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Stitching together a T ride
By adamg on Tue, 11/10/2015 - 8:03am
Some T riders read, some snooze and some stitch. Lovekoan shows us the dish cloth she's working on as she rides the Green Line and wonders what other T stitchers are working on.
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NIce...and if this winter is anything like the last one..
....she'll be able to knit a turtleneck sweater that would fit a giraffe on a daily basis.
Reminds me of this
Sid Caesar to Nancy Olson in Airport 1975
I'm a knitter but the redline
I'm a knitter but the redline is too crowded to knit.
Greenline and...
Actually all lines can be too crowded to knit. I wouldn't want to be standing next to someone with those knitting needles on a packed train... and, no, it's not easy to move around or even get on a train at times during peak hours. I'd hate to fall into those with a sudden stop. No one takes their back-packs off, etc....
Don't worry
We know how to protect our yarn and needles from you landing on things and either breaking the needles (they do break), or getting blood on our work.
Actually, the needles can work as a deterrent - keeps creepers away. ;-)
Yes,
I have definitely used my knitting to deter creepers on multiple bus/rail lines throughout my adult life. That said, I rarely have any kind of room on the T; I did knit on Amtrak today, though.
this shit is so hot right now!
http://www.shitthatiknit.com/
Those price points are hilarious
Is this fiber handspun from unicorn fibre gently spun with organic bamboo and an artisan drop spindle?
Granted that most non-knitters greatly undervalue the cost of supplies or time and skill but that's preeeeetty high. I guess if you're not willing to buy your own fibre and don't know a knitter to whom you can provide enough bribery or inspire enough affection for a bloody hat, well, that's something I guess.
holy hell
...is this stuff expensive. And I say that as a 10-year knitter who regularly makes sweaters, hats, socks, scarves, stuffed animals, baby clothes, etc. With gauges that big, those headbands (and many of those hats) might take an hour or two to make, and "peruvian merino wool" can cost as little as $5 a skein, AND since the CEO's mom owns a yarn shop, you can be sure she's getting her supplies at wholesale prices.
I just....$200. For a hat.
Know your Client
And she apparently does. It's not me, that's for certain!
Orange Line Knitter here
I usually keep it simple; right now I have a pair of socks for my commute (Forest Hills - Mass Ave).
cute!
At my college, there used to be a weekly gathering called Stitch & Bitch. Might be worth reviving for the long winter ahead.
Good Idea
One that already exists in spades. Tons of knitters in and around Boston already meet (I meet up with the Orange Line sock knitter above when she's not out doing other things). There are also knitting and spinning guilds that meet regularly - year 'round. Not solely a winter sport.
LOL
LOLOLOLOL ;)
Yup
http://www.amazon.com/Stitch-Bitch-The-Knitters-Handbook/dp/0761128182
Going to Baseball Games - organized version: Stitch & Pitch
Subway knitting
I'm making a sweater. Would love to meet other T knitters.
Common Cod
Check out Common Cod Fiber Guild
there are other options
I attended a couple of Common Cod meetings. Met some nice knitters - we were all newbies that the cliquey regulars wouldn't even deign to speak to. Maybe we just happened to catch the meetings when all the nice knitters were home sick and/or busy. I haven't been back. There are a lot of knitting groups in different neighborhoods in and around Boston. Look them up at Ravelry.com - the Boston Yarn Party group maintains a list.
I hear you
I guess I'm a little more of an extrovert. :)
And yes - seconded for Ravelry - a locally created fiber behemoth.
Very nice
I keep my knitting off the T mostly for space concerns - both the space between me and other people and also space in my bag. I used to work with someone that took the commuter rail from Middleborough every day, and she was able to knit pretty impressive sweaters during those trips.
The Commuter Rail is a great place for knitting ...
Fun fact: I knit most of this on the commuter rail over a 7-month period.
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