Knitting and other Creative Endeavors - Page 17

Not Afraid · 07-28-2006, 03:44 PM

If it ever gets cool enough to finish my scarf and I actually learn how to knit in the process, I'm going to make something out of some great Japanese yarn I've seen around town ( I think the brand is Noro). Mrs. Pod made the MOST wonderful throw out of this yarn and, since it just basic knitting, I'm thinking I might be able to try it.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-28-2006, 04:12 PM

This isn't knitting, but:

Today, I repaired two beloved shirts of mine that have needed mending for ages.

Sometimes I forget how fast and easy a few stitches are (at least when no one notices what a mess my stitches look like).

Yay me.

Matterhorn Fan · 07-29-2006, 09:49 AM

Hooray for mending! Next you know, you'll be darning socks.

CoasterMatt · 07-29-2006, 10:02 AM

My bones are just about to knit after a wonderfully acrobatic tumble down the front steps this morning... does that count?

lindyhop · 07-30-2006, 02:00 PM

I crocheted a very purple hobo bag which ended up looking exactly like a very purple hobo bag. I'm so proud. Speaking of it being too hot to handle yarn, I did most of the work on that project while sitting at the pool in Palm Springs a week or two ago. Was it hot? Yes, but I was obsessed (just one more row and I can go in the pool).

There's no way I'm going to work on a scarf until winter. But I decided it was time to tackle to something to wear so I'm going to crochet a short-sleeve sweater. It only took me three tries to get the gauge right. I think I'll plunge in and start it today. Let's see, I should finish it just in time to make a matching scarf because the weather will be too cold for it by then.

Ponine · 07-31-2006, 08:37 AM

Oh Lindyhop I am so jealous!!!
The next stitch and bitch I will be the lowly person begging for knitting help! Here I am more than a year later and still helpless!!!
and in a year you have finsihed your swank cat, and knit a hobo bag!!!
and numerous things I cant remember! How fabulous!!

Not Afraid · 07-31-2006, 10:54 AM

You've got time to learn, AM. I won'd be having a S&B until it cools off in my house.

Matterhorn Fan · 07-31-2006, 01:46 PM

Forgive my ignorance, but what's a hobo bag?

I wore my new socks today.

The good: they're comfy, they didn't fall down/slouch, they didn't come unraveled, they were far enough from my shirt that no one should know they didn't "go" together, quite.

The bad: they're a little big around the ankle, producing a slouchy looking effect there that I don't really dig (smaller needles for me next time, I suppose); they're now a little fuzzy (I suppose that's what I get for using cheap yarn, or for wearing my knitting on my feet?); they match nothing in my wardrobe.

lindyhop · 07-31-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Forgive my ignorance, but what's a hobo bag?

I wore my new socks today.

The good: they're comfy, they didn't fall down/slouch, they didn't come unraveled, they were far enough from my shirt that no one should know they didn't "go" together, quite.

The bad: they're a little big around the ankle, producing a slouchy looking effect there that I don't really dig (smaller needles for me next time, I suppose); they're now a little fuzzy (I suppose that's what I get for using cheap yarn, or for wearing my knitting on my feet?); they match nothing in my wardrobe.

Hey, congratulations on the socks!

A hobo bag is just a style of handbag (and what the book called this particular pattern). It's basically just a pouch with a long shoulder strap. A shoulder strap that gets even longer if I put anything in the bag. Such are the joys of using something you made and imagined looking, well, different somehow.

Oh, and because everyone else is knitting, I'm crocheting. I'm just that way. I'm going to have to get someone to show me how to knit. But I was able to pick up crochet on my own from a couple of very good books.

Prudence · 07-31-2006, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

I wore my new socks today.

yay new socks!

07-28-2006, 03:44 PM	#161
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	If it ever gets cool enough to finish my scarf and I actually learn how to knit in the process, I'm going to make something out of some great Japanese yarn I've seen around town ( I think the brand is Noro). Mrs. Pod made the MOST wonderful throw out of this yarn and, since it just basic knitting, I'm thinking I might be able to try it.
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07-28-2006, 04:12 PM	#162
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	This isn't knitting, but: Today, I repaired two beloved shirts of mine that have needed mending for ages. Sometimes I forget how fast and easy a few stitches are (at least when no one notices what a mess my stitches look like). Yay me. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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07-29-2006, 09:49 AM	#163
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	Hooray for mending! Next you know, you'll be darning socks.
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	My bones are just about to knit after a wonderfully acrobatic tumble down the front steps this morning... does that count? __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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07-30-2006, 02:00 PM	#165
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	I crocheted a very purple hobo bag which ended up looking exactly like a very purple hobo bag. I'm so proud. Speaking of it being too hot to handle yarn, I did most of the work on that project while sitting at the pool in Palm Springs a week or two ago. Was it hot? Yes, but I was obsessed (just one more row and I can go in the pool). There's no way I'm going to work on a scarf until winter. But I decided it was time to tackle to something to wear so I'm going to crochet a short-sleeve sweater. It only took me three tries to get the gauge right. I think I'll plunge in and start it today. Let's see, I should finish it just in time to make a matching scarf because the weather will be too cold for it by then.
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07-31-2006, 08:37 AM	#166
Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	Oh Lindyhop I am so jealous!!! The next stitch and bitch I will be the lowly person begging for knitting help! Here I am more than a year later and still helpless!!! and in a year you have finsihed your swank cat, and knit a hobo bag!!! and numerous things I cant remember! How fabulous!! __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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07-31-2006, 10:54 AM	#167
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	You've got time to learn, AM. I won'd be having a S&B until it cools off in my house.
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07-31-2006, 01:46 PM	#168
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	Forgive my ignorance, but what's a hobo bag? I wore my new socks today. The good: they're comfy, they didn't fall down/slouch, they didn't come unraveled, they were far enough from my shirt that no one should know they didn't "go" together, quite. The bad: they're a little big around the ankle, producing a slouchy looking effect there that I don't really dig (smaller needles for me next time, I suppose); they're now a little fuzzy (I suppose that's what I get for using cheap yarn, or for wearing my knitting on my feet?); they match nothing in my wardrobe.
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