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Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« on: March 22, 2016, 06:59:01 PM »
Coming up to winter I made these up for Heather at her request in orange and navy blue acrylic yarn as it's what was available at home. They will probably be worn on our Robe overnighter.



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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2016, 07:10:12 PM »
Pretty cool.... if you excuse the pun...  :p
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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2016, 10:56:46 PM »
Well done mate, very STylish :thumbsup
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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2016, 07:10:24 AM »
Nice!  Should help make you more visible from the side as well.
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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2016, 07:11:31 AM »
Nice even stitches. Hand or machine?
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2016, 09:56:47 AM »
Looks like a new cottage industry for Peterborough.      :grin
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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2016, 01:47:54 PM »
Quote from: Gadget on March 23, 2016, 07:11:31 AM
Nice even stitches. Hand or machine?
Technically by hand as our so called machines are hand powered and not by electricity.
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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2016, 01:56:33 PM »
wait.... I'm confused... you knit?
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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2016, 01:57:18 PM »
Quote from: Biggles on March 23, 2016, 09:56:47 AM
Looks like a new cottage industry for Peterborough.      :grin
Quite possible but the selling price is nowhere near enough the actual costs involved in time etc.   
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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2016, 02:06:04 PM »
Quote from: Marcus on March 23, 2016, 01:56:33 PM
wait.... I'm confused... you knit?
Ever since I was a kid - mum (as they did back then) tried to teach us kids - I picked it up easily and my sis couldn't. I got back into it just after I met Heather (1980s) after a failed attempt at knitting a jumper. I ended up doing it for her. That was the last time I used needles - bought a machine and have collected by donation a few more.
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« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2016, 02:07:43 PM »
Wait, now I'm even more confused.... there are knitting machines????
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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2016, 02:36:31 PM »
Hey Marcus!... next time we meet, give me a couple of crowbars and a roll of wire, and I will knit you a cyclone fence!

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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2016, 06:56:43 PM »
Quote from: Marcus on March 23, 2016, 01:56:33 PM
wait.... I'm confused... you knit?

Like Alan I learnt as a kid on the farm when I had a broken leg.

I also knitted a jumper for Shon just after I met her in the mid 80's and she still has it.

Because I needed to exercise my left hand for physiotherapy, and I'm going to be a Grandfather in July, I picked up the needles again and have made two baby blankets.



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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2016, 07:00:09 PM »
Quote from: Marcus on March 23, 2016, 02:07:43 PM
Wait, now I'm even more confused.... there are knitting machines????
My mum had one when we were kids and you pushed the carriage left and right to knit. It had a punch card reader which made the patterns. Mum had quite a collection of patterns. Still had to cast off by hand and there was a special tool for that.
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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2016, 08:02:58 PM »
Some amazing talents in this Forum!

I bought my wife a knitting machine back in the 70s.  I thought it was the greatest device you could imagine.   ++
  She didn't like it.  Gave it away.   :'(
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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2016, 08:21:36 PM »
Quote from: Kev Murphy on March 23, 2016, 02:36:31 PM
Hey Marcus!... next time we meet, give me a couple of crowbars and a roll of wire, and I will knit you a cyclone fence!

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Or a bit of PVC piping for needles.

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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #16 on: March 23, 2016, 08:30:00 PM »
Quote from: Biggles on March 23, 2016, 08:02:58 PM
Some amazing talents in this Forum!

I bought my wife a knitting machine back in the 70s.  I thought it was the greatest device you could imagine.   ++
  She didn't like it.  Gave it away.   :'(
I can understand that - sometimes it just goes all wrong no matter what you do. 

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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #17 on: March 23, 2016, 08:46:47 PM »
Quote from: Gadget on March 23, 2016, 06:56:43 PM


Because I needed to exercise my left hand for physiotherapy, and I'm going to be a Grandfather in July, I picked up the needles again and have made two baby blankets.
I suspected you knitted from your previous question - nice blanket.

I had build up of left over yarn in different colours etc. so made up what was supposed to be a dog blanket - we also had an old pillow so turned it into a mattress instead.





Lucy claimed it before it was finished




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« Reply #18 on: March 23, 2016, 08:59:23 PM »
Nice.
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« Reply #19 on: March 23, 2016, 10:14:32 PM »
It's amazing how quickly you can produce knitted fabric with those machines.  If you've got the yarn, the time and energy, you just keep it going row after row.
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Re: Leg Warmers - Ozstoc Colours
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2016, 09:58:23 AM »
http://www.menwhoknit.com/

I have tried often but fail regularly to knit and crochet.

I just have really inflexible fingers and get confused easily but I think men who knit are f**king top blokes!

Good on ya!
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