How about the Witty Knitters of TWW?

Here’s a free pattern to start:

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/kp3.html
Five-Hour Baby Sweater

My sister just adopted a baby girl, so I’m in full scale baby knitting mode. Baby things are so fast and fun to knit up.

Haha! This is great! I guess to be fair and balanced to knitters and crocheters, you could use the phrase “to spin a yarn.” I know that Spin a Yarn is the name of some restaurants and yarn stores….don’t know if there’s a trademark issue or anything like that. Thanks for the fiber shout-out!

Posting over here might make me think I need to pull out my needles and actually knit again. Oh boy, I’m feeling the guilt of those UFOs.

Jenny – you are so sweet to think of me!

For all of you knitwits, what is a good way to get started learning to knit? Should I take a class or is it something y’all learned on your own?

Beakerj – I hear ya. I have a couple of projects I need to finish up, too. One is a wool vest that I knitted I think about 3 years ago. It turn out too big, so I unraveled the entire thing and knitted it again. It has been sitting on the shelf for 2 years now, unassembled, because I have to block it first and I keep putting it off. Somebody give me a kick in the butt, please!

No More Perfect – I’m self-taught, but I tend to learn better that way. I learned from books back in the day, but now you can find tons of videos online to help you.

“Those Darn Guyz” lol!

No More Perfect: I recommend this site: http://www.knittinghelp.com Great video tutorials. I was taught by a close friend when we lived in Maine. She taught me the English method – it’s the method where you “throw” the yarn around the needle. However, I had remembered a trip to Europe when I was teenager in which the lady next to me was knitting a different way and it seemed to knit faster than the way I was taught, so I went to the library to figure out what that method was and switched to the Continental style. The site mentioned above covers both Continental and English and a combined method. The reason I really like Continental is because it uses less physical wrist movement. I’m accompanist for the local high school choir and I don’t want to do anything that might lead to carpal tunnel.

I also recommend joining Ravelry. It’s a great site. There is so much support, I have actually taken a picture of a project when I’ve been stuck, typed out the instruction line I’ve had difficulty with and people have been able to walk me through the process of getting un-stuck. It’s quite amazing. You are able to look up a pattern, scroll through others’ completed projects of that pattern, see what yarn they used, read their helpful notes, etc.

Thanks for the morning laugh, Brad. You’re so witty. So I guess the way Brad interprets it is that he gets to post here because he’s the wit part of Knit Wit. Keep posting, BRAAAAAAAAAD!!! 🙂 I’m thinking Brad may break out into a rap at any moment now.

[Since you sorta invited a rap, Julie Anne, here it is, as my last comment here so as not to hijack the thread with more telling yarns.]

Those neat knit witters, with wit they knit.
They’re not nit pickers or quitters in fits.
But knitting with witting, they make things fit.
To whit, they fit, as knit witter wits!

thanks for the crochet purse pattern. I only crochet. (too clumsy to knit!!ha ha )

No More Perfect: You’re doing NaNo? Me too! What’s your handle at the NaNo site?

I got bit by the knitting bug. I finally moved to an area that has four seasons, and all the chilliness has me digging through my yarn stash. I’m still a beginner, but I shall be practicing!

Nickname – You’re not the only one. I was new to knitting and managed to knit a baby sweater. When I took it to the yarn shop to find buttons, the sales person asked what stitch it was. I told her it was stockinette and she said that it was not stockinette – lol. I showed her how I knit and somehow I was twisting something wrong while knitting. Oh well – at least I was consistent throughout the whole sweater. Now I know how to knit stockinette 🙂

Sweet! This is great! I used to have a neighbor that knit like a fiend, and I could always rely on her for guidance & inspiration. You all are my new neighbors!

In keeping with the spirit of the blog, I could see a name for the group that carries a message; something that helps inspire our conversation with a sense of purpose. Or maybe a motto. Something like:

The Fleece Redeemers: “Taking back the stolen fleece and creating something beautiful.”

Guardians of the Fleece: “Taking back the fleece we see stolen from the sheep.”

Jenny – Oh yes, I’ve seen those other styles. I was primarily referring to the 3 styles on the knitting site I referenced. Have you seen all the different ways people knit and purl? There are so many different styles. On one Ravelry thread, people posted YouTube videos of themselves knitting just so others could watch. Crazy!

I can’t knit when my daughter plays volleyball (because i love the sport too much), but basketball season is soon approaching. I will definitely be knitting there! 🙂

I’m knitting up this baby beret for my niece today:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cherie-beret

Pray for me – I’m trying the magic loop method for the first time. 😉

How is everyone doing on their Christmas knitting? I solemnly declared this year that I would do NO Christmas knitting! It was just too stressful the last couple of years. There’s still plenty of gift knitting going on, just no Christmas gift knitting.

