very new knitter

sbankston wrote

on Jul 8, 2008 3:16 PM

hello. i have knitted and finished 2 sweaters in my life; on ei threw out. the other i love. a cableknit. i have a third that is in the making. a beautiful eggplant and maroon. but i am tryingto finsih school and study and the world is getting me down. i just went on the knittingreview website KR; any ofyou been there. I was in there forum for a week or so, but i am new to the computer too. so i posted topics in wrong places and annoyed a few people enough to complian to admin and i got booted from their site ( with no warning or time out)! yikes. so i began to feel lik ethe world was made of groups like this all the way to medical school stuff.

then i got the courage to find another forum and try again. so here i am world. i am sane. no criminal record. but just curious ..do all forums operate this way?

my name is shelly and i have a few books and pamphlets that keep me going ( cant spend much money because i am trying to pay back loans). but i did buy denise needles and am new bag..vintage from namaste.

so i am serious about continuing my hobby. i am entering the workforce and trying to maintain hobbies tooo

are there lots of forums like these; KReview made me for some reason think there's was the only ( the best). so sulked for  afew hours only to find you ( ya'll as i am a southerner). that wears my skin on my sleeve i guess.

anyway please introduce me to your forum and let me know your admin rules. i didnt break any last time..

i am not sure i have much to offer as i am a beginner and also new to the computer; i went to africa in the peace corps when there was no email, cell phones etc. and here i am back in technical land ville!

ElizaH wrote

on Jul 9, 2008 12:17 PM

 Hi Shelly,

Good for you in being brave and participating in another knitting forum after getting booted from the first one! I think everyone here is friendly and helpful. There are rules posted and explained on the Forum, I think you'll find them if you nose around.

The only real rule that I've found is that you may not share patterns with others, since that's breaking copyright rules. That you have to "behave" - not say bad things about others etc, that's obvious!

Good luck on knitting as well as on your studies  and your budding working life. Sounds like you're an energetic type!

ElizaH

Katherine wrote

on Jul 10, 2008 3:36 PM

 Wow, you're a very new knitter and you've already finished 2 (and a half) sweaters?  Congratulations.  I've been knitting for years and have never attempted a sweater (except baby sweaters).  I'm always afraid that after all that work, I wouldn't like the way it looked on me.  I tend to stick with things that are quick to finish, like socks, scarves, and shawls (and baby stuff for gifts). 

There are all kinds of free knitting patterns and info on the web - just google "free knitting patterns" and you'll have more than you will ever be able to use.  I don't know about other forums, because I'm new to this forum thing too.  I've been unemployed for the past couple of months (start a new job next week), and when I'm working, I don't have time to chat on line during the day, and in the evenings, I don't want to waste any potential knitting time.

Good luck and have fun !