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Hi everyone! Im a crocheter! Im doing the mystery afghan CAL on Bernat.com really having fun with it. Learning a lot of new techinques and actually the first time I read a pattern. It was a lot easier than I thought. Anyway Im here to lose this last 20 pounds once and for all. Last time I signed on I was 4 pounds lighter that I am now so its time to get busy! Looking forward to chatting with you all!0
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Glad to see all the new faces. I've been working on a sweater..it seems like forever. Having surgery next week...maybe i'll actually get it done during my recovery time. I have something waiting in the wings for me to do...but need to get this sweater for my grandson done first. Course...it will be too warm to wear it. Hope it's a little big and will fit him in the fall. :laugh:0
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Hi all, I'm Meara, a 29 year old marketing coordinator in California turning the big 3-0 in a couple months. Married, 2 dogs, looking to start our family sometime this year. Of course that means I have about 40 more pounds to lose before we try (down 10 right now).
Been crocheting since college, started with scarves, then beanies followed by character beanies (spongebob, mike wazowski, etc), then discovered amigurumi and had fun making a few of those for family members and friends with kids.
Looking to crochet my first bikini once I hit my goal weight.
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Hi! I'm Sara. I'm married, with a 3 and a half year old boy.
I've been knitting for about 12 years off and on, with an break while my son grew up a little so he knew not to touch the knitting. I like to spin a lot too, and tend to go in waves of spinning to knitting. I know crocheting, but tend to choose knitting and save crochet for the embellishments. I do love having plenty of hooks around, I use them for several things. Right now I'm putting off blocking a shawlette and backing up two rows of sock knitting full of twists. I am less than thrilled with this sock, and think it developed the mistake to spite me and my continued effort to knit it.
I joined MFP by chance after I got the app for my phone, and never really figured out how awesome it was until a few days ago. At my heaviest I was 190 and started here at 186, where I'd been stuck for like a week. Now I'm already down to 184! I haven't really made anything for myself, so I think a nice reward will be yarn for the cardigan I've been envisioning for years.
Now to lose stash weight too...0 -
Hi everyone, I am Lynn and I am a spinner, weaver, knitter and rughooker. I also just picked up an antique circular sock knitting machine. You would think with all my fiber hobbies I wouldnt have time to eat...lol
Edited to add, I joined MFP for support in this long journey I have undertaken.0 -
Hi I'm Sam and I have been knitting since I was a child, I am not very adventurous and mainly knit baby items. I have a huge yarn stash and I am hoping that I can get down to a more "normal" size so that I can knit myself some fab items!0
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I'm a 32 year old mother of 3 boys, twin 8 yr olds and a 3 yr old. i work full time in retail. i've been a hooker since i was about 16. love it. i've also recenly quit smoking (14 weeks and counting) so the hookin really keeps my idle hands busy.
i've tried ww before, and am new to this site. hopefully with the ease of the app on my phone, and the groups and message boards, i'll be able to do what i've never accomplished EVER......be a healthy weight and a NON-PLUS SIZE size.0 -
Hi everyone! I'm a knitter and crocheter who's getting back on the wagon after regaining xx pounds. I was at my goal weight for years, so hope to get back there, but I know the weight won't bounce off the way it hopped on. I'm also on Ravelry, my Rav name is knitviviknit. (I'm Vivian, lillina is my girl-cat's nickname.)0
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Hi! I'm Ruth and t the moment I'm pregnant with my first
I'm fairly new to MFP but I already know that knitting or crocheting while I watch television keeps me from nibbling. I'm Canadian and I have more than 100 lbs to lose before I reach my goal. I'd love to see some of the socks and mitts and scarves that people make! 0 -
Congrats on the little one and welcome!0
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Hi! I'm Cat and I crochet. I love making baby things...blankets, booties, hats, etc. I've also made some mittens, specialized scarves and hats. I'm currently working on some nerdy style golf hats for a friend's play. I like to crochet while I watch tv, which isn't very much 0
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Hi, I"m Linda.. age 56 but whose counting. I've been crocheting off and on for years. Right now I'm working on a crocheted sweater jacket. Half way done, which i hope to finish soon so i can start a baby layette for grand baby #2 coming in September.0
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I'm Liz - 28 and living in Illinois. I learned to knit & crochet in college and have been happily crafting for the last 8 years. I've made five sweaters, endless hats, quite a few baby blankets, and am really digging on a crocheted bag pattern these days. I also knit to avoid eating at night. I'm glad this group exists!0
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waves hello to everyone...
I'm Michelle - live in Newtown, PA. 57 you with three daughters, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. I've been knitting for about 4 years now but have crocheted all my life. I work full time, am an avid amateur photographer and have a passion for tennis.0 -
I'm an almost 56 year old wife, mother and grammy. I have been knitting for about 46 years and crocheting even longer. I learned to knit in school and my mom and grandma taught me to crochet.0
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Hi Everyone!
