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Quite a project for a newbie. Probably Cascade or a quality worsted when I was My mother would not teach me to knit because she knit Bohemian style and thought it was too hard to teach me. She probably knit Continental? So she took me to a yarn store where we bought yarn for a yellow sweater and I learned to knit from the shop owner.

So I have always used quality materials…. Lots and lots of Lionbrand Wool-ease in various bright colors. Mine had stripes and was long enough to wind around the neck twice and still touch the floor. A teaching colleague helped me learn to knit. I do remember that it was quite hairy. It ended up a sweater. In any case, I wore it a lot during that first cold Michigan winter and the next winter when I lived in Munich.

I was an 8th grader, learning at the local shop, too. You and l had more fun jumping right into sweaters. Another Red Heart hee-yah. Everyday you provide me with inspiration and smiles. My first yarn was a variegated acrylic blend for a baby bunting for my first child soon to be 36 in December Already a snippet reader Thanks for you daily communication.

The very first thing I knit was a bright pink fringed scarf for my daughter. I have learned a lot since then! Such a generous give away! Then I got brave and knit a sweater for my husband then boyfriend in a gold and brown variegated acrylic, probably the Red Heart.

Misread the pattern and it would have fit a monkey!! He wore it anyway and rolled up the sleeves. I knew he was a keeper!! The first yarn I ever bought was Red Heart wool at the 5 and 10 in the next town. The whole trip there with my grandmother is one of my best memories. We would always stop at the drug store for an ice cream treat before heading home to sit in front of the one fan my family owned and knit the afternoon away to Password and other game show. It was a bright squash yellow acrylic worsted, along with a pair of baby blue short plastic straight needles.

This was on the advice of a knowledgeable yarn shop owner who wanted to help me learn to see my knitting. Lovely to think of this yarn that launched a thousand ships. Probably some sort of Unger or Bernat acrylic to crochet baby gifts. All credit to my local yarn shop! Some fuzzy creamy yellow for a cabled sweater I never finished. I frogged the pieces a few years ago, and still have some in my stash! My early knitting years were supplied by Grandma, so it was probably Red Heart. I made a garter stitch square blanket with a dark blue and bubble gum pink which now I realize is really ugly!

The first yarn I bought was a variegated acrylic baby yarn that I used to make a sweater for our new baby. My mother in law helped me so much but it was a struggle! I have signed up for Snippets already. It was the first real garment that I ever made. Rowanspun Chunky for a blanket. I had just gotten engaged and planned to knit it for our marital bed. Ha — first project hopes and dreams did not match my skill set!! Love it, and guard my leftover hoard of it jealously! The yarn was linen and silk. And maybe something else. After that, it was Opal sockenwolle. Everything up to then came from my older women relatives.

Not that I knew at the time what dk or tweed yarn was about. And I remember it as an overwhelming experience in an intimidating as I experienced it then! Purchased with no specific project in mind, just a desire to start working on the skills required for knitting an actual project. But would love a chance to win more yarn to add to my current stash.

The first yarn I bought was about 50 years ago, but it was probably some Red Heart. I made a sweater for my mom that was close to 3 sizes too big! Oh, my, it was so long ago! I do believe it was a Sirdar DK weight acrylic in an ocean blue sort of color. I crocheted a little hooded cape for my three year old daughter.

She actually liked it. She was very young. Since then, crochet has given way to knitting. My first yarn was likely Red Heart and most certainly bright and variegated. It was the 70s. I already enjoy receiving your weekly newsletter. No idea what brand, but acrylic for sure, provided by my Aunt Susie, who taught me to knit, and who made knitted clothes for my Barbie doll.

Like many here — Red Heart Acrylic, when I was 8 or so, and my grandmother was teaching me how to crochet. Wow, what a great memory. Bulky red wool, from which I knitted a sweater during organic chemistry that had the shoulders of a football player and would keep you warm during the apocalypse. Red Heart for Girl Scout mittens.

Many thanks to our troop leaders for teaching a life long skill. Red Heart Acrylic, a variegated skein of greens to match my ski coat. I was about 12 years old. It took forever to finish that scarf!! I wish I still had it today so I could check out my craftwomanship!! However, my tension was so tight, dollies were not in my future. No longer have the ball band Must have been Red Heart. It was some store yarn to make an Afghan square.

Te Matapihi Ki Te Ao Nui

The extraordinary place was the shop near my high school bus stop in Chgo, early 70s. The yarn was all behind a counter in boxes. The first yarn I remember buying was blue, black and green acrylic for a crochet granny square afghan in the sixties. Probably bought it from Kmart. It wore well, still have the afghan in the closet! In I decided to knit a blanket. I chose an acrylic boucle in greens and blues. I still have the blanket but now I make my own choices!

My first yarn was probably red heart bought at KMart. I was in the 5th grade and my teacher sent a note home with a supply list. Back then, things were still very gender specific so only the girls learned to knit. I picked it back up about 12 years ago and have never looked back. Oh dear, this takes me back. I first learned to crochet as a 16 year old girl while visiting my great grandmother in Arkansas.

Bound in on the top of the mountain by a surprise early snowstorm I listened to my great grandfather tell the stories of his ancestors mountain while my grandmother patiently leaned over me and corrected a mistake here or there. By the end of the series of four trips we took out there, I had inherited a collection of hooks and needles which I still have to this day. So I went back to crocheting and bought dollar skeins of super savor acrylic.

My first yarn was Lion Brand wool ease. I reminded myself on how to knit. My Grandmother taught me years before. And thus began my love affair. Sugar n cream cotton was my first yarn, for dishcloths. I graduated to Malibrigo worsted within a year and together we made a sampler throw blanket where she threw down some Tough Love and insisted I fix mistakes or she would leave out my blocks.

I am subscribed to the newsletter. Lion brand homespun and some coordinating fun fur in lime green and teal — it was for my first scarf, and the end result was knit so tight that the scarf stood on edge, and had the overall appearance of a muppet fleece. My knitting has improved greatly since then! Hi my first yarn I purchased was Candice yarn to make myself a sweater with the help of my then local yarn store.

That was many years ago. I love knitting and look forward to MDK post every day. I hope I can be a recipient of one of your stash giveaways. It was some chunky acrylic blend in dark gray. I made slippers out of it, and they fell apart in a week! I think probably the first yarn I bought was Red Heart acrylic to make crocheted granny squares with my granny who taught me to knit and crochet at a young age!!!

Already signed up for newsletter!!! I am 62 years old, now. I still have and occasionally wear the cardigan I made from it. So much vegetable material in that yarn, so sheepy, so so lovely…! Well, was over 50 years ago…. So glad for so many more options these days! Already a subscriber to Snippets. Brown Sheep Nature-spun in peacock.

I remember it well. In fact I still have the yarn. I never made the sweater it was intended for. Lion brand thick and quick were my first yarns because I wanted to make a ripple blanket with the many beautiful, chinky colors. I learned to crochet first and taught myself to knit later on. Thank you for this awesome opportunity!! Been knitting ever since. That was perhaps or so, but likely much earlier. I bought yarn in for sure in the grocery store! This is very generous of you! I think it was mail order Lopi pre-internet days.

I remember receiving a couple of color cards tucked into that package that I still use! The first yarn I bought myself was an unnamed white yarn from my local yarn store. I literally walked in, asked what was on sale, and bought it! I used it for three or four headbands, and still have a little bit left. My grandmother took my cousin and I to the yarn store in a converted train station. The pattern was free and I bought white angora yarn. Not the best choice of yarn for a beginning knitter but we make sacrifices for style, even at 8.

