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on The Joy of Knitting
Oh, yes! I taught a group of fifth graders to knit several years ago. They were so excited! And took to it so well.
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on The Joy of Knitting
I'm looking forward to hearing your show. I'm taking a class with Cat Bordhi on Saturday, six hours of brain-twisting new ideas.
My aunt taught me to knit when I was 16. I've been knitting ever since, off and on, but for the past few years, mostly on. I say that I'm not really a sock knitter, but I seem to have a lot of hand knit socks. And now I find myself designing them, too. I've revised my statement to, "I don't knit socks with fingering weight yarn." I'm a big fan of sport weight yarn, because thicker yarn = faster socks!
My favorite part of the sock? The leg. That's where all the fun design happens, and it's the part that gets seen when you wear them. I buy most of my yarn from local stores here in Portland. I like to see it and feel it before I buy it! But I've also tried online sources, and like some of those, too.
Knit on!
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