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[Zen]

I have determined I kneed to know how to knit and will be taking a beginners class next month
I hesitate to think what socks knitted by me would look like

[Biciclista]

I have determined I kneed to know how to knit and will be taking a beginners class next month
I hesitate to think what socks knitted by me would look like

well the good news is, it's now fashionable for socks to NOT match

[Biciclista]

How'd you miss 6,000 folks and Knott?

What's everyone doing for Thanksgiving? Knott will be down here, whoopeee!

Raleighdon said we were on the wrong street, and going south while they were going north. But still.. I dont know either.

Thanksgiving just RD and my sons and daughterinlaw.. and a haunted Seattle tour.

[Xrayted]

We would have joined the walk here in Portland but I was feeling my cold pretty hard this morning. For 3 nights, I only had about 3hrs of sleep due to coughing all night. Last night was better but it caught up to me hard. Still on the couch trying to recover. Having a glass of wine to ease the pain.

I've been looking online. The pics of walks in every state and other countries is pretty significant. Can't wait until the Jan followup. Civil rights in this country is a never ending struggle. In the land of the free, blah, blah, blah... we are still so far behind in so many ways.

Okay, off to sip some wine, listen to Janis Joplin and chill.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I've been sitting in my easy chair since 8:00 a.m., trying to learn to KNIT SOCKS! My fingers are numb. I'm sleepy and hungry, but I think I've finally got it!

Karen

Karen, I have knit dozens of socks and mittens...they are my favorite thing to knit!
Unfortunately, when I took up biking/walking/snowshoeing etc I no longer had enough extra hours available in my week so I had to stop knitting for the past 2 years or so.
But I still love knitting....especially socks, on double pointed needles. I love making the toes and heels a different color than the rest of the sock..all kinds of wonderful color combinations.
I figure maybe someday if I break a leg or something I can get a bit of knitting done again.

I assume my daughters were 'taking a walk' today too.

[Trek420]

I hesitate to think what socks knitted by me would look like

Like these?

http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/page...uctID_1336.php

[Tuckervill]

I started learning last winter, and I made one pair, and they were horrible. I still wear them, though!

There is only one yarn store within 150 mile radius of here, and they are quite pricey. So, I've been practicing on some cotton baby yarn. The result was a big big sock! At some point this morning, everything kind of went AHA, and I got right up and drove the 30 miles to the yarn store. Spent $50, and I've just finished turning the heel on the first sock. It looks GREAT.

All the patterns are so different. I have a book but I don't like the socks in it. Internet patterns for beginners are usually so poorly written, I could only go so far before they lost me with their assumptions. So, I've pieced some together and synthesized enough that now I've finally got it! YAY, me!

Karen

[Xrayted]

did you pay tax on that yarn? did ya know, in states that tax, if you say it's for making of clothes, it is tax free? (well, unless they tax you on clothes too.) otherwise, they are to assume it is for crafts and will tax. just a thought.

[Trek420]

Both Uk Eliphant and Duck on Wheels knit. DoW does incredible things with yarn, beautiful stuff. Wish I had a picture of the sweater she knit for our mutual great nephew.

[Zen]

I got right up and drove the 30 miles to the yarn store. Spent $50, and I've just finished turning the heel on the first sock. It looks GREAT.

Whew!
they'd better look great at that price !

[SadieKate]

Stop, stop, stop all this talk of knitting. You're making me feel guilty about all those neglected yarns upstairs.

[salsabike]

Huh. Think that tomorrow I'll try to post a picture of my Big Wall O'Yarn. You people who have been here, you know what I mean. This will assuage any yarn guilt of yours, SK. I promise.

If I didn't have to work, I'd go volunteer at a children's hospital and (when I wasn't crying) I'd teach little kids how to knit and weave. They think that sort of stuff is so much fun.

[crazycanuck]

We went down to Northcliffe this weekend (it's about a 3 1/2hr drive south sw from Perth) for a fun 6hr mtb event. It's held at the Round-Tu-It caravan/camp park that has a mtb course &. Anywho, one of the owners is a wildlife carer & has a large group of wild kangaroos living on the property.

The roos are quite tame & I had a good look at thier claws paws, etc. The joey's have really small heads compared to the rest of thier body. Cute but hilarious to see.

One particular joey was out on a stroll with it's mama & was suddenly frightened. It just jumped head first back into the pouch.. How long the mama puts up with that is beyond me..

Australian wildlife never ceases to amaze me..

[Bruno28]

tomorrow I'll try to post a picture of my Big Wall O'Yarn.

No, please....not the BIG WALL O' YARN. We can't take it

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

There is only one yarn store within 150 mile radius of here, and they are quite pricey. So, I've been practicing on some cotton baby yarn. The result was a big big sock! At some point this morning, everything kind of went AHA, and I got right up and drove the 30 miles to the yarn store. Spent $50, and I've just finished turning the heel on the first sock. It looks GREAT.

All the patterns are so different. I have a book but I don't like the socks in it. Internet patterns for beginners are usually so poorly written, I could only go so far before they lost me with their assumptions. So, I've pieced some together and synthesized enough that now I've finally got it! YAY, me!

Karen

Karen, if you PM me your address, I will send you a basic sock pattern that I really like, and I'll throw in a couple of extra skeins of real wool I have that would be nice for winter socks.