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By: Military Knitting Part 1 | feelgoodknitting

Military Knitting Part 1 | feelgoodknitting — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:09:19 +0000

[...] for care package ideas during Hubby’s last deployment I stumbled across quite a few stories of servicemen learning to knit to pass the time while deployed, or occasionally as a form of [...]

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By: Mjzorn

Mjzorn — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:14:00 +0000

We have a knitting club at my school for 5th and 6th graders. I always have several little boys and remind them that some of the most famous knitters historically were SAILORS.

By: jhysy

jhysy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:20:04 +0000

i want to teach my friends to knit but all we have is just one pair of needles because we dont have insufficient tools..

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:05:09 +0000

I taught my cousin to knit and she’s 10 !!!!! she learn really fast she likes knitting she makes small stuff like head bands and braclets.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:01:44 +0000

My Brother taught me to knit when I was 11 or 12 and ever sence I’ve been knitting like crazy I’m 15 now love knitting just finished a baby blanket for my aunt that took me 5 months to make so glad I’m finally done with that.I love knitting and crocheting.

By: Ilehlia

Ilehlia — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:04:25 +0000

I just taught a group of ladies to knit in a 10-week evening course at our church. We have kept going as a knitting club, meeting once a week at a different park and setting up our lawnchairs for the afternoon. Recently I found out about a group of volunteers from another church who will be going to Uganda next August, 2011. They presented a slide show about how people can get involved to support them. When I mentioned our knitting group to them, they asked if we could make baby blankets for the orphanage they will be going to. So this group of new knitters has taken on the challenge of knitting 100 baby blankets by next summer! Needless to say, I’m very thrilled and proud of them!

By: Dayna Whitehead

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:13:56 +0000

I taught myself to knit from several books and by watching Knitty Gritty on the DIY channel. I was working third shift at a local answering service when a couple of girls wanted to learn to knit or crochet, which I have been doing since I was about three years old. I taught them and it turned into a major session as several others knew other techniques and taught me. It was a great deal of fun. I also taught another friend of mine to knit who has went on to have the prettiest stitches I’ve ever seen!

Dayna

By: Louise

Louise — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:46:03 +0000

I love knitting, and I love our Soldiers. The combination of the two makes me very happy!!! Hooorah for the Soldiers taking a knitting break! We love you and God-speed.

By: Diane Wiman

Diane Wiman — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:52:54 +0000

When my dad was traction in a Veteran’s hospital, having been wounded while in the Navy in Korea, a nurse taught him to knit to pass the time.
With donated yarn, he knitted a nice shawl for his young wife (my mom).
Somewhere we have a picture of him flat on his back, leg extended by cables and weights, with knitting needles held high.
Even years later, whenever he tried to knit, he had to lie down on the couch and hold his work up in front of his face to keep going on it.
I hadn’t thought about that in quite awhile