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Knitting Patterns - of no interest to you boys

#1 Post by strep98 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:47 am

Can anyone let me know if they have or have seen any different baby patterns, I'm bored with the ones I have and they are so expensive (sorry feeling the pinch and trying to knit for the local hospital). Also any plain round necked baby cardi, I have only 1 in my collection.

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#2 Post by eirian » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:29 am

for some reason Wulfruna has just been looking through all her old baby knitting patterns. :D She's away at the moment, so I'll point her to this thread on her return next week.

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#3 Post by strep98 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:34 pm

Thank you. Yes I wonder why she has been doing that ;)
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#4 Post by Scurra » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:45 pm

I think that a knitted baby would be immensely preferable to the real thing.
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#5 Post by giraffe » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:55 pm

:shock: Uncle Scurra! What a thing to say! :shock:

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#6 Post by Scurra » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:55 pm

Not yet I'm not :lol:
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#7 Post by giraffe » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:05 pm

So you're supposed to be in training to say tthe right thing at the right time. :lol:

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#8 Post by gill216 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:08 pm

Bet he's out of the running for Godfather :lol: :lol:
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#9 Post by Scurra » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:28 pm

I'm going to make them an offer they can't refuse.
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#10 Post by eirian » Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:14 pm

oooh, ooh, extra clues for issue 3????

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#11 Post by Scurra » Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:18 pm

I was thinking more along the lines of "horse's head in the bed". (Knitted, naturally :lol:)
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#12 Post by giraffe » Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:44 pm

Speaking of issue 3, is that you on the horse Scurra or Gill?

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#13 Post by gill216 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:03 pm

I think you can safely assume it's me- and the horse is a high horse :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Scurra may explain :D
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#14 Post by strep98 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:18 am

Scurra

If you have the pattern for the horse head I can think of a couple of people I could give it too.
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#15 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:04 pm

:lol: :lol: I've just been reading this thread and weeing myself with laughter!! You lot are priceless!

Anyway, what I want to know is - looking at the title of this thread, why is Scurra reading it at all?? :lol: (Are you an Honorary Girl, Scurra?)
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#16 Post by MBH » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:40 pm

Bunnylump wrote: why is Scurra reading it at all?? :lol:
... asks the girl who started a thread entitled "Ignore this thread" :roll:

(Nice to see you back safe) :)

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#17 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:43 pm

OK fair point. Although you are welcome to join the list of honorary girls too! :lol:
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#18 Post by MBH » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:50 pm

Bunnylump is a SEXIST :P


Have a look - some interesting stuff here:

http://www.menknit.net/history.html

However - a 6:45 minute word of warning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ZjMWLqJvM

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#19 Post by Scurra » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:51 pm

Bunnylump wrote:(Are you an Honorary Girl, Scurra?)
I think I object to the implication that knitting is only for girls... :D (edit: great minds think alike)
However, like MBH I am also completely unable to resist a feed line when someone offers it, regardless of where it might be found.
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#20 Post by gill216 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:55 pm

My OH can knit, his mum taught him as he was older than his sister and she didn't have the patience to teach the little one. OH taught her instead.

I'm also teaching my grandson to knit. He wants to make his mum a pretty scarf.
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