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knitpicker
Warming Up
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 Posted - 03/27/2006 : 10:14:13 AM
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gwtreece
Permanent Resident
USA
7254 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 10:15:22 AM
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Can't say that I have tried knitting this way.
Wanda
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lizknits
Chatty Knitter
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fleurdog
Chatty Knitter
106 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 10:20:28 AM
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I just spent the whole weekend in exactly that position! I don't usually get to do that, but I was recovering from a nasty cold and had a DVR full of TV to catch up on. Talk about heaven...except for the being sick part, of course.
"Waddaya expect me to do, sit home and knit?"
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fmarrs
Guardian angel
USA
9776 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 11:20:52 AM
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That's my usual position.......LOL. I do find that it helps to prop my elbows up on pillows but then I am unable to hold my arms up for any length of time. On the pillows, my hands are close enough together to knit without holding up my arms.
fran
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probablyjane
Permanent Resident
United Kingdom
1227 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 12:34:26 PM
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I'm another horizontal knitter - both on the sofa when I get the chance and just a few rows in bed before I go to sleep....
Jane
'I am the milkman of human kindness - I will leave an extra pint' Billy Bragg
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/janelithgow/album |
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westcoastchica
Seriously Hooked
Canada
788 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 12:37:19 PM
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I just discovered this position this weekend...I'd been reading a novel while laying on the couch and decided to pick up the toddler hoodie I've been working on... and it worked out pretty well!
Maria
http://sapphyreknits.blogspot.com/ |
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Valk_scot
Permanent Resident
United Kingdom
1281 Posts |
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KellyKnits
Permanent Resident
USA
1608 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 1:06:36 PM
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I should send this link to my mom - she thinks I am a big weirdo when I do this!
Glad I'm not the only one!
Kelly
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pixiepurls
Gabber Extraordinaire
373 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 1:35:05 PM
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I got in a very bad habbit of knitting while in bed, laying down with my back slightly propped on a pillow. Luckily I stopped knitting this way, bad to be in bed all afternoon!
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lizknit
Permanent Resident
USA
1179 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 1:48:03 PM
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Originally posted by pixiepurls
. . .bad to be in bed all afternoon!
Not when you're knitting, it's not. 
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2trees
Seriously Hooked
749 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 3:06:56 PM
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I like knitting outside in the hammock. :D
If I were kind to myself, I wouldn't have to wait for kindness from others |
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sachis2112
Warming Up
54 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 5:49:34 PM
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Hmmm... I would like to try it but the critters think it's an invitation to come lay on mommy's chest. *Hrumph*
-Sachi
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knitz2
Permanent Resident
USA
1800 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 7:07:51 PM
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| I haven't tried it lying completely down, but like to stretch out on the couch or bed with my shoulders propped up a bit ... I guess "reclining" is the best way to describe it. especially when I'm using more than one ball of yarn since multiple balls of yarn will stay on my chest or the bed while I'm knitting instead of exploring under the couch or loveseat the way they do when I'm sitting up. |
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KBerry
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
486 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 7:26:05 PM
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Originally posted by probablyjane
I'm another horizontal knitter - both on the sofa when I get the chance and just a few rows in bed before I go to sleep....
That's me, especially the "few rows before bed"
Kristin
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jamesedwinsneed
Chatty Knitter
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 9:04:58 PM
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nope.
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crzyboutyarn
Seriously Hooked
USA
792 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 11:22:56 PM
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Hmmm....sounds like fun, I am going to try that tonight 
~Courtney [IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/love2croceht/imake-things.gif[/IMG]
A Full Stash is a Happy Stash!!
http://crzyboutcrochet.blogspot.com/
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ozknitter
Permanent Resident
Australia
3248 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2006 : 12:28:33 AM
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Hi Kathy,
I have tried it, but its better than a sleeping pill for me, I just nod over and wake up in the morning with half the stitches off the needles and the wool wound around the bed and whatever else the cat has managed to do.
Although I do sit up in bed, watching TV and Knit and this works super well.
Knit in peace and harmony.
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lella
Permanent Resident
9697 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2006 : 01:02:31 AM
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I knit in bed, but sitting mostly up. It's very comfy and very warm and cozy, especially when my little dog curls up on my thighs.
lella[img]http://smilies.sofrayt.com/^/9971/omelet.gif[/img]
http://zippiknits.blogspot.com |
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eclair
Chatty Knitter
New Zealand
320 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2006 : 03:53:01 AM
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I wish I could. Whenever I try, my arms fall asleep.
Whenever I try, *I* fall asleep!
Knitting is just Soooooo soothing. |
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achrisvet
Permanent Resident
USA
5986 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2006 : 12:26:03 PM
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I did it a couple weeks ago when my back was killing me and I was lying on a heating pad. My arms got real tired. If it happens again I'll try Fran's trick with the pillows.
Anita
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