did your nan ever do alot of knitting?

Yes! My Nan used to knit everything for us. That was the fashion when I was growing up. Nans jumpers and scarfs. I loved them though. My Nan taught me to knit at an early age. I used to knit until around ten years ago but I never get much time these days.

I used to knit my daughter kittle cardigans when they where just born, to keep them warm. I started crocheting a blanket 12 years ago and it is still in a plastic bag somewhere not finished.

I remember my Mum had a kniting machine. She was always on it making sweaters with your favourite characters and names on them. I used to think they where great fun. I think the way the weather is heading we are going to need to get out the kniting needles as we need more jumpers as I am freezing.

I think it is probably cheaper today just to buy knitted items as the price of balls of wool these days is crazy. I do hope it comes back again as I loved kniting years ago.

My nan did not knit but she sewed and also embrodeied, she also made quilts.....Yes i know some people still do knit,it is popular..I was with a friend that sews alot and i went to a place (a cloth store) and i saw lots of people buying knitting supplies,so it is still going on....

Wow,it is so kind of your nan,and i am sure most of the sweaters are for you or your baby,your nephews/nieces and so on.

My grandma has been away for more than ten years,and she couldn't do any knitting in my memory,but she used to do lots of delicious food for me,and I had an enjoyable childhood with her.

You will laugh, but I had to look up the word "nan" and so OK now that I know another name for grandmother, my nan crocheted and also taught me how when I was just a little one, but knitting I did have to learn on my own.

Mine made many, many quilts. I and my aunt helped when she got them out and we were around. It is something I'll always remember of my time with her.
I taught my mom to crochet and we both did a lot of that. I use to sew a lot. I now have the machine that use to be my mothers and grandmothers. I'm going to try to some sewing again. I don't crochet much since having arthritis. I'd love to though.

Hi Tattylashes, Oh my nan loved to knit too and my brother and I would wear the results a lot of the time, she was really good with what she made and we would happily wear, I think tank tops were in fashion at the time so we had loads of those made for us. I don't knit, although I can, I tend to crochet but just blankets, nothing fancy. Huggles. Ellie:D

Well, I don't have a 'nan' anymore. (We called her "Nanna") But MY needles still go clicking away! Well, not at the moment because of so many other things going on but I love to knit and crochet. If I had a daughter, she'd know how to do it, too. She might not care about doing it, but she'd know how.

If I ever have a granddaughter, and I'm still able, I'd love to teach her! I know that sounds awfully like stereotyping but, let's face it, not many guys even CARE about knitting, let alone want to try to do it!

But, when my mother's mother was alive, she knitted her fingers off! Okay, not literally, but I can remember her always having knitting (or crocheting) in her hands or nearby every time we'd visit. She did a lot of things like that. I have a lot of the things she made, too.

It seems like the more time goes by, the less we see anyone making anything by hand like this. It's easier to just go out and buy a sweater. Everyone wants it NOW! I'm speaking in general terms here... not everyone is like this.

There is a most noticeable decline in pride of workmanship. Everything these days seems to be produced on assembly lines... faster, faster, faster!

Not me. I like those 'hand-made with love and caring' things that you can't buy in any store unless they specialize in these types of things and there aren't many of them to be found.

One year, I made everyone a sweater... everyone (okay, not 'everyone', just family and friends, lol)! I loved doing it, too. They loved receiving them or, at least, they did a very good job of pretending to love them.

I guess I'll be "Nan" one day. I'd love for my grandchildren to remember me with my knitting needles or crochet hook and yarn in my hands.

My Big Nana (great grandma) knits, she's like 80 odd - I used to hate it when I was younger because she'd make us horrible bobbly cardigans with buttons that didn't fit in the button holes...

She makes nice scarves though - scarves are my thing, I loves 'em!

Hi tatty,


I didn't know my nan as she passed long before I was born, but I do remeber my auty and my mum used to knit all the time and we all had jumpers each all different colours and my olers sisteres never wanted to wear them and put them at the back of their wardrobe, but I had to wear mine. Love and hugs.


Tamara

mine use to crochtte an my did also they made blankets an my granny would quilt which I took up on