Comments on: Why Knitting is the Ultimate Budget Hobby

By: The Budgeting Babe

The Budgeting Babe — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:06:30 +0000

Hi Debby. Thanks so much for visiting the site! I’ll shoot you a quick email about the link exchange. Very cool organization. I’d never heard of it before but it looks like you have some great programs and events.

By: The Knitting Guild Association

The Knitting Guild Association — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55:30 +0000

Hi, I’m Debby with The Knitting Guild Association. Loved your comments on knitting! Just wanted to weigh in and share that our non-profit association (www.TKGA.com) of 10,000 members offers education in knitting (correspondence courses, conference classes and our magazine articles), a Masters Program in knitting, and annual conferences and markets for knitters. It’s great to connect with others who love what you love! Our TKGA message board and TKGA ravelry page provide even more opportunity to share ideas and questions. Go knitters!

(And Nicole, we offer link exchanges – we’d love to post your blog in the links area of our site in exchange for a link to ours!)

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:24 +0000

Thanks, Nicole! That’s awesome – $5 for lots of neat projects. Guess I better go pick up some yarn:)

By: The Budgeting Babe

The Budgeting Babe — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:50:42 +0000

Thanks Missie!

Chrissy: That pattern is available in Paton’s “Next Steps Six – Learn to Cable” book. It has 10 projects and costs under five dollars.
http://www.patonsyarns.com/patternbook.php?PBS=500872

By: Missie

Missie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:25:37 +0000

Lovely cable stitch!

I’ve not taken up knitting or crochet (at least not yet!) but I do enjoy cross-stitch from time to time, and also sometimes I enjoy embroidery. I embroidered a pair of pillowcases for my son and his bride when they married, and I cross-stitched a Pooh baby afghan for our grand-daughter.

I also have several cross-stitched ornaments for our Christmas tree, and other such crafty things for decoration.

By: The Budgeting Babe

The Budgeting Babe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:29:01 +0000

Let me check the name of the pamphlet I bought. I bought a little $5 book on cabling that has a bunch of patterns in it. I’ll post it here tomorrow Chrissy

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:53:30 +0000

As a late-20-something who has jumped on the knitting bandwagon, I loved this post! I have only attempted simple scarves and have given them as gifts. My mother is a fabulous knitter (retired with one grandchild and lots of younger great-nieces and nephews) and I’ve been envious!

I love the cable knit you started – it will be such a neat gift once complete. Where did you get the pattern/instructions?!?! I’d love to give it a go!

By: The Budgeting Babe

The Budgeting Babe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:12:58 +0000

Thanks for the cable compliment Buterflymom! That particular piece is now 37 inches long and on its way to becoming a children’s scarf (another gift). Cabling is so fun and easy, but looks like a lot of work. I just love it.

By: buterflymom

buterflymom — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:04:01 +0000

Awesome!! I’ve been knitting for years. It can be as crafty as you make it. Quality, pretty yarn can be pricey, but it’s all what you choose.

And that is a perfect cable. good job.

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:20 +0000

So cool. Honestly, I am the least crafty person in the whole world. I am always impressed when people do anything crafty at all.plus you taught yourself! Way to go.