[color=red][b]Hi all,
I was given the name of this site by a gal on a meetup site in my city … my name is Toby and I live in Vancouver, BC having moved here from Newfoundland (I’m a native of Nova Scotia though but spent 18 yrs in NL) in November 2004 to marry my wonderful husband … I am a retired P.I. with three daughters.
I would like to find someone who would show me how to knit … actually I know the basics, I can cast on, knit and I think I can purl (!) … they say (although I am still trying to figure out who “they” are) that when you reach a certain age you start doing things you never expected to be doing … well, I think I’m at that age … a friend taught me how to knit in 1982 and I made one of those big bulky Lopi sweaters that were all the rage then … it was to fit me and ended up to be HUGE, somewhere around a 48 inch chest (I am a 36) … could have fit two people my size quite comfortably … my mom who had knit when she was younger but not since, redid it into something that fit and I wore the brown and yellow sweater for some time (I have no idea why) plus the toque she knit to match (with pom pom on the top … it’s a wonder I ever made any friends) …
I have bought a couple of small how to knit books but what I have trouble with is reading patterns, abbreviations and knowing how to do them … I learn best by having someone show me … then again, maybe it’s something about the social aspect that you just don’t get from the printed page … I mean the printed page can’t meet you at Starbucks or tell you what you are doing wrong …
Recently I started reading Stephanie Pearl-McPhee’s book “Knitting Rules” and if you have read it, I am “Emma” in her book … didn’t do a guage swatch and ended up with something akin to a house cozy …
We are expecting our first grandbaby and I’d like to learn how to knit sweaters and blankets … I used to crochet but have semi forgotten. I have been making mohair teddy bears for 12 years and I also do cross stitch but now the bears take up most of my time … my hubby built me a bear studio in our home.
Happy to be here and looking forward to making some knitaholic friends.
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