Hey VenusRising!! You rock my world! (With a PIC!)

[bicentennial_baby]

The stitch markers are exquisite. WOW! I love them!

:bounce:

:loveya: I totally owe you now.

:)

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Le Kick

:kick:

[SallyMander]

2. Love that girl!

VR :hug: :loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

4. Isn't she awesome?

I'm a happy girl. :)

[SallyMander]

7. If you would ever come to Cbus

the three of us could have a stitch n bitch! Of course, i would only be knitting rectangles, since that's all i can do. :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Oooh, an opportunity to share my knitting knowledge!

I'll get you knitting lace in no time, sister. :D

Maybe I should make a special Spring Break trip...to Ohio. :rofl:

I'm serious!! :bounce:

[SallyMander]

12. OMG that would be a blast!!!

:D

:bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

14. d00d, I just checked...Flights are cheap as hell!

:o

Uh oh...this is too tempting. Hmmmmm.

[SallyMander]

15. When is your break?

We are traveling March 21-29, i hope it's not then!

[bicentennial_baby]

16. 13th-22nd

:D

[SallyMander]

17. Oooooooooooo!!!

:bounce:

[lizziegrace]

19. Let me know when you come down

I might be able to make the trip, to see Lelapin of course. ;)

[SallyMander]

20. This would definitely require a central Ohio meetup!

:D

[Guava Jelly]

3. She is a really sweet lady.

I can totally see her sending you those.
:)

[bicentennial_baby]

5. She made them just for me!

She's awesome. I'm making her a knitting gift in return. :D

[VenusRising]

28. How did you see that?!

You have amazing telescopic vision. You should be using that power for.....other stuff. :rofl:

[arcadian]

6. Do those have different meanings?

To tell you what kind of stitch or place you left off? The "pearls" are what are making me think that. Isn't that knitting knit/pearl?

[bicentennial_baby]

8. No, but that's a good idea!

I do use different colored ones on lace patterns, depending on where in the pattern I am.

And it's "knit" and "purl". :)

[lizziegrace]

10. Yay!!

She's a keeper. :)

I got a kit to teach myself how to knit. My grandmother tried several times (rest her soul) and I just couldn't do it.

Wish me luck.

[bicentennial_baby]

13. If you need *any* help, please get in touch with me

Either here, or on Facebook. I taught myself from books/internet over 10 years ago, and I knit things that you can actually wear in public! :o

Also, resources for you:

Go to Knitty.com, click on the Coffeeshop and register. Best Knitting forum EVER. I've been a member for years.

Go to Ravelry.com, request an invite. It will come in a couple days. Another kickass knitting site.

Knittinghelp.com...Godsend to confused knitters. Excellent videos of every possible stitch and technique.

But yeah, just holler if you need any help. :pals:

[lizziegrace]

18. Thanks...

I'm hoping that my quest for something quiet and soothing may actually make my blood pressure spike and leave me throwing things and cursing... ;)


:pals:

[bicentennial_baby]

21. Knitting can be frustrating, especially at first, but

remember: Your first projects will probably look like crap. It's inevitable. Unless you're blessed by the Knitting goddesses, but that's rare. You just learn from your mistakes, and if you use the resources I talked about, you'll make far less of them.

I have a really good book called "Knitting in Plain English". It's a classic. Very laid back and instructional at the same time. If you'd like to borrow it/keep it, shoot me a PM with your address, and I'll mail it to you. I don't need it, so you can keep it as long as you want. :)

Just let me know.

[Shakespeare]

11. zOMG, those are beautiful!!

Want!!!

[VenusRising]

22. YAY!!

I'm so slow. :crazy:

I'm so glad you like them. Mine have come in so handy. I can't believe how easy they are to use. Let me know if you need smaller hooks for socks. :)

:woohoo:

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

23. Did I tell you about the cool book I just got?

Knit and Crochet Jewelry with Wire, Fiber, Felt and Beads. The patterns for the most part aren't my style, I just wanted it for the technique. Knitting with wire = awesome.

And yes, I'll let you know about that. :D

:hug:

:loveya:

[VenusRising]

24. I've seen lots of cool crocheted wire jewelry.

I think I need to get a smaller crochet hook for that, though.

Felting freaks me out. It seems like it would be squeaky in an unpleasant kind of way. I'm probably off, but you know how your mind makes up things sometimes. :rofl:

I can't wait to see some knitted wire! :headbang:

[bicentennial_baby]

25. Nope, felted wool does not squeak!

I've designed, knitted and felted several handbags. They're precious. And awesome. :D

No squeak, at all. :)

[SPKrazy]

26. Venus Rising and Acire

both rock my world :D

:hug:

:loveya:

[VenusRising]

27. Back at ya!

:hug::loveya: