tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post1558343212260527662..comments2023-10-04T23:39:38.874+11:00Comments on posie blogs: our creative space . . . 'generational knitting'posie blogs Jennie McClellandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-56358337385538797382012-02-17T15:20:30.378+11:002012-02-17T15:20:30.378+11:00Sounds like a wonderful evening for your daughter....Sounds like a wonderful evening for your daughter. I just wish I had paid more attention when my grandmother tried to teach me to knit....and sew...and embroider. We don't realise what we are missing out on until much later. All that knowledge and skill lost to the passage of time, arthritis and now a hazy memory.The Provincial Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595525404908754875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-86026782597053028932012-02-17T07:42:58.887+11:002012-02-17T07:42:58.887+11:00HI Jennie, glad to hear you will have relief soon....HI Jennie, glad to hear you will have relief soon. I was thinking about you. Congrats on passing on the wonderful gift of handmade to your children. I love seeing children craft. She looks so content in the zone. xxTheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347500412731766502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-60072435694121153122012-02-17T00:54:07.908+11:002012-02-17T00:54:07.908+11:00So, so sweet.
Although, one of my unsettling memor...So, so sweet.<br />Although, one of my unsettling memories is of my right handed mother trying to teach this left handed lass to knit.<br />Not her finest hour!<br />:-) xMum on the Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543791863884733714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-4169649168783284112012-02-16T20:47:09.215+11:002012-02-16T20:47:09.215+11:00My knitting skills are limited, but I can knit a s...My knitting skills are limited, but I can knit a scarf and I will be sharing this skill with my daughters, they might not take it any further, but the basics will be theirs.ClaireyHewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709892778460619439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-72840876489328697012012-02-16T20:44:56.487+11:002012-02-16T20:44:56.487+11:00Oh how sweet! My husbands mum is a quilter and kni...Oh how sweet! My husbands mum is a quilter and knitter and does some awesome stuff. I can see the joy in it!<br /><br />I often wonder if sewing etc is a dying art but then I see this and I think no.xKarla {Ironmum Karla}https://www.blogger.com/profile/04317534900707936353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-88592645443534787752012-02-16T20:18:44.808+11:002012-02-16T20:18:44.808+11:00Lovely post and pics. My Mum has tried to teach my...Lovely post and pics. My Mum has tried to teach my girls the knitting basics but they find it hard both are left handed...any ideas? I have not knitted for years but feelin inspired xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-45879193818824589482012-02-16T20:07:02.419+11:002012-02-16T20:07:02.419+11:00Clever girl!!
I long to one day spin my own yarn t...Clever girl!!<br />I long to one day spin my own yarn too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-25335034358799832302012-02-16T20:05:11.096+11:002012-02-16T20:05:11.096+11:00It is the best thing to grow up in a crafty househ...It is the best thing to grow up in a crafty household, and learn that a sewing machine and crocheting is not scary. I remember sitting for hours reading aloud to my mother whilst she sewed patchwork quilts together (growing up in South Africa in the 80s, there was no daytime TV or radio to speak of, so without books the house was pretty quiet). Good practice for my reading too, aged about 8. Sindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-76823430274847316032012-02-16T19:03:25.509+11:002012-02-16T19:03:25.509+11:00I absolutely agree and remember with fondness and ...I absolutely agree and remember with fondness and gratitude the skills passed to me by relations. You have a tag for Downton Abbey?? - teeheehee, I like that show.Notchkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401445437909667903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-37208887494186520462012-02-16T18:04:43.666+11:002012-02-16T18:04:43.666+11:00Love this post Jennie!
So so cool that she wants t...Love this post Jennie!<br />So so cool that she wants to find a quiet time with her knitting. Gorgeous photos - I love the glasses too!xJenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216064393228303942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-2273409604847371632012-02-16T17:30:11.122+11:002012-02-16T17:30:11.122+11:00I love that little face movement, so adorable! Gre...I love that little face movement, so adorable! Great post, it's so important that these skills are passed on. And the love of creating, that's a life long gift xoBeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12223830744313086743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-38705826774865046402012-02-16T17:11:09.396+11:002012-02-16T17:11:09.396+11:00The gift of making things is one of the best thing...The gift of making things is one of the best things you can pass on to your children. They always have a way to keep themselves occupied and they look at the world from an open 'what can I do with this, what can I do here' kind of view I think. Bring on the sheep!Kirsty @ Bonjour Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177991521347107396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-10677197277674571712012-02-16T17:09:27.225+11:002012-02-16T17:09:27.225+11:00What a wonderful thing to pass on to your children...What a wonderful thing to pass on to your children....I had to laugh at the matching outfits poor thing!polkadotpeticoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642636842463149894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-53978813118622782842012-02-16T14:40:09.334+11:002012-02-16T14:40:09.334+11:00Oh my Posie, your young one reminds me of me :) I...Oh my Posie, your young one reminds me of me :) I come from a family that makes things. My paternal grand mother and aunt were seamstresses, my maternal grandmother was a milliner. My mother also made all my clothes. I learnt to knit at my paternal grand mothers knee when I was about 6 and to crochet, and to embroider, my mother knits, and did beautiful embroidery. She has vascular dementia pamkennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668790803640058985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-85256882026756312012-02-16T14:29:03.980+11:002012-02-16T14:29:03.980+11:00This is a wonderful post, thanks for sharing.This is a wonderful post, thanks for sharing.Sue Nivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241725404968592566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-1597058614896008792012-02-16T14:24:07.615+11:002012-02-16T14:24:07.615+11:00I'm pretty sure my grandmother was the best kn...I'm pretty sure my grandmother was the best knitter....<br />So true what you say<br />And she looks awesome in the glasses :-)allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009232448247160974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-30047022973454663202012-02-16T14:22:43.320+11:002012-02-16T14:22:43.320+11:00Lovely! xxLovely! xxSarah@Dolls And Daydreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066549326756434201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-85929188503707212632012-02-16T13:56:29.832+11:002012-02-16T13:56:29.832+11:00What a gorgeous setting and so nice to see someone...What a gorgeous setting and so nice to see someone so young indulging in such simple pleasures.<br /><br />Ps. Thank you for your lovely comment on my post today... so pleased that we are on the same on the same wavelength :-)<br />xxby marie-nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296002922157410785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-58138622167027979452012-02-16T13:27:50.075+11:002012-02-16T13:27:50.075+11:00How cute! my mum and Grandmother both knitted, se...How cute! my mum and Grandmother both knitted, sewed, crocheted and so on - you are right about the learning creating some of the best memories. Happy knitting to your little one.Jan Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458970654045196193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-51559243028098044212012-02-16T13:20:02.895+11:002012-02-16T13:20:02.895+11:00That is so wonderful! I love thinking about the co...That is so wonderful! I love thinking about the connections through generations too.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131518522010494497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161774480140198164.post-26666730055658118962012-02-16T13:08:29.660+11:002012-02-16T13:08:29.660+11:00cute, cute, cute! :)cute, cute, cute! :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com