Re: Knitting Rules! by Stephanie Pearl Mcphee

I am confused Mijam.

Hugs, Dennis

Hi Mirjam, I'm not sure exactly what's causing your confusion but I suspect it may be the book title "Knitting Rules". "Rules" is a bit of a pun in this case, Stephanie doesn't lay down the law with regard to knitting (quite the opposite, she is quite the advocate of doing things in the way that suits the individual). In this case "knitting rules" really means "knitting is the best".

VP

VP,

I did not catch it at first. Yes Mirjam, she means that she feels knitting is the best hobby. She is almost as creative as you. She is very funny but not silly. The first books are more knitting antidotes. "KNITTING RULES" is more knitting help and ideas. You should at least browse through it.

Thanks for the help VP, your post are always so helpful and polite. :)

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

The "rules" in the book are more like "rules of thumb" - general guidelines, like the fact that most people's feet are about the same length as their forearm from the point of the elbow to the wrist. So if you're making socks for someone, you can measure their arm and get a reasonable guess at the size.

=Tamar

Tamar,

Thanks for the advice. I have not read all of the book yet, I did not know about the fore arm. Thanks again.

Tamar, what is your favorite sock yarn?

I just ordered "Rumba from Knit Picks". It is on close out and very cheap for 75% wool and 25% nylon.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

Ohhhhh Dennis i was Joking ,,, The title says Knitting RULES ,,,, people write they bought this book ,,, thus i was joking if all of you KNOW the rules ????? maybe me not having read the RULES am knitting Unlawfully knits ....hahahhaha sorry wasn`t clear enough mirjam

VP you guessed right that i was joking about the name of this book ,,,, i am not confused at all , most my knitting years i have broken any rule that was taught or imposed on my knitting ,,,,,, :>:>:>:mirjam

Thank you Dennis and VP , I don`t know where i can browse in this book ,,,, I asked around nobody has it ,,, But as you already Know Dennis i was sort of having fun reading this title ,,,,[ and maybe would have enjoyed breaking more rules :>:>:] In knitting rules seem a bit Hard ,, advice is always welcome ,,,, mirjam

Ohhh TAMAR this brings up AGES ago lessons ,,,, Like the length of one feet is like the circumference of one` s Fist ,,, etc,,, My late mother used to Pump me with all this info , some i remember some were lost ,,,, mirjam

I have no favorite yarns, except that I like a long-wearing blend for socks.

=Tamar

Elizabeth Zimmermann called one of her shows "Knitting Without A License".

=Tamar

Amazon.com has a feature that lets you "search inside a book." Put in a topic and it will find a page that mentions it. Maybe you could use that to browse. Be sure to put in some unusual topics.

=Tamar

Thank you But i don`t think so , i am, still on a very slow modem , maybe after i changed to the quicker one,,, just now my old phone cables are slllllllllllowwwwww mirjam

She has put up photos on her weblog of a few pages of her new book, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off.

I think the URL is

Richard Eney spun a FINE 'yarn':

What took her so LONG???? Noreen (nevermind, i figured it out, she was probably sitting and knitting and not working on her remodeling job)

You're joking, right?

Shelagh

Shillelagh spun a FINE 'yarn':

Am I??? :D Noreen

YarnWright spun a FINE 'yarn':

Actually, I thought one week to do that in one room was a LONG time, but as a carpenter's wife, I would.... :D Noreen

I dunno Noreen, it sounded pretty bitchy to me. Last year I worked on a much smaller re-do to my guest bathroom and it took me over a month. That was only painting, new fixtures, new handles on a cupboard and some beadboard on one wall. I had to put a coat of primer, let that dry, and then two coats of colour on the walls. It was very diddly. I was amazed that she got that all done in a week (with help). Mind you, I had other things to do during the day, like normal everyday things and only worked on my re-do at night when DH was at work, and not on weekends. The only thing I needed carpenter-like skills for were to cut the beadboard, baseboard and crown railing, and I had that done where we bought the stuff.

I guess my point is that not everyone works at your obvious "lightening" speed.

Shelagh