I do remember my first project that I did after my mom taught me the obligatory scarf knitting project, and that was a red and gold striped squeaky acrylic hat! Totally a Gryffindor hat, and still a favorite of mine when I go out to shovel the snow. It brightens the gloomy winter days! My first yarn was a bulky weight Bernat cotton, more suitable for dishcloths than the garter stitch scarf I knit with it. It was bright blue with colorful speckles. The first yarn I every bought was Red Heart, in a pewter blue, to make a bag from a pattern I heavily tweaked.

Loved that bag literally to death! We were living in Northern BC and I was lonely and bored. I bought some tan yarn to knit a vest for my 2-year-old son. It was never completed. I could not figure out the pattern and had no one to ask. Have no idea what happened to it and I certainly do not remember the brand My son is 45 now. The first yarn I ever bought was lions brand. I made a scarf that I still have, and it is truly awful full of dropped and extra stitches but that I love anyway because my mother taught me to knit it. I have a small stash, but am one of those knitters who tend to try to buy exactly the right amount of yarn for a specific project — probably because of my limited budget.

Already receive your Snippets! Lion Brand Wool Ease. November after reading an article in Real Simple about knitting. I do remember making a bikini with cotton crochet thread, and I learned a lesson the hard way about the correct kind of elastic to use in a bathing suit. And it was one of their variegated super savers. I think Maine is closer to Iceland than Seattle, js. Worth a try for such a fabulous prize! Red Heart, in red, black, and white, when I was a senior in high school.

Dark green worsted , to make my first sweater, from bell yarn. It was winter I was in my first year at F I T, studying textile design. Too regimented for me. I had no idea it was hard or complicated, so I learned to cast on, knit and purl in two early morning sessions. The first wool I bought life-changing! I was taught to knit at the age of 5 by my grandmothers. They hoped that it would make me sit still and be quiet. I still, 62 years later, knit to calm down and be quiet. I am sure that my first yarn purchase was a house brand that I bought at Woolworths as it was the only store that carried yarn that was close to my house.

How I would love to be sitting and knitting with my grandmothers today! First yarn I bought 4 years a go when I was learning to knit came from Walmart and it was purple acrylic Red Heart worsted weight. I made a scarf for my first project using that yarn. I was 8 when my Mom taught me to knit and it was with a purple variegated acrylic.

This first skein of oatmeal colored acrylic, softer than RedHeart, came from Ben Franklin next to our movie theater when our mother was late to pick us up after a Saturday matinee. It became garter stitch scarves for Christmas. I knew how,even casting on. This began a wonderful story. I realize that I must write it.

First yarn bought, well, one could argue it was the teal cotton big box yarn I bought to make my Highschool boyfriend a giant garter stitch scarf it was love, after all. I did, and I even saw him wear it a few times. Romeo and Juliet, for sure. Or you could argue it was the tiny cream crochet cotton of the same origin that I bought slightly earlier for my grandma to crochet me a blanket. I did, many balls with my babysitting money, and she did, a twin size bed blanket with that tiny cotton thread.

It is one of my most treasured possessions, her love in every stitch and lodged in my heart. Or, perhaps most accurately we could say it was the pair of rainbow Regia mini ringel balls I bought in on my honeymoon in northern MN along with a set of Brittany size 2 DPNs and a pattern, determined to really learn to knit and to knit socks!

It was in that fateful purchase that I tripped, and fell quite deep down the rabbit hole where I now reside. Oh dear, like so many here I am sure it was Red Heart or something similar from a big box store because, hey, I was ish and parents are only willing to pay out so much for what may be a passing fancy. I busily crocheted my way through any number of 70s era ripple and granny square afghans. My first yarn was some variegated dishcloth cotton — my mom still uses the dishcloth I made with it! Yet another Red Heart! Learned to knit, ripped out MANY times. Have evolved to appreciate natural fibers now.

You want me to remember over 65 years ago. I t was something that Aunt Gertrude picked out for me. This was my first purchase. If I won I would likely share with my mom. She taught me to knit. Red Heart Yarn — A white scratchy skein to make pompoms with. My first project was a scarf with a blue Hobby Lobby yarn. My best friend was learning to knit while in town to care for her mother who was ill. I wanted to sit with her for support so joined in. I believe it was Lion Brand Wool-ease in an camel color when I taught myself to knit again in college.

Then when a yarn store opened up in my college town, my first purchase there was a multicolored sock yarn! There are many beautiful yarns in your stash prize! Imagine a first knitting project being a sweater. And I was hooked. Would love to win and thanks for the generosity! Trying to remember the first yarn I bought has triggered a long trip down memory lane.

My mother taught me knit when I was about 8 years old, so my first yarn came from her stash. Sometime later, when I had moved away from home and decided I wanted to get back to knitting, I took a class at a yarn shop inside Rosedale Mall in the suburbs of St. This was early 80s. The yarn was a sport weight wool in a heathered burgundy color and I have no memory at all of the brand.

I made a hat, which I wore for years. Navy blue and white acrylic to make a scarf for my boyfriend at the time. Soon after I discovered my LYS and never looked back.

It was for the class I was taking to learn to knit. I mean the yarn was fine and the class and teacher basically forgettable at this point but the group of gals. It was over 55 years ago! The first skein was a Brunswick bulky that I used to make a pair of slippers. I went to the class with my cousin.

The rest is history. We are still knitting, only now for grandchildren. I think this is a wonderful idea, Ann and Kaye! I have a HUGE collection of fingering-weight yarn! I think it was red and I tried to knit a scarf for my father. Red Heart acrylic yarn when my 7th grade friend came over for a sleepover in the 60s yikes, time flies that my mom bought from Woolworths.

My mother made many, many blankets using a Weavette remember those? I cherish those blankets and marvel at the designs that my mom made. It was probably Brunswick Germantown worsted from Great Eastern Mills unless, of course, you count the rainbow Red Heart when it was wool that we spool knit in grade school. Brown Sheep in multiple colors for my first set of mittens. Inexpensive yarn at JoAnn Fabrics for making cowls my mom had signed herself up to donate.

My first project was a navy blue wool scarf knit as a teenager. It was an unknown brand of probably DK wool yarn supplied by my grandmother. The finished project was so scratchy that I sewed in some slick lining fabric. This was to wear in Southern California where the need for a wool scarf is limited.. But I was very proud of the scarf. It even had some shaping decreases to make the neck portion a bit less bulky. Got P and everything else from a book. My friend and I found about 60 one or two ounce skeins of wool various colors, brand unknown at a discount store in northwest Illinois. Cheap giveaway because it was wool, not acrylic.

She bought half, I bought half; she later gave me her half. It was Cascade Recommended by my LYS as a good, reasonably priced Yarn for a first project. Still have the scarf! I walked into a cross stitch shop in Washington DC. There was a small shelf of Noro Kureyon. I had to have some!! The young clerk sold me two skeins and some needles. She sat down with me and taught me how to knit. I finished the garter stitch scarf in two days and went back for more! I gave that scarf to our daughter who was in college.

The Great Stash Giveaway

She promptly lost it so I never saw it again! Still have a great love of Noro! The first yarn I ever knit with was probably Plymouth Encore — loved the colors, hated the fuzz; and soon switched. It was a dark teal super wash I purchased from my LYS to make a scarf for my husband. It was 18 years ago and that first simple project opened many, many doors and possibilities for me.

The first yarn I remember buying ish was of French origin, a fingering weight, which was pink and had a tiny slub of the yellow. It was a blend of viscose, acrylic and maybe a little cotton. I made a sweater for myself I still have it and a dress for my little sister still in the family. That yarn was yellow with a slub of pink. They are two of the most beautiful things I have ever made.

