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I really fancy taking this up again
I was never much good at it but my mum is fab at it.
Wolvie wouldn't like the click of the needles....
I don't let him eat crisps when I am watching T.V so I suppose it is fair.

Any of you lot big Knitters
apart from Rob who we all know is just a big nit!

bless!

Used to do loads of knitting when my girls were small. Did a bit when the grandchildren were small too, but last time I went looking at wool, I decided the cost was extortionate and it was cheaper to buy jumpers ready made!

My dad was into knitting when we lived in Smethwick.

Not with knitting needles but one of those loom type machines.

A cousin won the knitting machine in some competition but didn't want it as it reminded her parents of their "slavery" in the mills in Yorkshire.

So Dad payed a fiver for it and kept us kids in jumpers and socks and cardigans for years before we emmigrated to Australia.

He didn't bring it with us because we were supposed to be living in tropical Queensland.

After the first winter in Victoria he was cursing he left it behind.

My mum was more into crochet than knitting.

I haven't seen anybody crochet or knit in years!

Speaking of ancient knitting patterns....have a look at these

http://www.theretroknittingcompany.co.uk/menspatterns.html

864m makes me cringe!

Those are great Mark!

and the ties!!



I used to work in a knitting shop when I was about 15 £2 a day for a Saturday I got
slave labour!!

I didn't realise you had to have the correct wool for the pattern
and gave them anything that looked ok

got in trouble for that

My mother and aunt were fantastic knitters, and eventually I followed in their footsteps, starting with dolls clothes and 'working my way up'. In fact we all knitted to the same tension, and if a garment was needed in a hurry, we would knit it between us!

I have got loads of wool which I bought from a shop which was closing down and keep meaning to dust off my needles and start again. Of course when the grandchildren are grown there isn't the incentive!

But I was most interested to find that Mark isn't a true born Aussie (as I thought) - he's a Smethwickian like me !!

8 months old when we landed in Oz.

I used to love knitting but not done any for years, if you look in a wool shop the yarn and patterns are very expensive so not sure if it is worth while these day's.

Annie

I always used to knit for my children but as they grew up it wasn't good enough they wanted designer knitwear so just didn't bother after.Pins still in cupboard just might start again for meself.

I used to knit quite a lot for my children and then my grandchildren

Did 3 these http://www.jeangreenhowe.com/clowns.html

Sidney Slapstick
Godfrey Gadabout
Mr Fortywinks

Never had you down as a " Knitter " San!!
Did you have your knitting in your handbag in " The Tower " days?

Yes Rob, just in case I didn't get a dance, but I never needed it

mallosa wrote:Yes Rob, just in case I didn't get a dance, but I never needed it

I heard you had 2 left feet!

I hope you're talking about San's feet and not mine!! I used to go to Dancing School .Parish Rooms Oldbury back of Christ Church.Tap dancing.Got the photos to prove it as well.

Rob wrote::o I hope you're talking about San's feet and not mine!! I used to go to Dancing School .Parish Rooms Oldbury back of Christ Church.Tap dancing.Got the photos to prove it as well.

Rob you are very talented at lots of things but you have not mentioned if you are good at knitting.

Annie

Annie wrote:

Rob wrote::o I hope you're talking about San's feet and not mine!! I used to go to Dancing School .Parish Rooms Oldbury back of Christ Church.Tap dancing.Got the photos to prove it as well.

Rob you are very talented at lots of things but you have not mentioned if you are good at knitting.

Annie

Well he is very good at spinning a yarn and pulling the wool over your eyes!

and he needles me somat shocking!