Knitting Reviews

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. ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Whats all this about knitting being cool? I dont knwo about that but I know I am hooked (no pun intended - tenious anyways!) I have recently taken up knitting, the simple reason being to try and keep my grandma entertained! My grandad recently died and my grandma has complained of being bored. My mother mentioned that my grandma used to ...  Read the complete review

What can I say about knitting? Well for a long while it hasn`t been cool to be a knitter but now it seems to be picking up again , it is just a pity that the wool shops seems to be closing down though there are still a few good shops around. I am a lefty which causes me problems with lots of things but especially with knitting. Nearly ...  Read the complete review

Yes knitting is cool again! Anybody who knows me would tell you I really am not the slightest bit boring or 'traditional'........ I decided I'd write about this as it's been a big part of my life for the past 3 years. There are very stereotypical views of someone who knits and I hope break all of the moulds of this ...  Read the complete review

I am so pleased that knitting seems to be back in fashion; to me it has never been out. I have knitted since being taught by my Mum when I was about five or six years old and it has been bringing me pleasure ever since. I do sometimes knit clothes but mainly I love to knit dolls and toys for Christmas and birthday presents ...  Read the complete review

I wonder if knitting will become more popular now that the recession is supposedly on its way? I hope so.... I learned to knit when I was about ten years old - my Mum and Granny taught me and they must have had the patience of saints. Since then I have had knitting phases but am seriously trying to lose a bit of weight and cut ...  Read the complete review

Not sure why this is under the toys category, unless it is to encourage youngsters to knit, but anyway, here is my review. I have vivid memories of being taught to knit by my mum one miserable Sunday afternoon. She had bought me some small plastic needles and a ball of wool and after casting on some stitches, mum painstakingly set about ...  Read the complete review

It’s official – knitting is now the cool thing to be doing, and as an experienced and enthusiastic hand knitter, I am chuffed to bits to see the resurgence of interest in this traditional craft. There have been several news reports in recent months highlighting the growing cult. It’s especially popular ...  Read the complete review

What a dreadful shame that the younger generation are not taught to knit at school or even at brownies any more. It truely is a dying art. Mention knit now and it gets muddled up with nits! My generation all had Grannies that taught us to knit. They were not necessary our mums or dads Mothers but any kindly older lady that ...  Read the complete review

Knitting is a very popular past time, as well as being a good way to save money. Unusual and beautiful yarns are made especially for hand knitting and new designs and instructions are being produced all the time to meet popular demand. The most popular items that people knit are sweaters, cardigans and accessories such as hats, ...  Read the complete review

"Okay, so I start with a slip knot, errrm, how do I do that? Arg! Mum, can you do me a slip knot? Right! Soooo, I cast on with the right hand.... Ooooh, no! It's got a tangle in it. Oh, I know, I'll start again.... BAD CAT! Give me back my wool... NOW!" If this is your experience of knitting, perhaps you ought to buy ...  Read the complete review

In this age of mass production, wouldn’t it be nice if just a few more of our traditional crafts could continue to be passed down to our children? How many of them even know how to hold a pair of knitting needles, let alone actually knit something? Not many. I’ve even had children ask me what I’m doing when they see me knit. They ...  Read the complete review

It saddens me so much to witness the demise of the great hobby of knitting. No more the joy of searching through huge wool shops for that special colour, or of leafing through the patterns and trying to decide which one you like best. I believe within my lifetime I'll witness the near-death of this craft. So this is partly an op and ...  Read the complete review

One of my favourite knitted toy designers has got to be Jean Greenhowe. The patterns are incredibly simple, easy to understand and very suitable for beginners. As long as you can cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease and cast off you should have no problem at all making wonderful toys. The small knitted booklets that are published ...  Read the complete review

Although only in my teens I can knit not brilliantly but I can knit. I use to sit with my mum and watch her knit . I have to say my mum had a lot of patience as she had to keep putting down her sewing to pick up stitches for me. After a great deal of patience she finally got through to me and I picked it up. I can only do garter stitch at the ...  Read the complete review