Learn to crochet? (2 Viewers)

[scotzsue]

doing well with the knitting and wrist is holding up too, in fact think it may be helping it. up to armholes of second sleeve so only that last bit sew up and rib neck to do aiming to finish it for the weekend. Have found one i want to do for myself. jsut need to get case of yarn out of the eaves, hope it has not disintegrated whilst being in there, have a pack of boucle which i bought in a sale when local shop was shutting down Son was a baby he will be 49 this year

 

[Anthea M]

@Puddleduck Helen hope your eye is getting better and you are resting.

 

[Puddleduck]

The eye is getting better but still sore and not "right" but I should get the letter about the follow up appointment in a day or two.

I have also started to react to my new tablets so have had to ditch them (yes I did check with my GP first). Never rains but it pours.

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[scotzsue]

Was doing so well with johns jumper, only 2 rows of neckband to do and the light caught it, wrong wool wrong colour, so 1 and a half sleeves ripped out, Was a lot quicker than the knitting
have found the right stuff and restarted the first sleeve. Was up at 3 this morning raking through cupboards to find the right stuff. Managed to get back to sleep then though.
#iamablindnumpty
Happy crafting all.

 

[Janine]

Oops! That's the sort of thing I would do. Good job you noticed before you sewed it up!

 

[Puddleduck]

Was doing so well with johns jumper, only 2 rows of neckband to do and the light caught it, wrong wool wrong colour, so 1 and a half sleeves ripped out, Was a lot quicker than the knitting
have found the right stuff and restarted the first sleeve. Was up at 3 this morning raking through cupboards to find the right stuff. Managed to get back to sleep then though.
#iamablindnumpty
Happy crafting all.

Oops! That's the sort of thing I would do. Good job you noticed before you sewed it up!

Me too, and the up in the dead hours thumping about until I found what I was looking for.

Don't lose the impetus having had to unknit and reknit - I usually make two sleeves at a time as in the past I have suffered "one sleeve syndrome" or "unmatched sleeve syndrome".

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[Mrsambulancekidd]

Have you got a good and bad side Hazel ......my left side is my worst

Sorry I only just found this as i'm not getting any notifications at all and I checked my settings even though I have never changed them, maybe @Jim may know why this has happened.
But yes I am mostly left side affected as well, so we wouldn't do very well in a 3 legged race would we..

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

Well we are home and right into "interesting times".

I had a sore eye when at my parents on the way home but their needs always trump mine. Anyway got home late Thursday and got an emergency appointment with GP at 8.45 yesterday. She sent me to an opthalmist who saw me later that day - and them called in a colleague for a second opinion - and then phoned Edinburgh Eye Hospital and I was told to go straight there. By 9 pm I was back home having had a retinal tear and small detachment laser treated. I go back in 2 weeks for further investigation.

Still haven't sewn in the ends of the socks - actually feeling a bit yuck at the moment with all the running round after toddlers and old people and then coming last myself when I should have been first

Sending you some healing....

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

I hate following patterns but enjoy making things up as I go along

Same here, I have made tons of bags, not one of them from a pattern, I enjoy experimenting & just seeing where it takes me.

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[davanne]

Sorry I only just found this as i'm not getting any notifications at all and I checked my settings even though I have never changed them, maybe @Jim may know why this has happened.

Hazel same thing happened to me last week so I clicked unwatch thread and then re clicked watch thread and it’s worked ok since.
I think we had better give the three legged race a miss seeing as we both have left side problems as we would be in a heap on the floor

 

[scotzsue]

Well am on to it folks, up to armhole in first sleeve, childminding tonight, it's stepson's 40th so may get quite a bit more done.
Have bought some nice multicoloured chunky wool for a cardi/jacket for me, can't find a pattern nI like so might do my own. Been about 15 years since I did that last though. have an old pattern I like the neck of so may well adapt it.

 

[snailtrailer]

@Lucky one Come and join us. As Anne says the YouTube videos are very good. Pleased to hear you're all keeping busy with your many projects. I am occupied with preparing for my classes at the Big C Charity shop and have just made some samples. A bean bag frog, a crochet ball and a thimble pip. The group started their Tumbling Blocks quilts on Monday. Interesting to see the fabrics they've chosen.

My octopus have had to go into quarantine as I have picked up a nasty cold. Derek got it first and we have to wait 48 hours before we are free from infection. I don't feel like doing much at the moment so I might just fiddle with making a wrist pincushion and offer that as a class.

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[scotzsue]

Can't believe it. finished at last

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

Hazel same thing happened to me last week so I clicked unwatch thread and then re clicked watch thread and it’s worked ok since.
I think we had better give the three legged race a miss seeing as we both have left side problems as we would be in a heap on the floor

Just did that AND chose to get notifications, so cross fingers.
Yes your right, the 3 legged race would be a bad idea....lol.
How is it down there in Carmarthenshire, I enjoyed living there.

