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[Jaebius]

I meant you haven't stopped eating because of your epilepsy so knitting wouldn't be any more dangerous.

Again, as I've already said, "The sharpest knife I use is a butter knife. Knitting needles are entirely much more pointy."

Here you can see the difference...

 

[BethAnne]

Again, as I've already said, "The sharpest knife I use is a butter knife. Knitting needles are entirely much more pointy."

Here you can see the difference...

So take up crochet

 

[Tabitha]

well Jae round needles have very dull points and only pointed on one end a or you could learn to crochet.

 

[Northwind]

I'm sitting here continuing to knit a throw. My fingers are cold. My toes are cold. I'll put on warmer socks. I don't want to turn on the heat........

 

[Jaebius]

So take up crochet

Let me feel about it, no thank you. Not my cup of tea. I prefer masculine pursuits such as folding origami cranes and playing Scrabble.

 

[BethAnne]

Let me feel about it, no thank you. Not my cup of tea. I prefer masculine pursuits such as folding origami cranes and playing Scrabble.

You do realize - as with many "skills" - knitting was originally only done by men - especially sock making.

 

[BetteTheRed]

My sister and another friend do little stuffed toys, and amusing hats for kids, etc., using crochet. I think crochet is a little more forgiving of dropped stitches and stiff fingers.

 

[BethAnne]

My sister and another friend do little stuffed toys, and amusing hats for kids, etc., using crochet. I think crochet is a little more forgiving of dropped stitches and stiff fingers.

And it's easier to fix/redo if you do make a mistake.

 

[Jaebius]

You do realize - as with many "skills" - knitting was originally only done by men - especially sock making.

What's more important though - how something started out, or what something is now? In either case, I'm last.

 

[Northwind]

I caved and turned on the heat.

 

[BethAnne]

I caved and turned on the heat.

At least it is September...mom's had the heat on some days since July!

 

[Northwind]

True that. I'm just not ready. Though it did snow between Grande Cache and Hinton today apparently.

 

[BethAnne]

Still raining here and continue tomorrow too...we desperately need it but would like it to stop for the few hours we're delivering papers tomorrow.

 

[BetteTheRed]

It's finally been warm here. Felt like summer had actually arrived today; had to water the potted plants, which I've rarely had to do this summer.

I did consider the furnace last week, when it threatened frost a couple of nights, but it didn't, and I've resisted, although I have closed the "difficult to close so now probably closed for the season" windows - those which require tools, brute force, a ladder, or some sort of trickiness to close.

 

[Northwind]

It's a cold dreary rain here now. I would not be surprised if it were white in the morning.

 

[crazyheart]

How did your doctor know @Jae. No more dangerous than the paper cuts you must

get from handing out tracks.

 

[crazyheart]

I'll bow ahead of time for the clapping and the likes.

 

[KayTheCurler]

All this talk of knitting has sent me down Memory Lane as I think about my Uncle Charlie. He was a big man- over 6 ft. During the war he served in the Fleet Air Arm on aircraft carriers. Apparently most of the time this was mind numbingly boring. He revived a skill he learned in childhood and knitted himself a pair of wool socks to keep himself amused. His shipmates were incredibly impressed and started providing him with the wool to make some for them. I believe Uncle Charlie was 'paid' with cigarettes.

 

[Northwind]

There's a website for knitters and crocheters called Ravelry. There are many men in there. It is my understanding that knitting and crochet is cool for men now.

 

[KayTheCurler]

I have a grandboy wo knits and sews. When some kids at school teased him about it, claiming that REAL boys didn't sew - he cheerfully replied "This boy does!".