Wow thats wonderful. Just curious how your students are going about raising postage funds?
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Wow thats wonderful. Just curious how your students are going about raising postage funds?
Well I hope they do better than I did. I went to a knitting class last year and every time my stitches would get tighter and tighter as I got more rows complete. I had to keep tearing it out and starting over. I asked the instructor is this was normal and she said, "Oh yes. We call it frogging."
"Frogging?", I asked.
"Yes, because you Rip it, Rip it, Rip it."
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My mother, who knitted beautifully, tried to teach me how. The stitches got so tight I'd split the yarn to get the needles through. I gave up and never tried again. Rip it.
Well I hope they do better than I did. I went to a knitting class last year and every time my stitches would get tighter and tighter as I got more rows complete. I had to keep tearing it out and starting over. I asked the instructor is this was normal and she said, "Oh yes. We call it frogging."
"Frogging?", I asked.
"Yes, because you Rip it, Rip it, Rip it."
I can understand that. I too have a tendency to knit tightly. I'm just to stressed and up tight. I just can not relax. I really need therapy. I would just knit or crochet, when I was learning , squares of ten to fifteen stitches. I practiced a lot but I'm a guy so it wasn't so easy. I really wanted to learn though, cuz my grandmother did it and I loved her alot. I think I'm the only one who does do it in the family including cousins.
Writer - I think that's great. There are many things young people can make for themselves that are nicer than Designer clothing.
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I just had to reregister for Ebay so I can get some 7" double pointed knitting needles. The stores only have 6". I'm making baby veggie/fruit hats but there are just to many stitches for 6" needles.
I have done mittens but hate to do the thumbs. Two needle mittens just don't look right. Plus I learned to make a thumb gore different than most patterns. For some reason some of the older books are easier for me to follow.
Can anyone guess what "boiled mittens" are? I'll give you a hint. New England.
I have not done socks but will give it a try. It's just turning the heel that holds me up.
My grandmother had more than 35 grandchildren. We used to go door to door to sell the things she made. My mother sewed aprons and pot holders and we used to sell those too. Half aprons were $1, full were, $1.25. Of course that was back in the 60's.
I have done mittens but hate to do the thumbs. Two needle mittens just don't look right. Plus I learned to make a thumb gore different than most patterns. For some reason some of the older books are easier for me to follow.
Can anyone guess what "boiled mittens" are? I'll give you a hint. New England.
I have not done socks but will give it a try. It's just turning the heel that holds me up.
My grandmother had more than 35 grandchildren. We used to go door to door to sell the things she made. My mother sewed aprons and pot holders and we used to sell those too. Half aprons were $1, full were, $1.25. Of course that was back in the 60's.
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Here's a guess at boiled mittens. Some people knit/crochet things out of wool and then boil them, which felts them. Are boiled mittens felt mittens? I have no experience boiling anything but eggs and potatoes.
That's what I was thinking. What we call "felted" mittens. Thought maybe that was too obvious though? I've never tried this either.
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