 

[Puddleduck]

Eye appointment next Wednesday It would help if I had known what to expect when healing, what I am experiencing could be quite normal as I don't have the "shadow" I was warned about.

I got a bit done on Martin's sweater sleeves done at knit and natter yesterday but know I don't have enough of the main colour yarn. I think I will get more (even though it will be a different dye lot) and put a band of Fair Isle in between the different dye lots. The top is a multi coloured yoke (unless I decide to do raglans once I get there of course) so I can disguise the issue I just love knitting on a circular needle as it means I can make style and design changes as I go

It was funny seeing faces as people realised I was knitting two sleeves at a time, in the round, on one circular needle. I'm not sure if doing that is a recognised technique and I have reinvented the wheel or if it is something new I have discovered.

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[Puddleduck]

Sorry I only just found this as i'm not getting any notifications at all and I checked my settings even though I have never changed them,

Hazel same thing happened to me last week so I clicked unwatch thread and then re clicked watch thread and it’s worked ok since.

That happens to me if I am watching a thread and then miss a notification - no new notification until I catch up from where I left off before I missed the alert.

 

[Puddleduck]

Can't believe it. finished at last View attachment 289633

Love the sweater

I had to look twice at the photo of your hubby (sorry I missed his name ) as he could be the twin brother of a very nice man I once worked with. We still meet up from time to time and put the world to rights.

 

[Jenben]

Can't believe it. finished at last View attachment 289633

Wow that is a super jumper, so impressed by your knitting skills !

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[scotzsue]

John is pleased he has only waited a couple of years lol
Lost the pattern took a year to get another, then I injured my wrist. the knitting seems to be helping.
Now started a cardi for me hoping it helps the weight loss not easy to knit and snack at the same time.
Good luck with the Eye appt @Puddleduck .
Been looking for a knit and natter locally, should be ok now youngest grandchild is at school, they all seemed to be on a Thursday which was our childminding day.

 

[snailtrailer]

@scotzsue Wow what an achievement. I do like Aran and your John must be very pleased.

 

[Puddleduck]

The craft room is teal Martin has done the first coat of paint and it looks a bit dark in the fading light but once the second coat is on and all the white fittings are in place it will look stunning

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[davanne]

Just did that AND chose to get notifications, so cross fingers.
Yes your right, the 3 legged race would be a bad idea....lol.
How is it down there in Carmarthenshire, I enjoyed living there.

Glad your notifications are working
Carmarthenshire is great Hazel a bit wet and windy at the moment but we love living here the pace of life is so much better than up in Lancashire.

Love the sweater @scotzsue John looks very happy to be wearing it.my mum used to do a lot of Arran knitting I wish I could do it

Sorry you are suffering with a cold Pam @snailtrailer PPP I started with a sore throat on Saturday evening then shivers and sweats I was fit for nothing on Monday but am a lot better today.

Glad your eyes improving Helen @Puddleduck

 

[Offagain]

I’m not getting all the alerts from this thread either. The last one I’ve got is @snailtrailer ’s at 1120 today.
I’ve done the unwatch / watch thing. But it doesn’t seem to make a difference. I’ll just have to keep checking back here.
@scotzsue I love the jumper! I really enjoy knitting Aran patterns. I haven’t knitted an adult garment for years. I stopped making adult clothes when he first grandchild came along. Baby clothes are much quicker and cuter than adult clothes!

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

I’m not getting all the alerts from this thread either. The last one I’ve got is @snailtrailer ’s at 1120 today.
I’ve done the unwatch / watch thing. But it doesn’t seem to make a difference. I’ll just have to keep checking back here.
@scotzsue I love the jumper! I really enjoy knitting Aran patterns. I haven’t knitted an adult garment for years. I stopped making adult clothes when he first grandchild came along. Baby clothes are much quicker and cuter than adult clothes!

It's been happening to me for a while now, I also tried the same and it's still the same, I did tag Jim but no response!

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[BOD46]

It's been happening to me for a while now, I also tried the same and it's still the same, I did tag Jim but no response!

Me too, I have had phone and internet probs since last Friday, finally got it fixed today but had very little chance to catch up and several threads I had been following are missing from my alerts. Would help if I could remember what they were, I do know there are not enough in the list.

 

[Janine]

 

[movan]

Yeah .. my next project. .can't wait to start.

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[Offagain]

Jumper for #5 grandsprog

Leggings ditto

Cut out pieces for Pj's for #3 grandsprog (#5's sister, the one who just got over chicken pox)

 

[scotzsue]

Hope all poorly are on the mend.
We have some really talented people on here.
Not done anything for the grandsons now they are older, but middle one likes being different so he might like a 'jumper like papa'.

 

[BOD46]

Finally finished my last outstanding knitting project - a cardi for my daughter, she wanted it short in the body to go with a couple of high waisted dresses.

Now I can start on my new bamboo yarn which arrived today. Never used it before but I love bamboo clothing. Had to order some bamboo needles, tried doing a tension square and kept losing stitches off the steel needles, never had that happen before

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