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does anybody still knit or crochet
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Chris Ho :) | Report | 30 Sep 2004 09:24 |
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Think my Nanna must have made hundreds of blankets in her time, but the wool was a lot cheaper then, we seem to have a shortage of wool shops, I can remember walking in there, and all those lovely colours, I always used to like the furry wools! (long time ago, when I was about 6or7!), and those lovely rainbow ones!. |
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Margaret | Report | 30 Sep 2004 09:19 |
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Lynn Yes lets start crochet lessons good idea Margaret |
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Lynn | Report | 30 Sep 2004 09:11 |
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Christine ...I do hope your daughter finds it ok. Thats how I taught myself at the age of 25. I was expecting my 3rd child and saw a smashing baby jacket made up in a knitting wool shop but decided to have a go at doing it myself, so purchased a book on how to croched. Tell your daughter to start on something small and I'm sure she will get on fine. What I found funny was that last week when looking for my hooks etc I came accross all the knitting and crochet patterns that I had bought years ago and some were priced in the old money of shilling's and pence. Margaret... We ...now don't laugh will have to have a crochet circle....The thing with when you crochet is that it grows so very fast and you only have one stitch to worry about and even if it comes off the hook it doesn't prove a problem Lynn |
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Margaret | Report | 30 Sep 2004 09:06 |
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Hi Lynn I do a lot of hand knitting and also have a kniting machine but the machine doesnt come out as ofter as the neddles do, I would love to learn how to crochet but cant seem to get the hang of it. Margaret |
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Chris Ho :) | Report | 30 Sep 2004 08:59 |
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Funny you should say that Lynne, I found an old crochet blanket, that my Nanna did the other day, and I wondered the same thing, my daughter is going to have a go, (don't laugh, but she has just bought a book on e-bay, Ladybird, How to crochet, she is 22!), so am now getting a hook and some wool!.. |
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Lynn | Report | 30 Sep 2004 08:55 |
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As this seems to be a dying art. I haven't done any for a number of years but two of my grand-children Elleise and Melissa were overjoyed at the poncho's I made them (taught myself croched 30 yrs ago) So much so I have now picked up my knitting needles and having a go at that by making young Elleise a cardie for school. Do children nowdays know how to knit, as when I was young it seemed we all knew, and was one of the few things we could do on a Sunday sitting on the front step, as we wern't allowed to play noisey games on the sabbeth. Lynn |
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