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From: Bama
Date: 03-21-2007, 02:47 PM (1 of 21)
Anyone see it? They were making knitted lingerie. I would never have thought about knitting lingerie, but they were making a camisole that was very pretty. Of course, I'm still working on my first knitted scarf. (and I started another one before I finished the first because I couldn't resist the new yarn I bought ) I like watching Knitty Gritty more now that I somewhat understand the stitches now.  Don't know that I'll ever be good enough to try some of the things I see on that show.  So.... Jan, or any of the rest of you knitters. Have you ever knitted lingerie? |
User: Bama
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From: lendube
Date: 03-21-2007, 02:52 PM (2 of 21)
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Would never even consider it. Yikes! I know my folks have always talked about their knitted woolen (!) bathing suits from way back in the '30's. Seems to me they'd be hard to keep up when they got wet, and so heavy, and so itchy, and so smelly, gross! Apparently it was quite common. Lennie |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-22-2007, 01:51 AM (3 of 21)
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only cotton vests for babies - and you had to use so fine a yarn I vowed never to do such a thing again....
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Bama
Date: 03-22-2007, 10:27 AM (4 of 21)
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here it is: http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/na_knitting/article/0,2025,DIY_14141_4206647,00.html |
User: Bama
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From: lendube
Date: 03-22-2007, 11:44 AM (5 of 21)
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Jan, here a vest is the third piece in a three piece suit for a man. Well, women wear them too over a top. We call your type of vest an undershirt or t-shirt. And you accuse me of not speaking English.........  Lennie |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-22-2007, 12:20 PM (6 of 21)
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I am talking of the type of one with no sleeves that goes next to the skin. The one I did had crossover neck pieces so a babies large head can get through. We call your vest a waistcoat. And you don't speak English - my computer keeps telling me that. 
love and kisses, Jan
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From: lendube
Date: 03-22-2007, 01:55 PM (7 of 21)
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We would still call that an undershirt. Go figure. (Oh, I'm not making fun of you at all, really. British accents are wonderful to have in the States. You immediately have credibility and are attractive to the general population. Seriously. A large percentage don't know the difference between the ditchdiggers and the elite either. And whether you come from England, New Zealand or Australia is also mostly a mystery to many.) I'm sure your voice would be music to my ears. So, bring it on, I deserve it!  Lennie |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-22-2007, 02:25 PM (8 of 21)
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well, we can't tell the difference between Canadians and Americans.....so hey. There are a lot of regional accents in the UK - Domestic Goddess and I probably speak completely differently. love and kisses, Jan
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From: Magot
Date: 03-22-2007, 02:31 PM (9 of 21)
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That is a really pretty camisole Bama, I don't like the idea of the knitted basque though - you would think it would stretch and your stockings would end up around your knees.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 03-22-2007, 03:36 PM (10 of 21)
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Jan There is a difference between the American and Canadian accents!!!! They say "Aye" and the Americans say " Ya know what I Mean?" ( which I hate with a passion!!!) Plus those from down South say "Get Er Done!!!!". Not something you would hear in Canada, at least I hope not. That would mean the the South is coming NORTH!!!!!
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User: Sewhappie
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From: Bama
Date: 03-22-2007, 04:11 PM (11 of 21)
I'd bet you could tell my American accent from a Canadian.  I don't say "Git er done" but I do say "Hey" and "Ya'll".
