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e_looped
Seriously Hooked
USA
712 Posts |
 Posted - 06/07/2002 : 10:26:48 AM
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...some of the first words out of your mouth when anyone asks you a question are "let me finish this row" or "just a second, let me finish this part of the pattern."
... you've called into work "sick" just to stay home and knit.
I just started my new job and my brain has been mush lately. I miss you guys, I haven't had a chance to sign on all week during the day and when I'm at home, I can't wait to get my knitting out and allow my brain to gel once again.
erica :)
(formerly e_looped, knitgrl is my license plate)
Life is like knitting sometimes it's smooth, sometimes it's bumpy and sometimes it's the ultimate frustration.
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KathyDoughty
New Pal
USA
31 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 10:32:33 AM
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...when the first thing that crosses your mind when you get sent on a business trip to some exciting location (London in my case) is, "Hmm, I wonder what kinds of yarn they have available there, and where is the nearest shop?"
O.K., I did sightsee, too....
Kathy
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marnita
Chatty Knitter
USA
348 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 10:39:47 AM
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...every anecdote that comes out of your mouth references some WIP, LYS or fibers.
...your coworker greet you in the morning with "Did you knit that sweater?" instead of "Good Morning."
...you use knitting needles to keep your hair out of your eyes, or is that to have them handy when you need them?!?!
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Rusty Shackelford
New Pal
USA
1 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 11:11:56 AM
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You start to wonder if maybe you can find a use for all that cat fur you sweep from under the fridge.
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Lemonjello
New Pal
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 11:31:13 AM
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You know you are a knitter when......
You bring it with you on your honeymoon
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Geniap
New Pal
USA
3 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 11:32:14 AM
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when you find yourself reaching out to touch a stranger's sweater just to see what type of yarn was used to knit it...
clickin' on the Severn watching the Blue Heron |
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Simplicitly
Chatty Knitter
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 11:42:36 AM
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... while emptying the lint trap from the dryer you think "there must be some way to comb this and spin it into yarn."
... your hands are tired and cramped from knitting several hours on small needles, and you continue to do so with the thought that you're "working out the soreness."
... you realize that someone's been talking to you for the past 5 minutes but you didn't hear a word because you were counting stitches.
... your cats have been trained to avoid long stringy things through the aid of super-soakers.
Shetha
Novice Crafter
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MissPooh
Angel
USA
640 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 11:45:43 AM
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| ...Clara recommends a knitting book and you immediately connect to Amazon.com and order it. Thanks for the handy link! |
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schoolmama
Permanent Resident
USA
2309 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 11:59:52 AM
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Oh, poor kitty! LOL Nancy, I am ready for the next one to move out. Our second son moved out, and the oldest moved into his room, and left the tiny room empty. Oldest had returned home after some time away, so he had to take the little room. Now I am waiting for him to get his own place again, so I am planning to take out the wall between the two rooms to make one room, a nice roomy sewing/craft/yarn room, with lots of storage, hidden, so it can be a guest room, too.
"OF ALL THE THINGS I HAVE LOST, I MISS MY MIND THE MOST!" |
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Silver
Warming Up
84 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 12:21:29 PM
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... you don't care when the cats scratch the couch so long as they don't touch your mohair.
... you've considered keeping the dog fur from his brush in case you ever take up spinning.
... when your friends mention spinning class at the gym, you think they've started a craft circle.
... your kids' friends come to visit and ask you what you're working on today.
... you go to a baby shower and snicker at the baby blankets others have bought knowing your gift contains a hand made layette set.
... you start to bug your friends about getting pregnant so you can knit more baby items.
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chris
Permanent Resident
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 12:36:05 PM
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Lissa!! Amie!! Erica!!! So wonderful to see all of you again! Gawsh, but I've missed all of you. Amie and Erica, hope the new jobs are going well!
....when you go out and buy wooden needles so that you can knit in character at the Renaissance in the Pines greyhound pavillion.
chris (combining my loves of knitting, Renaissance Faires, and my furbabies)
Keep on knittin', mama, knittin' those blues away! |
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EdieC
New Pal
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 2:17:01 PM
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You finally sew the pieces together and they match up and the sweater fits.
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You find a knitting pattern in your bread box!?
Sandi-Cassil
And rows to knit before I sleep...
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Marjorie
Seriously Hooked
New Zealand
605 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 4:53:40 PM
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When you'd sooner relax watching your daughter knit than a good movie playing on the telly
Marjorie
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Calla
New Pal
2 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 5:00:05 PM
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...you check out the seams on peoples'sweaters and wonder how you could knit the same thing in the round!
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yarncollector
New Pal
USA
42 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 5:55:32 PM
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...you knit at hockey games (and your family doesn't bat an eye).
Kath
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yarncollector
New Pal
USA
42 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 5:55:40 PM
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...you knit at hockey games (and your family doesn't bat an eye).
Kath
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yarncollector
New Pal
USA
42 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 5:57:01 PM
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...you knit at hockey games (and your family doesn't bat an eye).
Kath
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yarncollector
New Pal
USA
42 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 5:58:37 PM
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oops, sorry about the multiple posts, don't know what happened!
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anotherbev
Warming Up
90 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 6:26:26 PM
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--when the cat finally learns to snuggle beside you in the chair and go to sleep without touching the item you are knitting;
--per the posts about pet fur and dryer lint as raw materials, I did see on the t.v. a bit about a woman who knitted herself an outfit out of her own hair--that that woman is a knitter!!! |
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BLN3320
Permanent Resident
USA
3808 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2002 : 6:42:34 PM
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Hi, Yarncollector: Don't worry about the double message--I think we have all done it. I know I did it at least three times, if not more. I decided a long time ago that when I keep repeating a mistake I never count past three.   Beverley
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