups of three trebles in each round with the next round of trebles being between the ones in the previous round and I even know where I went wrong so that my square blankets were actually spirals and not squares IYKWIM? I CAN DO IT!! Woooo Hooo! For the first time in almost 50 years I've managed to impress my Mother by doing something she can't :-) Millie in the UK - feeling dead chuffed at the moment. Well Done Milly A big welcome from Scotland Ophelia |
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