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ladybugs
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Posted: Jan 10 2006 at 6:34pm \| IP Logged

Mary G. wrote:

I don't want you to think I'm ignoring you -- I'm compiling some stuff and will probably PM it to (if that's ok)?

Mary G.,

How are thee?

I would like to join the party.

Ok, so much for my rhyme...

why I can do it anytime

and the reason that I write

is because my crocheting is a fright

and I want it to be out of sight...

So, can you pm me some simple ideas?

and one day I'll go to IKEA...(that's all I could think of)....

Now this shows how really off the rocker, I am!

Thanks!

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Posted: Jan 10 2006 at 7:54pm \| IP Logged

Mary G. wrote:

Thanks ladies for all your positive feedback on this. I'm also trying to get on the "dance card" of a few homeschooling conferences to talk about just this subject.

Will your annual Colorado trip be in June this year? Conference dates June 9-10. I'm not coordinating this year but know who is

and might still have some pull to get you on the schedule.

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Posted: Jan 11 2006 at 5:47am \| IP Logged

guitarnan wrote:

Mary,

Some extra hints for struggling young knitters would be handy...dd (just 8) still needs me to hold the needles with her. Maybe we are using the wrong kind of needles?

Scottish boys all learned to knit, long ago and way back when.

When I was an exchange student in Ireland, girls in grades 3 & 4 learned to knit in school. I was amazed.

I love this idea. I hope it's a 110% success for you!

I know with my 5 yod I tried using big needles and yarn, but she actually has done better with small needles and thin yarn -- she's got long, skinny fingers and loves doing anything detailed and tiny

(kind of tough on my old eyes).

Try a different size needle -- either larger or smaller and adjust the yarn accordingly. Make sure you're using a yarn that doesn't split. I know many of the kits come with the funky and fun yarns, but those can be really tough to work with, particularly if you're just starting out!

In Austria, the kids still learn knitting two or three times a week in school. Each year they're taught harder and harder projects until about 6th grade when they are knitting on their own -- and this is boys and girls!

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Posted: Jan 11 2006 at 6:27am \| IP Logged

MaryM wrote:

Mary G. wrote:

Thanks ladies for all your positive feedback on this. I'm also trying to get on the "dance card" of a few homeschooling conferences to talk about just this subject.

Will your annual Colorado trip be in June this year? Conference dates June 9-10. I'm not coordinating this year but know who is

and might still have some pull to get you on the schedule.

Mary M,

If you get a minute, PM me the contact information. This year, I think we can arrange our annual jaunt to coincide with the Conference. Do you really think they'd be interested?

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ladybugs wrote:

Mary G. wrote:

I don't want you to think I'm ignoring you -- I'm compiling some stuff and will probably PM it to (if that's ok)?

Maria P.

Thanks for the wonderful poem -- I don't think anyone ever wrote a poem just for me before

.

Here's a great site with free knitting patterns Lion Brand Yarns patterns -- these are all pretty straight-forward and not hard to do. If you scroll through the list, you'll see kids' patterns and things for the house too. This is a great starting place!

Hope this helps. I sent Jenn some real simple projects -- using just Garter stitch -- pm me with your email address and I'll send those too.

Blessings.

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Mary G. wrote:

using just Garter stitch -- pm me with your email address and I'll send those too.

Hi mary,

I don't even know what a Garter stitch is

...unless I do it and don't know what it is called

...

I will pm you.

Thanks!

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Posted: Jan 11 2006 at 10:47am \| IP Logged

Maria -- garter stitch is just knitting all the rows so you have ridges on both sides, or to put it another way, it looks the same on both sides.

It's usually what everyone learns first and then learns more from there.

Blessings,

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I want it all!

I LOVE the idea of tying it into living books! Unique, fun, AND wonderful!

Sarah (our 10yod) asked if she could learn to knit, which means ME learning to knit with her.

But I've always wanted to learn, so that's a great thing!

We bought a book, and JUST LEARNED how to cast on stitches, and do the first row. So far, we're just practicing and learning the just beginning stuff!

But we really LOVE it!

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Posted: Jan 14 2006 at 5:29pm \| IP Logged

Thought y'all would get a kick out of this:

Here's a definition for living knitting:

almost 6yod says: "mom, do you know how to get a boy to like you?"
mom: "well, no. What do you mean?"
6yod: "just knit him something every Christmas. Pretty soon you'll be married."
mom: "oh, do you knit for him after that?"
6 yod: "of course. But then you can do it anytime you want."

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MaryM wrote:

Will your annual Colorado trip be in June this year? Conference dates June 9-10. I'm not coordinating this year but know who is

and might still have some pull to get you on the schedule.

Oh oh I'm just now seeing this....yes please, please be on our conference schedule!

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Posted: Jan 15 2006 at 12:22pm \| IP Logged

My ds isn't going to be very happy when he finds out I posted his name to a knitting post

I, Gwen, want you to speak at the conference!

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Mary G. wrote:

almost 6yod says: "mom, do you know how to get a boy to like you?"
mom: "well, no. What do you mean?"
6yod: "just knit him something every Christmas. Pretty soon you'll be married."
mom: "oh, do you knit for him after that?"
6 yod: "of course. But then you can do it anytime you want."

momwise wrote:

My ds isn't going to be very happy when he finds out I posted his name to a knitting post

I was wondering who Nick was!

Who knew that a knitting thread could provide such laughs?!!!

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Posted: Aug 20 2009 at 6:37pm \| IP Logged

Did this book ever come to fruition? I know two girls that I would love to purchase something like this for...

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CatholicMommy wrote:

Did this book ever come to fruition? I know two girls that I would love to purchase something like this for...

Well, sort of ....

last Spring, Hillside Published my Great Yarns for the Close-knit Family ... it's over two dozen hand-knit designs inspired by a dozen great family read-alouds ... books like Pinocchio, Little House in the Big Woods, etc.

Margot also published, this year, another book that I wrote called In His Image: Nurturing Creativity in the Heart of the Home ... Elizabeth wrote the foreword for the book.

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