http://community.stretcher.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=spinning&orTags=0Search results matching tag 'spinning'en-USCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://community.stretcher.com/forums/p/798/12828.aspx#12828Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:16:17 GMTfda86a45-d6cb-4af5-9188-2e89367e0f5e:12828joan of ark<p>&nbsp;I don&#39;t do a lot of crocheting and even less knitting. But I can if I need to.&nbsp; I just got a big stash of yarn from an old repo-ed house that friends of our bought and they let us take anything we wanted since they&#39;d already had a garage sale.&nbsp; I got some beautiful variated expensive looking yarn-about 3 skeins, and lots of odds and ends.&nbsp; I donated the odds and ends to a friend who makes hats for the homeless or for whoever is in need.&nbsp; I kept the nice kind but if I don&#39;t figure out something simple and good to do with it for Christmas- maybe a scarf- she&#39;ll get that too.&nbsp; I do crochet pot holders and I&quot;m trying to teach my 8 yr old daughter how to crochet for when she&#39;s &quot;bored&quot;.&nbsp; Her older sister made a great scarf last Christmas.&nbsp; I like that fisherman&#39;s knit look but crocheting is so much faster. About 20 years ago I saw a kit to make a fisherman&#39;s knit afgan but it was crocheted.&nbsp; I bought the yarn and started to teach myself the fancy stitches but lost patience. If anyone knows where I can get a good fisherman&#39;s &quot;knit&quot; crocheted pattern I&#39;d love to finish my life long dream.&nbsp; I can still make beautiful baby blankets and little &quot;things&quot; -crafts.&nbsp; I was hoping to learn to spin back when we had llamas and cashmere goats.&nbsp; Then I could&#39;ve been even more self sufficient.&nbsp; It&#39;s a great hobby and I look forward to making a few more things as almost all my kids are in school.</p><p>blessings,</p><p>joan of ark&nbsp;</p>