Comments on: Git me some Learnin’

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:52:27 +0000

Mmmm, I’m one of those people who learns from books. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever taken a formal knitting class. I learned cabling, kitchner stitch, short rows, etc. from books and/or websites.

BUT, I did once take a Fair Isle lesson from Lucy at Mind’s Eye Yarns in Cambridge. It was a one-on-one lesson, which she runs during regular store hours. I highly recommend her if you know that there are particular skills that you want to learn.

Before running a LYS, she was a middle school teacher. Her patience is endless

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:51:07 +0000

I’m with you in that I’m going through a phase where I’m more interested in understanding what’s going on when I knit than just following the steps of a pattern. It’s like “give a man a fish and you feed him for a meal, teach him how to fish and you feed him for a life time.” Surely sombody can turn this around to make it applicable to knitting.

In any event I found this wonderful site you might want to check out. It’s full of teaching.

http://explaiknit.typepad.com/

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:25:27 +0000

So, knitting and pearling is the crossover with beading? How cool.

What about Lucy Neatby’s videos? Cassie and Harlot sing their praises.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:51:26 +0000

Drat! I could have really benefitted from that particular show on cables-I’ve seen the video tutorial and it’s not working for me…
Unlike many, I’ve been unable to overlook the Knitty Gritty silliness to get to the good stuff-I see the error of my ways now.

By: KnittingPainterWoman

KnittingPainterWoman — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:44:45 +0000

I am mostly excited that the knitting TV show is going to be on HGTV. Whoo hoo. (We didn’t get DIY, either).
Perhaps if you DO learn to PEARL, you’ll learn to spin straw into gold, too. Let me know….

By: Marlene

Marlene — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:27:57 +0000

Knitty Gritty on HGTV? I gotta check that out! Thanks for the heads up.

I learn better from books than I do from classes (too much distraction in a class) so a good reference library is far more practical for me than shelling out the money for class fees. Give me a book or a class instruction manual and I’m good to go.

By: Miss Scarlett

Miss Scarlett — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:45:12 +0000

Wow! Pearling sounds like it could be an enriching pursuit. Where is this community center? lol
And Knitty Gritty is on HGTV?! That is great we get that channel here too. Thanks for the tip.

By: Karma

Karma — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:08:08 +0000

I just blogged about Knitty Gritty yesterday. I feel the same way you do. FF past the goofy stuff and feast my eyes on techniques. Good stuff. Good luck with that pearl thing. I hear it’s really hard.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:08:27 +0000

I’ve been TiVo-ing Knitty Gritty since it’s been on HGTV. Although I’ve been knitting for years, I’ve picked up a few skills while watching the show. I am such a visual learner – I love watching each person’s knitting technique. They get that camera in close!
I say just learn from friends who are willing to sit down with you. Pick a pattern and have someone help you through the new technique.

By: Ava

Ava — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:14:13 +0000

Ironically, our LYS is called “Mountain Knits and Pearls” – I thought it was mistake, but it turns out the owner knits and makes beaded jewelry. I have taken a class there on the magic loop method and found that I probably could have taught it to myself. However, I am taking another class about fair isle because it scares the shit out of me. Knowing this, I will most likely walk away from it going, “That’s it?!”