For those of you knitting Christmas gifts, you are in my thoughts. Think like Dori….Just keep knitting, just keep knitting, just keep knitting, knitting, knitting.

Hi Kathi! How funny we we’re posting at the same time after all these weeks! 😀 Have a blessed knitfree advent season and a lovely Christmas.

Yes, I knit for Christmas. Therefore, I am running on little sleep and lots of coffee, and there are dustbunnies the size of chihuahuas under my kitchen cabinets. Must remember to teach the seven-year-old to run the vacuum …

Ugh, what did I come into this thread for?! I’m almost completely left-brained, reading about knitting is making me ill. Lets start a thread about the complexities of microeconomics. Who’s with me?

Pam — I admire sewasauruses! My MIL could see a blouse or dress in a catalog and make her own exact copy. She was an amazing quilter, too. Do you sew mostly clothing, or do you like quilting and other more artsy things? I hear you about craft supply accumulation. Now that I’m needle felting and spinning as well I expect more rubbermaid containers will take up residence in my closet.

VV — You’d be amazed how many scientists and mathematicians also knit and crochet. Some knitterly Lit. majors understand microeconomics, too (thanks to their CPA, MBA spouses). 😉

Kathi — I’ll try to get a picture of the jacket up when I get it done. Loved the story of St. Rafqa. Her feast day is my sister’s birthday! 🙂

Jenny-that’s great stuff! I’m going to crochet myself a hyperbolic plane. Anybody can knit a sweater. Seriously, I was born without the nurture instinct, the ladies at my former church didn’t know what to do with me, like I stepped out of the mouth of hell. That’s why I like music-it’s mathematical perfection but in practice it looks like creativity.

Ok … this is what happens when I spend too much time on the internet and not enough time knitting gifts. I find stuff like this:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/octopush

Going now. Really. Happy Christmas, everyone!

Jenny – I sew clothing, not quilts (some day I might do a quilt to get rid of my scraps). Most things I wear are things I’ve made – other than t-shirts and jeans, and I refuse to sew denim. I got into sewing kind of for what you describe about your MiL. I saw a skirt I really liked but it was far too expensive, so I decided to make it myself. I’ve been sewing ever since.

Hello again, fiber friends! Christmas is over. Are you still working on Christmas gifts or have you moved on to selfish crafting?

I’m making things for others, but selfish knitting is next in line for me! After I make one more hat for my daughter, I’m making a pair of socks for me and I’ve ordered a sweater kit from Knit Picks. I can’t wait to do that!

Happy stitching to all!

“OK-I want to call you KnitWits in the kindest of ways. Come up with a name for yourselves and I will change the title.”

I’m an avid knitter and “Knitwits” is fine by me, but as an alternative, how ’bout “Purls of Knitdom”. Silly, I know.

Just stopping by to ask what everyone is working on. I’m crocheting a granny flower blanket for my niece for her first birthday. I’m also knitting a pair of “prayer socks” for a friend who’s going through a rough time. Knitting her socks because she doesn’t like using shawls.

Hi Jenny! Yes, believe it or not, I have started Christmas knitting. Last year I didn’t do any knitting for Christmas, so I wanted to do some this year. I know that if I save it for the fall, I’ll go crazy trying to get everything done.

How about you?

Jenny – Sorry it’s been so long in between. I often forget to check here!

I’ve never submitted to a fair. That kind of intimidates me! I’ve seen some show knitting, and it’s amazing. I’ll stick with socks, hats, mittens, etc.

I’m slowly working on Christmas knitting. I just had to place a big order for yarn. Right now, I’m a little worried about getting it all done. I may have some I.O.U.’s to write out!

Wow – it’s been over a year since any of us knitting knerds wrote anything here. Just stopping by to say hello and wish everyone a lovely Thanksgiving. May your gift knitting go smoothly and quickly. Peace of the Lord be with you!

Wow! It has been a year! I am only knitting one Christmas gift this year and it’s a hat. That should go quick. But, I have three other projects going right now.

Anyone interested in making ugly Christmas sweaters?

http://blog.knitpicks.com/wpblog/

@ Kathi:
I’ve made a few hats, headbands and socks to give to our chilly relatives in Portland, but I spent most of my free time this year crocheting a queen-size granny stripe blanket a la Lucy of Attic24. I thought it would use up all my acrylic stash, but I probably have enough left for another twin-size version.

Do you have any new year knitting goals yet?

Ugly sweaters are very popular here in L.A. We even have a local shop that custom makes ugly sweaters: http://www.shopuglysweaters.com/