Knitting

knitting has got me through so much. i remember seeing a woman on a tv programme once who was fed up with her awful love life. and said, she didnt need a man, she would just knit. i took heed of this advice and began to knit a scarf. i hadn't knitted for years since i was taught by nan and it was full of holes and i was using massive needles! it was quite the failure. but i became convinced and got some proper needles off ebay along with some wool. it was so cheap! around 3 pound for 10 balls of coloured wool and 1.95 for the size 4 needles. i found some fun patterns, like 12inch high superheroes and some jumpers for guinea pigs! i concerntrated and watched some knitting ...  Read the complete review

Knitting this is such a great pasttime and you can knit and socialise ,watch TV or listen to music or whatever the mood is at the time. I was taught knitting by my mother and I am very pleased that I learnt.A few years ago I did knit a lot but now not quite as much. It used to be quite a cheap way of making jumpers etc but now wool is expensive and it is often cheaper to buy rather than to make. When I did knit on a regular basis I certainly did not have the choice of yarns which seems to be around now but some of the yarn is I feel very costly. In my local library last year they arranged for people come and demonstrate knitting and I ...  Read the complete review

When I got back to Dooyoo, the things I most wanted to review were on two subjects - horses and knitting! I was sad to see that Dooyoo had so little to offer with regards to reviews on all the things I like, and more to the point, the knitting category is relegated to the toys and games section! My knitting things are precious and as much as I like children, they're not getting their grubby mitts on my £15 per ball angora! So I thought I would take it upon myself to educate my fellow Dooyooers on what I do and maybe persuade the powers-that-be to give us a more serious-looking category! I'll admit, when I first started knitting I was very small, and my Nan ...  Read the complete review

I have recently found myself engrossed in a new hobby. As you have probably guessed from the title of this review, it is not parachuting, hill walking or stamp collecting... it is knitting! My friend and I were in search of a new hobby, that we can do together but also do in our own spare time. Something that was sociable, not life endangering and relatively inexpensive. After some hours of looking for information on local groups, we came across a very simple page detailing a local knitting group. We had a few giggling fits over it being a place for grannies to meet but decided to give it a try - what did we have to lose?! They would be able to teach us ...  Read the complete review

My mum and my nan were both avid knitters when I was younger. I always remember them swapping over knitting patterns and left over pieces of wool. There was never a moment that my mum would not have a pair of knitting needles in her hands. I naturally took an interest in it too. I remember my mum knitting an aran jumber, and it looked so complicated. I didn't want to get into all the technical stuff, just to be able to make a scarf would have made me happy. It took me a while to get used to holding the needles, and I would find them fiddly and my hands would ache. After a while I got used to it, and made my first scarf for my teddy bear. I loved it. I did have big holes ...  Read the complete review