This shot belies the frustration I had with it. It's so..o long since I used this it took me ages to work it out. Google will be called into service later in the interests of keeping what little sanity remains.p
That looks fabulous. Does wool in France come in skeins? I envy here. I have arthritis coming in my thumbs so can only manage baby clothes. I'm hoping to knit a wedding ring shawl when/if my granddaughter gets pregnant!
Oh boy! She looks like a professional with that equipment. I do have a little yarn winder just like this one. Couldn't do without it. How 'bout showing some of her work??
@essiesue@randystreat@ceilidh@aglennc@gardencat@joansmor@gardencat
I use my 'swift' to wind skeins into balls or cakes as they are also called. The skeins I'm using here were bought on ebay...where there is a phenomenal range of yarn...in weight, colour, style and texture. There is significant amount of yarn being produced in skeins by spinners, weavers and/or sheep and/or goat/camel farmers.
My mother...and probably my granny too, taught me to knit at a young age. By the time we were knitting at primary school, I was, to my teacher's surprise a very even knitter despite her thoroughly disliking my technique.
Knitting, when all things are equal, is my preferred relaxation. I had even perfected knitting and reading simultaneously...but haven't had the time to knit (much) since 365 took over my life! Having said that at the end of April I'm going on a week's Knitting & Crochet Retreat in the Charente Maritime. This is (only!) the 5th time I've been. It's great fun, the hosts are now friends, 2 other 'girls' I met on my first visit remain firm buddies and we meet in the U.K. and/or in the Charente Maritime.
I will post some pics, in due course, of what I've knitted. My preferred work/speciality is knitting garments in one continuous piece, i.e. no seams. If this interests you, look for books by Elizabeth Zimmerman, now deceased and/or her daughter Meg Swansen.
@s4sayer@essiesue@randystreat@ceilidh@aglennc@gardencat@joansmor@gardencat I have fond memories as a child of winding wool for my mother by draping the skein over the back of an upright chair or if she was in a hurry, I would hold the skein in my outstretched hands and would have to dip my thumbs alternatively to let the thread pass as my mother wound... I guess this would be about 65 years ago!
@s4sayer ( I know the feeling about 365 taking over your life.) The knitting and crochet retreat really sounds like fun. My mother also taught me to knit at a young age. The "fad" when I was in high school (early 50s), if you had a boyfriend, was to knit him socks. My then boyfriend, now husband of almost 57 years was the recipient of about a dozen pair of socks. He designed some of the patterns for them. (My mother knit several one and two piece dresses, also continuous, no seams. I wonder what ever happened to them) Looking forward to seeing some of your work!
@aglennc
Anita, I very much appreciate your interest and the time you took to reply so fulsomely. I'm revving up to get my next ESJ off the ground before the retreat so that I can hit the ground running. In case you don't know of her, I'm sending a link to ravelry here you can see what I'm talking about. Yes, I'll a post a knit shot today.
I use my 'swift' to wind skeins into balls or cakes as they are also called. The skeins I'm using here were bought on ebay...where there is a phenomenal range of yarn...in weight, colour, style and texture. There is significant amount of yarn being produced in skeins by spinners, weavers and/or sheep and/or goat/camel farmers.
My mother...and probably my granny too, taught me to knit at a young age. By the time we were knitting at primary school, I was, to my teacher's surprise a very even knitter despite her thoroughly disliking my technique.
Knitting, when all things are equal, is my preferred relaxation. I had even perfected knitting and reading simultaneously...but haven't had the time to knit (much) since 365 took over my life! Having said that at the end of April I'm going on a week's Knitting & Crochet Retreat in the Charente Maritime. This is (only!) the 5th time I've been. It's great fun, the hosts are now friends, 2 other 'girls' I met on my first visit remain firm buddies and we meet in the U.K. and/or in the Charente Maritime.
I will post some pics, in due course, of what I've knitted. My preferred work/speciality is knitting garments in one continuous piece, i.e. no seams. If this interests you, look for books by Elizabeth Zimmerman, now deceased and/or her daughter Meg Swansen.
Anita, I very much appreciate your interest and the time you took to reply so fulsomely. I'm revving up to get my next ESJ off the ground before the retreat so that I can hit the ground running. In case you don't know of her, I'm sending a link to ravelry here you can see what I'm talking about. Yes, I'll a post a knit shot today.
Starter for 10?!