fucknits

There is an utterly bitching thread here, where people have posted videos of their knitting techniques. I had no idea there were so many different methods, and how fucking FAST people can knit.

My nan taught me to knit yeeeeears ago, and until a few months ago I knitted like her, in a really slow, English throwing style where I pretty much dropped the yarn, walked out of the room, made a coffee and read the newspaper between stitches. I mostly knit continental know, which speeds up stocking stitch a helluva lot but I’m still nowhere as fast as some of those videos. Yet my nan used to turn out huge fair isle and aran jumpers and even dresses at a rate of knots. It would be cool if some of the knitting women in my family were still alive or not crazy twats so I could ask them questions…

All ten of my nails are now buffed to perfection, you’ll be pleased to hear. I’m currently suffering with toothache, so I’ve allowed myself to skip my main meals today and replace them with cold beer and chocolate. Do you think, for cosmetic purposes, one could buff one’s own teeth?