What's everyone working on?

Thank you Mirjam

prayer shawl I made for our group is in use and I will start another soon.

Thanks Noreen!!!

You Are VERY VERY welcome Murielle ! traditionaly a Talit had only some blue stripes , later it became dark blue -black ,,,,, in some contemporary and esp communities where also women wear a talit, we strted to see some talitot [plural for talit] one see some other colored stripes as well. The Knitted prayer shawls that , knitters are making in the last years are usually Knitted or crocheted and are made for ill people , or people who had a traumtic experience, and are meant to warm body and soul of the hurt person. =3Dwhile symbolicly the maker has put his prayer for healing into it ....It is a sister to the square knitted Afgahns .. mirjam

Thank you [AGAIN!!!!} Murielle ,[ as a Hebrew speaker the r in your name gives me great joy !!! we love rolling our Rs......] My loom is big , and weights 200 kg , od wood and metal , thus if you imagine me scheleping it alon , you must add the Noises of crraking wood and clanking metals ,,,, :>:>:> Mine is big enough for me to sit on and ride it hahahaah I don`t know about health problems , getting in our way, theye are here and we just live together !!!!in one body ,,,,,:>:>:>

Every person has some limitations , i try and se them as advantages, or as something that makes me Singular :>:>:>

mirjam

I'm mostly lurking on Usenet these days because I'm busy, currently working on some more Star Wars chart designs for my site at the request of a friend. Between that and work, this last month, I've managed to make 2 scarves for an upcoming charity auction and 2 hats for just charity giving since winter will be here before we know it!

Leah

Leah that is wonderful to read !!! mirjam

You Are VERY VERY welcome Murielle ! traditionaly a Talit had only some blue stripes , later it became dark blue -black ,,,,, in some contemporary and esp communities where also women wear a talit, we strted to see some talitot [plural for talit] one see some other colored stripes as well. The Knitted prayer shawls that , knitters are making in the last years are usually Knitted or crocheted and are made for ill people , or people who had a traumtic experience, and are meant to warm body and soul of the hurt person. =while symbolicly the maker has put his prayer for healing into it ....It is a sister to the square knitted Afgahns .. mirjam

What a lovely idea! This is one to tuck away for the future.

And thank you, again.

Murielle

Mirjam

Thank you! I am hoping to complete 2 more scarves before the auction at the end of the month, and however many more hats before November that I can.

On a related note, I met a nice local lady who has just retired and makes 2 hats every week for charity to keep herself busy. I wish I had her amount of knitting time, because it is so relaxing, and what a good feeling if it's for a good cause.

Leah

Leah , this is really remarkaable i can`t work so quickly. If you are selling the scarves for charity , you might make some smaller items as well ??? mirjam

Mirjam

The request wasn't for too many items, but I was asked specifically to make scarves. I found an old crochet pattern in my box of magazines and books that is a good pattern for men and works up really quickly. The other scarf style I found for women also works up quickly.

As for smaller charity items, I use a friend's hat pattern she designed and make those to drop in the donation boxes that spring up around here in the fall.

Leah

I'm doing my first project ever, a scarf for my sister-in-law...she picked out the yarn, so I hope she likes the finished product. I have two half-started things, a scarf for myself and a lap blanket for my husband. Those patterns were more difficult so I had to start small.

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GOOD START Beth I finnished a Green lace Cotton summer top , and started [ again green !!!] a sleeveless very needed winter wool vest ,, mirjam

I'm looking forward to one day doing clothes. I'm still having problems deciphering the more complicated patterns.

GOOD START Beth I finnished a Green lace Cotton summer top , and started [ again green !!!] a sleeveless very needed winter wool vest ,, mirjam

GOOD START Beth I finnished a Green lace Cotton summer top , and started [ again green !!!] a sleeveless very needed winter wool vest ,, mirjam

Hello Mirjam.... thank you for the post card, I enjoyed it.

I'm working on a felted Stained Glass Bag right now, as a gift for my sister for Christmas. I've already made two of them, they're easy and fun to do:

Shelagh You cal this EASY To do !!!! i call that FAnatastic , i could never make such a great thing !!!! mirjam

pattern is the red lace scarf? sue

Shelagh, that is gorgeous!

LauraJ

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Do you mean this one?

this is it, I call it Rabbit Tracks, and it was a free pattern which you can get here: you mean this one, it's called Clapotis and is a free pattern at Knitty.com 's a link to the pattern: Shelagh

:Shelagh You cal this EASY To do !!!! i call that FAnatastic , i could :never make such a great thing !!!! :mirjam

Sure you could... it's a lot easier than it looks. You start out at the top with two rows in the black yarn, then each "shell" is knitted along the line of stitches from the black yarn rows. After that, you pick up stitches between the shells and keep going for approximately 8 - 10 rows of shells. There is a set of decreases for the bottom. I weave the ends in as I go and it makes it very tidy inside the bag. If you can knit and purl, you can make this bag. You also need a washing machine (preferably top loading) to felt it. The black yarn handles are just long pieces of I-cord.

Here's a picture of the first row of shells:

a picture of 4 rows of shells: