Wool yarn is lovely to work with. My favorite for years was a brand called "Brown Sheep." It had such a nice texture! And it smelled good.
I need to start knitting again. I was given some beautiful wooden needles for Christmas/Hannukkah.
Wool yarn is lovely to work with. My favorite for years was a brand called "Brown Sheep." It had such a nice texture! And it smelled good.
I need to start knitting again. I was given some beautiful wooden needles for Christmas/Hannukkah.
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
My favourite yarns to knit with come from Norway. If I do buy yarns in the US, I will use Galway, Brown Sheep, or Cascade 220.
I almost exclusively knit sweaters.Most of my patterns come from Garnstudio or Dale of Norway. These patterns can be purchased in the US, but I usually buy them in Norway.
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
Oh - I feel for youI usually beg my LYS (Local Yarn Shop) to wind it for me
I have a hank of sock yarn (eek) that didn't come from my LYS that I haven't knitted for the sole reason that it's in a hank, and I can't imagine what a bear it will be to wind into a ball....*sigh*
CA
Most days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
Brandi, I think you should take a picture of dh winding the yarn for you. Next time you get mad at him pull out the picture to remind you want a great guy he is!
Dar
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“Minds are like parachutes...they only function when they are open. - Thomas Dewar"
knitting has always seemed so much more difficult for me than crochet.
anyone else crochet here?
I enjoy the process of winding a hank of yarn into a ball. For that reason I have never purchased a swift.
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
I open the hank, wrap it around a chair, my feet, or DH's arms and begin rolling it. For me, keeping the ball as tight as possible works best. The process does not take me too long, but I have been doing this for a long time.![]()
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
I find knitting WAAAY easier. My mom tried to teach me to crochet so many times and I just can't get the tension right. And I understand the whole wrapping the yarn around your fingers to help with the tension thing.
With knitting, it's no big deal. I learned about 18 months ago and love it. Very relaxing.
I have the yarn for a sweater (got a simple pattern -- the first time I proposed to try cables) but just haven't bought the size needle I need. So lazy! It'll be next winter before I get that thing done.
But, BTW, I *hate* rolling the yarn into the balls. It's so boring. I want to get down to the project. Just like when I cross-stitch something, I hate putting the border on at the end. *yawn*
~ Susie
"Keep plugging along. The finish line is getting closer with every step. When you see it, you won't remember that you are hurting, that anything has gone wrong, or just how slow or fast you are.
You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
-- Michael Pate, "When Big Boys Tri"
I can crochet, but haven't made anything in years. Counted cross stitch kind of took over as the craft du jour sometime back. I know the mechanics of knitting, but like you, I have trouble with tension. I'd like to give it try again sometime. We have a great shop in town and I'm sure they give lessons. I think I'd need help if I were ever to try following a pattern.
BMo3, I've looked at your knitting blog. You do BEAUTIFUL work! I am very impressed by the pictures. Lovely yarn, gorgeous sweaters and socks.
Health is the thing that makes you feel like now is the best time of the year--Franklin Pierce Adams
Ohhh the debbie bliss alpaca silk. I have touched that stuff and it is sooo dreamy. I am drooling just thinking about it. I am not aloud I would ruin anything made out of it I am sure!
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
> Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life!
I did a sweater with alpaca many many years ago, and loved that sweater. It was a bulky yarn, and I was able to toss it in the washer/dryer, gently. I don't know what ever happened to it, but it never got worn looking or stained, or anything. You'd LOVE an alpaca sweater.
I recently bought a new batch of alpaca yarn, and it's heavenly -- beautiful, gossamer, and a delight to work with. The worsted weight alpacas work up nicely too -- and when I felted a project a couple of months ago, the felted stuff is still VERY soft, even though it's firm and thick and has great body.
My current passion is socks -- I've got at least five pairs going, so I can keep moving from yarn to yarn as I get temporarily bored with each of them!
This is really cutting into my sewing time -- good thing it's ski season and my bike is hiding from the chilly air!
Karen in Boise, who's not as tough as Tater