Stitchboard Admin message #2
Hi everyone
April 13, 2014 at 6:28:07 PM  (in response to malygonz message #1)
 
Welcome, Maly! 

Baby blankets are excellent starting projects!  I started with those myself...baby blankets and pillows.  The baby blankets are especially nice because they give you a chance to do repetitive stitches without having an endless project.    My attention span was pretty short when I first started and I knew I could realistically finish a baby blanket within a certain amount of time and (most importantly) have it ready by the time the baby was due!

Looming was also one of the first things I did...that was years before I officially started learning knitting/crochet.  I had what was called an Apple Pie Knitter.  It was a pretty small loom, and I made a lot of fashion doll dresses and skirts with it.  LOL, they were pretty crude and the armholes were basically punched into the spots between the stitches...but it was a fun way to learn, because I never had enough fashion doll dresses! 

Yarn hoarding...nope, never heard of it.    And I don't know anything about those shadowy back corners of drawers and closets.  Or retired handbags.  Or strategic spots under mattresses.  Move along, nothing to see here. 

Feel free to post pics of things you've made...we'd love to see! 

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Kazzee message #3
Re: Hi everyone
April 13, 2014 at 7:16:17 PM  (in response to malygonz message #1)
 

Hi Maly, and Welcome

You will love this place. And yes yarn hoarding is one of the side effects of being a crochet addict.. It's great . Recently when my daughter saw my latest yarn stash she said "What? More wool Mum? You really are becoming a wool hoarder." LOL. I love it. Funny thing is, who do come to when they want a new beanie or scarf... hmm that would be me LOL...It has got to the point in this house if I mention going to Spotlight (where I buy my yarn) I hear groans coming from all directions..LOL...I have suggested to my hubby that if it bothers him that much he can always build me my own studio. Funnily enough he went very quiet LOL.

Again Welcome, I hope you enjoy being a member here and meet lots of new crochet addicts, oops I mean crochet friends

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Stitchboard Admin message #4
Re: Hi everyone
April 14, 2014 at 12:38:06 AM  (in response to Kazzee message #3)
 
Karen,

Now, what do we have to do for your husband to build you a studio?    Because I am all for it.  Meanwhile, my dear, you do need better hiding places for your yarns.  They can't complain about what they can't see, hmm, now, can they?    This is where being creative is a plus! 

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BetwixtTheStitch message #5
Re: Hi everyone
April 14, 2014 at 9:09:07 AM  (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #4)
 
Welcome Maly,

Hoarding yarn? Me? Hardly.

I like to have my yarn out where I can see all the colors in order to put them together, so when hubby commented on how much I have I just said " well they are only a couple of bucks, so why not?"
So I'll admit to having some stashed away that he doesn't know about yet.

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Stitchboard Admin message #7
Re: Hi everyone
April 16, 2014 at 3:40:30 PM  (in response to malygonz message #6)
 
Maly,

If you have any questions about how to navigate the site, feel free to ask! 

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Stitchboard Admin message #8
Re: Hi everyone
April 16, 2014 at 3:41:55 PM  (in response to BetwixtTheStitch message #5)
 
Sherry,

Ah, obviously you are very good at practicing your creativity! 

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