Colinette order

[puddingcat]

I'm caving in & joining the knitting craze.

Would anyone would like to join in with a Colinette order? Let me know here (comments are screened, in case it's for a present).

ETA: Paypal works, as does cash if I'm likely to see you. Cheques get forgotten about. I'll order on Friday 9th - a week tomorrow.

Comments

[purpleheather.livejournal.com]

*nods* I was eyeing those up - they look gorgeous.

It might be worth trying to get a fairly standard, non fluffy or slubby yarn for your first go though - it makes learning so much easier, and you can quickly move on to the more exciting stuff!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I tried a bit with one of nannyo'a gimps (thanks to pink_weasel for giving it a name!) and it was slow, but fun. Anyway, I like a challenge!

[pink-weasel.livejournal.com]

miss_newham has recently learned to knit on some lumpy skinny horrible yarn with no stretch to it and after learning on that, she can knit anything.

Learning to knit with something you like is the best thing ever.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I'd have thought stretch would confuse matters? Tension was one of my biggest problems at the best of times.

Yes. I need things I want, in yarn I like. I need to push toe 1970s/80s Woman's Own patterns out of my head & have fun :)

oops

[pink-weasel.livejournal.com]

http://youknitwhat.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_youknitwhat_archive.html

Re: oops

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

See, that's the worry! Some of those are similar to Colnette's patterns (the big cardies with fuzzy edges) and *how* do you know in advance whether it'll look great or awful?

[dragonmamma.livejournal.com]

What is this Colinette? Is it an on-line company? I already know how to knit and am planning Knitting week at school next term so all wool would be interesting. Think the craze started when they developed some new styles of patterns and crazy new yarns that were much more trendy than the twinsets we all used to knit when I was a young thing. If you need help with patterns or "tricky stitches" give me a yell.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

www.colinette.com

It's gorgeous stuff and would inspire even the least artistic of people.

I may well ask for translations of patterns. They read like sifc pdio ec hzag gr to me.