My OperaOooo yarn.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 5:27:29 PM
Open sesame!
Usually, when I buy yarn, I leave it as is, and start the project from the middle strand of
yarn. You knitters know what I am talking about.
Well I was starting a project for a friend of mine, and messed up so many times...even unraveling a whole slipper at one point...that I decided to go 'old school' and roll the yarn up into a ball to prevent a future tangled mess. 
I remember my mother doing this when I was a child. Sometimes she would even give me skeins of yarn to roll and making it a 'game' for me. I now know that this was a very boring and sometimes irritating chore of knitting.
I am sooo proud of my 12 year old who knits and crochets as well. Her and I were picking out yarn this weekend for new projects and I think she has better taste in colors than myself!
She found this gorgeous blue yarn...I just love it and tried to steal it from her. Of course ....she's not havin' it! 
Remember those cupcakes I made? Well my nieces came over and took a couple home with them. They saw them and snatched them up as fast as they could! I am so happy for this because my girls are outgrowing the whole 'play food' phase.
OH WELL~ the nieces love 'em. 
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Bye y'all!-Sarah
KarenNerak # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 5:33:49 PM
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 5:49:51 PM
Sansanshan # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 5:57:43 PM
Mad Scientist (عادل)qlue # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:03:18 PM
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:03:43 PM
I totally agree...I felt sort of in the loop with the grownups.
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:05:49 PM
Umm, well this is something you have to
be into to actually find. There is a whole
knitting and crochet community (beta) called
'Ravelry' www.ravelry.com
This is just a fun hobby...and I am sure there
are women that still do it around you, you
just don't know them personally. Men are part
of Ravelry as well.
KarenNerak # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:24:58 PM
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:26:35 PM
The ones that I have seen....no.
KarenNerak # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:27:40 PM
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:29:29 PM
Stardancer # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:34:52 PM
Not sure I have the patience--or the fine motor skills--for needlecrafts, darn it.
Pardon the pun.
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:43:44 PM
Crochet would be a good beginning for anyone wanting
to learn yarn works of any kind.
You can do it! They sell nifty little beginner packs
at Wal-Mart for less than 10 dollars, go for it.
Stardancer # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:50:06 PM
(I don't follow those drawings very well. And what the heck does "yarn over" mean?!?
Mad Scientist (عادل)qlue # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 7:24:35 PM
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It's not that there aren't still a few diehards doing it, It's just that they're all over fifty and many of them have given up on it.
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It's an expensive hobby. My late mom used to knit in the eighties, she stopped when she realised that the jersey that cost her R100 in wool to knit (not counting time and labour.) only cost R20 to by ready made. Hand knitted items are also a headache to machine wash whereas factory made jerseys wash easily.
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Some people still do it for a hobby but it costs a lot and you need a lot of time. .
Of course, this is the state of things here in South Africa. So it is not going to be the same everywhere.
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 8:53:11 PM
You gave me a great idea, I am going to give you a video tutorial.
KarenNerak # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 9:03:30 PM
Stardancer # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 11:54:55 PM
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Thursday, March 6, 2008 2:53:36 AM
That makes complete sense then!
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Thursday, March 6, 2008 2:55:03 AM
Star,
omg!
Now, unravel it and roll it into a ball and get
ready to get past the chain phase!
KarenNerak # Thursday, March 6, 2008 3:10:39 AM
Stardancer # Thursday, March 6, 2008 3:18:05 AM
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Thursday, March 6, 2008 3:35:34 AM
Oh, it's easy cheesy.
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Thursday, March 6, 2008 3:36:22 AM
Yey! I feel so teacherish now!
KarenNerak # Thursday, March 6, 2008 3:43:24 AM
Oh, wait...you mean it's simple.
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Thursday, March 6, 2008 3:48:51 AM
YOU like cheese??
those Ritz crackers? Ok, that is just
sinful, is it not?
KarenNerak # Thursday, March 6, 2008 6:01:10 AM
And yes! I love it on Ritz! Mmmm...salty, buttery goodness!
RamuciukeSaron # Thursday, March 6, 2008 8:55:52 AM
It is very relaxing. Everything you do with your own hands is dear.
Love, Ramute
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Thursday, March 6, 2008 1:17:56 PM
I like cheese...I am a real 'salty' person in terms of taste so the
cracker things is directly up my ally.
from that stuff, I can just look at it and gain 5 lbs.
can't I just be naturally thin and eat what I want??
I have actually graduated to eating whole wheat crackers. (if I
eat any at all)
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Thursday, March 6, 2008 1:19:31 PM
Sometimes...but then at times I am like a maniac knitting away
hour after hour after hour until my project is finished or
almost finish. I am like a mad knitter, like an old crazy women
with my needles in hand, hunched over and giggling like a
idiot.
RamuciukeSaron # Thursday, March 6, 2008 1:49:08 PM
Love, Ramute
Sarah Dreamsangel292005 # Thursday, March 6, 2008 2:58:42 PM