Happy meme, day... whatever. 5 I think.

[labellementeuse]

1. My Knitting History: I was taught to knit by my grandmother, who has historically been extremely crafty (she sewed wedding dresses and decorated wedding cakes for a long time.) Because we were homeschooled, one of my mother's innovations was Grandma Day, when we would go over to my grandmother's, or she would come to our place, and we would do various crafty things (we still have the christmas stockings that we sewed and decorated, and one or two other things, but most of it - along with most of my skills - have been lost to the aethyr.) I also knitted in the one year I spent at primary school (when I was 7) (Yes, knitting was totally a subject. first person to deduce where I went to primary school gets an apple.)

At any rate, although I'm new to knitting as an adult, I think I've picked it up quite quickly because I knitted quite a lot as a child. However, both my parents also knitted for awhile; my father knit me several pairs of booties (which were then worn out on the sibs) and my mother actually spun, although she gave it up shortly after we were all born. She also gave away all her wheels. This is very unfortunate, because the next part of the story is me being harassed by a stressed mother and telling her she should take up knitting again. She replied: "Actually, when I finish my MSc" (which she has been doing part time for about 8 years: this coming semester is her final paper!) "I'm going to take up spinning again." Other comments included: "I will only spin tops" and "I can't wait to spin silk again... I love to spin silk..." and, basically, a lot of rhapsodising about silk. Given this obvious fibre love, I shouldn't really have been surprised by this conversation this morning:

MUM: Oh my GOD, I've been looking online at the stuff you wanted for Christmas, have you SEEN some of the yarn? THERE IS ONE THAT IS 70% EXTRAFINE MERINO 20% SILK.
ME: Yup. (Note: I did not ask for yarn for Christmas, which means she has been investigating this herself.)
MUM: Anyway nothing would arrive for Christmas so we should go into the shops later this week...
ME: Okay...
MUM: I wouldn't get the right stuff. I CAN'T WAIT. I think I have to take up knitting again. By the way, never buy anything with acrylic.
ME: ...

Anyway. \o/ That is my happy thing, because I think this would be super-good for my mother.

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[roadtomanderlay.livejournal.com]

My Grandma taught me to knit, too!

Well, my Mum did at first but she's left handed so I didn't really 'get' it until my Nan showed me.

I'm knitting for her right now, actually. 70% merino, 20% silk, 10% cashmere. OMG. I may actually never be physically be able to knit with acrylic again.

Speaking of which, there are some nice synthetics out there. Patons does Zhivago, which is 50% Tencel, 50% acrylic, and it's good for those peeps who are allergic to wool. It's warm and soft.

[duskshadows.livejournal.com]

omg, yay for spreading the fiberlove! i love that your mother is researching it on her own. that is so thoughtful!
i'm kinda hoping to get Chris's mother back knitting. i've pinched her wheel, but haven't really had time to play with it. >.<'
YAY XMAS YARN. i hit up the Main Skein today and pinched 3 skeins of 80% alpaca 20% merino slubby pink-and-black stuff out of the bargain chest for $5 each. XD and two balls of cleckheaton 100% bamboo in really subtle neutral shades for $3.50 each!! this is my xmas yarn. XD
but i can't cast on for anything because i need to finish a pair of gloves and a beret. ARGH.
...sorry. knittingrant over. XD

[pannadol.livejournal.com]

Awww, I've always wanted to get into knitting, but there are a lot of things I've always wanted to get into and time restraints mean I can only do so many in a given week, hehe. That's so great, and the excitement in her voice is palpable! :)