Very 1st yarn for my very 1st knit project: Loved it so much I knit the same thing in four different colors. As I vaguely remember the yarn was included in a how to knit kit. All I can remember is the round red plastic lidded basket must be where my obsession for baskets comes from. The included yarn must have been an acrylic yarn. The first ball I remember choosing for purchase was a lovely lavender color nylon, and I still have some of it in my stash.

It dates from about A seventh-grade girl taught me how to knit, and my first complete project was a white wool garter stitch object that became a clutch. Red Heart, of course! My Grandmother and I went to a department store called Gibsons after I broke ribs in a nasty fall of a diving board! She taught me to crochet in hopes it would keep me still. The first yarn I ever bought was a purple acrylic eyelash yarn when I was 14 or The first yarn I ever bought myself not given to me by my mom or grandmother was a locally spun and dyed wool from a small farm in Vermont when I was at Middlebury College.

It smelled like the sheep it came from and was still filled with lanolin some was undyed. I designed a hat for my then-boyfriend-now-husband which he still wears. I knit his name upside down into the inside of the brim. It was my first design. The year was I had a sample card of all sort of weights of yarn. This was about 60 years ago and I had to order it via snail mail.

I know I still have items made from the yarn. My first yarn purchase were a number of hanks of Burnham Trading Post Churro tapestry wool. I was a brand new tapestry weaver learning Navajo weaving. My first yarn was one ball of a handspun thick and thin yarn to make a scarf. This hooked me and I bought a sweaters worth of Lana Grossa Royal Tweed in a wonderful orange, to make my first sweater. I still wear the sweater. Lionbrand to make a small blanket. I still have the blanket. The first yarn I remember buying was some Araucania Itata, and I made some socks.

Then I quit knitting for about a decade until I bought some Lion Wool Ease to make a scarf for my son. It was a pale blue acrylic yarn, purchased in Tripoli, Libya in the late s, which became my first — totally unwearable — sweater. Thanks so much for this great contest! I had plans to make a summer top. Ask me if I ever finished it. Along with my first set of knitting needles, I bought a ball of ecru Peaches and Creme cotton to practice with.

My mom had a lot of acrylic Red Heart in her stash she crocheted but I hated how it felt and thought the cotton would be easier to work with. I knit a long stockinette stitch scarf. That was back in I bought 3 colors and knitted them together. My first project was a sweater! I was too inexperienced to be afraid. I took a knitting class at the Sears where I grew up. I do believe my first yarn purchase was Sears brand yarn. The yarn was a sky blue acrylic. I think it was Red Heart worsted in black or navy blue to knit the garter stitch slippers with pom poms.

My first yarn was Red Heart rainbow acrylic around 60 years ago. My beloved grandmother showed me how to knit on one of those spool things. My grandmother also taught how to knit using straight needles. I still love that yarn. Oh my good goodness. I love yarn and you ladies are amazing. This yarn stash would mean a lot to me. I moved to take care of my Mom and in the move I lost a lot. I love all kinds of different and unusual yarns for many things. Thanks for the contest!

Best regards to Kay and Ann!! Wow, the first yarn I bought was Lion Brand Homespun. I think the color was called Maui. Not the easiest yarn for a raw beginner to use! My first yarn purchased by me was certainly some RedHeart from Wal-Mart. My tastes have certainly changed since then, but it was definitely my gateway yarn.

I took a how to knit class at my LYS. I was overwhelmed by the choices and grabbed a skein from the closest display. I can say my taste the finer yarns has grown. I bought my first yarn 70 years ago,. Do you really think I remember the brand? I did buy a lot of Red Heart early on. Now I buy only natural fibers or a high quality mix. Manos del Uruguay was my first yarn purchase. I knit so much trying to learn that I had dreams about knitting. I finished the jacket, bonnet and booties before she was born but of course they were too big and she wore something else.

But it came in a ball. I think it was a lions brand wool-ease. Best of luck on getting your knitting past security. Luckily the guards saw the funny side! In theory IF it turned out that I was going to sneak knitting past security, I would select wooden interchangeables. I would put the knitting on the cord and fold it up like a scarf in my bag. I would put the needle tips in a pencil case with other pencils. If I was the kind of person who would do such a thing.

Started my day after feeding infant by dumping freshly pumped breast milk into puddle of dog pee that I was trying to clean up. Jury duty here in Illinois they let my knitting in, but they freaked out about the safety scissors. Make baby hat s. In Dallas, no less. But not in the court room. Hi Stephanie — Bummer. I brought my laptop and did some schoolwork. Maybe you could work on your blog or if potential book ideas? I know, not the same as knitting.

I just finished Jury Service here in the U. However- here, although I got some funny looks and some questions about what I was knitting from security, they were happy to let my take my knitting into the jurors departure lounge… or the jurors waiting area, whatever it is. I just had jury duty as well, and the same rules are in Illinois at least in my county. A crocheter managed to get her hook through, but I had to bring a book. Take a padded envelope and stamps. I wish that urban legend would get a decent burial.

Not an urban legend — when I accidentally left my pocketknife in my backpack while going through security a couple years ago, the employee offered mailing it to myself as an option. But that was in a fairly small airport; it might be more challenging to find a mailbox in a more populated and stringent-about-security place. I used to be an airline employee and we were instructed by the airline to advise passengers with prohibited items that they could be mailed home. Anticipating the seizure at the entrance he buried it in a planter out front, and dug it out when he left.

He pretended to be tying a shoelace. In a pinch you could bury your Signatures in the dirt and dig them up when you leave! How about spindle spinning? Can you do that? I might go for a nalbinding needle as my weapon of choice. Yup, I spun on my last jury selection.

Walked up and down the halls doing it while we stood in lines etc. Bring graph paper and a pencil with a big eraser. In Honor of Your Blogiverssary, whatever happened to that cross stitch kit you bought in Newfoundland years ago, maybe that could get you through the day. I use hiyahiya but I expect others are available. Fiddly til you get used to them but I use them nearly all the time now. I was on jury duty in Toronto. I was allowed to knit in the jury pool room where we wait but not in the actual court room.

Mechanical pencils are about a size I had jury duty last week and knitting needles all kinds even wood were out as was crochet hooks and my nail file. I was there for 5 hours and ran the battery down on my laptop but fortunately had a back up paperback in my purse. I was told that yarn could be used to choke people. What I would now like to know is how many people are being killed with a garrote during jury duty?

The upshot of this is if they try to take away the knitting and you go crazy you will very likely be excused from duty. I feel like I got my knitting through the detectors the last time I was called. My husband and I got quite a kick out of it. I was also trying to figure out what Emma was making: My knitting friend had jury duty and she watched her bag go through the xray machine. Her wooden needles did not show up at all just her knitting.

I got selected for jury duty in Toronto approximately 12 years ago — knitted for 3 days straight in the jury waiting room! If you try to bring in some needles and get caught, for heavens sake, pull the needles out and keep the yarn. But maybe this is the time to try arm or finger knitting?

They arent going to chop off your arms… but i like the idea of a small wooden circular in your pocket. I was up for jury duty last year and brought bamboo circulars something like size 6 and some yarn to make a cowl. I was prepared to either run them to my car or abandon them if absolutely required. The only thing the x-ray tech got concerned about turned out to be my nippers; once he identified what they were, he noted they were for the knitting and sent me on my way.

Interesting as I live not far from DC where all things security are heightened. Both times, I brought knitting, a book and a few snacks. No one said anything, so I finished the first sock, then started on the second. My mental back up plan whenever I fly would involve pens and erasers from the gift shop. Hoping it never happens! I went in for jury duty in Western Massachusetts last Thursday and took wooden circular needles and some worsted weight yarn, so I could do a PussyHat for Saturday. No one cared, but neither did they look very hard.

