COLD DARK ROOM

[Moozillion]

Yesterday I brought a friend to my favorite yarn shop: McNeedle's in Lacombe (a tiny town right near us). It's surprisingly upscale and they have the most MARVELOUS yarns: all sorts of fine wool, alpaca,

I read a couple and enjoyed them.
Very Cold Dark Roomey.
Must get round to the others.

Yes- I think Terry Pratchett would have enjoyed the CDR!!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Yesterday I brought a friend to my favorite yarn shop: McNeedle's in Lacombe (a tiny town right near us). It's surprisingly upscale and they have the most MARVELOUS yarns: all sorts of fine wool, alpaca,

Yes- I think Terry Pratchett would have enjoyed the CDR!!!

wifey loves wool shops.
I think they're quite fun too.
Not many left now.

 

[Gillian M]

Hi all. How about changing the name of this room to: "Cold Dark Gym?"

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yesterday I brought a friend to my favorite yarn shop: McNeedle's in Lacombe (a tiny town right near us). It's surprisingly upscale and they have the most MARVELOUS yarns: all sorts of fine wool, alpaca,

Yes- I think Terry Pratchett would have enjoyed the CDR!!!

There are so many yarn stores that you have a favorite?
I've never even seen a yarn store.
Knitting is becoming a lost art.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi all. How about changing the name of this room to: "Cold Dark Gym?"

No.

 

[JoesMum]

There are so many yarn stores that you have a favorite?
I've never even seen a yarn store.
Knitting is becoming a lost art.

My Mum knits constantly. She doesn't need a pattern. She can knit anything. She can read and knit or watch tv and knit... unlike me... I can knit, but I have to concentrate!

She has knit something like 1500 jumpers so far for a charity local to her to take out to Chernobyl where they support local children. We worked it out and she's averaging 1.5 jumpers to fit a teenager a week. People give her the wool for it.

I honestly don't think she'd know what to do with her hands if she didn't knit.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

My Mum knits constantly. She doesn't need a pattern. She can knit anything. She can read and knit or watch tv and knit... unlike me... I can knit, but I have to concentrate!

She has knit something like 1500 jumpers so far for a charity local to her to take out to Chernobyl where they support local children. We worked it out and she's averaging 1.5 jumpers to fit a teenager a week. People give her the wool for it.

I honestly don't think she'd know what to do with her hands if she didn't knit.

That's one of those nice examples of everybody winning.
The Chernobyl teenagers get their woollies, your mum keeps busy and can still do other things, it keeps you happy, people feel good who contribute wool, the charity is happy and lots of sheep keep cool in the summer.
Lovely.

 

[Moozillion]

There are so many yarn stores that you have a favorite?
I've never even seen a yarn store.
Knitting is becoming a lost art.

Our main option are the national chain hobby stores: Michael's and Hobby Lobby. There are 2 local, family run yarn shops in our area that have wider selections and much greater fiber variety. Of course, they're also much pricier. My friend and I can't necessarily afford to buy all the yarn we want, but we can visit the shop and fondle the yarns!

 

[Moozillion]

My Mum knits constantly. She doesn't need a pattern. She can knit anything. She can read and knit or watch tv and knit... unlike me... I can knit, but I have to concentrate!

She has knit something like 1500 jumpers so far for a charity local to her to take out to Chernobyl where they support local children. We worked it out and she's averaging 1.5 jumpers to fit a teenager a week. People give her the wool for it.

I honestly don't think she'd know what to do with her hands if she didn't knit.

My favorite supervisor when I was in training was English, and had been a nurse at a hospital in London during the Blitz. One of her many stories was that the airmen who had been shot down and recovering from burns on their hands and arms were all put to knitting caps, socks etc for their mates who were still in action. That way, the recovering pilots got the physical therapy to kept their fingers nimble instead of stiffening with the scars. AND they could still be useful, AND their mates still on the Front benefitted!!! I always loved her stories!

 

[Moozillion]

My Mum knits constantly. She doesn't need a pattern. She can knit anything. She can read and knit or watch tv and knit... unlike me... I can knit, but I have to concentrate!

She has knit something like 1500 jumpers so far for a charity local to her to take out to Chernobyl where they support local children. We worked it out and she's averaging 1.5 jumpers to fit a teenager a week. People give her the wool for it.

I honestly don't think she'd know what to do with her hands if she didn't knit.

That's WONDERFUL!!!!
I crochet rather than knit. I've hear that knitters knit, crocheters crochet, but almost NOBODY likes both!
I don't know how true that is, but I've tried knitting and don't care for it at all: too complicated and fiddly!!!
But I LOOOOOOVE my crochet. Unfortunately the arthritis in my hands limits how much I can work. But oh, well!

 

[Moozillion]

Hi all. How about changing the name of this room to: "Cold Dark Gym?"

LOVE THIS!!!!!

 

[Moozillion]

I'm off on a potato hunt.
See you all later.

I envision you all suited out for big game hunting: dog at the heel, you crouching low, rifle in hand, peering around street corners...

 

[johnandjade]

My armpit hair is not under my armpits, my kneecaps are very wobbly and my toes are a bit surreal
I think Picasso may have been a consultant.

i can vouch

 

[Moozillion]

Shave 'em or eat 'em.
It's for the best.

You sound like my husband...but he just says things like that to get a reaction out of me! I play along and scold him for being a "bad cat-daddy!"

 

[johnandjade]

I am sure you will. You are such a kind, understanding person, Adam.

i can vouch for that as well

 

[Moozillion]

or stick em in the potato cannon...

catapult

NOOOOOO!!!!!

 

[johnandjade]

Fine, back to normal.
Just went out to do some shopping and it was back to being fun again.
Got 4 potatoes.
Half a tomato.
Some minced beef and some camel steak.
Some cooking oil and washing up liquid. (two different bottles).
And some stuff to repair cracks in walls.

glad to hear keep on wibbling sir

 

[johnandjade]

What goes up doesn't seem to come down in here.
I wonder why ?

perhaps there IS a celling and its covered in glue?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Our main option are the national chain hobby stores: Michael's and Hobby Lobby. There are 2 local, family run yarn shops in our area that have wider selections and much greater fiber variety. Of course, they're also much pricier. My friend and I can't necessarily afford to buy all the yarn we want, but we can visit the shop and fondle the yarns!

Nothing like a good fondle.

 

[johnandjade]

all done for the day , caught up from yesterday's struggle:/ and have a head start for tomorrow

it's been a nice day here so i'm in the beer garden having a jar . jade was off work again today... rather annoys me :/