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By: Bleeding Espresso » 2008 end of the year meme

Bleeding Espresso » 2008 end of the year meme — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:11:23 +0000

[...] What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Read several books in Italian, knitted with a loom, wrote 50,000 words in a month, visited Palermo, Messina, Savoca and Tindari (including the [...]

By: Mama B

Mama B — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:47:53 +0000

And you can do socks, and purses and sweaters YES! all on a loom!

Check out http://www.purlingsprite.com

She’s AMAZING!

I love my looms!

Thanks Mama B! Looking forward to checking it out

By: Ninotchka

Ninotchka — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:39:32 +0000

How fun! I want to try.

I hope you do Nino…then show me what you’ve made

By: flooring

flooring — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:55:23 +0000

Your post has made me start thinking about knitting. flooring's last blog post..Basement Flooring: Form and Patterns Enjoy!

By: Ami at Writing: My Life

Ami at Writing: My Life — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:54:20 +0000

I used to crochet some, but I never learned how to knit. This looks like it might be fun…and so fast! Looking forward to seeing your future projects.

Ami at Writing: My Life’s last blog post..Open Letter to Mothers of Small Boys

The “fast” part of it is what really appeals to me Ami Hope you’ll give it a try!

By: odessa

odessa — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:18:48 +0000

i used to crochet a lot but not anymore. haven’t tried knitting though.

btw michelle, how do you ever have time to do all these crafty things? seriously.

I really don’t…I’m working on it, though, b/c I really do miss crafting

By: Chel

Chel — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:48:38 +0000

You are way too crafty for me! Wow. Of course, here in Florida, I’d have NO use for a hat or a scarf. Seriously. I bought my cutie patootie four-year-old a lavender hat to wear for fashion purposes, and it never got cool enough for her to wear it.

Chel’s last blog post..Homesickness, my old friend

I imagine you don’t have much use for anything knitted really…hmm…maybe it’s time for a vacation north

By: Salena

Salena — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:36:52 +0000

This thing is COOL! I might just have to pick myself up one and start making Christmas gifts!! Of course, I’ll have to figure out something else for my family in Arizona since winter wear is never *really* needed.

I used to crochet when I was a kid and my grandmother taught me how to knit, but I never made anything but a simple (and kinda ugly) scarf. My mother, on the other hand, once crocheted Christmas ornaments for our tree. We still have them!!

Craftwise, I do a lot of sewing. I’ve made clothes, halloween costumes and even dolls. See one of them here: http://bellavenere.blogspot.com/2008/05/what-doll.html

I do miss the crafty stuff, as I can’t do much in the truck, but I’ve always been one to be doing some sort of craft. Now I’ll be getting a loom like yours. VERY cool!!!

Salena’s last blog post..False Security

Oh I think this would be great for life on the road; it’s actually pretty compact and best of all, hard to lose track of (except there’s a little hook and needle that you’ll have to keep separately). I hope you enjoy as much as I do

By: Bobbie in Alaska

Bobbie in Alaska — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:18:34 +0000

I don’t knit or crochet. I have two left thumbs and am left handed to boot! Things like that have always been hard for me to grasp – in my mind and hands! ) I would love to learn though. My daughter has been wanting a kit like this ever since her summer camp had something similar. Up here we would definitely need the heaviest yarn we could find.

I wonder if they have left-handed looms; yes, I would imagine that it would be difficult to just pick up a lot of these things…they’re already difficult to wrap your head around doing it the exact same way, never mind flipping it all! And yes, I would imagine the very heaviest yarn (maybe doubled, tripled) would be best for you

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:40:20 +0000

So I read your post and thought wow, cool, something to be creative and make my own funky hats! I went to Lewis Craft on my lunch hour and found the kit. I tried to do two rows this morning. I had to unravel it, I think I made it too tight and then I poked myself with the hook..ouch!
I will try again later. They didn’t have the assorted so I think I’ll just resign myself to hats, although a scarf would be nice.

Lucy’s last blog post..Sunday Afternoon…This Morning

I unraveled my first two rows too! It was also about the tension–mine were too loose! Keep at it, Lucy and keep an eye out for the scarf loom!