Sadly, the yarn I chose in poor light turned out to be purple, not any kind of pink, and so I made friends with a charming college student, 35 or so years my junior and had a great time! He also affirmed my feelings about the quality of youth today! By the way, brilliant idea to point us toward your charity site on the blogiversary! I got to feel happy about showing some small appreciation for the pleasure you have given me since I discovered your site years ago.

Friends of mine here in the US have done a few things with success: Save yourself the headache and the hassle. And yes, you will be doing your civic duty and being fully present while doing so. Just sitting there, for hour after hour. There is no reason to be present for hours of daytime tv.

The part where they explain the process takes 10 minutes at best and was quite interesting. Then it was two hours of boredom until we were let go for the day. What if you took chopsticks — smooth, wooden ones sandpaper them smooth , AND a small manual pencil sharpener, like the little kind we used to use in school? About the size of a thimble.

And of course yarn. THEN you can take in the allowed chopsticks and then sharpen them to knit. I should think this would work in a pinch! The jury duty FAQ suggests: I attended a court session in Minnesota nearly 10 years ago. My plastic needles and project in progress were fine but the bailiff was appalled at my knitting in the back, behind a solid barrier, quietly.

Apparently very formal manners are expected at court. I did hoof it back to the car, and was only a little late. But no one warned me at all. Come prepared to meditate. When I went last year I took one of my crocheting projects. Denise interchangeables are all plastic and look very innocuous. I put the tips in with pencils and pens which I think another commentator suggested doing with dpns. Knitters can be quite sneaky when pushed! I had been called for jury duty and thinking that metal needles might be a problem I changed to wooden circulars. I looked at them and very calmly said that I was much more dangerous without my knitting than with it.

I then told them I have flown all over America with my knitting and never have they questioned it. Crochet hooks are allowed where I live, weird since a crochet hook could do a lot of damage to a body. I work in a job where I have to testify in court from time to time. The jury room is after security, not before. Each courthouse is different, and some are more lax than others, but I would not bring my knitting if I were you, unless I could stash it in my car if I got stopped at security.

I know, I know, it will make for a very long and tedious day, but your knitting needles even wooden ones most likely will not be allowed in. Bring a book, a good one, one that will distract you the most. And remember — delayed gratification is a good thing — just think of how much more you will enjoy your knitting when you can finally do it after your jury duty is done.

The security folks here have no leeway in this rule—at the risk of their job. In my Georgia USA county courthouse, not even sewing needles are allowed, nail clippers, or scissors. So no cross stitch, knitting or crocheting. The Superior Court judges set the security standards, and one goes through security for any business in the building. Even the employees go through the screening and have the same limits.

I do need to, politely, write the judge to see about getting the rules changed though. I live in Gwinnett! I took 2 pencils and cotton yarn, and knit, frogged and re-knit the same dishcloth in different patterns all day, while waiting in the jury pool room. I used my smartphone to look up different patterns for variety.

They took away my crochet hook okay, it was small, and therefore pretty pointy , my scissors really? They missed the seven-inch wooden skewer I use to pin up my hair, though. I always think of that as I go through security at the airport. After, literally, ripping my bag apart we found it and I was more than happy to leave it with security for disposal. However, I was told it was OK to fly with it as it was so small. I would simply call the courtroom security office and ask for their advice. They can be very amenable at least they are here in Australia , and you will know what to expect.

Finally, the one time Brooklyn, NY is more progressive! I have been able to take my knitting and my kindle so I could both knit and read. It also helps that I tell them I have anxiety and knitting calms me. Call the courtroom, find out if you can bring wood needles, or plastic ones, or a crochet hook, although I doubt they will let you bring it in. My husband is a circuit judge in the states and he allowed knitting in his courtroom for many years until the lawyers petitioned all the judges to not allow it anymore because the clicking and movement was distracting.

I can concentrate much better with knitting in my hands. My son got married at the courthouse recently. The security guard put my knitting behind her and returned it when I left. This post from says you can knit during jury duty in Toronto: Bring waste yarn and thread a life line in the last row before you go through. You can just hand over the needles if necessary.

I wonder what they would do if someone showed up with a warped loom, like a Cricket? I bet they would tell that story for years. Take a black one and a blue one with you. It tends to be thought of as an accessory as you move through the checkpoints. They still do physical searches of bags though-especially if you have a big tote. Sometimes the Court Clerk can issue a waiver for your knitting. You would need to ask in advance and have a letter to carry with you. The smaller the needles, the better the chance of approval.. Can you knit baby sox from crochet hook handles?

The other option is use the time to sort through Ravelry, your favd and saved patterns. Plot out your queue for your spreadsheet. I was waiting for someone to come up with this. They can make weapons out of paper mache, or sharpened toothbrushes. Just imagine what they could do with a bamboo dpn! If only they could learn to use that ingenuity for good purposes. Please remember, folks, a sad fact is that there are those who are creative in non life affirming ways.

Anit leads those of us who are responsible for enforcing safety used to work in a psych unit to be extra-careful and seem silly sometimes. Depends on how much starch the guards used on the underpants they wear that day. Do bring a book or two. The idea I like best is to spend the day working on your next book — is there one in the works and when can we expect it to be out?

What about Tunisian knitting? It is knitting, with crochet hook looking needles. I have sock and needles packed in my carry-on right now. TSA specifically allows knitting needles, wood or plastic are preferred. I fly with mine all the time. That being said, the person on duty at the gate has the final say, so be extra nice to them.

They were new pencils, and I sharpened them until just before the graphite showed, then a light sanding. I oversee jury service in the court I work in.

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The needles that cause the least amount of agitation are wooden circulars. If your courts are anything like ours, you need your knitting because you could be there for a bit. Sorry, no time to read the replies to your post, so please pardon me if this has been said previously. I discovered that while attorneys, plaintiffs, etc. You might want to give them a quick call, or see if they have anything listed on a website for jury duty. That said, crochet hooks are often considered more benign than knitting needles, so perhaps a crochet project.

If you cannot determine in advance whether your knitting will be allowed, I definitely support your idea to bring yarn and needles that are not important to you, and the needles should definitely be wooden. Be sure to have the pattern along so they can see the beautiful object you are knitting! Otherwise something so dull and ordinary that no thought would be given to possible ulterior motives — something like a sock or mitten.

Meg Swansen, when going to Europe a looong time ago knew she HAD to knit and sharpened the ends of some long paint brushes and they made it through. She also got chopsticks through …in her hair!! This was the case even after a horrible shooting, so perhaps you will have lockers available as well? I just had jury selection duty earlier this week. Plain vanilla sock on wooden needles knitpicks buried in my purse and there was no problem!

I have felt your fear. I not only read a whole Sue Grafton novel I think it was W while waiting in that room, but I also knit a whole hat. Wooden circs for sure. You have my sympathy. At least now I can take my kindle, but I do as much as I can online or over the phone. I brought bamboo needles with colorful yarn for baby booties. Very unthreatening and a very productive day. Nothing about nunchucks, throwing stars, flamethrowers, grenades, or any other weapons.

When I first called to question this, I was told that plastic crochet hooks were allowed, but no knitting needles, regardless of material. They do not seem to realize that I am far more dangerous without them. Knitting needles rate up there with guns and knives?? I am not sure whether to be affronted or awed. As a poster mentioned above, inmates often make weapons out of all sorts of things the average person would find harmless. Wonder if they are going to start making us register our needles like guns and carry a permit!

My thoughts are with you. So good lord yes, pencils and yarn if ya gotta. Bang out some dishclothes. Or how about soakers for the Megbaby? Great way to make a most difficult time even harder. Any where else in the hospital they are ok. A doctor was knifed which is when they put in the metal detectors. Thank goodness knitting was allowed, though not in the court room.

