Hi guys! I’m Alexandra, mom to 21 mo. Brandon. I live in Florida, but I’m originally from Brazil, so please forgive my english, ok?
A friend recommended this site for the videos and I fell in love with everything here! What a cool place to hang!! Huge knitting forums still scare me a bit, but this one feels rather warm…
When I was very little, my grandma taugh me how to knit and crochet. However, for years I could only do 1 stitch… :rollseyes: So I let it go.
A few weeks ago, after a few friends started to learn, I got excited and decided to re-learn it too. That’s when I found this place…
I’m still to finish my first piece. It was an Irish scarf, but I had made a cable needle myself (couldn’t find it localy) and it was hard because I had to sand it every few turns, kwim?
So I let this aside for a while and started (last night) on a new project. A “Zeeby’s Bag” from the S n’ B book. It was the only project that fit the material available…
Anyway…sorry for the long post! I post as I talk…waaayy too much! :lol:
Beware I’m really a newbie and will be bothering with 100001 questions… :oops:
Hello, i am in florida also. When it cools down and bit and my companion is doing better healthwise I think I am going to have to invite everyone over for a bbq pool knitting party. Welcome.
Hi guys!! I’m loving this forum more and more by the minute!!
So many Floridians! I’m in North Miami Beach. :cheering: I’ve been living here for almost 11 years, so yeah… I know that too-hot for comfort weather well… :shock :lol
Hey Alexandra! Wow, doing a cabled scarf for a first project. What ambition!! I’ve seen cable needles at Walmart (ick-patooie) before, so try there. You can always just use a dpn or a chopstick even since mostly you are only having to hold stitches for just a little while. I’ve even used a circular needle in a pinch.
I’m new here too. Sure are a lot of Floridians. Hope you are keeping your eye on Wilma if you are near the Gulf!
Welcome, Alexandra!! This is one of the warmest places you’ll find- and no matter how many questions you have (I know I’ve had at least a million!), there’s always someone who knows the answer!! :waving:
Welcome, Totalele! Nice to have you here And LOVE your cable work, really, really lovely!!!
I am sure you wil love it more here with each day that passes, it’s that way here and our hostess is the best!!! (or a better way to put it is our hostesses are the bestesest :roflhard: )
Guys, I’m already loving this place!!! Usually I just lurk into knitting forums because they sacre me, but I feel sooo welcomed here!! Thank you…for real!
ETA: Thank you for the nice words, guys! I can’t wait to finish my scarf. They say my needles are shipping, so I should get real cable needles soon!!! :happydance:
Hi Alexandra!!! I’m new too and have only been here a few days!! I am from South Africa but now live in Oklahoma.
This is one of the friendliest places and these folks know everything about knitting!!! I love to cable too, I’m knitting scarfs for Christmas at the moment with eyelash yarn and a cable cardigan. It is finished on a circular needle which i’m not familiar with so i’ll be back with questions when I get to that point!!!
Please stay safe from Wilma!!! Man, you Americans really have some WEATHER!!! :shock:
