Topic: Knitting, Crochet, Spindling , Spinning?

[saddad]

Have you tried tatting - bought the stuff centuries ago but it was rather slow and I put it away.  Still have my little tatting shuttle somewhere

OH does this too.... I think you are the last two tatters in the universe!  ;D

[Jeannine]

There are some of my shawls here somewhere and some of my quilting too. I will try and find them.

XX Jeannine

What do you do when you can't get to your allotment...(this is the name of the thread where the shawls are plus all sorts of other stuff from everyone)

I don't know how to do the link.

There is another one    Calling all knitters

[Squash64]

I'll post some of my quilts if anyone interested?
I like Wildfibres website-will have a better look later, Betty.  Were they at Woolfest-seems to ring a bell?
When we were on your site someone took us to look at his plot and we were saying you could have a small sheep up there in his orchard!! 

I'd love to see your quilts please.

I don't know if Teresinha went to Woolfest but she does travel all over the country so it's possible, I will ask her.

[busy_lizzie]

I envy those who are good at knitting and crochet. I would love to be competant at either. Can knit and crochet but being left handed I sometimes struggle, particularly with crochet patterns. Anybody know of a lefthanded crochet book that explain how to do the stitches left handedly? Thanks, busy_lizzie

[goodlife]

Could you crochet your work from left to right..instead of right to left..if there is no fancy pattern then you should be able to follow any instructions just same.. :-\
Mind though..never thought of it from left handed point of view..

[Digeroo]

If  you google left handed crochet there seems to be a number of resources, videos blogs etc.

I like using wool but it is so expensive to buy.  Does anyone have a good link to a site selling real wool yarns.  Perhaps 20 % articial max.

[Hector]

Digeroo. I use Cygnet yarn a lot.

http://www.modernknitting.co.uk/shop/cygnet-knitting-yarns-11224-0.html

and look here

http://www.texere-yarns.co.uk/texereshop/Cygnet_Yarns_.html

[electric landlady]

I love to crochet! Tried knitting but I was hopeless at it. But crocheting is the business. At the moment I'm on a sock-making bender, getting ready for the cold weather  ;D

Busy Lizzie - the magazine Inside Crochet (available in large WH Smiths etc) this month has a whole feature about left-handed crocheting, instructions and all. The internet also has loads of stuff.

[busy_lizzie]

Thanks for the info. Will especially look out for the mag.  :-* busy_lizzie

[bikegirllisa]

Yes - love to knit.  I just started this year's winter hats and scarves - since Him Indoors and the offspring lose them every year. :D

[pumkinlover]

Taken a while but finally got round to posting someof my quilts.
These have been made for friends and families so I photo them as a record, never got round to photographing the one's I keep.

[ceres]

Wow!  Those are amazing, you're very talented! 

[antipodes]

Beautiful! I enjoy handicrafts but unfortunately I am very bad at it  :-\ I'm ok for scarves or wee things like that but the one crochet blanket I made, the cat sleeps on it! Still, she loves it so there's no accounting for taste. I can darn a sock and sew a button so I am dong ok  ;D
My Sis in law knits very well, Aran and Fairisle and all, she made some beautiful jumpers for the kids when they were babies - they want "proper" clothes now, of course...  I keep telling her, when she is retired, she could make a business of it.

[Squash64]

Lovely quilts Anne, thanks for posting. They must take you ages to make.

[pumkinlover]

Thanks for kind comments, yes they take ages, never do anything much in growing season, so a couple of years for a full size one!

[shirlton]

They are really lovely Anne. How clever.