There were two other knitters on the jury. One taught a few people to knit while we were there, and the other was inspired to take it back up after watching us. It was really a part of the bonding experience of the entire jury to watch and talk about our knitting. We deliberated for about six weeks, which was incredibly stressful and tedious. I did jury duty selection last year, in Toronto. As far as I know, knitting needles are not specifically forbidden, it is a judgement call by the security guard.

Because of the metal detector, wooden or plastic needles are less likely to come to the attention of the guard. I was able to successfully bring my knitting in and knit for most of the day. I was asked to put my knitting away at one point, but it was only briefly and it could remain safely in my bag. Another thing, even if you are forced to give up the needles, you can save the yarn by pulling the needles out of the project.

My parents have both been called up but neither got chosen. The first thing the judge will do, after he or she arrives, is ask for juror candidates who believe they have good reason not to serve. This is the moment when Steph can speak up. If i had had to stop work for more than a month, i would have lost all my clients. The judge let me off immediately. I said i was self-employed. My request to be dismissed was heard around 2 pm, after lunch.

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But still, even if planning to request to bail because one is self-employed, one should probably be prepared to sit at least all morning in court, w. I came to the blog to reward myself after completing the last-minute work project and was overjoyed to see a new entry I could read to bring my blood pressure down. Then I saw your question, and I would have commented just to answer that: Neither knitting nor crochet was allowed in my local court room.

But I was able to bring a drop spindle and some hand sewing no problem. Apparently these bamboo bad boys are conceiled weapons.

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I argued with multiple security guards to no avail. The thought that I could use them to stab someone. Who wants to get blood all over their expensive yarn? Quickly befriend a lawyer outside the building. I bring knitting needles to the courthouse on a regular basis, since I am able to bypass security with my attorney pass. Not in my county, in a mid-Atlantic USA state! My husband is an attorney in an office across the street from the courthouse and still must go through security every time.

One of our small branch office courts tried that and after a week there was attorney rioting. Which looks like polite, but increasingly strongly worded voicemails to the court… If people who regularly go to court several times a week are made to waste time in lines for no reason, it is purely ridiculous. Wasting hours total per week just requires weekend work to catch up with no increase in safety. The nylon cord used in Weed Whackers is 2 or 2. I was really stressed out to be in the same situation a couple of years ago here in Portland, Oregon. So, I called security ahead of time to see if I could prearrange bringing some knitting in to jury duty.

I agreed to bring my knitting on a circular bamboo needle and got the name of the person to report to when I arrived at security. They let me in no problem. And this was the same courthouse that took my tiny Swiss Army knife off of my key chain a couple of years before that. If you decide to try taking your knitting not knowing what will happen, just take some that you would like to work on, but use needles you could live without. After reading your blog and measuring mechanical pencils US size I have not personally indulged, but it might be amusing to try, or even just to contemplate the effect of it.

Plus you can make entire garments in, what, 30 minutes or less??! Arm knitting was my first thought. I wonder if they just changed that rule…. I think we are missing the bigger question: Then we would not have to worry as much about things like if something is allowed or not, plus everyone would see the benefits decreased crime, increased sense of public well-being, and it would definitely be a good response to global warming. No one has every killed someone while knitting. Knitting teaches patience not initially, but later and persistence and encourages planning — and can give a great deal of joy after the whole frustration thing.

The attorney general of Ontario website says that jurors are responsible for their own meals. Assuming that this is also true for potential jurors, perhaps one could decide to have fruit kabobs for lunch. A package of 2. I was called for jury duty last year, in Santa Clara Count California. They want jurors with IQs so low they can sit doing nothing at all for hours without going crazy?

You know, that explains a lot! I just got impanelled. I have to call every Friday for the next three months to see if my jury group has been called up. No knitting needles allowed. You have my sympathy! I had a difficult time while on jury duty last year. I truly believe I focus better with something in my hands, even a cold cup of coffee! Jury duty was difficult. Best wishes to you! My daughter was slated for jury duty in Wayne County, Michigan.

No cell phones, iPads, laptops, headphones, needles, and a whole lot of other banned items. Basically she could sit and read. Fortunately, she did not have to go. Iconic knitwear designer Sasha Kagan treats readers to a fascinating retrospective of her work from the past four decades in this beautifully presented collection of women's knitwear. Known for her innovative use of color, intarsia design work, and striking patterns, Sasha's designs transcend fashion trends and have become classic pieces in their own right. Updated and reworked in gorgeous contemporary yarns, these 20 sweaters, wraps, and jackets are just as wearable today as they were when they were created.

The collection spans from to , with five patterns representing each decade. In addition, swatches, magazine articles, and photographs are included to recreate the original design context for the pieces. An all-in-one guide to knitting for just about anything and everything knitters want to make, Classic Knits covers equipment, techniques, stitch patterns, and includes more than twenty designs for cute things to craft and warm things to wear.

Whether it's a new earflap hat or bright, cozy socks, Classic Knits will be the knitting "recipe book" crafters keep on their shelves for years to come. The Close Knit Gang: This is an exclusive collection of baby and children's knitting patterns shaped by a timeless, elegant, vintage style. The patterns in this book cater for all levels of knitters from the absolute beginner to the more experienced looking for a challenge.

Covering a variety of sizes, ranging from the newborn baby, to toddlers and young children. Color work is a popular form of knitting for projects of all types and complexity. Knitting is more fun when two or more colors are used and gives the knitter an opportunity to learn new techniques.

From simple repeating stripes to intricate Fair Isle patterns, two or more colors can add life and dimension to garments and accessories. From an easy-to-knit pullover that alternates narrow stripes of solid and variegated yarns to a multicolored Fair Isle cardigan worked with steeks, readers will find loads of practical projects and inspiration from fifteen top knitwear designers including Veronik Avery, Mags Kandis, Deborah Newton, Kristin Nicholas, Shirley Paden, and more. In addition to seventeen inventive patterns, the Design Notebook chapter details the fundamental ways to incorporate color into knitting.

Learn the secrets to successful Fair Isle, intarsia, and slip stitch or how different techniques can be used in combination for outstanding results. Choose from more than 30 hat, mitten, and glove projects that beg to be knit. Knit projects in a wide variety of luscious yarn and colors that include full-color charts showcasing tradtitional colorwork motifs and original designs. All projects are inspired by woodland creatures. In fashion the right colors - and the right combinations - can make the difference between pretty and pretty spectacular! But what makes a winning color combination? Whether you know instinctively or need a little help, Colorwork Knitting gives you the tools you need to explore your love of color and takes the fear out of multicolor knitting.

Five different color techniques - striping, striping with self-striping yarn, slip stitch, stranded, and intarsia - explained, with step-by-step instructions. How to choose colors for successful combinations. Construction techniques to spice up your knitting. Expert knitwear designer Melissa Leapman goes beyond traditional, ordinary cables, providing knitters with an original collection of projects and stitch patterns featuring beautiful, closed-ring cables.

Projects include everything from simple starters and home accents to women's clothing and gifts. Forget tired scarves and bulky turtlenecks-funky, chunky, hip and happening cowls are where it's at! Following up her hit book Hattitude, author and designer Cathy Carron weaves a fashion statement that puts in-the-know women head and shoulders above the rest.

Among the more than 35 patterns provided here are a cozy neck wrap featuring a built-in iPod holder, a lacy drawstring hood, and a woven necklace sparkling with Swarovski crystals. All knitters are sure to have their favorite among the 30 colorful, fun designs in this great new addition to the popular Cozy series. Many of the brilliantly imaginative designs were created by readers of "Knitting" magazine and showcase the designers' great eye for color and nifty skill with needles. Plus, they're easy, fun, and fast to knit - especially with the timesaving tips and special needlework techniques that add style and professional flair.

