tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post5925255013231601958..comments2023-10-29T13:14:44.356+00:00Comments on Ragged Roses: I can't knit, but I know someone who can ...Ragged Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-28356853293513960282008-04-28T15:30:00.000+00:002008-04-28T15:30:00.000+00:00I am desperate to source a 1940's knitted swimsuit...I am desperate to source a 1940's knitted swimsuit for reminisence work I am doing with old people who have dementia and the book looks fabulous - years ago I did knitting and made curtians and all sorts I have sort of become de skilled but with this credit crunch I can see all those skills becoming valuable again<BR/><BR/>they are therapeutic too - relaxing<BR/><BR/>good luck with the blogs<BR/><BR/>chrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120354669724024511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-29402341074741981892008-03-20T13:39:00.000+00:002008-03-20T13:39:00.000+00:00Hi The book is lovely but like you can't knit and...Hi <BR/>The book is lovely but like you can't knit and everyone has tried to show you. I can knit BUT I can't for the life of me follow a pattern. I have to make it up as I go along. TriciaRaindropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469128293717710003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-7852880718524626092008-03-20T13:35:00.000+00:002008-03-20T13:35:00.000+00:00Hi thereI'm pretty rubbish at knitting can only do...Hi there<BR/>I'm pretty rubbish at knitting can only do the basic stuff, so I bought a copy of Jean Greenhowes Jiffyknits,(that's where the scarey bunny on my blog came from, the pattern is not scarey, just my version of it - lol) which is good fun. Funnily enough I'm left handed too and my mum who is a fabulous knitter just couldn't teach me how to knit, so my dad did !!!<BR/>Your blog looks as lovely as ever, gorgeous blanket<BR/>Twiggy xTwiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065849697979313992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-75497769674951364752008-03-20T12:13:00.000+00:002008-03-20T12:13:00.000+00:00Hi Kim,You're very talented in other areas so I wo...Hi Kim,<BR/><BR/>You're very talented in other areas so I wouldn't worry about knitting!!<BR/><BR/>I can actually knit (but never do - don't have the time I'm afraid!) My mum was a very talented knitter and I recall sitting on her lap as a toddler whilst her needles went clickety-clack, with the soothing crackle of the fire in the background. That was how many winter afternoons were spent and it always conjures up a very fond memory. Oddly enough, despite my mum's attempts at teaching me, I just didn't grasp it! It was my aunt (who never knitted!!) who showed me how to - and I picked it up immediately!<BR/><BR/>Lovely blog post as ever, Kim!<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful Easter with your family.<BR/><BR/>Clare xClare and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518896313910151846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-23213375677242788272008-03-20T11:46:00.000+00:002008-03-20T11:46:00.000+00:00Hi KIm,my mother used to have a knitted bathing co...Hi KIm,<BR/>my mother used to have a knitted bathing costume as a child and she hated it! She said it would stretch and get saggy round the backside and sand would get in it.<BR/><BR/>Not to be recommended!Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985431102030002392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-59476194476765211492008-03-20T03:00:00.000+00:002008-03-20T03:00:00.000+00:00Kim. I can't knit either. But, you make the most...Kim. I can't knit either. But, you make the most beautiful tea pot cosies and rag balls and other gorgeous things!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598073152850671278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-45636182793906847422008-03-20T01:23:00.000+00:002008-03-20T01:23:00.000+00:00Yay another leftie. Way to go Kim. I can knit al...Yay another leftie. Way to go Kim. I can knit although it took a lot of effort on th epart of a lot of people and now I do it pretty well, I learnt to crochet a couple of years ago, Jackie will remember me learning. But last week at my social knitting group a lady from Finland taught me to knit continental style. OMG what a difference. It's so easy, I wish someone had taught me a zillion years ago. And I can even go back from the right needle to the left needle thus eliminating purl, but keeping stocking stitch.