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When I was expecting my first child, my mother-in-law tried to teach me to knit. She was the most accomplished knitter I have ever seen and her work was exceptional. I worked and worked on the piece I was "making". I proudly showed it to my mil and she told me perhaps I should stick with crochet. She said I had stitches she had never seen before! lol One of the problems could have been that I am left handed and she was right handed. So you learned from a book? wow. Knitting seems so danged complicated to me.hugs SharonThis email

is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, December 20,

2010 3:33:49 PMSubject: RE: Reporting in-

Taught myself with the pictures in "How to" books - and that was before the"Idiots" and "Dummies" series! Hmmm, I should pick those up, and see whatI'm doing wrong.... in WYPractical Blackwork Designshttp://practicalblackwork.comhttp://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..." Reporting in- Knitted my first 2 mittens ever yesterday! I did NOT knit a PAIR of mittens, because they are not the same size. ;-DToday, I will

try and match them... More later..Running way behind already in WYPractical Blackwork Designshttp://practicalblackwork.comhttp://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."------------------------------------

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lol, Sharon. I'm sure that had a lot to do with it--her being righty and you lefty. It's funny...I always had imagined you would be left-handed, and yet, I have no idea how or why I'd think that! rofl.love ya, KateTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, December 20, 2010 7:02:05 PMSubject: knitting.... Re: Reporting in-

When I was expecting my first child, my mother-in-law tried to teach me to knit. She was the most accomplished knitter I have ever seen and her work was exceptional. I worked and worked on the piece I was "making". I proudly showed it to my mil and she told me perhaps I should stick with crochet. She said I had stitches she had never seen before! lol One of the problems could have been that I am left handed and she was right handed. So you learned from a book? wow. Knitting seems so danged complicated to me.hugs SharonThis email

is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, December 20,

2010 3:33:49 PMSubject: RE: Reporting in-

Taught myself with the pictures in "How to" books - and that was before the"Idiots" and "Dummies" series! Hmmm, I should pick those up, and see whatI'm doing wrong.... in WYPractical Blackwork Designshttp://practicalblackwork.comhttp://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com%C2%A0%C2%A0

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That's not the problem, Sharon, I do not think. My right-handedgrandmother taught me all these things, and I, too, am left-handed,very!Love,nTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, December 20, 2010 4:02:05 PMSubject: knitting.... Re:

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When I was expecting my first child, my mother-in-law tried to teach me to knit. She was the most accomplished knitter I have ever seen and her work was exceptional. I worked and worked on the piece I was "making". I proudly showed it to my mil and she told me perhaps I should stick with crochet. She said I had stitches she had never seen before! lol One of the problems could have been that I am left handed and she was right handed. So you learned from a book? wow. Knitting seems so danged complicated to me.hugs SharonThis email

is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, December 20,

2010 3:33:49 PMSubject: RE: Reporting in-

Taught myself with the pictures in "How to" books - and that was before the"Idiots" and "Dummies" series! Hmmm, I should pick those up, and see whatI'm doing wrong.... in WYPractical Blackwork Designshttp://practicalblackwork.comhttp://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com%C2%A0%C2%A0

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The

knitting part isn't hard at all.. provided all you want is a

straight "knit".. don't ask me to purl or any of the other

stitches involved..

And your MIL was right.. Crochet is much much easier.. that I

could do while watching television.. by feel.. can't do that

anymore.. no feeling, at least not enough feeling, in the

fingertips to do it that way..

HUGS

|)onna, who had to backspace and retype, cause JIGS just isn't

the same as HUGS

When I was expecting my first child, my mother-in-law

tried to teach me to knit. She was the most accomplished knitter

I have ever seen and her work was exceptional. I worked and

worked on the piece I was "making". I proudly showed it to my

mil and she told me perhaps I should stick with crochet. She

said I had stitches she had never seen before! lol

One of the problems could have been that I am left handed and

she was right handed.

So you learned from a book? wow. Knitting seems so danged

complicated to me.

hugs

Sharon

This email is a natural hand made product.

The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its

individual character and beauty and in no way are to be

considered flaws or defects.

From:

Thallas

To:

MSersLife

Sent: Mon,

December 20, 2010 3:33:49 PM

Subject:

RE: Reporting in-

Taught myself with the pictures in "How to" books - and that

was before the

"Idiots" and "Dummies" series! Hmmm, I should pick those

up, and see what

I'm doing wrong....

in WY

Practical Blackwork Designs

http://practicalblackwork.com

http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com

"You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."

Reporting in-

Knitted my first 2 mittens ever yesterday!

I did NOT knit a PAIR of mittens, because they are not the

same size. ;-D

Today, I will try and match them...

More later..

Running way behind already

in WY

Practical Blackwork Designs

http://practicalblackwork.com

http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com

"You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."

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My grandma tried to teach me to crochet and sew and all that when I was 6

or 7... couldn't pay attention long enough then to learn ( there were trees

to climb, and chickens to chase, and new kittens to look for in the feed

shed, and and and...) She never learned to read patterns, but she could

copy anything she could look at...

I taught myself to crochet a long time before knitting, though, knitting

looked too hard! I probably still do lots of it wrong, but if you get a

usable item when you're done, that's the idea, right? ;-D

BTW, I managed to make a match for one of my first 2 mittens last night,

so now I have a pair! :-D :-D :-D

in WY

Practical Blackwork Designs

http://practicalblackwork.com

http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com

" You get a wonderful view from the point of no return... "

Reporting in-

  Knitted my first 2 mittens ever yesterday!

