In an age where technology reigns supreme I have found solace in knitting and other crafty activities. I went to university for the first time and being a few years older than everyone else and not interested in going out on the lash but having loads of extra time on my hands I felt I needed some new hobbies. Knitting became one of those new hobbies as a way to do something productive with my time (instead of wiling away the hours on facebook), a way to keep my hands busy and a way to keep my mind off of homesickness/loneliness/feeling a bit different to everyone else! I'm not sure why I chose knitting but it was near Christmas and I decided I wanted to knit my mum a ...  Read the complete review

I was sat in a Wacky warehouse with my husband last year, knitting away while the 2 boys were running round playing on a wet bank holiday. 2 women at a nearby table were staring at me. Eventually they started a conversation about what i was doing, and were saying how nice it is to see someone knitting as no-one seems to any more. How right. I had not thought about it till that day, but it is a bit of a rarity particularly amongst people aged 35 and under. I guess as we became a richer nation and more women were working mums, there was less need to know the skill so it has become a bit of a dying art although something that obviously still appeals to a lot of ...  Read the complete review

From an early age I can remember both my mum and nanan knitting away and as I got older I became more interested. Not that I would have admitted it to any of my friends at school! My mum did teach me how to knit and I made my first scarf when I was around 13 years old. I really loved the fact that I had made something out of a ball of wool. In the last year I have picked knitting up again mainly because my mum had made a gorgeous chunky loose knit jumper. That's when I thought I should give knitting another go. At first I wondered if I would have forgotten how to knit after not knitting for years. However I found that it was like riding a bike. ...  Read the complete review

During a day to day 'what did you get up to last night' conversation with my colleague, she informed me that she had finished knitting herself a scarf. I immediately wanted to get involved in making myself items to wear so asked her to teach me. Before long others in our office had joined in the fun. And that's what knitting is, a fun past time. And it's lovely to have an item to show for your hard work at the end. I am still a novice at knitting, so far I have not steered away from making scarves. Although now I do feel like I have perfected my knit and pearl I may give following a pattern a go. This does require a lot more concentration and work ...  Read the complete review

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