Bumping this up...

Anyone working on an exciting project? Decided to start knitting or picking it up again?

I finished an afghan last weekend, finishing another french press cozy today, and I've got some other random projects (socks especially) to work on.

Is anyone here on ravelry.com? I have the same username over there, we could have a group for greeks who knit, since there's a group for everything.

Oh, what a nice thread. I love to knit and crochet, but have not had time for either lately. I started crocheting in 2005, and then learned how to knit about 6 months later. My last big project was crocheting a king sized blanket.

Holy cow, that must have taken forever! About ten years ago, I decided to knit a queen-size blanket for DH's and my bed. I ordered the yarn... and, well, it's been through two house moves and it's still in the boxes it was shipped in. :o

I'm on ravelry, but I don't post much over there.

I can only do basic crochet, I really should increase my skill set beyond the basic related to knitting. I started an aran afghan with cabling, WTH am I thinking? I usually knit when I watch tv so I can multi-task and not feel guilty. Sometimes I meet with some women in my town at a coffee shop and just talk and help each other with techniques.

I just uploaded photos of projects and I'm going to add some yarn and needles to my stash. I don't post a lot there but feel free to add me if you sign in. The only groups I'm in are local ones for yarn stores and a place that sells their own wool from sheep they maintain, as well as host events. There are already some groups on ravelry of sororities, but I need three people for an Alpha Gam one, and I don't know any Alpha Gams who are that crafty. Ooohhh, maybe I should suggest that for an article in The Quarterly, an Alpha Gam knit along.

http://www.theiff.org/images/reef/reef4.jpg

This is a needlework project to raise awareness about coral reefs. Look closely at the picture. http://www.theiff.org/reef/index.html

It's time for a barter. One of you expert knitters make me this http://needled.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/owls2.jpg and I will stitch you up a nice wall quilt that incorporates one of your org's symbols.

I took months. I worked on it just about every night.

I took months. I worked on it just about every night.

I love this! My step daughter knits, but she has a two year old, so it could be 16 more years before she could get around to it.

If you know the basics, then you can do the more difficult stuff. All you need is a pattern book that includes the basic stitches. When you use more advanced books, you can always refer back to you basic manual to see what they're talking about. I learned the basics from my grandmother at 16 then taught myself how to follow any pattern in my 20s after not crotching much in between.

As for knitting, I'm pondering trying to teach myself how to do it. I learned the basics at 16 but just didn't get into it.

I'm sorry, but this particular typo made me laugh.

Ha! I do hate when I don't get to crotch!

Now you all have gone and done it!
 

I need to go find my yarns and crochet hooks (I actually know where my size 10 knitting needles are even though I haven't used them in over 20 years) and get busy! I have a slight problem though: I want an afghan hook, but I'm having problems finding one with a flat front. I've gone to my local Michael's but they don't have any. Something like the ones in this pic:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n5GeXWuols...0/IMG_1626.JPG

And I do like these hooks too - I've not seen anything like these before!

That's why God created play groups, sleepovers, sleep-away camp, lots of homework to keep 'em busy while you knit...

And that's why God created husbands. "Honey, the baby's crying, but I'm in the middle of a row - you go see what he wants." :p

I think I could do it, but it would take a year.