Slippers make a superb gift, and home-made ones are the best. This book has projects for girls and boys of all ages and adults too, from delicate ballet slippers and dainty Mary Janes to moccasin-soled slipper socks, chunky felted boots and sparkly party pumps. The book caters to all levels, from straightforward booties for beginners to slippers with details such as I-cords, pompoms, picot trims and lacy sock inserts. All the knitting and crochet stitches and techniques are presented in a clear and easy-to-follow style. Little Miss Muffet had no idea how gorgeous her tuffet could have been.

Knitted Cushions offers the easiest way to add comfort and style to any home. Beautifully designed, custom throw pillows add a splash of instant life and vitality to a dull interior, while mass-produced pillows lack quality and style. Bursting with bright and cheery step-by-step photographs, this book will give you inspiration for your new creative pursuit on every page.

There's a cushion for every room with 30 different, delightful projects to make - ranging in shape and size not just squares - that are suitable for knitters of all abilities and easy to follow with 30 illustrations and charts for guidance. It presents 30 achievable projects suitable for knitters of all ages and abilities, designed by the readers of "Knitting" magazine.

Colourful scarves are easy and fast to knit and make great presents for friends and family. When the winter months are drawing in, a huge, soft scarf is ideal to snuggle into. But they don't all have to be chunky cables and thick yarn, why not have a go at creating your own thin and slinky evening scarf or a light and lazy one for when summer breezes in. This new title is packed with colourful designs that are easy and fast to knit and detailed instructions explaining everything you need to know. Colourful scarves make fantastic gifts for friends and family and are an ideal way to use up odds and ends of yarn.

This collection of fun and fabulous scarves will make you want to reach for your needles and get stitching right away. These original designs were created by the readers of popular "Knitting" magazine. Their great eye for design, colour and their nifty skills with needles and hooks explain the brilliantly imaginative variety of scarves in this collection. Throw out those holey old horrors and treat your feet with these inspiring toe-warmers!

No need to wear boring socks when this attractive collection is simply packed with unique and wonderful designs, from cutie baby bootees and glamorous boudoir slippers to rugged outdoor knits for men. Anyone who has mastered some knitting basics and wants an enjoyable new challenge will love making these.

There's nothing quite like sharing a pot of tea with friends. A tea cozy to keep your tea warm, therefore, is an essential piece of kit for the kitchen. This book features 30 patterns suitable for a range of abilities and includes knitting, felting and crochet designs. It pushes the boundaries of tea cozy design even further. It also includes a comprehensive, easy-to-follow techniques section.

This title includes 30 knitted, crocheted, sewn and felted projects, varying in complexity, all from a UK author. Projects include cozies for ipods, laptops, computer screens and more. It is suitable for all abilities and featuring easy-to-follow patterns and a comprehensive, illustrated techniques section. Personalise your essential gadget or piece of technological wizardry with a striking handmade techno cozy. Choose from a funky collection of knitted, crocheted, felted or sewn cozies to add a stylish edge to your mobile phone, laptop or ipod.

These fabulous designs, will appeal to all ages including teenagers, busy mums and high-flying executives and will make wonderful gifts for your family and friends. Each project is clearly set out with easy-to-follow patterns and concise instructions, providing you with all the know-how you will need. Curls are marvelously flexible, wearable wraps that work with any weight of yarn, can be knit at any gauge, and look beautiful at any size. Knit them small and wear them as a cowl.

Keep going to make a scarf. Do a bit more, and you've got a shawl. They form a wonderfully curved shape that drapes beautifully around your neck and shoulders and can be worn in lots of different ways. Use your favorite yarn, and knit at whatever gauge gives you the fabric you like best. You're in charge, you can't mess it up, and you re going to love the result! One small note, the structure of these pieces lends itself much better to charted instructions than to written out instructions.

So please be aware that all the patterns use charts. If you're new to charts, never fear. There is a lovely introduction to using charts at the front of the book. Read through it, and you'll be ready to go in no time! Do you love shawls but find them hard to wear? Struggle to get gauge? Have a stash full of special, single skeins?

Then Curls are just what you've been looking for! Each of these 14 new patterns creates a delightfully curved shape that drapes beautifully around your neck and shoulders. They're easy to wear in lots of different ways, work at any gauge and can be knit to any size. Let your favorite skein of yarn determine your gauge and the size of your project. Make a cowl, a scarf or a shawl.

You're in charge and you're going to love the results. This book goes on from where the author left off in the bestselling "Custom Knits", empowering knitters to delve even further into customization. The patterns can be knit as-written or customized; specific prompts for customization are included throughout. This is the third book in the Custom Knits series by acclaimed designer Wendy Bernard. While the first two books focused on techniques for customizing top-down sweaters, this one showcases the ever-popular quick-knits: Also included are formulas for knitting all types of accessories without a pattern, using a single body measurement as a starting point.

In true Custom Knits style, Bernard encourages knitters to unleash their inner designer every step of the way. This is a collection of 25 charming designs to keep little ones cosy and comfortable all year round. Discover classic designs for bootees and a bonnet to give to newborns or fresh, modern items like the textured tunic sweater using knit and purl stitches and the pretty skirt with daisy border and ribbed waistband. Make practical items that are certain to be a hit, such as the cellular blanket to wrap up a baby, or knit gifts for others, such as a big soft bear or bunting with bells on the tips that will jingle above a baby's bed.

The projects are designed to be accessible to all as Susie Johns, an author of more than 30 books, uses her experience to create patterns that can be knitted by beginners as well as more competent crafters. A variety of techniques which give delicate detailing and eye-catching features to the knits are clearly explained in a handy section at the front of the book. Learn how to knit by working through these adorable projects. Even beginners will be able to pick up a pair of needles and start making simple knitted items. Moving on to the next level, there are sweet woodland-themed key rings and simple tablemats, as well as larger projects, such as a hot water bottle cover or book cover.

Making socks for tiny feet is rewarding and fun - and quick and easy, too! Whether you prefer stripes or dots, lace or cable, flowers or balloons, you'll find plenty of favourite styles and new ideas among the 30 designs in this book. Patterns range from the traditional to the quirky. As all the projects are small, they are a perfect way of trying out new knitting techniques such as intarsia or Swiss darning. All of the patterns offer a variety of different sizes, so you can keep knitting from the moment your little one is born, right up until he or she is four years old. The yarns used have been specially selected for each design, keeping tiny toes cosy in the cold and cool in the summer.

Most importantly, the socks are soft and comfortable for sensitive feet. And, as almost all these little socks need less than one ball of yarn, they are the perfect way to use up oddments you may have left over from bigger projects. Knitters will rediscover their passion for knitting with these 19 refreshingly original sweaters, coats, and accessories by this renowned designer.

The designs offer something for every creative mood and fashion need, whether casual, dressy, elegant, or fun. Stylish, curvy cables characterize a classic cardigan, a cropped sweater, a lush mohair hoodie, a hobo-style shoulder bag, a beret with matching fingerless gloves, and other exciting designs. Deborah offers knitters such professional details as toggle closures, raglan sleeves, cap sleeves, zippers, slit pockets, and more.

The 19 projects are a cabled toggle coat; cable textured cardigan; simple oversized raglan; easy beret and fingerless gloves set; textured pullover with center cables; lush mohair hoodie; boxy jacket; zipped cabled vest; classic dressy raglan; short cabled cardigan; hobo-style shoulder bag; simple garter pullover with bell sleeves; summer boatneck; cabled lace panel pullover; easy family sweaters three styles for men, women, and children, with texture and stripes ; and shawl-collared jacket for winter.

