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        Interested in crochet? Visit our sister site: Crochet Pattern Central | Encouragement and TestimonialsHere you can read or submit your own humorous stories and bits of encouragement, whether they be nostalgic, mirthful, or thought-provoking. Any memorable, true-life knitting story qualifies, so sit back and relax to read--or submit! Name: Crystal Subject: Amy Doll Comment: I made the Amy Doll from the Toys menu. She is such a great knit and turned out so nice! Check her out at: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=147893.0 I just had to give kudos to this great pattern! Name: Rebecca Subject: Loving Knitting Comment: Hey Everyone! My name is Rebecca and I am 12 years old. I started knitting in August 2006 (Newbie!!!) And I love it!! It is relaxing and really eases the stresses of Middle school. I am currently working on some Red socks for my Mom. They will be my second project on double pointed needles. Anyway, I hope everyone has a good day today( Hopefully you will be knitting!) BYE!!!! Name: Krystal McDougall Subject: Love to knit Comment: Knitting is fun to do. I made my first baby hat. I made a head ban. You should try to knit because it is fun. Name: Debi Subject: Like Daughter Like Mother Comment: My daughter, who is incredibly talented at crafts, took up knitting a couple of years ago. She has for the most part taught herself and makes beautiful things! I just spent 4 days with her over Christmas and she taught me how to knit and purl. She is a wonderful teacher! Today I learned how to cast on. I'm so excited and I can't wait to make my first scarf!! Instead of her learning from me, I am learning from her. Pretty cool. Name: Maria S. Garcia Subject: Knitting Comment: Some folks don't get it and never will. I have accepted that fact, thank goodness I do get it !!!!! Knitting is soooo medicinal. I just wish I had more time to knit, knit, knit. Hopefully, like a feline I too, will have nine lives ( all spent knitting! ) Name: Danielle Subject: I did it! Comment: Okay so its only one but I'm making the "Easy Knit Elf Slippers" and I finished one of them! I JUST started knitting the day after christmas. I think that I am going to purl the other square because the stitch pattern is the same and then I will know both stitches. I am so happy that I did it and it looks good. A few mistakes were made but I am one of those people who has to have a project I cant just knit (or crochet) squares for "no reason" like they recommend in my book I wanna make something! but to anyone learning I think that this is a great project even if you dont have kids you can donate them to the local crisis nursery or hospital. I LOVE both of the sites! I started out at CPC (as I learned how to knit when my mother taught herself but she preferred crochet and I was like 7 and she never knit got into knitting, so of course I forgot how to knit!) Recently however I wanted to relearn because I am cloth diapering my twins and I want to knit them some wool soakers! So my mother in law bought me knitting supplies for Christmas and I am doing it! Name: katy Subject: anyone can do it Comment: i taught a foreign exchange student we had staying with us to knit and with 3 weeks she was doing it ALL BY HERSELF i have just taught my 6 year old daughter to do the knit stich and she thinks it is great she is just like mommy Name: Patricia Subject: Knitting isn't just for girls Comment: Knitting shouldn't be reserved for girls or grandma's...friends of mine often joke that i look like a grandma or that i'm acting girly though i'm usually a tomboy. Knitting isn't just for girls or grandmas!!To the men who currently knit, high 5! Name: theresa Subject: knitting Comment: I have just started knitting a couple months ago and am so pleased to see a site like this. I have a easy ONE LINE pattern for beginners I would like to share; its for a scarf. I am sure there is some other variations that someone also could come up with to give this same look size 15 or 17 needles cast on 15 sts. purl 1 K 3 repeat this to the end last 2 stitches knit; do this on EVERY row and it makes a nice pattern and quick and easy for a beginner just wanted to share Name: Alison Subject: From the UK Comment: I love this site. I often spend my lunch hour at work looking at the brilliant patterns. I work full time, and am also doing a degree through the Open University, so I mainly look for small projects I can do between courses. I've just finished the '2 needle kids socks' posted by 'a bunch of crazy kiwis', for my grandson, and he loves them. I've also made 'Bev's 2 needle socks' for myself, and was proud as they were my first socks. At the moment I'm knitting a hat from the 'simple hat pattern'. It's my first try at knitting in the round. I'd never even heard of knitting in the round before I went on the site, but it's great fun. Keep up the good work. It's also great to see posts from children who are knitting - I've just taught my 10 year-old granddaughter, and she's loving it too. Name: Caitlin Subject: Inspiration from a dream! Comment: I learned to knit from my aunt when I was a little girl many years ago. For years, I never anything more complicated than a garter stitch scarf, and then I didn't knit at all for at least 10 or 15 years. About a year ago, I had a dream that I was knitting, and the next day while walking around town,I happened on a yarn store that I had never noticed before. I just finished my 3rd sweater, and my first cable-knit sweater, and I'm getting ready to tackle my second lace project. As someone told me, if you can knit and purl, you can make anything. Name: June Subject: Knitting is the best medicine Comment: I was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer and given three to six weeks to live. I chose to have chemotherapy and radiation. I knitted through all my treatments on the way to treatments and on the way home from treatments. I continued knitting and have taught a couple of friends to knit as well. Name: jasmine Subject: i can knit Comment: Hi i am jasmine i am 10 years old and have been knitting 4 four years now when i was 5 i saw yarn and so i took two pencils and just started knitting! IT WAS LIKE MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT THINK THEY CAN'T KNIT... PICK UP 2 PENCILS AND I GARENTEED THAT U WILL LEARN Name: Mousie Woman Subject: love that knitting! Comment: Hi MousieWoman here, Guess what? The 2 scarfs I just finished knitting, One of my caregivers daughter and niece Bought BOTH of them! and payed me $5!! Now they want me to make some more scarfs, right now I'm working on a soft purple one for them! I just cant get enofe of this site!! Tonight I'm relaxing with my Starbucks hot chocolate(thats my favorite drink at Starbucks) and really enjoying reading these "encouragement & testimonials", Man, this is just as relaxing as knitting, I love it!!!!!! What can I say ? I just totaly love to knit!!!!! Name: Mousie Woman Subject: love this site!! Comment: Thanks for letting me be part of this site!! I really enjoy reading the entrys people put in here. I'm still enjoying knitting more than ever, alot of times when I knit I'm never without my mice or Starbucks drink! For me knitting with my Starbucks drink and my crochet mice helps me even better than medication!!!!!!!!!!!! I just finished the "fall" scarf, now I'm working on a purse.Take care Mousie Woman 2006 Select a Page << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next >> Share your own experiences by filling in the form below... |
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