AB Knitting club - who's in?

[Smowball]

Ok, please sign up here, stating knitting experience and do you have any knitting on the go at the moment. if you can't knit at all then do the more experienced have ways of theaching them on here??

Am off to work now but will be back at lunch-time.

Also tips and hints as and when ladies.......

[shaneystar2]

Good thread .Hi Alba ...
Smowball .Wilkinsons sell quite cheap wools .All DK and basic colours plus some DK baby wool in a sort of speckly ,pinks ,blues,lemony colours .
Don't know if you have a QD store near you but they do cheap wool as well
This is a good site .They range from very expensive to cheap .Brilliant patterns too .I've used them quite a bit .
http://www.cpu-enterprises.com/

[starone]

Just finished knitting a tiny hat and jumper for the fish'n'chip babies but think I will knit a few more before I send them to whoever wants them, make it worth while. Hope they don't end up in the rubbish (no, silly, the garments not the babies). Don't mind the effort as long as it is not wasted. If anyone is interested Wilkinson's sell cheap wool. If anyone wants them I have a load of knitting needles I cannot get rid of. The charity shop will not take them because they have points on them (yes, I know, ridiculous isn't it). To anyone who lives in Bristol Rajanis Superstore also sell cheap wool.

[maggiebee]

Tried a few charity shops today and came home with a pile of double knitting wool - much cheapness!

[nungate]

Nice thread, but what about the stitchers and embroiderers among us?
I can't knit, I'm a leftie and unlike Alba nobody could teach me properly, even my mum who knits beautifully. I do have the stitching gene though and it would be nice to meet other stitchers on AB

[albaqwerty]

Starby, may I take you up on your kind offer of needles. Can't find my needle case anywhere, have asked usual suspects, they know what I'm on about but they have looked too.
Postage will be reimbursed.
throwaway email addy is [email protected]

[shaneystar2]

Lol ..nungate ..you can come and stitch up my knitting if you like .That's the bit I don't like doing .I can't sew for toffee .Although sewing up knitting is easier than grappling with a needle and cotton :)

[albaqwerty]

nun, there's an AB'er called xstitcher, I usually see her on Onwards and Downwards threads. I believe she does all sorts of embroidery etc.

[nungate]

Thanks Alba, I'll watch out for here.

Shaney, that'll be fine as long as you don't mind them joined up in lazy daisy...

[nungate]

^ make that her - not here!

[cathfromsaron]

love knitting toys and baby/toddler clothes!

used to knit men's jumpers too, but my exhusband lent and left so many i went on strike!

cath x

[shaneystar2]

I wish I could sew but I'm useless and it's too late now for me with my arthritic fingers .I think I got put off by my needlework teacher at school who used to smash me across the knuckles with a metal ruler because i couldn't tack in a straight line .I remember having to make a petticoat .Darts and all that faffing. It looked as if a herd of elephants had trampled over it by the time it was finished .
Yet my Mum was a whizz with a sewing machine and could run stuff up so easily .I still have her old Singer machine.

[albaqwerty]

My late brother used to embroider. He left me a Japanese scene along with wools (if that's not the right name, sorry) well, threads. If could have nimble fingers I'd have finished it.

If I see Xstitch, I'll ask her.

[nungate]

I manage to stitch reasonably well with arthritis in my hands Shaney, though it takes me much longer, and breaks inbetween.
Try and catch a teacher slamming a metal ruler over a child's hands these days.......they'd probably be up on an assault charge! I can't imagine getting slapped like that for being unable to sew a straight seam!

[shaneystar2]

We used to get slapped regularly in my day .They used to have a good aim with the blackboard rubber too :)
She was an awful woman .Miss Ruberry ..I've never forgotten her !

[nungate]

We had a lovely lady who taught us sewing, needlework and cookery, her name was Miss Stirratt, it was so appropriate!

[Robinia]

My needlework teacher was Mrs Carpenter...haha, I've always wished I could have done woodwork but girls didn't back then.
I've always embroidered but didn't learn how to sew until after I was married and bought a cheap hand Singer machine.

[jamesnan]

I have knitted for many many years, and can remember sitting on a train going to work - the journey took 50 mins and I knitted a complicated aran patterned dress, which I used to unroll - it was great to watch people's faces as it got longer and longer. Pure wool, and really warm.
I also cross-stitch, dressmake, crochet etc etc.
I would like to join the Club!

[nungate]

I would have liked to have done woodwrk too Robinia, my dad was a carpenter, and I used to be his "apprentice" - stood me in good stead after I married! But as you say, it just wasn't done back then more's the pity.

[Robinia]

Do they still do woodwork in school now that health and safety's gone barmy?

Well I just found a lovely chunky pattern and some wool...altogether it would cost me £55. I think I'd better think it out again. :)

[shaneystar2]

That's the trouble these days Robinia .It's not a cheap hobby !
Years ago it was cheap to knit the old school jumpers etc for the littlies .I can remember my Mum knitting socks and I remember knitting a navy jumper for school .It came down to my knees but that was the fashion ..with your skirt rolled up to meet it :)