[Dish Cloth Diva]

I just watched a video on Miriam Tegels...the world fastest knitter....unreal! How many of you speed knit? I'm slower than a turtle....but eventually I will make it to the finish line....

 

[Redwilley]

Wow...that is really fast. And I thought Eunny Jang (?) was pretty fast.

You can google either her name or speed knitting and knitpicks.com has a video and instructions on how to improve your speed.

 

[laurelarts]

Not me, I like to enjoy my knitting, not in a hurry. I love the feel of the yarn and the needles, so no fast knitting here.

 

[MzBarnz]

I think EFerg must be a speed knitter as fast as she whips out those bears!! LOL (I am totally green with envy, EFerg...)

 

[ptober]

Not me, I like to enjoy my knitting, not in a hurry. I love the feel of the yarn and the needles, so no fast knitting here.

I agree - it not the end of the journey but the journey itself that should be enjoyed.

 

[DonnieK]

Are you kidding????? There is no way you call me speedy! It takes me two weeks to produce a bear and EFerg has made 5 or 8 or 10 while I am making my one! Talk about moving like a turtle? Try slug when you think of me knitting!

 

[Dish Cloth Diva]

Hahaha...you all are sssoooo funny...and I am sure fast knitters...

 

[MzBarnz]

HA! Not me... I WISH I was faster, though.

Hahaha...you all are sssoooo funny...and I am sure fast knitters...

 

[jgarrett28]

I'm just happy if I can knit and watch tv at the same time. doesn't matter how fast.I take it to the Dr office and people still watch.

 

[tatesgirl]

I have no idea how she did it - and Mama didn't, either - but a great sunt who lived nearby was reputed to knit a complete pair of "stockings" (for her grown sons) in an evening. They called them stockings because they covered the leg all the way to the knees and that's a lot of knitting when you're making for men who wear size 11 and 12 shoes.

 

[Sheralynn]

I'm like a snail on sedatives but I enjoy the knitting and get there in the end. If it's a missed deadline, it gets wrapped on the needles and the recipient assured that it will be finished soon, I got that idea from one of the yarn harlot books.

 

[pkb935]

I take my time to knit, but I must admit, when I start getting to the end of the project, I would like to be able to speed knit so I can start another project!

 

[past]

I enjoy knitting too much to want to knit fast. I like seeing the project develop, however, I also love the feel of the yarn through my fingers. Last week I was watching a show on HGTV. Was at a friend's house so have no idea what the program was because I don't get HGTV at home. Anyway, on this show they were helping people to redecorate their living spaces. There was a 30 something woman who was living in a small apartment and trying to make her living room to double as an office. They came in and talked to her about what she was trying to achieve and what she wanted as the focal point of the room. She had an afghan her grandmother had made her as a child. That would be the focal point. Now to the point of my story, there is a designer who crochets everything. This is where I walked in on the show so I didn't get the name of the designer, however when they entered her apartment everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) was covered in crochet. She was being asked to design a cover for a chair that the afghan would lay on. This was one of those over-sized chairs. They asked her how long it would take and she said 2-3 days. The guy who was interviewing her asked how she could crochet so fast and she asked him if he wanted to learn. She then handed her the work and let him work several stitches. While he was still holding the work he made the comment to his camera man that he could take over the interview because he was going to take up crocheting. Loved it.

 

[ulrika]

Interesting. I noticed too that she knit continental style. That's how I knit and I do find it faster.

 

[mmMardi]

Are you kidding????? There is no way you call me speedy! It takes me two weeks to produce a bear and EFerg has made 5 or 8 or 10 while I am making my one! Talk about moving like a turtle? Try slug when you think of me knitting!

Personally, I identify with the sloths. You can barely see me move!

 

[Teacher's Mom]

Just remember - the turtle won the race!! I'm like the turtle, too!!!!!

 

[simplytracy63]

I am just starting so you know I am a turtle. But it is fun so being slow is ok right now.

 

[bobctwn65]

I am a sloth...I will be glad to get to be a snail ..then a turtle...my first project in knitting was a scarf in garter stitch and it took me two weeks...sweater set took me 4 days...knit about 3-4 hours a day..some days less ..but just love it ...

 

[dingo]

What's slower than a sloth or a snail? Whatever it is, it is me. I just love to knit. I am not in a race. But I do finish my projects, eventually.

 

[SavvyCrafter]

I agree with laurelarts and ptober - it's all about the journey .