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susanner
Gabber Extraordinaire
400 Posts |
 Posted - 06/02/2004 : 5:28:14 PM
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It's such a dilimma: Do I hang out in KR rooms? Or do I knit? Acchh. It's so hard to decide!
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Ditzy Girl
Permanent Resident
USA
4718 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2004 : 5:53:59 PM
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I think some people do both, I am not one of them though. I am a either or person.I have noticed since I retired I am visiting KR more than I used to, but I am also knitting more.
Zola, Seattle, Wash.
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sallyjo
Permanent Resident
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2004 : 7:06:20 PM
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See, that's why you get a stupid dial-up connection. Then you have all that time waiting....
But seriously - no, it's not too much time.
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dragonmom
Seriously Hooked
USA
956 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2004 : 9:05:14 PM
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i do both, when i have my knitting at hand. unfortunately, by the time i get aorund to here, it's packed in my backpack for the next day, or else i'll run out without it(gasp!) i have a wonderful scroll option, so when it's a particularly wordy post or set of posts, i just let it roll by while i read and knit. soooo convenient.
Minnie
the world is knitted from one beautifully variegated skein. |
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Tam
Permanent Resident
Australia
2810 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2004 : 10:13:53 PM
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I knit while I'm here; I just make sure one of my WIPs is portable like socks or a hat.
Happy Knitting,
Tam in Melbourne
http://photos.yahoo.com/lillysmum2002
2004 Stats: 12 FOs, 3 WIPs
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kimkrafty
Permanent Resident
USA
2145 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2004 : 06:57:16 AM
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I do one or the other but I do spend a lot of time at KR!
Kimberly, kniting in VA
FO for 2004: 2/3 blanket and 2/3 sweater :) |
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LidaLou
New Pal
13 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2004 : 07:29:01 AM
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| I wish I could knit while I read the forum--but I'm covertly reading the forum at work. I can only imagine the look on my boss' face should she walk by and find me knitting (of course I have a wip in my bag for lunch time). Internet use is at least somewhat condoned. |
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jjones0194@aol.com
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Posted - 06/03/2004 : 11:54:44 AM
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| Well it would be much easier to spend less time here if everyone wasn't so nice!! Lucky for me, I get to check on the posts during my workday so it doesn't cut into my knitting time. It would stink to have to choose one or the other!! |
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Chappysmom
Gabber Extraordinaire
519 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2004 : 12:00:42 PM
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| I spend more time visiting this forum (as well as a dog-training list and (lately) a curly-hair care group, oh yeah, and a book group, too... hmmm . . . there's a trend here!) than I should, too. But it's so hard to resist! And I have trouble knitting while waiting for webpages to load--you need that mouse hand just a little too often--but I often read when the internet is moving slowly (even with a cable modem). |
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marfa
Permanent Resident
USA
1879 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2004 : 3:26:49 PM
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How do.
It would be grand if I could read & knit at the same time - alas, that is not a happenin' thing in my life at the moment (or for the next few moments for that matter^..^). Sometimes I will have some small paperwork here to work on as I wait for the dial up.
Over the last few months I have cut down on my computer time over-all - personal emails, surfing, the Forum. One of the reasons was my knitting - I want more time for it & am looking for all the bits of time I can find.
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Rita2372
New Pal
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2004 : 6:56:13 PM
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Originally posted by Chappysmom
I spend more time visiting this forum (as well as a dog-training list and (lately) a curly-hair care group, oh yeah, and a book group, too... hmmm . . . there's a trend here!) than I should, too. But it's so hard to resist! And I have trouble knitting while waiting for webpages to load--you need that mouse hand just a little too often--but I often read when the internet is moving slowly (even with a cable modem).
I was wondering how people knitted while doing forums on the internets! Not certain I can do that! Also, I can't train my dogs (4 little Yorkies and a rat terrier) to be housebroke, as well as they should be. Could you please tell me about your dog training list as I need help! you may reply off the list if you wish as this may not pertain to knitting ritastory44@yahoo.com However, it's surprising just how many interests and activities we knitters do have!
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yarnlover
Permanent Resident
1730 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2004 : 7:48:56 PM
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(4 little Yorkies and a rat terrier)
At one time I had 3 yorkies - only 1 is still with me now. She's near 14 years, but still going strong. You made me chuckle because I had a friend who used to call my dogs (affectionately) "the rats." I don't know what a rat terrier looks like, but cute, huh?
I heard yorkies can be hard to housebreak, and mine were a bit stubborn. I used the crate method and lots of patience and tons of praise and a treat when they did it right. Positive reinforcement seems to work well. Good luck. |
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smitten knitter
New Pal
New Zealand
10 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 02:51:28 AM
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| I'm doing too much knitting while I should be finishing my PhD thesis. I've just bought voice recognition software - for my thesis of course - and my ultimate aim is to be able to knit and write (with my software doing all the hard work) at the same time! |
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Chappysmom
Gabber Extraordinaire
519 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 06:59:22 AM
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Originally posted by Rita2372
Could you please tell me about your dog training list as I need help! However, it's surprising just how many interests and activities we knitters do have!
Rita,
I sent you a PM, but I'm a die-hard fan of positive-reinforcement, clicker training. My favorite list is called Clicker Solutions. www.clickersolutions.com
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pqpatch
Seriously Hooked
USA
616 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 08:09:08 AM
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| I pop in a couple times per day. I have my favorite topics I like to check out. Some I look at only on occasion. |
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Sabrina
Chatty Knitter
USA
341 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2004 : 11:24:01 PM
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Boy - first I was going to say I'd read the boards and knit at the same time, except to read the boards I need glasses and to knit I don't....so I can't do both at the same time.
My yorkie is a genius - except when it comes to house training. |
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achrisvet
Permanent Resident
USA
5986 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 07:12:53 AM
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I knit and read the boards simultaneously all the time. If it's mindless, I can even read a book and knit. I have a bookholder I bought at KnitPicks for this very purpose. Of course, I do both tasks slower than if I was doing one alone, but that's OK.
Anita
See my completed projects!
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AJ Wisch
Chatty Knitter
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 1:09:28 PM
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Sabrina, You just have to get old enough to get bifocals. I read from the top of them, then down to my knitting through the bifocal. Works for me!
AJ
"Live your life as a cat does; enjoy each moment, then enjoy the next moment, and so on, and so on." |
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Heather
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
456 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 4:27:10 PM
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This is the first time I've even visited the forum in months and months...I feel so out of touch, but in the newsletter it mentioned reading whilst knitting, and I HAD to check it out. That is my one grief, that I can't simultaneously do both. How is this done?? And by the way, what's been going on these days?
--Heather
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. --Goethe |
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Heather
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
456 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2004 : 4:28:33 PM
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Oh, by the way, in the dog department I had to say goodbye to my 2 labs, and now have the cutest schipperke!
--Heather
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. --Goethe |
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VW_Chick1979
New Pal
USA
10 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2004 : 12:12:47 AM
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Depending on how tired I am I do frequently knit while reading a book or on the computer. I keep checking out Garfield books or Fox Trot collections cuz those are easy and mindless reading. Of course while reading a class lecture...well that I concentrate on. I also knit at the movie theatre (my boyfriend keeps saying "you're gonna get in trouble" and gets poked with a needle).
Mary Jo
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