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Confounded By Quilting » Blog Archive » Banned from the Swift — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:36:43 +0000

[...] making my purchase, I went back to the ball winder – the Swift – to package this delectable stuff into usable balls. I thought I remembered the basics and [...]

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:09:48 +0000

Sandi – I haven’t seen Ravelry yet; thanks!

Julie – I suspect Mike Neir would far outclass me on all this stuff, were he inclined to try. I’m not going to ask!

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:24:24 +0000

I’m completely content to suck at only sewing and quilting.

I tried knitting once by watching a video online. I quit when my husband could do it better than me.

By: Sandi

Sandi — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:32:01 +0000

Good for you for learning (another) new skill. I’m a beginning knitter also, and have found all the online videos very helpful. I’m sure you’ll find your way to Ravelry before long, if you haven’t already, and will find lots of friendly advice there, too.

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:29:19 +0000

Nikki – Good luck getting started. It’s certainly a learning process, for sure. The needles are from Brittany, which I picked up at the local “fiber arts studio.” I bet you can find them online, tho.

Elle, you should ask them to show you how to use it – it’s so easy and it makes nice tidy little balls. With your per diem status, I bet it really is hard to make plans, boo.

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:27:36 +0000

Those are great, thanks very much!

By: nopinkhere

nopinkhere — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:33:33 +0000

For knitting help, I often go to TechKnitting or for videos to Knitting Help. But the best for me is usually to have a person show me.

By: Elle Clark

Elle Clark — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:10:54 +0000

I bought that useless kit also! Frustrating! I LOVE threadbear! I have never been introduced to the yarn ball winder! I just wind myself! Most of the time it works minus my last tangled mess that took a while to fix! I am really impressed! I would love to take a very basic knitting class! Being per deim it is hard to plan any classes! One of these days will learn and also how to machine sew! Keep up the good work.

By: Nikki Rainey

Nikki Rainey — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:42:12 +0000

Way to go with the knitting. I am a beginner as well. I had a practice piece that is lumpy and has scattered holes but I am leaning. I went and had a lesson with a friend and I started a scarf. Not to bad it is only 18 stitches wide but I like how quickly it is coming along.
I love your knitting needles. Where sis you get those?
I love all the great pics in your post.