It feels good to be knitting. I don’t want cross stitching to take over so that I no longer knit and I’d love to do some sewing once I get the sewing room put together.
One of the thing I love about the crafts is the social interaction and for me, that’s mostly always been online. I feel like I don’t fit in at all with the knitting community. By no longer participating in the big knitting online group, I’m not keeping up with anything in any of the groups I used to love participating in. At first, I wondered if that was going to temper my knitting desires but I think it actually is helping me because once I finish this test knit, I’ll probably drop completely out of the knitting social scene. I won’t be tempted to buy new patterns (because I’ll never see them!). I have plenty of patterns that I love and we know I don’t need fabric. It takes time to read all those posts, look at all the patterns, shop online for yarn so all that gives me more knitting time.
As of now, I feel comfortable with the cross stitch community but, for the most part, I haven’t heard a lot of politics or what I consider crazy talk. I guess I’m not really interacting . . I’m just absorbing from the flosstubes.
Anyway, I’m comfortable with what I’m doing. I’ve gotten past missing the knitting forums but I do want to keep knitting. Y’all don’t let me stop, ok?
Cheryl Yoder says
I was hoping you would have a 2021 list of knitting items as I need to determine what I’m going to make. It’s always fun to knit along with someone–even if they don’t know you are doing it! 🙂
carolyn c briese says
You need to check out “Fabric Creations” in Cadet, Missouri on face book. Yesterday live video showed lots of cross stitch patterns and frames in the last half. First half was quilting.
Judy Laquidara says
Thank! I just watched it. Nice shop!
Teri says
I agree about the politics….it pops up everywhere…..I’m done with it…I just want to sit and knit and thanks to you I’m cross stitching again……And a little quilting….
Melissa says
Politics are everywhere now. I just had to get out of a cross stitch group because of it. I’m like you….just show your projects and leave the political diatribe to another platform!
Terri says
I love the 2 FB cross stitch groups I’m in, the Housewives and Fat Quarter Shop groups. But Flosstubes are the absolute best!
Judy Laquidara says
The Housewives are a bit too energetic for me. I like their patterns but don’t get very far into the flosstubes.