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User: Bama
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From: Magot
Date: 03-22-2007, 05:23 PM (12 of 21)
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yas'm . I can cope with the deep South and Californian as being obviously USA! I don't know if I will ever understand a word that comes out of Susie's mouth though when she slips into Cajun.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: lendube
Date: 03-22-2007, 06:25 PM (13 of 21)
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Californian!!!!! What the heck do you mean by that? I have NO accent. I do not speak like a "Valley Girl", okay?  Seriously, I can't imagine that I have an accent other than just American. I think it's pretty generic. Just plain. There may be regional slang but I haven't a clue what a Californian would sound like other than one that's made fun of as a surfer dude or maybe a Valley Girl. Hmmmm. Lennie
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From: plrlegal
Date: 03-22-2007, 06:34 PM (14 of 21)
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Bama I live in Oklahoma but I say Ya'll and "hey". Sounds better than "you'ns" and they use the phrase "get er done" here in Okie land also. OOOOKKKKKKlllllaaaaahoma where the wind comes whipping down the plains, where the stars at night are big and bright and wind comes right behind the rain." This state is just one of those places that makes you break into song at any ole time. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 03-22-2007, 06:57 PM (15 of 21)
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, what a beautiful morning, OOOOOOOOOHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what a beautiful day!!!! Oh, sorry there, Pam just put me in the mood to sing Oklahoma (what's really funny is that I have to sing the song in order to spell the State name!!!!) Now if u'-ns where from Na York or Na Jersey you could never understand them!!! Better yet Bass-ton! |
User: Sewhappie
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From: Magot
Date: 03-22-2007, 11:11 PM (16 of 21)
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Youm lot are roight daaft, i dun 'ave an axent. Moi Mam wuz from the wes' country - she'm be a wiltshire moonraker, oi dasn't think what else! It be rare, my lover, that I don't fall back into 'ee when I goes and stays down in Carnwall.
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
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From: janny
Date: 04-01-2007, 08:02 AM (17 of 21)
I just stumbled onto this thread and I love it! Both for the knitting comments and the English-speaking!  I've never aspired to knit anything more than a hat or scarf, well, yes, I've made socks! But nothing in between. But I was giggling over the comments on how we all speak English. I'm a NYer, horrors! Here in NYC we awk the language to death, as in New Yawk...or cawfee, and so on. I try so hard not to, and I don't think I'm the worst at it, but at times I hear it when I speak. Then there's Brooklynese...Brooklyn is a part of NYC, and there literally are folks who say things like 'toity-toid' instead of thirty-third, things like that. I have family in Australia, who have visited here a few times, I am pretty good at discerning at least that a person is from there or New Zealand, most of the time. And like most Americans I love a British accent. My DD is virtually engaged to a young man from Scotland, I think his speech is just musical, has a real lilt to it. Same with the Irish. Canadians do speak a bit differently than Americans, a good friend of ours says 'bean' rather than been, for instance. Or 'aboot' instead of about. They tend to insert 'eh' in their speech too, when we've been there for a week or more I find myself 'eh-ing' a bit too. Somehow I think 'American', at least NYC American, has to sound terribly flat to folks form these other places, if it works in reverse of how we think you all speak so beautifully! |
User: janny
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From: DorothyL
Date: 04-01-2007, 08:30 AM (18 of 21)
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Janny -- I used to love visiting my daughter when she lived on Staten Island and going to the mall just to hear the way the people speak -- especially the women. And her boyfriend's grandparents from Brooklyn were great. She lives in Brooklyn now and I love it there too. We will be in the city next weekend. I'm hoping to get a little fabric shopping in while we are there. Dorothy |
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From: janny
Date: 04-01-2007, 11:54 AM (19 of 21)
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Dorothy, where do you shop for fabric here? I know there are heaps of places in Manhattan, but I almost never go there, I head out on Long Island. For quilters it's getting harder and harder to find quilting fabric. One of these days I have to get in and check out The City Quilter. Most of my experience with Brooklyn and Staten Island is driving through on my way to NJ. I live in Queens. |
User: janny
Member since: 03-12-2007 Total posts: 10 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 04-01-2007, 11:59 AM (20 of 21)
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I go to the heaps of places in Manhattan. It is the most wonderful place in the world. But I am not a quilter. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
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From: janny
Date: 04-01-2007, 01:15 PM (21 of 21)
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LOL, and here I live so close and I avoid it like the plague! Just years of commuting on the subways has made me less prone to want to hop on them when I don't have to. But I do, more and more...I have a DD in school in Manhattan, on Friday evening DH and I met her for dinner. One of these days I should go in and explore a bit. In past years I shopped there for fabrics, and it was awesome...I mean way past, last time I remember fabric shopping there was when I went for fabric for the dress I wore for my sister's wedding in 1976!!! |
User: janny
Member since: 03-12-2007 Total posts: 10 |
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