It’s really amazing that this site truly shows that knitting enthusiasts are truly world wide. Occasionally people post where they reside or hints to their locale. ( recent post mentioned Tasmania. I had to google since I had no clue where that was). It’s really thrilling to get help from someone on the other side of the world. It’s a great bonding experience.
World of knitting…literally
That feeling of a worldwide community of knitters is one of the delightful things about the forum, I agree. Amazing.
I agree. I’m in the UK and every Saturday I sit with a coffee and catch up on all the new questions. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to answer any of them (apart from one about how to log out:laughing:) The wealth of knowledge on here is amazing and so accessible. It’s such a lovely, friendly forum. I love knitting so much and this site is a joy…happy knitting everyone
When I first learned to knit I had the help of people all over the world available here and still do. I love it!
Agreed. After my initial comment I failed to mention that I’m from Texas and saw today several new members, from California and Scotland. Truly amazing. It is so interesting how knitters from different locales call things by different names. Ex: jumpers. Took me awhile to figure out that my idea of a jumper, a dress layered over a shirt, was not what the person was referring to. So I am learning all kinds of things besides knitting.
Never heard this before. Is this any dress over a shirt or a knitted dress over a shirt? And is the shirt like a blouse or like a t-shirt or sweatshirt?
…possibly causing even more confusion here!!
I say jumper at home but I say sweater on the forum. That’s about as bilingual as I get.
I am always amazed and impressed by the high level of English language by people around the world even if we do have variations in the vocabulary.
That’s so cute. Never heard it called a jumper though. It’s a pinafore dress to me. Love them.
A jumper is a sleeveless dress and can also be sewn from woven fabric to go over a top - a shirt, blouse, T-shirt, sometimes a tank top. Or it’s a pullover knitted garment with sleeves for those not in the US. Does a jumper/sweater always have sleeves?
That’s what a jumper is to me, as well.