Allotments 4 All
General => The Shed => Topic started by: Hector on April 17, 2017, 12:51:52
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Do any of you spin, knit etc?
I notice a lot of folks on my knitting forum grow veg....so curious re overlap
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I'm a knitter.
Nora
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yes, I spin, have four lovely spinning wheels and I knit, have done so for 61 years and I grow most of my v eg, have done anytime I had a big enough space. I eat organic and live in a real eco house (not a posh one). Any more? I am not a veggie but don`t eat a lot of meat
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I knit. I have a spinning wheel up in the loft, which I promised to get down when I retired and have another go. Instead I got an allotment .............. :tongue3:
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My mum taught me to knit when I was about 8 so I've been doing that for quite a while, but I pretty much stopped when I taught myself to crochet. Crocheting seems so much more natural to me and more fun, and it's a lot easier to create your own patterns than with knitting.
I have no patience for large projects though, and pretty much exclusively make small dolls and animals (and recently cat toys).
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I'm another knitter - I've always thought that veg growing and knitting are a matching pair of hobbies!
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Knitting in winter, allotment in summer. Like knitting toy animals, then don't get too cross if it goes wrong.
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Knit, crochet, spin and weave.
Funnily enough on one of the Ravelry boards (forum for knit, crochet spinners) they were talking about gardening so much that someone suggested a separate gardening thread.
Many of us who are gardeners are also crafting types.
Jackie are you on Ravelry?
Borlotti your Knit and crochet looks fun.
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Wow, thats super :) i had a feeling a few of us would be interested in both.
I knit and crochet. Mainly knit :)
.Borlotti, your crochet is lovely......I would love to finish a crochet afghan.
Silverleaf, funnily enough I just got some catnip to make ours some toys :)
I am learning to spin on a wheel and spindle. I have a borrowed wheel and am eying up wheels.....travelled to get my friend a lovely one the other day.
Yes I'm on Ravelry..:) Im Murdo on there...say hello ;) Im tend to spend time in the British Banter forum there...nice people and they have a growing thread.
Will send you namw
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Knitter in the winter in front of the fire. Love doing Aran - very "mindful" as it needs total concentration.
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We used to knit at junior school, boys as well as girls. One thing I was good at as Mum had already taught me. :sunny:
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i do a bit of spinning for bass of the rocks does that count :tongue3: :tongue3: :tongue3:
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i do a bit of spinning for bass of the rocks does that count :tongue3: :tongue3: :tongue3:
Thats dangeous.....thats how I "caught" my husband....we both used to fish ;)
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i do a bit of spinning for bass of the rocks does that count :tongue3: :tongue3: :tongue3:
Thats dangeous.....thats how I "caught" my husband....we both used to fish ;)
thats why i fish alone to stop you women folk getting your hooks in lol still i could not avoid it got married and got 8 kids you get your way in the end lol
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Does anyone live wood carving or turning? I am learning to carve, its another of those earthy hobbies. I love wood
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I suffer from living in a house with a spinning enthusiast ... and the resulting clothes moths that live in all that wool!
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I crochet. But I keep loosing the crocket hooks.
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Both knit and crochet. When the kids were young, I frequently had my second hand knitting machine out too for school jumpers and the like. But I am afraid, that is in the back of the wardrobe at the moment. :wave:
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Ooh exciting! I make appliqué wall hangings, do tapestries whose design I paint myself, dabble in portrait painting, make soaps and moisturisers and have been looking at the bales of old fleece lying around the local farms here wondering if I could make felt. This year I'm growing some dye plants madder, woad and weld to dabble a bit with natural colours. Would love to learn more about spinning! Sounds fascinating bu can only knit the basic stitch because perl just feels so wrong! Hi crafters!
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Great to see so many crafters!!