Knitting (Christmas and otherwise)

[Gingersnap]

I don't know if this an art but whatever.

I knit. I knit a lot of socks, shawls, scarves, sweaters, etc. I am done with the Christmas knitting! I have two socks on the needles but they are for me and the heels are turned and everything so no biggie.

Knitting is very Big now, very trendy thanks to the useful You Tube tutorials and Ravelry. I learned to knit in the second grade and knitting has accompanied me through ups and downs, schools, boyfriends, jobs, deaths, diets, fashion fads, and much, much more.

I am making the leap to high-level lace knitting next year. By "high-level", I mean large projects in lace-weight wools. Every knitter eventually does 'everyday' type lace stitches. Eventually (if I don't collapse from the stress of it), I mean to make a wedding ring shawl.



Why? Well, why not? I expect it will take years which is fine.

Does anybody knit? Do other yarn, wool, weaverish sorts of things?

[Adam]

Not to get all technical or anything, but isn't that tatting, rather than knitting?

[Gingersnap]

Not to get all technical or anything, but isn't that tatting, rather than knitting?

Oh, you poor, poor man!

There are many ways to make lace and tatting is a type of lace made with special hook-type tools. Knitted lace is just that - it's knitted instead of braided, twisted, knotted, or whatever. Tatting is restricted to small decorative elements like collars or edging while knitted lace can be any size the knitter can tolerate.

knitted lace is also almost always made of wool or wool blends while other lace can be made of non-stretchy fibers like silk or linen or cotton.

There's more detailed information I can disclose if you need it.

[phillygirl]

A few weeks ago I had my mom re-teach me crocheting. I never really learned it well as a kid, always got frustrated. I'm still a bit frustrated by it, and the needle she gave me rolled into the spare tire holder of my car, so I haven't practiced lately. She is probably not going to be able to do much more of it, so I'd like to learn from her before it's too late. She still has about 40 stadium blankets at the house that she made and numerous scarves, etc. I learned to cross stitch when I was young, but also never followed up on that.

[Billy Jingo]

Okay. I have to mention this.

Have you guys seen the performance art piece where the woman knits from the skein she has inserted in her vagina? It's called Casting Off My Womb. I will link it, if you like. I am not sure what to make of it.

[Adam]

Okay. I have to mention this.

Have you guys seen the performance art piece where the woman knits from the skein she has inserted in her vagina? It's called Casting Off My Womb. I will link it, if you like. I am not sure what to make of it.

I've only heard about this just last night, and I wish I hadn't.

[Norm dePlume]

Okay. I have to mention this.

Have you guys seen the performance art piece where the woman knits from the skein she has inserted in her vagina? It's called Casting Off My Womb. I will link it, if you like. I am not sure what to make of it.

Are you sure she isn't crotcheting?

[phillygirl]

Are you sure she isn't crotcheting?

This is why we hate you.

[Gingersnap]

A few weeks ago I had my mom re-teach me crocheting. I never really learned it well as a kid, always got frustrated. I'm still a bit frustrated by it, and the needle she gave me rolled into the spare tire holder of my car, so I haven't practiced lately. She is probably not going to be able to do much more of it, so I'd like to learn from her before it's too late. She still has about 40 stadium blankets at the house that she made and numerous scarves, etc. I learned to cross stitch when I was young, but also never followed up on that.

Well, you might find that learning from a tutorial is easier for you now. She has still taught you (you just haven't retained it).

Little kids can learn this kind of thing from bears if only bears are around but adult learners often have a better shot with tutorials and visual explanations that are geared to adults.

Why not check out some of the many good Internet resources, practice a bit every day, and then let your Mom impart all that unwritten crochet knowledge that people seem to have? You'd be more relaxed in doing crochet in front of her and she'd be able to do the fun stuff with you instead of the tedious correcting part.