Hello everyone. I’m Janet from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. I’m married with three kids, aged 14, 11 and 10. My British mum taught me to knit when I was in a child in England, and I’ve been knitting on and off ever since then.
My kids still like to wear the things I knit for them, and so at the moment I’m knitting regularly for them, and myself. I like designing my own patterns completely from scratch, using charts or knitters’ graph paper. Sometimes I use English, German, Dutch or French printed patterns as a starting point though.
Knitting’s a pretty solitary pursuit here, unless you’re retired and live in an old folks’ home - I’m not and I don’t - which is why I thought it would be nice to join your forum.
Hi Everyone, I joined today and already find this forum so amazing. I have only be knitting for a little while, just know how to knit and purl right now but I want to learn alot more so I can knit those beautiful sweaters.
What a great site…Ihave only just found it. I live in Scotland but the internet sure makes the world a much smaller place. Looking forward to posting my questions…although I think some of the American and European terms in knitting are different from the UK ones but it will be interesting.
I was interested to see that you come from the Netherlands…My son lives in Amstelveen with his Polish wife and little daughter and I visit there usually about every six weeks. I just love the country and the beauty of the waterways and the ‘flatness’ as I live in a very hilly town in Scotland and it has limite my love of walking. Whereas in the Netherlands I can walk to my heart’s content. Ihave only just found this site and think it is wonderful and I am looking forward to making some new friends from different parts of the world who enjoy their knitting as much as I do.
Hi DeeJay…check and see if the yarn shop is still in Amsterdam…at Oude Leliestraat Centrum…I haven’t been for a while so it may have gone now but it used to be a good yarn store. I posted above to Janet before I saw your post from the Netherlands. I have also a couple of good online stores here in the UK who post out orders for a small charge. I use them most of the time as we don’t have as many good yarn stores as we used to here in my area of west coast Scotland. Good luck in your search.
So nice to meet you! We look forward to your friendship! Don’t hesitate to post your new projects in our Whatcha Knitting section, no matter how big or small the project is!
We love getting inspired by other’s FO’s! (Finished Objects! :teehee:)
I am relatively new to knitting and am very excited to find KH! Love the videos and have learned a lot from them already. Trying to figure the different aspects of knitting through my grandmother’s favorite book wasn’t working.
Thank you for this wonderful site & opportunity to meet other knitters.
Hi all - I am a fairly new knitter and have looked on this site more than once! I’m beginning a pair of mittens for my son (having made all other acoutre… and avoiding mittens), but I already know, and am still realizing, I do not like working with dp needles - they are always in the way! I’d like to make socks and mittens, but dp’s and picking up stitches (which I’ve never done) are a wee bit frightening!
K
I am so happy to find this site! I learned to knit years ago…but never really perfected it. I recently started knitting socks and I am hooked!
Thank you for letting me join and I am looking forward to getting to know you and to learn!
Hugs and Happy Knitting,
Eddyzmom (aka - Nance)
Hello my name is Chris, I’m one oof those male knitters. I first learned to knit years ago, but in the 50’s a boy did not knit so I did not go far. About a year ago I started wearing kilts. I enjoy the comfort of a kilt but ran into a problem. My calves are to big for the average kilt hose (knee high socks) after about an hour I had to take them off. I had my mothers old knitting machine and tried some flat socks on it. Not bad not good. Got a ebay machine with a ribber, socks got better. The big problem was that it was hard to take the machine with me to WalMart. I would go shopping with my wife, finish in 15 minutes and have an hour to kill waiting for her. I decided to go “back” to hand knitting, it could go with me.
I tried DP first, to many things going on and enough ladders to start a construction company. Moved to circular needles and things came together. I have since found out about Addi’s 12 circular needles and am in love.
I haven’t finished a (one) hand knit sock yet. Get to where I have learned one thing and them rip it out to try something else. Often I find as much fun in the learning as in the completion.
I read one thread about interchangeable needles and the problem with the stiff cable with the Boye needles. I got a set on special at JoAnn fabrics. Got them home and hated the stiff cbles. I had some plastic tubing (like fish tank air line - only smaller) that was about the size of the cable. I cut one of the cables apart and replace it with the plastic tubing. It seems to be working great. You might look at you local hobby shop for small diameter plastic tubing to replace the Boye cables.
After that long ramble a question. I have heard of someone knitting the tops of kilt hose sideways. This will allow for knit cables to go around the tops of the hose. Does anyone know where on the web I can find information on this techniques?
