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Hello everyone,

I've been lurking for a few weeks and enjoying the ng so I decided it was
time for me to introduce myself.
My name is Eimear, though I use "emerald" on the 'net. I am 48years old (how
did that happen?), married and wicked stepmother to two daughters and two
sons-in-law.We also have a grand-daughter who is almost three. We live in a
small town on Vancouver Island, Western Canada which, I see, may make me a
neighbour of Els.

My aunt taught me how to knit, crochet and embroider when I was about seven
years old and my mother taught me garment-making skills a few years later.
In addition to those things I also make quilts, love to walk, swim, read,
garden and travel and am crazy about animals, especially birds.
I'm always curious about everything, forever asking questions and I'm never
bored!

I recently took up my needles and hooks once again. The impetus was the fact
that was looking for a sweater and couldn't find anything I liked. Of
course, it will probably take me two years to make one but I know I will
have something beautiful in the end.
I started my current odyssey by crocheting myself a scarf. Somehow I lost
the plot on my turning rows and ended up adding stitches to every row. I
didn't figure it out till I was finished and, at that stage, I wasn't about
to rip the whole thing out, so I'm wearing it like that! Since I was working
along the length of the scarf it's not too noticeable to anyone but me. I'm
now halfway through a second one, this one a gift, without any problems.

I'm looking forward to learning lots. Who knows, I may even get around to
participating in the square exchange sometime - it sounds like fun.

emerald

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:14:32 GMT, emerald wrote:

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Hello everyone,

I've been lurking for a few weeks and enjoying the ng so I decided it was
time for me to introduce myself.
My name is Eimear, though I use "emerald" on the 'net. I am 48years old (how
did that happen?), married and wicked stepmother to two daughters and two
sons-in-law.We also have a grand-daughter who is almost three. We live in a
small town on Vancouver Island, Western Canada which, I see, may make me a
neighbour of Els.

My aunt taught me how to knit, crochet and embroider when I was about seven
years old and my mother taught me garment-making skills a few years later.
In addition to those things I also make quilts, love to walk, swim, read,
garden and travel and am crazy about animals, especially birds.
I'm always curious about everything, forever asking questions and I'm never
bored!

I recently took up my needles and hooks once again. The impetus was the fact
that was looking for a sweater and couldn't find anything I liked. Of
course, it will probably take me two years to make one but I know I will
have something beautiful in the end.
I started my current odyssey by crocheting myself a scarf. Somehow I lost
the plot on my turning rows and ended up adding stitches to every row. I
didn't figure it out till I was finished and, at that stage, I wasn't about
to rip the whole thing out, so I'm wearing it like that! Since I was working
along the length of the scarf it's not too noticeable to anyone but me. I'm
now halfway through a second one, this one a gift, without any problems.

I'm looking forward to learning lots. Who knows, I may even get around to
participating in the square exchange sometime - it sounds like fun.

emerald

Welcome, Emerald/ Eimear !! This is the best NG on the 'net... and very
very friendly.
I'm Noreen, who's been on an ISP imposed haitus for a few months, and am
currently lying low.
Hugs,
Noreen
Noreen's Knit*che



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emerald wrote in Im2ud.467464$nl.306636@pd7tw3no:


Hello everyone,

Hello, and welcome. This is a friendly group here.

--
Penny Gaines
UK mum to three

In article Im2ud.467464$nl.306636@pd7tw3no,
emerald wrote:

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I started my current odyssey by crocheting myself a scarf. Somehow I lost
the plot on my turning rows and ended up adding stitches to every row. I
didn't figure it out till I was finished and, at that stage, I wasn't about
to rip the whole thing out, so I'm wearing it like that! Since I was working
along the length of the scarf it's not too noticeable to anyone but me.

It probably looks a lot like some of the designs that have been in the
magazines in the last few years. Every so often the designers decide
to do asymmetrical patterns. So, you have a designer scarf!

I'm now halfway through a second one, this one a gift, without any
problems.

Congratulations.

=Tamar

Welcome, Eimear. You have a name I've never seen before so I'm trying to
imagine how it is pronounced

--
Jan in MN

"emerald" wrote in message
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Hello everyone,

I've been lurking for a few weeks and enjoying the ng so I decided it was
time for me to introduce myself.
My name is Eimear, though I use "emerald" on the 'net. I am 48years old
(how
did that happen?), married and wicked stepmother to two daughters and two
sons-in-law.We also have a grand-daughter who is almost three. We live in
a
small town on Vancouver Island, Western Canada which, I see, may make me a
neighbour of Els.

My aunt taught me how to knit, crochet and embroider when I was about
seven
years old and my mother taught me garment-making skills a few years later.
In addition to those things I also make quilts, love to walk, swim, read,
garden and travel and am crazy about animals, especially birds.
I'm always curious about everything, forever asking questions and I'm
never
bored!

