I am not a very apt knitter, in fact I am a bit of a knitwit. Any attempts I have made at knitting generally ended up being shapeless blobs of unwearble wool-mix. I find the whole thing too reptitive perhaps; being of very short amounts of patience, and prone to bouts of throwing things about in frustration - the whole thing could amount to a dangerous sport when you consider there are large needles involved.
Having now firmly established that I will more than likely be the 'notlimitedtoknitting' part of this venture, I feel it would be pertinent to add my own crafty endeavours at this juncture. I am a total christmas nut. Not in the 'wear snowman jumpers' way, but in the scando way. Charlotte will no doubt join me in regaling the infantissimal joy that is Jul (Christmas in all the scandinavian languages); but this particular endeauvour can take up an entire post (if not blog) by itself, so more of that another time. I, like Charlotte, love to paint (I am an oils girl, but also partake in H2O) - let me tell you oils are NOT ideal for doing anywhere but your home/studio; I also cross-stitch (for the stress relief) and like to come up with new and creative ways to do simple things, for a lot less money! But my biggest love, and most effort, is expended on making Christmas decorations with not a scrap of tinsel in sight!
I think it would be a good idea to mention that we are not the decorate "frames with shells" kind of craft fans. And I do not believe that any of us have ever gone hunting for driftwood to make a seaside themed dining room table (though Kat's obseesion with all things nautical might just tempt her). For hundreds upon thousands of years people have handmade everything, often with beauty and immense skill, I think we are aiming for that level of quality, even if we don't always succeed - which brings me back to why i dont knit - in public or otherwise!!
Having now firmly established that I will more than likely be the 'notlimitedtoknitting' part of this venture, I feel it would be pertinent to add my own crafty endeavours at this juncture. I am a total christmas nut. Not in the 'wear snowman jumpers' way, but in the scando way. Charlotte will no doubt join me in regaling the infantissimal joy that is Jul (Christmas in all the scandinavian languages); but this particular endeauvour can take up an entire post (if not blog) by itself, so more of that another time. I, like Charlotte, love to paint (I am an oils girl, but also partake in H2O) - let me tell you oils are NOT ideal for doing anywhere but your home/studio; I also cross-stitch (for the stress relief) and like to come up with new and creative ways to do simple things, for a lot less money! But my biggest love, and most effort, is expended on making Christmas decorations with not a scrap of tinsel in sight!
I think it would be a good idea to mention that we are not the decorate "frames with shells" kind of craft fans. And I do not believe that any of us have ever gone hunting for driftwood to make a seaside themed dining room table (though Kat's obseesion with all things nautical might just tempt her). For hundreds upon thousands of years people have handmade everything, often with beauty and immense skill, I think we are aiming for that level of quality, even if we don't always succeed - which brings me back to why i dont knit - in public or otherwise!!
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