Yay, so glad to have found the knitting group! My name is Hanna. I'm 28, married, with 2 cats, and live in Iowa. Lost my job at Borders in May since they went belly up and started to gain back weight that I had finally been starting to loose which is when I started on MFP. In between searching for decent employment, I am knitting a ton of stuff in prep for Xmas (unemployment doesn't pay well!). I'm also working on a Tunisian crochet sampler afghan from leftover acrylic yarn. Been knitting for probably 7 years now but I haven't really crocheted much. Tunisian is my gateway project. I love that knitting burns slightly more calories than just sitting there watching tv too!

I am Lyzah. I am married and I have two kids, a 12 year old and an 10 month old. I have been knitting since I was a kid. I teach knitting at our local shop. I have been an instructor for about 8 years.

Welcome all!

houzkat, I was actually the skinniest I ever was when I was 3 months pregnant. Most of my teen years I weighed in the 170s. When I got pregnant, I couldn't keep anything down and I got to 150. I don't recommend losing weight that way though. :laugh:

OMG same here! lost 10 my first month, only gained 20 back.. then preggers again, gained another 10, then forgot to be concerned about losing it, hence, why I'm here. LOL!

I'm with you Sabrina..hats don't take forever.....neither do the fingerless gloves..or the Christmas stockings.....

I'm Cathy - 28 yrs old and I've only been knitting for a year now, but I've become obsessed. I already have a whole shelf of knitting books and a yarn stash that is getting out of control. I'm also into dying yarn and a little bit of sewing. Oh, and I also knit continental, which the girls in my knitting group like to make fun of. Any other continental knitters?

I'm from Minnesota, which helps with long winter evenings for knitting, crocheting, etc. I've done crochet most of my life and am learning to knit again now. I've never even made a pair of socks, but plenty of dishrags and prayer shawls. I'm going to learn to knit socks this winter and want to knit a sweater for my mom this next yer.

Hello everyone, I'm Clare and I learnt to knit when I was little then properly last year. I'm making a plain jumper from wool from an unravelled cardigan but it's going on and on... might have to introduce a side project. I try to balance knitting with a walk but this week since I've re-committed to losing, it's been a good way of keeping me out of the kitchen. No children, just one bad cat who likes to 'help' with all my hobbies!

Hello! I am JJ and I have been crocheting since I was in 5th grade and knitting for about 7 years now. I love them both equally! I love them so much actually that I own a funky little yarn store! We carry only local and recycled yarn, which I feel very passionate about. I teach almost all our classes and dye some yarn as well.

I don't remember who it was that said they wanted to be able to afford enough yarn for a sweater, but if you go to the thrift store and buy a men's x-large wool sweater with the correct seams (check on Ravelry or google it for the directions), you could end up with enough yarn for a sweater for you for less than $10. Its a lot of labor to get it, but if you have time but not money, its a great way to go!

I am the mother of four kids ages 12, 13, 15 and 17. My daughter, the oldest, lives with me full-time and the boys choose to live with their dad during the school year. Its really hard, and I put on a lot of weight stuffing my face to relieve the pain of missing them. Finally woke up and realized that I needed to pull myself together, set a better example, and be able to do the active things that boys like to do to spend time with them when they are here in the summer and at Christmas and spring break.