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Beautiful! I made a sampler that said, "Use it up, Wear it out. Make it do, Or do without." You've certainly done that with style! I'll try this on my next afghan.
I was once learning to spin from a friend. She does so many different things - including captaining her own fishing vessel. I asked her how she managed and how brave she was to try so many new things. Her answer has
always helped me and stayed with me, "If I had to be perfect at everything I did, I would never get anything done and I would be afraid to try new things. I would rather enjoy what I do than be stopped by being a perfectionist."
Each day is a gift from God...that's why it's called the present.
For books, including pattern booklets, etc., check out the title at www.booksprice.com That site usually will have the book listed for sale at 20 or more sellers. You can compare prices for new & used books at numerous vendors - including any S/H charges. You can then go directly to the individual seller to make the transaction. Speaking of "used" books, many times I have bought a "used" copy of the book I wanted (always at least in Good or Very Good condition) and I have never been disappointed. recently purchased a new copy of a brand new book on Scarves that has been very highly rated. I paid less than 1/3 of the publisher's price - including S/H. Try www.booksprice.com You will be impressed.
This will be for one of my nieces for Christmas. It's using my SABLE - Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. LOL
I'm trying to us up some of my stash, so I can replenish it with new stash in January.
Thanks for looking!
My daughter is THE protective parent, and her children have grown up around their "grammy" knitting. Ooops!
Another LOL...
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ~ Albert Einstein
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Kissnntell
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that is called TRIPLE A - DOUBLE D:
AGE ACQUIRED ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but to slide in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "WOW . . . What a ride!"
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero , 55 BC
Across the fields of yesterday, she sometimes come to me. The little girl home from play, the girl I used to be.
WHY:
"Teachers report that knitting has helped students increase their math and reading skills, as well as levels of concentration, control, follow-through, and sense of mastery. Students who knit are also reported to have improved hand/eye coordination, small motor skills, and communication skills Evidence of the benefits of knitting on academic skills, however, remains anecdotal."
Beautiful! I made a sampler that said, "Use it up, Wear it out. Make it do, Or do without." You've certainly done that with style! I'll try this on my next afghan.
I was once learning to spin from a friend. She does so many different things - including captaining her own fishing vessel. I asked her how she managed and how brave she was to try so many new things. Her answer has
always helped me and stayed with me, "If I had to be perfect at everything I did, I would never get anything done and I would be afraid to try new things. I would rather enjoy what I do than be stopped by being a perfectionist."
Each day is a gift from God...that's why it's called the present.
For books, including pattern booklets, etc., check out the title at www.booksprice.com That site usually will have the book listed for sale at 20 or more sellers. You can compare prices for new & used books at numerous vendors - including any S/H charges. You can then go directly to the individual seller to make the transaction. Speaking of "used" books, many times I have bought a "used" copy of the book I wanted (always at least in Good or Very Good condition) and I have never been disappointed. recently purchased a new copy of a brand new book on Scarves that has been very highly rated. I paid less than 1/3 of the publisher's price - including S/H. Try www.booksprice.com You will be impressed.
This will be for one of my nieces for Christmas. It's using my SABLE - Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. LOL
I'm trying to us up some of my stash, so I can replenish it with new stash in January.
Thanks for looking!
SO VERY WELL SAID!Bookwoman said:Sometimes I think we are so "aware" of what "might" hurt us or our children that we forget that for hundreds of years women sat with children and knitted or crocheted or sewed and TAUGHT that skill to their children! I do think that maybe I am not in tune with this generation of "helicopter parents" who think they need to protect their offspring from just about everything including a chance to learn something that is not only historic, but relevant to their lives and much more valuable than one more computer game!
I knit with my grandchildren around all the time and even have my granddaughter help me wind yarn (she loves it!) and she is only 4. Charlie, my 2 year old grandson plays with the leftovers and their Mom, who is one of the most protective people I know, thinks it's good for them to experience the idea of "making something" with Grandma.
Would I want them to be with someone who isn't paying attention if they started to get into a knitting bag with sharp needles? Absolutely not! Would I ask the person the put the bag up somewhere out of reach? Yes and then tell the children to look with their eyes, not their hands...so, maybe I am an old-fashioned "LOL"--in this case, Little Old Lady!!
My daughter is THE protective parent, and her children have grown up around their "grammy" knitting. Ooops!
Another LOL...
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ~ Albert Einstein
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Feb 2, 12 09:17:33
Kissnntell
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Joined: Jan 14, 12
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that is called TRIPLE A - DOUBLE D:
AGE ACQUIRED ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
**************
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but to slide in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "WOW . . . What a ride!"
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero , 55 BC
Across the fields of yesterday, she sometimes come to me. The little girl home from play, the girl I used to be.
WHY:
"Teachers report that knitting has helped students increase their math and reading skills, as well as levels of concentration, control, follow-through, and sense of mastery. Students who knit are also reported to have improved hand/eye coordination, small motor skills, and communication skills Evidence of the benefits of knitting on academic skills, however, remains anecdotal."