Hello. This is my first attempt at this forum.I loved reading what Ya’ll write about.Especially the ones from New Zeeland+ the Netherlands.I live in Louisiana,USA. Iam a begginer knitter. Now that I have a grand child to knit for I wish to become a more advanced knitter but I become frustrated with patterns that have errors.Any help will be apprecieated.Davidssgal
Hello All,
I’m Masha, originally from Canada but currently spending a year in Israel and India! Before leaving Canada, I took a beginner’s course at my local knitting store. Now that I’ve arrived in Israel, I’ve been practicing and trying more complicated/scary things (just finished a pair of mittens for my one year old nephew!! complete with I-cord!!!) I’m about to start on my first sweater and after re-reading the pattern, realized that I have no idea where to begin (how many stitches do I cast on?!!!)!!! So, here I am! Thanks in advance for any advice/support/suggestions!
Hello Everyone
I’m new to forum. It looks great! I’m from Atoka, TN. I’ve been knitting a long time, but only dishcloths. I’m ready to learn new stuff now. Socks, sweaters and cable stitch I’ve made several simple scarfs, a couple of baby blankets, a purse with fun fur. I’m taking a class on socks at a lks next month. I’m so excited. :woohoo:
TTYL, Joela
thanks for the sites - I read tonight! I’ll post at pattern central this evening and see what they say. I’ve seen patterns where you continue in the round bottom-up or top-down, direction of your choice, and knit the cable sideways, but what I saw was someone who knit the hose toe up, came to the cuff and turned the needles 90 degrees to knit the cables. I’ll post at pattern central and see what they have to say.
Hi, I just learned the basics of knitting last night using just this website. I am currently making newborn mittens for my son (our first child)who is to be born in March. I am a 24 year old man. So, so far the only people who know that I knit and love it, are my wife and this forum. When friends come over I put the yarn and needles by my wife. I picked a strange time in my life to pick up a new hobby. I am working two jobs and going to school and my wife is 8 months pregnant plus I am also currently teaching myself guitar and how to program. Not to mention being active in my church and moderating my son’s website ( http://cohen.bounceme.net ). Well anyways I hope I am not the only young guy who is perfectly normal and generally masculine but simply finds knitting to be relaxing and enjoyable.
Having a crazy busy chaotic life is the [U]perfect[/U] time to pick up knitting. You said it yourself, it’s relaxing and enjoyable. I think we all find it a fantastic way to wind down.
I think it’s great you’re breaking the bonds of gender roles and just doing something you ejnoy although I have to say… I don’t think I’ve ever met a “Closet Knitter”. lol
Hi
I joined this site a while back and never did anything more. thought it was time I said Hi everyone.
I have been knitting for many years now and have maybe 10 yrs or so ago found my niche in sweaters, sock and the like.
I truly enjoy knitting, I can’t watch tv without my needles in hand, I take my project with me every where. It is my refuge from a busy life and sometimes just plain stress and daily ware.
Any how, I am glad to be a member here and look forward to being helpful if I can and helped when needed. And I love to chit chat hehe.
Hi. I’m retired and live in Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. I am a long time knitter, but haven’t had much time over the last couple of years. Now with 2 small grandsons, I’m getting back into it!! Introduced to this site by my daughter, as I’d neglected to teach her how to purl when she was little, and she learnt it here! Looking forward to browsing the site, and I will teach myself to cast on by the thumb method, which I’ve never been able to do, but am told it’s a lot better finish. Well, that’s me - let’s get browsing!
I wanted to introduce myself and thank you for the wonderful forum for all of us fiber nuts.
My husband and I own a small sheep farm in central Wisconsin. I say own but I do think the sheep actually own us most of the time. Working with Shetland and Wensleydale sheep, we have been developing a line of ultra-fine fleeces over the past several years.
I have been spinning and working fiber-craft since three years old, although most of my past 30plus years I have been kept much too busy as a midwife to do much but keep an occasional project on the needles. Retired now, I run the farm while my DH works to keep the fantasy of “farm” marginally in the black, lol.
This long, extraordinarily cold, winter has given me time to spend putting many projects on needles and I found your website as I tested old and new skills through my grand-children’s “can you make this for me Ema?” wish-list. Over the past three months I have found myself back on this site so many times that I finally realized it was time to join; just in time to need help that was immediately given and gratefully received.
I look forward to time well-spent with your wonderful group of contributors! What a beautifully put together web-site and forum.
I’ve made several simple scarfs, a couple of baby blankets, a purse with fun fur. I’m taking a class on socks at a lks next month. I’m so excited. :woohoo: