tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post4838527347903676425..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Knitting - some people make it look so easy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-52061724726080897782011-09-02T12:45:51.341+10:002011-09-02T12:45:51.341+10:00Knitting's one of those great hobbies to pass ...Knitting's one of those great hobbies to pass the winter nights. I'm not very good (I've managed scarves, a headband and a couple of toques) but a friend of mine is amazing. She can whip up a sweater in a few nights!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490707739030306265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-90050145587393082762011-09-01T13:53:35.019+10:002011-09-01T13:53:35.019+10:00I am with Emma, I have tried and given up any numb...I am with Emma, I have tried and given up any number of times. And I know what you mean about Palmerston North. I grew up in New Plymouth and my parents now live in Feilding. I am currently learning to crochet and I am finding it much easier that knitting. One day when I am not working so much i will do it again... but till then I get my MIL to do it for me and she recently knitted me a pair of wooled socks and they are lovely. You need sock wool and 4 or 5 kneedles so let me know if you want the pattern and i will post it to you feebegood@hotmail.com.Fiona from Arbordale Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-6093741464812338452011-09-01T10:21:32.461+10:002011-09-01T10:21:32.461+10:00Good on you. I have tried and given up knitting ma...Good on you. I have tried and given up knitting many times - I think it must be a left brain/right brain thing because I find it endlessly frustrating, but my maths minded mother-in-law is amazing at it. <br /><br />I love woollen clothes though and am always requesting her to knit things for the girls. She's amazingly fast!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10894865592266996002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-6139623299952423562011-08-31T12:59:42.533+10:002011-08-31T12:59:42.533+10:00Well done on your knitting. You know I have never ...Well done on your knitting. You know I have never knit one of those headbands before but yours look awesome. I really should try one. Look in op shops for hand knitted jumpers - they area bit scarce but you can find them. Just pull them apart and reknit them. The price you paid for the needles and the wool was really quite good - like you said op shops are the way to go especially if you really want to stock up on extra needles. Most times I pay just 50 cents a pair sometimes less.<br /><br />My next suggestion for a knitting project would be a beanie - even if it's for hubby. You can either knit it on a circular needle or knit it on straight needles and seam it together. Yell if you need a pattern as I'm sure Mum would have something (I like knitting in the round - I find it faster but Mum hates it). After that fingerless mittens then the worlds your oyster...lol. <br /><br />If you want new yarn try the Bendigo Woollen Mills http://www.bendigowoollenmills.com.au. Brilliant service. It's pure wool and there is an amazing range of colours and plys for you to choose from and you are buying straight from the manufacturer. <br /><br />Sorry this turned into a book. I'm so excited that you are knitting. It's such a relaxing and rewarding thing to do. <br /><br />PS thank you for the lovely words about those of us who knit - We knit for fun and practicality and it's nice to know that what we are doing also looks stylish....well from my point of view anyway...vbg.Calidorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118238727781108509noreply@blogger.com