Deborah Newton's Finishing School: Some even abandon projects rather than complete the necessary steps to achieve beautiful, wearable garments. Now, notable knitter and designer Deborah Newton shares her expertise and love of finishing techniques in an on-the-page master class. Deborah patiently takes her student-readers step by step through the ins and outs of blocking, seaming, edging, and embellishments, giving them the confidence and skills to create professional-looking knitwear. In addition to Deborah's expert instructions, the book includes patterns for 12 sweaters, jackets, and scarves, many with variations.

The Dowager Lady Gainford has gathered over 50 designs for traditional Scottish stocking top turn-overs, including textures, cables, colour-patterns, lace and diced hose. And Schoolhouse Press has reprinted this gem of a book. The Divine Drop Stitch: If you've been looking for an inspiring combination of boutique-quality drop stitch designs that are both brilliantly simple to make and fashion forward at the same time, then this new release from House of White Birches is the book for you!

The Divine Drop Stitch approaches the traditional methods of working the basic drop stitch in a new way by utilizing various methods in one project, or altering some of the basic stitches to create some innovative and exciting results.

Get ready to make some heads turn when you step out in style wearing your fabulous creations! Domino knitting is a very fascinating technique. It is quite simple. Normally you only have to work with a few stitches at a time. It enables you to work with special graphical expressions. And the result is attractive and exciting! The designs range from easy to quite complex. The fascinating technique of Double Knitting produces a two-faced, negative-image fabric.

This style of knitting has been simplified by the author to enable you to work both sides in a single pass. M'Lou's stunning designs for coats, jackets, and shawls are all easily accessible through detailed charts as well as written instructions. An extensive technical section along with a chapter of assorted practice items will help you fall into the rhythm of this increasingly popular type of hand-knitting. Combine knit and purl stitches with sparkling beads and sequins to create your own beautifully embellished designs. This book features 20 stunning projects plus a range of beaded buttons, corsages, and trims.

From simply shaped garments and bags to jewelry and home accessories, each project has an easy-to-use pattern, list of required yarns, bead and sequins, plus clear color photos to help both novice and experienced knitters create beautiful projects. Gain clear instruction and demonstration of basic skills, including: Holding needles; Casting on to working knit and purl stitches; Adding beads and sequins; Simple shaping and finishing techniques.

These 25 projects for scarves, hats, bags, gloves and socks have a fun, contemporary look and are fast and easy to knit. Readers are first led through the basics of the techniques including knitting with color, knitting with beads, changing colorways and embroidery and then the book moves on to step-by-step instructions, photos and illustrations for each project. Readers will enjoy creating accessories like baby booties, hats with earflaps, gloves with beads, funky beach bags, snuggly leg warmers and much more.

Complete instruction on techniques allows the reader to learn from scratch or brush up on their skills. Full-color photos of each finished project inspire knitters to create and enjoy these great accessories. Explore the world of sock knitting with fun and fashionable designs for knitters of all experience levels. These designs are modern and sophisticated. This book offers a large range of knitting techniques and styles to explore them in.

These designs where chosen with the emerging knitter in mind, but they will appeal to many seasoned knitters as well. The garments feature a variety of techniques, ranging from the basic garter or stockinette stitch as a foundation for fine yarns and larger needles, to asymmetrical shaping and uneven hemlines.

Most of the designs use yarn overs to create the openwork, often one of the first techniques new knitters are learn. Yarn overs form the basis for more intricate lace work and are a great place to start when ready to branch out and learn new stitches. The stitch patterns in this collection are simple and easy to memorize. The shaping is also minimal, making them an easy choice for beginners. Drape and comfort are important when choosing projects, so much care was put into the intended drape of each piece when choosing yarns for these designs.

If you substitute yarns, please do a large enough swatch to determine the drape. Openwork is a wonderful way to show off your knits! The Jacket is knitted back and forth in Garter stitch, then cleverly folded and completed by weaving the shoulder seams. The updated pattern includes Elizabeth's original Baby Surprise Jacket instructions, and now - thanks to Elizabeth's grandson Cully - there are new instructions for custom sizing the Surprise Jacket for anyone: Knit from row-by-row instructions for Elizabeth's original BSJ numbers, or follow step by step instructions to size your own with the dimensions, yarn, and gauge of your choice.

Includes notes on color placement, options for hood, collar and more - plus instructions for EZ's Afterthought Pocket, One-Row buttonhole and more. The print version comes in a 3-hole, archival quality sheet protector. The new book contains over 40 garter stitch patterns; none of which appear in any other of Elizabeth Zimmermann's 5 knitting books. There are hats, gloves, mittens, socks, slippers, baby garments, vests, sweaters and jackets, all in her favorite stitch.

One of her recently found handwritten notes reads: It forms beautiful crinkly ridges, which are handsome in themselves. They can be employed horizontally or vertically or both and enable the structure of offbeat knitted pieces to be visible and organically decorative. Charming, delightful informal and opinionated, very instructive. The year begins with an Aran sweater and proceeds to February baby things, a March Shetland, an April blanket, May mittens, and so on through the months, completing the Zodiac with a December last-minute wishbone sweater.

The author continuously comments on the project, its history, other ancient and modern customs and personal beliefs. Elizabeth Zimmerman's patterns are classic. For those of you who know of Elizabeth Zimmerman and her no nonsense, yet simple and practical approach to knitting, you'll really enjoy this book. Part knitting instruction book, it is the companion book to the Wool Gathering Video Series and part autobiography, it provides you with directions for making a moccasin sock and other stockings, a Fair Isle yoke sweater, knitted dickeys and a very warm hat, the Pie Are Square Shawl, a Norwegian pullover, an Aran coat, and more.

The author has such a delightful writing style that it is fun to read her books even if you don't knit. If you do, though, you have an extra bonus because the contents of her books are invariably excellent. This one is no exception. She starts off with a chapter called "The Opinionated Knitter" where she discusses her common-sense philosophy of knitting. This is followed by her chapter called "Gauge: This book is based on a workshop - and starts you at the very beginning - making a pull skein, casting on a testing gauge - and advances quickly to color-pattern knitting.

In the next set of lessons, a seamless yoke sweater and a drop shoulder sweater are taught. Then you're ready for seamless shoulder shapings, lace shawls, Arans, and more. Principles are taught, but you must make calculations to suit your yarn and size. There is much information here, many questions answered, and many good ideas and hints. Elizabeth Zimmerman's The Opinionated Knitter: Many knitters considered the designs in Elizabeth Zimmermann's Newsletters to be timeless; from her first Fair Isle issue in , to the now classic Baby Surprise Jacket in Long time fans will welcome these old friends and new knitters may discover the freedom and creativity that Elizabeth's patterns encourage.

Also includes 15 "new" articles and stories from Elizabeth's journals and notebooks. The Complete Surprise is truly a complete guide to Elizabeth Zimmermann's Surprise Jacket - filled to the brim with exciting projects for absolute beginner to experienced knitter! Most people learn to knit by making a simple scarf. The Complete Surprise uses this approach, with a twist: New knitters start with a Surprise Scarf, knit with a unique shape and incorporating all the basic knitting techniques needed to make Elizabeth Zimmermann's iconic Baby Surprise Jacket.

Move from the Scarf to the Baby Surprise Jacket and knit one of the most popular knitting designs ever, with a wealth of optional variations. Add colors when and where you like, to create a one-of-a-kind look. Next try the brand-new variations: Plus, with the author's revolutionary analysis of Elizabeth Zimmermann's design and new approach to sizing, the book enables you to knit a Jacket of any size Adult, Baby or Child that is custom fit in body circumference, body length, sleeve depth and sleeve length using the wool, needles and gauge of your choice!

