Do you "yarn"?

@caver1 (1762)
United States
May 22, 2009 3:24pm CST
A 7yo boy I babysit noticed a new blanket on my sofa. He asked if it was new and I said yes. Then he asked if someone gave it to me, again "yes". "Oh," he said, "I thought you had yarned it." He has seen me knitting dozens of blankets. I just thought his phrasing was cute "yarned".
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63608)
• United States
23 May 09
that is cute I crochet a bit, but what I used to do is make cross stitch baby bibs. At least until I found a cheap, easy sewing method of making bibs with a wash cloth, now when I hear someone has a baby, I give those.
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caver1
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
23 May 09
I cross-stitch also, but it is getting harder to see these days, even with my reading glasses. Someone gave us a wash cloth bib when my son was born, he's 17 now. Don't even know if we still have the bib or not.
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63608)
• United States
23 May 09
how did it work? the people I give them to say they love them
caver1
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
23 May 09
Well, its been a long time ago, but seems like it was a good bib. It washed up well and I didn't worry about it getting stained like I might with a nicer cross-stitched bib.
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3SnuggleBunnies
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
1 Jun 09
Too cute! Isn't fun what they call things when they don't know what they are.
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caver1
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
2 Jun 09
Children are such fun. Somewhere I have a notebook where I would write down the cute things my kids said. I need to find it and keep it handy for when I need a good laugh.
peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
1 Jun 09
How cute! Kids can really come up with words that explain what they mean, can't they? Yes, I do "yarn." I knit quite a bit. I enjoy making blankets as well as clothing and household things.
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caver1
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
2 Jun 09
I mostly make baby blankets for shower gifts. But have also made hats, scarves and two baby sweaters. I really enjoy knitting. When I tell my friends it is relaxing to me, they can't quite believe it.
carpenter5
@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
23 May 09
This is cute. It's funny what little ones can deduce from things they see or think they hear. My 4 year old niece is notorious for this. She is always saying cute things taht I have to bite the inside of my jaw to keep from laughing at her, because it would break her heart. I crochet. I've never learned to knit.
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caver1
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
23 May 09
Kids can say some amazing things, and sometimes I just have to laugh.
Maryam27
@Maryam27 (411)
• Pakistan
4 Jun 09
Aww...that was cute indeed :) No. I don't yarn :D and i don't know how to do that. When I was a kid, I have seen my grandma knitting sweaters and all, my mum used to do that too and she made a sweater for me as well but I don't know how to do it myself.
caver1
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
4 Jun 09
I've just been knitting for about 6 or 7 years. Learned 20years ago in college but didn't use it til more recently.
inkstainedheart
@inkstainedheart (455)
• United States
23 May 09
That is so cute! Yes, I yarn a little. I mostly crochet, but I have tried knitting. I think I'm better with crochet because I have to get my fingers working, and just using the knitting needles is difficult for me.
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caver1
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
23 May 09
I learned to knit and crochet in my Textiles class in college. Did one project in each. It was over 20 years later that I decided I wanted to "yarn" so I retaught myself to knit. It was really a toss-up as to which one I would pick up, but knitting won out.