Here’s a quote from the introduction to The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Knitting and Crocheting: Like many crafts, [knitting and crocheting] grew out of necessity: People needed a way to take simple tools and supplies and craft them into usable items. Today, base survival barely figures into knitting and crocheting. Your family members aren’t dependent [...]
Posts Tagged ‘hobbies’
knitting pictures
Posted in hobbies, tagged books, crocheting, hobbies, knitting, thoughts on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
new old hobby
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, crocheting, hobbies, knitting on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My grandmother taught me how to knit when I was a child, say, probably six. The first pattern she taught me was for a cotton dishcloth. As a result, my mom gets a kick out of telling the story about how I stood up in show-and-tell in school and announced proudly, “My gramma makes rags!” [...]