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Advanced knitters can incorporate new options from a curved neck to waist shaping, and the colorful Circular Stranded Surprise Jacket is covered in detail. Revisiting a forgotten technique, this resource guides knitters through the steps, skills, and concepts necessary for mastering etrelac stitching. Though this way of knitting may intimidate beginning crafters, this reference explains the simple ways to build an understanding of the basics, how to master advanced techniques, and even combine entrelac with other knitting methods.

Projects include scarves, bags, mittens, slipper socks, hats, and other garments, all worked in a wide range of yarn types. Using only simple knit and purl stitches, knitters can create eye-catching pieces with incredible texture. Comprehensive instructions and a wide array of swatches provide endless possibilities in lace, colorwork, and much more. Dedicated knitters will find a fresh, fun challenge in this follow-up to Rosemary Drysdale's bestselling Entrelac. Filled with 85 all-new stitch patterns for creating texture in fabric, Drysdale's innovative collection takes this hot new needlework craze to the next level.

Learn how to knit lace patterns meant for everyday life. Knitters love lace patterns and want to add lace to their wardrobe in pretty yet non-fussy ways. In this collection of 18 garments and accessories, using lace motifs for edging is only the beginning. Author Heather Zoppetti shows how to knit lace into feminine garments meant for daily wear: Simple shaping and construction are the rule here, letting lace take center stage.

Heather's work features thoughtful construction such as linen-stitch bands to prevent awkward stretching and shoulder slippage, mock cables to play up a raglan shoulder, and reversible stitch patterns on garments that show both sides. Hidden among the collection of lovely garments is a thorough introduction to the basics of lace knitting, including various cast-ons and bind-offs appropriate for lace knitting.

Throughout the book, Heather offers tips designed to help the novice knitter. Explains what yarns to buy for various projects. Lists the necessary supplies, including types and sizes of needles straight, double point, circular, etc. Tells how to do increasing and decreasing. Explains abbreviations and symbols, as well as how to read patterns.

Teaches various finishing techniques, such as binding off, weaving in yarn ends, making seams, and blocking. Seventeen stylish patterns help you learn these exciting and useful techniques - creating cables, knitting in the round, making thumb gussets for mittens, picking up stitches, and knitting on the diagonal. Whether you choose a hat, scarf, mittens, purse, or hand warmers, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how fast you'll finish your project!

This title is packed with vivid and creative garment designs for men, women and children, using the traditional and colorful Fair Isle knitting technique. Each project and technique is accompanied by clear and precise instructions, full-color charts and knitted swatch details. It includes advice for designing your own Fair Isle patterns.

It is a must-have for today's creative knitter. Boasting intricate geometric patterns and rich, natural colors, the knits of Fair Isle have roots in the fashions of Viking invaders, Norwegian immigrants, and Spanish sailors. In this treasury of authentic designs, Sarah Don introduces readers to the basic techniques and materials needed to create this form of patterned knitting, and provides practical advice on the use of color, repeats, circular needles, fitting, grafting, after-care, and much more.

Simple instructions for creating 13 authentic garments, from jumpers and pullovers to scarves and mittens. Easy-to-follow patterns, charts, and layouts. Projects include distinctive designs for men, women, and children, and are perfect for beginners as well as more advanced knitters. Faux taxidermy is the hottest trend in craft and now you can knit your own animal heads and tiger rugs without any animals being injured!

This fun and contemporary debut book from knitting fanatic, Louise Walker, teaches you how to make your very own wild knits with an ironic twist. Faux Taxidermy Knits is packed full of 15 projects of wild and woolly animals to knit. Split into two sections - wearables and habitat - this book includes knitting patterns from mounted animal heads and rugs to stoles and mittens for the modern, young knitter looking for something different and new to make.

In the past, knitters have considered Fair Isle knitting, or stranded knitting as it's also known, to be an advanced style that involves the frightening task of taking scissors to your hard-won work. As intimidating as this may seem, the cutting process, or steeking, is actually not something to worry about. In "Fearless Fair Isle Knitting," best-selling knitwear designer Kathleen Taylor walks knitters of all levels through the technique. With Taylor's simple patterns and large, easy-to-follow charts, the projects yield delightfully vibrant results.

The 30 stunning designs, which represent Taylor's updates on classic Fair Isle motifs, include sweaters, socks, dresses, vests, mittens, hats, and bags. With this book, Fair Isle knitting has become more accessible than ever and that's a beautiful thing. Thorough, fully illustrated instructions for a beautiful array of lace patterns. Easily-learned, low-cost fundamental methods for over 25 distinctive projects, including Rose Leaf, English Crystal, Mosaic, Coronet, Valentine, Celandine, more.

Includes diagrams, charts and photographs of completed articles. Inspired by lush garden flowers here are 25 gorgeous knitted garments and accessories from top Rowan designer Martin Storey. The projects offer a mix of designs, some with applied flowers and others with floral designs knitted into them, others with the designs embroidered on top.

The wearables range from sweaters, boleros and shrugs to scarves, bags, and berets. There is also a small bouquet of delightful home accessory projects, like cushions and throws so you can also festoon your home with spring blooms. Photographed on location, the stunning full-color pictures are fresh and pretty, and the styles are right in tune with current knitting fashion trends. All the projects are made with yarns from Rowan. From Panama to China, from Nigeria to Russia, this heady collection features a German hunter's fedora, an American cowboy hat, a raffia pillbox from the Congo, a Peruvian hut hat, a Bolivian derby just to name a few!

All techniques are diagrammed, from cast ons to finishing; 5 thumb methods and how to change sizes are included. Lovikka, Bohus, and Tyrolean. All are beautifully photographed in colour and the charts are excellent. This book is packed with basic colour and design theory, creating knit and crochet fragments, 18 wonderful projects with instructions, plus special effects for your creations, polymer clay closures to create, a stitch collection, and finally a gallery of wearable art, jewelry and more.

Her second book will take some of the mystery out of the freeform concept and give you lots of ideas for creating your own unique designs. This book has sensuously feminine, superbly fitted garments, fashioned in luxurious yarns, using innovative seamless construction methods. It centers on four thematic vignettes inspired by French daily life, film, and history that use dramatically different types of yarns, colors, and stitch patterns: A Design Workshop features in-depth tutorials that teach Kristeen's seamless construction methods featured in the book, providing valuable technical information for both beginning and seasoned knitter.

The need for sewing seams has been almost completely eliminated by fashioning patterns in one piece from start to finish. Techniques involve constructing the garment in a more organic way either from the top down, from the hem up, from the back out, and picking up and using live stitches when possible. Another key element in the patterns is the silhouette. All of Kristeen's designs are body conscious and figure flattering.

Many designs include curve-friendly waist shaping, empire-waist detailing, and stitch details that emphasize the feminine form. Inspired by historical costume, she uses unique detailing such as lacing, openwork, lace edgings, and bell sleeves to further highlight the silhouette. The sophisticated haute eveningwear pieces include camisoles, dresses, skirts, blouses, coats, wraps and accessories knit from luxurious fibers. The silhouettes for these pieces are straight from the runway, without being overly trendy or easily dated.

The photography is high-fashion, but the look is glamour at its most sassy, young and wearable. Patterns feature a wide variety of knitting techniques, including top-down construction, set-in sleeves, side-to-side knitting, hand-stitching and embellishment, beaded knitting, lacework and all-over stitch patterns.

From classic to trendy, from summer throws to wintertime wrap-ups, from baby blankets to sofa-back decorations, these 33 fantastic original afghan designs will please any taste and fill any need. The full-color photos, knitting charts, and easy-to-follow instructions will inspire anyone to make the luxurious Wintry Nights afghan, pretty, beaded Perfect Pearls project, and a bright Fiesta afghan, knitted from hand-painted wools. Knitters hoping to expand their skills will also find tips on creating a large-scale project, and on working with others in a fun-filled knitting group.

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