  I did NOT knit a PAIR of mittens, because they are not the same size. ;-D

Today, I will try and match them...

  More later..

Running way behind already

in WY

Practical Blackwork Designs

http://practicalblackwork.com

http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com

" You get a wonderful view from the point of no return... "

------------------------------------

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I've never been able to knit. I DID know how to crochet, made a beautiful blanket for Robbin when he was 1 year old, he still sleeps under it every night (he had it with him when he was at Cathy's, so he still used it every night), the funny thing, I don't REMEMBER how to crochet! I made it and promptly forgot how!

I'd LOVE to find someone who could teach me again!

 ~*~Hugs~*~

~*~Akiba~*~

http://www.affiliates-natural-salt-lamps.com/pages/156.php

-- Reporting in- Knitted my first 2 mittens ever yesterday! I did NOT knit a PAIR of mittens, because they are not the same size. ;-DToday, I will try and match them... More later..Running way behind already in WYPractical Blackwork Designshttp://practicalblackwork.comhttp://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."------------------------------------

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Maybe try a " crochet for dummies " book from the local library? Or there are a

bazillion sites online nowadays, with piccies...

in WY

Practical Blackwork Designs

http://practicalblackwork.com

http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com

" You get a wonderful view from the point of no return... "

Reporting in-

Knitted my first 2 mittens ever yesterday!

I did NOT knit a PAIR of mittens, because they are not the same size. ;-D

Today, I will try and match them...

More later..

Running way behind already

in WY

Practical Blackwork Designs

http://practicalblackwork.com

http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com

" You get a wonderful view from the point of no return... "

------------------------------------

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Nope, tried looking online before, I can't read the instructions...well, I CAN *read* them, but don't ever seem to be able to follow 2-d drawings. Maybe I'll look on youtube.

 ~*~Hugs~*~

~*~Akiba~*~

http://www.affiliates-natural-salt-lamps.com/pages/156.php

-- Reporting in-Knitted my first 2 mittens ever yesterday!I did NOT knit a PAIR of mittens, because they are not the same size. ;-DToday, I will try and match them...More later..Running way behind already in WYPractical Blackwork Designshttp://practicalblackwork.comhttp://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."------------------------------------

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I haven't crocheted in years so I'm not sure I can remember either:) For so many years I suffered with some pretty severe carpal tunnel pain that I gave up a lot of things. I finally had surgery bilaterally but never took up crochet again. I hope someone can help you remember!hugs SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 12:58:08 PMSubject: RE: knitting.... Re: Reporting in-

I've never been able to knit. I DID know how to crochet, made a beautiful blanket for Robbin when he was 1 year old, he still sleeps under it every night (he had it with him when he was at Cathy's, so he still used it every night), the funny thing, I don't REMEMBER how to crochet! I made it and promptly forgot how!

I'd LOVE to find someone who could teach me again!

 ~*~Hugs~*~

~*~Akiba~*~

http://www.affiliates-natural-salt-lamps.com/pages/156.php

-- Reporting in- Knitted my first 2 mittens ever yesterday! I did NOT knit a PAIR of mittens, because they are not the same size. ;-DToday, I will try and match them... More later..Running way behind already in WYPractical Blackwork Designshttp://practicalblackwork.comhttp://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."------------------------------------

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Alright on

the match !!!

My grandmother did teach me how to crochet, but no patterns

involved.. those came later in life.. funny thing is.. I didn't

pull through the same way she did, and the backs off my pieces

looked so different from hers.. pretty much looks different than

other people's too..

BUT I did win a blue ribbon at the grange fair (sort of like a

county fair, except for local farmers in the township type

locale) for my "original" design of an afghan for Earl.. He

whined and whined that everybody that we knew got their very own

"baby" afghan when they were babies.. but he didn't (I already

had TWO from his brother, so didn't see a need to make him one

of his own.. LOL)..

So I picked four Vivid colors, and using an afghan hook created

a sort of patchwork afghan for him.. adult sized "baby" afghan..

LOL.. Not sure that he still has it, but I'll bet if he dug

around his bedroom at his dad's house, he might find it.. But he

never did like it as much as the ripple stitch I made for my

mother to match her couch.. It's 36 or 37 years old now.. and he

uses it to cover up with to sleep while he's here.. forget

comforters or blankets.. he wants the afghan.. AND remembers to

pick it up in the morning and put it up high in his bedroom

here, so the dogs can't steal it from him, or pee on it!.. LOL

HUGS

|)onna

My grandma tried to teach me to crochet and sew and all that when I was 6

or 7... couldn't pay attention long enough then to learn ( there were trees

to climb, and chickens to chase, and new kittens to look for in the feed

shed, and and and...) She never learned to read patterns, but she could

copy anything she could look at...

I taught myself to crochet a long time before knitting, though, knitting

looked too hard! I probably still do lots of it wrong, but if you get a

usable item when you're done, that's the idea, right? ;-D

BTW, I managed to make a match for one of my first 2 mittens last night,

so now I have a pair! :-D :-D :-D

in WY

Practical Blackwork Designs

http://practicalblackwork.com

http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com

"You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."