Keeping my hands going.

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Keeping my hands going.

Postby Maywalk » Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:02 pm

I have been doing a bit of knitting and using my stash of yarn up in between getting the book sorted out just to keep my hands going. These will go to any needy charity.

The pink set is in Aran weight yarn
and the blue set is double knitting.

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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby Corrie » Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:28 pm

Scrumptious and gorgeous you clever thing!
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby Maywalk » Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:29 pm

Thanks Corrie.
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby Lacemaker » Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:21 am

Lovely, Maisie.

My daughter and son-in-law are taking Jade to Frankfurt in December to meet up with Chris' sister and her family so I have been going through my stock of wool (7 large bags full !!) to make some beanies, mittens and scarves for the three of them since December in Germany will be far different from December in Sydney ! Chris has let it be known that he would love a beanie with earflaps so it looks as though I will be going through all my pattern books today.
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby Maywalk » Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:41 am

Hi Lacey.
I hope you have some luck in finding what you want. If not let me know and I will have a looksee through my patterns.
By the way did I mention that a well known authoress contacted me because she is writing a book about WW2 and wanted some patterns from that era.
Anyway her publishers contacted me and asked me if they could borrow my 1940s knitting book to take some images from it because if taken straight from the book the pictures DO NOT lose their clarity as they would with e-mailing them on.

Had an e-mail thanking me for it and saying they will guard it with their lives because I told them it was valuable to me.
NOT moneywise but sentimental value. :twisted:
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby Vince » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:55 pm

Your very clever Maywalk they look very nice.
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Postby Maywalk » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:14 pm

Thanks Vince nice of you to say so but I only wish you could see what my lovely 89 year old friend can do.
She can knocks spots off me.
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby e » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:06 pm

*thinks she may just go to Italy for IVF to give birth to twins, just so's she can ask Maisie for those gorgeous outfits*

:rolleye11: :oops: :mrgreen:
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby mazzy » Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:36 am

They are lovely Maisie.
I haven't knitted for a while - went right off it when I had shingles, and couldn't be bothered.

I have started a baby blanket - one where you start with 1 stich and it knits on the diagonal. Think I might have my knitting mojo back.
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby Maywalk » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:25 am

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: @ e
That WOULD make news e :mrgreen:

I get like that at times Mazzy. NOT wanting to knit I mean.
In fact I never picked up any knitting for five years and it was only when I broke my hip and arm and was back home recuperating when I started knitting again to get my arm going and strengthening my wrist.
The main problem now is sewing the darn things up and I cant do anything intricate because of getting the cramp and having to drop the garment I am knitting.
SOD THIS GROWING OLD BUSINESS. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby Lacemaker » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:13 am

Maywalk wrote:Hi Lacey.
I hope you have some luck in finding what you want. If not let me know and I will have a looksee through my patterns.
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Many thanks for the offer, Maisie, but I found several patterns which will be ideal. I also found a pattern for a hood combined with a scarf which will be just the thing for Kelly. :sunglasses:
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Re: Keeping my hands going.

Postby Maywalk » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:16 am

Glad to know that you found what you wanted Lacey.
We want to see the finished article when its done.
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