Still struggling but trying to keep myself busy.
I have justcompleted a jacket for my grandson.
Picture attached now off to start a jumper.
Just got to find a smaller needle to sew on the buttons and its all finished.
How cute. I can sew but do wish I could knit better. Keeping busy is good x
I used to knit a lot been hard to concentrate at times and other times not even got it out the bag but its been useful for all the sleepless nights I have been having lately.
I love knitting. It keeps the mind occupied and the finished results are rewarding. They make great gifts too. X
Thanks, I have been knitting since I was around 10 or 11 by time I was 16 could knit from a pattern.
There are plenty of tutorials on internet to follow and if you do plain knitting its fairly easy to follow if you wanted to try.
I love crochet but have never managed to get my head around it.
That is lovely! Us girls were taught to knit and sew at primary school (back in the days of “inequality” ) By the time I was a teenager I could follow a pattern. Over the years I’ve knitted baby matinee sets to Aran, Fair Isle and Icelandic jumpers. I find the price of wool now quite shocking but nothing beats hand made and made with love
I didnt learn at school we only did sewing and cookery my nan taught me the basics and then I picked up working from patterns with a little help from my mum.
Totally agree about the price of wool though it can be very expensive to knit for adults now but it is more personal and definitely made with love
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