<BR/>Would love the book by the way.Ally Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168621270125184309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-28223867486987410482008-03-19T23:06:00.000+00:002008-03-19T23:06:00.000+00:00I've got four of those old knitting books, and tha...I've got four of those old knitting books, and that's how I learn to knit those those, rather than he modern books tha had me totally confused !weirdbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955841382032017678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-66473649063317015402008-03-19T20:56:00.000+00:002008-03-19T20:56:00.000+00:00I can't knit either, Kim, although I've tried and ...I can't knit either, Kim, although I've tried and tried to learn. The most I can manage is a very bad imitation of a garter stitch. ~ Lynda xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-62554692117175193092008-03-19T20:17:00.000+00:002008-03-19T20:17:00.000+00:00Hi Kim, I was a prolific knitter when the children...Hi Kim, I was a prolific knitter when the children were younger, and knitted for all my friends children too but haven't picked up the old knitting needles for years now.<BR/>Anyway, I thought you might like to have one more try at learning to knit left handed. There is a book called Left Handed knitting by Regina Hurlburt, I haven't ever seen it, but it may do the trick for you.<BR/>Chat soon, LizPretty Practicalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243430008233533242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-81230921835596937662008-03-19T19:58:00.000+00:002008-03-19T19:58:00.000+00:00Hi, what a super book...I'm sure someone will enjo...Hi, what a super book...I'm sure someone will enjoy all those patterns. I can knit after a fashion but haven't done any for ages. Noreen does a lot more...she's a cardigan nearly finished. I don't think you should beat yourself up about not knitting...what about all the wonderful things you can do!<BR/>Margaret and NoreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-22625934670286649672008-03-19T16:15:00.000+00:002008-03-19T16:15:00.000+00:00Ahh, what lovely blankets. And what a sweetie you ...Ahh, what lovely blankets. And what a sweetie you are for buying it for your daughters teacher-she'll be really touched.Although I can knit, please leave me out of the generous swap and give it to someone far more deserving than I- a scarf is about as adventurous as I get!xxGarden Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177037227875733437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-88987406058272632282008-03-19T14:02:00.000+00:002008-03-19T14:02:00.000+00:00What a fun find, and your so kind to share it with...What a fun find, and your so kind to share it with The bonified knitters ot there ( not me for sure). I knit after a fashion but nothing to brag about. But I do think you might add that who ever gets the book, HAS to make one of those handy dandy WOOL:) swimming costumes. I'm sure that there are more curious souls who would love to see this :) Just think when you find a loving home for that book there will be room for one more.Andylynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634072460146378411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-75557120121889406772008-03-19T13:31:00.000+00:002008-03-19T13:31:00.000+00:00I'd love it just because it's a 1940's book but I'...I'd love it just because it's a 1940's book but I'm hopeless at knitting so someone who can knit should have it!<BR/>I keep trying and trying to knit, but I think I would have better look if I stopped looking at knitting books and actually practised ;)Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709117386653876640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-70053457110176381012008-03-19T12:55:00.000+00:002008-03-19T12:55:00.000+00:00I just about remember wollen swimming costumes! Th...I just about remember wollen swimming costumes! They stretch when wet and fall down in not very appropriate places!!! hope your book goes to someone who shows us what they make Have a good EasterMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298456850858879001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-86846256535890457122008-03-19T12:09:00.000+00:002008-03-19T12:09:00.000+00:00Well it seems from all the lovely comments that yo...Well it seems from all the lovely comments that you are not alone. When I was little my Mam and Nanna knitted everything - Mam knitted and Nanna sewed them together for us. I am left handed and my Aunite Gwen was a bus conducteress o nthe Whitby to Middlesborough run which in the 60's must have taken hours! There was a lady on the bus who Auntie Gwen used to watch and she knew her knitting was strange. Anyway she was knitting left handed so Auntie Gwen spent the time in between giving out tickets learning herself, she then taught my Mam and she taught me! I must have been a dissappointment to htem after all the hard work as it wasnt something I took to preferring sewing myself. mind you I remember Nanna drawing a little duck on some fabric and me sitting carefully stitching round it and when I had finished I had sewn it to my trousers!! Now I would find knitting therapeutic but would have to learn all over again and my Mam lives some miles away - plus work gets in the way!!!Alchamillamollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-19545991749123705262008-03-19T08:21:00.000+00:002008-03-19T08:21:00.000+00:00What a lovely book and although I can knit ( sort ...What a lovely book and although I can knit ( sort of)I don't think I would be able to do it justice. I remember my nanna knitting jumpers like that- she was a wonderful knitter.