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Post by budgieboy on Dec 16, 2013 20:23:21 GMT
What's a purl?
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Post by Sarah on Dec 16, 2013 20:34:33 GMT
A purl is a kind of knitting stitch. Think of it as... backwards knitting
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Post by bree1818 on Dec 16, 2013 20:45:56 GMT
The thing I want to make is an afghan, but it would be made up of a bunch of little squares (since that's all I know how to do ), kinda like a patchwork quilt. Think of a bunch of oven mitts knitted together.
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Post by Sarah on Dec 16, 2013 20:50:07 GMT
Oh! You should make a granny square Afghan, that's crochet not knitting.
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Post by bree1818 on Dec 16, 2013 20:50:50 GMT
Crochet kinda makes 0 sense to me. I've tried it and I don't understand it.
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Post by Pammy on Dec 16, 2013 20:51:02 GMT
Bree, that is a very doable project, provided you are up to the task of sewing alllllll thooooooose little squares together. That's the part I would struggle with.
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Post by bree1818 on Dec 16, 2013 20:52:21 GMT
If I'm not, I could probably talk my coworker into doing it for me. She loves some of my desserts I make, and I might be able to make an exchange....
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Post by Pammy on Dec 16, 2013 20:56:40 GMT
Ahhh, now THAT would be the life -- to merrily knit or cross stitch whatever I want to and then have somebody who doesn't mind doing the boring assembly.
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Post by bree1818 on Dec 16, 2013 21:03:33 GMT
Haha, I bet it would! That would be nice....
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Post by Sarah on Dec 16, 2013 21:45:22 GMT
:/ I like the assembly part lol. It makes me happy and bouncy to see all my hard work coming together into something beautiful.
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Post by rdkntriker on Dec 16, 2013 21:45:51 GMT
My wife does crochet and has had a few people pay her to make them. Seems they like the local College team colors for them. I know nothing about it, then again I woodcarve and she knows nothing of that. I carve Santas HoHoho
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Post by bree1818 on Dec 16, 2013 21:47:41 GMT
It's settled. Sarah will do my assembly for me!
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Post by Sarah on Dec 16, 2013 22:00:41 GMT
Well. I also 'sew' with my crochet hook instead of one of those giant silly needles, so it seems less different to me I guess.
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Post by budgieboy on Dec 17, 2013 14:44:25 GMT
I wish someone could just teach me how to knit the books are too confusing
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Post by bree1818 on Dec 17, 2013 14:56:28 GMT
budgieboy, look up on YouTube. I just did a search for "how to knit" and found several good videos that show you how to cast on, how to do the stitches, etc.
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