I recently took up my needles and hooks once again. The impetus was the
fact
that was looking for a sweater and couldn't find anything I liked. Of
course, it will probably take me two years to make one but I know I will
have something beautiful in the end.
I started my current odyssey by crocheting myself a scarf. Somehow I lost
the plot on my turning rows and ended up adding stitches to every row. I
didn't figure it out till I was finished and, at that stage, I wasn't
about
to rip the whole thing out, so I'm wearing it like that! Since I was
working
along the length of the scarf it's not too noticeable to anyone but me.
I'm
now halfway through a second one, this one a gift, without any problems.

I'm looking forward to learning lots. Who knows, I may even get around to
participating in the square exchange sometime - it sounds like fun.

emerald

Hi Emerald,

As Noreen said this is the greatest group and please join the 6x6 exchange any
month you would like. I post the sign up around the 25th of each month and we
love new folks.

Nora

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wrote:

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Hello everyone,

I've been lurking for a few weeks and enjoying the ng so I decided it was
time for me to introduce myself.
My name is Eimear, though I use "emerald" on the 'net. I am 48years old (how
did that happen?), married and wicked stepmother to two daughters and two
sons-in-law.We also have a grand-daughter who is almost three. We live in a
small town on Vancouver Island, Western Canada which, I see, may make me a
neighbour of Els.

My aunt taught me how to knit, crochet and embroider when I was about seven
years old and my mother taught me garment-making skills a few years later.
In addition to those things I also make quilts, love to walk, swim, read,
garden and travel and am crazy about animals, especially birds.
I'm always curious about everything, forever asking questions and I'm never
bored!

I recently took up my needles and hooks once again. The impetus was the fact
that was looking for a sweater and couldn't find anything I liked. Of
course, it will probably take me two years to make one but I know I will
have something beautiful in the end.
I started my current odyssey by crocheting myself a scarf. Somehow I lost
the plot on my turning rows and ended up adding stitches to every row. I
didn't figure it out till I was finished and, at that stage, I wasn't about
to rip the whole thing out, so I'm wearing it like that! Since I was working
along the length of the scarf it's not too noticeable to anyone but me. I'm
now halfway through a second one, this one a gift, without any problems.

I'm looking forward to learning lots. Who knows, I may even get around to
participating in the square exchange sometime - it sounds like fun.

emerald

Hello Eimear, or Emerald,

Welcome to the group and hello neighbour, where are you on Vancouver
Island. Remember everyone, Vancouver Island is the size of Holland or
England......
Eimaear, I live in Mill Bay, just over the Malahat, coming from Victoria.
Eimear sounds Scandinavian....am I correct.

I have to smile about the increase of st. I do that when I crochet,
Knitting is better, but my tour the forte is weaving and spinning, which
comes with dyeing and knitting as well. I belong to the Tzouhalem
Spinners and Weavers in Duncan. I also find that making mistakes is a
learning process. So do not worry, as I can hear you are not doing, but
truck on and keep on making more scarves.

hope to hear from you again.

Els on a very wet and rainy day.

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Knit*che wrote:

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:14:32 GMT, emerald wrote:


Welcome, Emerald/ Eimear !! This is the best NG on the 'net... and very
very friendly.
I'm Noreen, who's been on an ISP imposed haitus for a few months, and am
currently lying low.
Hugs,
Noreen
Noreen's Knit*che

Hello sweet heart....great to hear...see you, even when you are lying or
is a laying low....LOL

Els

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Halloooo Emerald ..
Eimear ???? can you tell us about that ???
from Haifa
Isarel
mirjam

A big Welcome from Scotland))

Ophelia

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Hello everyone,

I've been lurking for a few weeks and enjoying the ng so I decided it was
time for me to introduce myself.
My name is Eimear, though I use "emerald" on the 'net. I am 48years old
(how did that happen?), married and wicked stepmother to two daughters
and two sons-in-law.We also have a grand-daughter who is almost three. We
live in a small town on Vancouver Island, Western Canada which, I see, may
make me a neighbour of Els.

My aunt taught me how to knit, crochet and embroider when I was about
seven years old and my mother taught me garment-making skills a few years
later. In addition to those things I also make quilts, love to walk, swim,
read, garden and travel and am crazy about animals, especially birds.
I'm always curious about everything, forever asking questions and I'm
never bored!

I recently took up my needles and hooks once again. The impetus was the
fact that was looking for a sweater and couldn't find anything I liked.
Of course, it will probably take me two years to make one but I know I
will have something beautiful in the end.
I started my current odyssey by crocheting myself a scarf. Somehow I lost
the plot on my turning rows and ended up adding stitches to every row. I
didn't figure it out till I was finished and, at that stage, I wasn't
about to rip the whole thing out, so I'm wearing it like that! Since I was
working along the length of the scarf it's not too noticeable to anyone
but me. I'm now halfway through a second one, this one a gift, without any
problems.

I'm looking forward to learning lots. Who knows, I may even get around to
participating in the square exchange sometime - it sounds like fun.

emerald