I'm just getting started on my weight loss journey but I've been knitting & crocheting for 11+ years. I live in northern IL and I have two boys (ages 10 & 7).0 -
Hey! Welcome and good luck. I don't crochet but I've been knitting for-evah!0
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my name is Linda and i can crochet.. knitting..well. tried that.. just can't get the hang of it.. but been crocheting off and on for years and right now i'm back into doing it in the evenings while watching tv.0
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Hi Everyone! My name is Coreen. I'm a knitter from the Bay Area who also bakes and hikes in my free time.0
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Hello all
I've recently taken up fibre crafts again. Just purchased myself a beautiful grey merino fleece that I will turn to yarn for making into many garments. I looked up 'spinning' in the exercise database and was delighted to learn I will be burning around 1000 kcals per hour. Amazing, and that's only using one foot.
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Hate to burst your bubble, but the spinning they are talking about is on a bicycle. It is a VERY fast pedaling of the stationary bike that athletes use to get in shape for long bike races.
I have looked before and there is nothing for crocheting or knitting related exercise on MFP. If there was I would be a skinny minny. LOL0 -
Just joking Joyce.0
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Hello my name is Robbin. I just stumbled upon your group & invited myself on in here! I'm an avid knitter been doing it for a lil over two years now & I must say I caught on quickly & went straight to the intermediate patterns. I guess if this was an AA group my introduction would be...hello my name is Robbin & I'm addicted to knitting!0
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Hi, my name is Kristin. I'm 32 years old and have been knitting for over 7 years. My crazy schedule keeps me from eating right and knitting as much as I would like to. I'm trying to slow myself down and get some me time in for exercise and relaxation. Glad to be here. I look forward to participating.0
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Hi all, I'm Kristin. I'll be 30 next month (gulp) and I have been crocheting for... well... hmm... quite a long time. Not sure how long, to be honest! My grandmother taught me when I was a kid, and then I picked it back up in 2005 or so; been crocheting since. I absolutely love it! I taught myself to knit as well, but I just can't keep a loose enough tension so that I don't drop every.single.stitch. So I crochet. I love it. I've taught myself Tunisian crochet and am currently attempting to make myself a sweater - couldn't find a pattern for what I wanted, so I'm winging it - and writing it down as I go. Who knows how it'll come out. So far, I'm having issues shaping the arms for the back, so I don't quite know what I'm going to do. Probably rip out the sections where I started shaping and figure it out from there.
Anywho, I have an 8½ month old son, and he is VERY active, so I don't have a ton of time now to crochet. But he's quite fun, so that's okay.
Great to meet all of you!0 -
Hello...:flowerforyou:
I have just joined the group. I'm 52, from UK. I love knitting and have several projects on the go... I hope to finish one or tow soon.
Thanks for the group and looking forward to sharing fitness and knitting journey. 0 -
hi all!
i'm new to this group and am so happy i found it!
i have been knitting for and crocheting for 2 1/2 years. i went crazy and made like a hundred hats!0 -
Hi I am new here. I joined a few months back but I have been dragging my feet doing anything with the site.
I have been crocheting since I was a little girl, I have just started learning to knit in the last 18 months. I have done lots of projects but not great at any of it.. I can pick up a hook and make just about anything.. it wasn't until I quit smoking that I decided that I needed to learn to read patterns... Then I wanted to learn to knit and thats what I'm doing now.. I currently have a bag in progress, A pair of 2 at a time magic loop socks... I am working on the cuffs and its going very slow.
I would like to join a very active group with people who have simular intersts as I do.. I really don't know how to navigate this site but I did find all of you so I must be making progress... from the way I feel I am sure I have about 30 pounds to loose.... its bitter sweet... I lost 50 and then my life got turned upside down and now I need to get my weight back down again.. I eat good most of the time but I have little time for exercise. I would like a great 15 minute work out for the first thing in the morning and then maybe a quiet stretching work out at night.. that would most likely be floor exercises or yoga.. neither of which I'm very experianced with...
I live in Oregon... a recent empty nester.. We live on the coast and by we I mean my husband and I .. We have a dog.. little doxie.. and a cat... I do caregiving for a living and we are currently looking to relocate.. if we can find a place soon it would be wonderful but it all depends on work and houseing. So it will happen when it does.. most definately before winter...:happy:
I hope to come in here every day. I will have to bite the bullet and step on the scale :noway: and take my measurements. I also see where there is a blog for us to talk in... that will be good... I can ramble and if no one listens it will be fine...LOL0 -
Hi all,
Just found groups, been doing MFP since Feb of this year. I love to crochet, maybe learn knitting some day. Looking for friends to follow on this fitness goal. It is tough when one of your favorite hobbies includes hours of sitting.0
