http://www.knitster.org you know the way it twists and turns, changing colour, spinning yarns Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:53:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello there, Knitsters! It's been a long time since any of the Knitsters have written here. Well, we do have a life outside of knitting, 'ya know. All of us have kept in contact with each other through email, Twitter, LiveJournal and Facebook. Helen even came to visit Dani for ... http://www.knitster.org/2010/01/24/wait-its-2010-already/ I gave up knitting two years ago because of problems I was having in my neck, which translated into near disability of my hands. Pinched nerves, degenerative spinal arthritis, the beginnings of a hunchback--I was profoundly upset by all of it. So I gave up knitting, spent a lot of ... http://www.knitster.org/2009/06/25/welcome-back-helen/ Hello Knitsters! Granted, it's been a while since any of us have written here. What can I say? 2009 is proving to be a very busy year for all of us. We're all keeping up with each other via LJ, Twitter and Facebook, but it's good to stop here every once ... http://www.knitster.org/2009/06/01/happy-spring-believe-me-we-are-all-still-here/ I hadn't realized that nobody had written here since, well, last year, just around Thanksgiving time. I suppose it was a busy holiday season and new year for us Knitsters! This is not to say that we weren't busy with knitting activities. Okay, so I can only speak for myself. ... http://www.knitster.org/2009/01/19/happy-2009-knitsters/ Hello KNITSTER fans! We're all still here, just very busy with life and knitting, of course. I have put down the lace and the socks in favor of getting some holiday knitting done. Since I know none of the recipients are reading, I am in the process of making ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/11/22/now-heres-a-huge-diy-project-for-the-bold-knitter/ Here you go: Sorry for the blurry photo. That's the best I could do with my cheap camera. But you can see it doesn't quite look right, and this is after I tried to figure out how to rescue it. Becky has now taught me about a "lifeline". Wish I ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/28/evidence-of-fail/ I'm rather upset. I've learned something about my knitting skills tonight. The main thing is this: don't try to knit lace while watching the World Series of your favorite team possibly winning but in the rain, 'cuz you'll mess up your lace project. That's what happened to me tonight. I ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/27/knitting-fail/ We were at a family birthday party today. It turns out 3 people in my husband's extended side of the family had a birthday today. So, we traversed down towards the shore, and ate, drank (soda) and were merry. I had brought my Mystic Waters project with me. I'm not ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/19/its-nice-when-your-knitting-skills-are-appreciated/ Hello fellow Knitsters! It's been a while since any of us have posted. This is not to say that we are abandoning Knitster.org. Au contraire! It's called, "We-have-a-busy-life-outside-of-knitting-but-we-squeeze-in-knitting-when-we-can-but-don't-always-post-about-it." Or at least, that's what I call it. I have been venturing more into challenging myself to do something different. Expand my horizons. ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/13/need-to-post-more-often-and-a-knitster-reunion/ For some reason, we could not log in, and terror reigned that we'd lost knitster.org forever. Fortunately, this was not the case. We're back! And fully upgraded! http://www.knitster.org/2008/09/22/whew-that-was-scary/