<BR/>Lisa xperiwinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061430927732039062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-60505660896844194012008-03-19T03:57:00.000+00:002008-03-19T03:57:00.000+00:00What a very pretty blanket you found - what a love...What a very pretty blanket you found - what a lovely gift it will make for the new baby!<BR/><BR/>I love old books from that era - I have a bunch of old crochet magazines, with photos that look just like that. All I can say is - thank goodness I was not a housewife in the 50's!<BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785720510095849256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-72473011293557224802008-03-19T03:50:00.000+00:002008-03-19T03:50:00.000+00:00That should be 'taught myself to CROCHET lefthande...That should be 'taught myself to CROCHET lefthanded'.!!meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-34396447297604707792008-03-19T03:49:00.000+00:002008-03-19T03:49:00.000+00:00I am sure someone will love that book. I have some...I am sure someone will love that book. I have some old ones that were my mother's. I learnt to knit the conventional way, & I am left handed. I taught myself to knit lefthanded, by propping the instruction book in front of a mirror!meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-52937541129055083582008-03-19T00:03:00.000+00:002008-03-19T00:03:00.000+00:00Hi Kim, My Mum somehow persevered in teaching me t...Hi Kim, <BR/>My Mum somehow persevered in teaching me to knit as a child (All Mums seemed to know how in those days!)even though I'm a left-hander too and very cack-handed....I write upside down if you know what I mean :)<BR/>I was an avid knitted for many years, could tackle quite complicated patterns but haven't done it for, ooh, 20 years now. But I am feeling this urge to take up the hobby again, I fancy knitting some socks and luckily I have a cousin who can give me some guidance. I'm sure someone will love your book and you'll receive something lovely in return. I think the ladies in the knitted costurmes weren't meant to get them wet, just pose gracefully on the beach.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622219985656850271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-86857335616757525312008-03-18T22:52:00.000+00:002008-03-18T22:52:00.000+00:00What a relief - I'm not on my tod in the "I Can't ...What a relief - I'm not on my tod in the "I Can't Knit" room! I wish, wish I could but it's beyond me too!<BR/>Lovely book though, I'd definitely make the bed jacket too - if I could actually knit - for the days when Sunday lie-ins might actually be a possibility! <BR/>What a sweet present for the teacher's baby. I'm sure she'll be so touched.<BR/>StephxCurlew Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743251099471763243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-91236631520845124352008-03-18T22:31:00.000+00:002008-03-18T22:31:00.000+00:00I'm left-handed but somehow learned to knit as a c...I'm left-handed but somehow learned to knit as a child, progressing through scarves and dishclothes to pretty things for my babies. Loved all the crazy complex stitches....<BR/><BR/>These days I'm great at starting projects but a lousy finisher. Would really like to knit some cup cakes and embellish them with beads.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-70383660941666312842008-03-18T21:04:00.000+00:002008-03-18T21:04:00.000+00:00A knitted swimming costume?! Fabulous!A knitted swimming costume?! Fabulous!dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-10421303947534441832008-03-18T20:56:00.000+00:002008-03-18T20:56:00.000+00:00Hi Kim,Thanks for stopping by Flower Childe Cottag...Hi Kim,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by Flower Childe Cottage. I started out knitting and sort of took up crocheting instead after my sister kept telling me that crocheting was more fun than knitting. When I first started knitting it was confusing though so I totally realte to what you're saying and how you feel. The blanket looks cozy, I'm sure it will be well received.<BR/>Have a great day,<BR/>DyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com